Oil, resin, or incense
Palo Santo
Oil, resin, or incense1 tradition
Palo santo, holy wood, comes from a tree of coastal South America and has long been burned in Andean folk healing. Its sweet, citrus-and-mint smoke clears a space and invites good fortune.
Uses
- Purification
- Protection
- Good luck
- Creative energy
Working with it
Light the tip of a palo santo stick, let the flame go out, and carry the smoke around a room.
⚠ Safety note for Palo Santo- Botanical name
- Bursera graveolens
- Planet
- ☉︎ Sun
- Kind
- Wood
- Element
- Fire
- Works for
- PurificationProtectionLuckCreativityHarmonyNew BeginningsTransformationCommunityTravelService
- Forms
- woodessential oil
- How to use
- Burn as incense or loose herbAltar or offering
⚠ Safety
- Choose a sustainable source. Overharvested in the wild. Buy cultivated or ethically sourced, or use a substitute.
Projective
Where the traditions place it
- Sun — Common practice