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Incense has always intrigued me, but for a long time it just smelled a lot like smoke. As I grew older, I started to wonder if maybe there was more.

    Keeping the Elements Alive An altar is alive. It’s made up of the same elements that make up our own bodies—earth, water, fire and air. And th...

    Working Skillfully With Liturgy   photo by Eric L When I created my first altar in my tiny Brooklyn apartment over a decade ago, my primary in...

    Creating a Sacred Space in Your Home Is A Form Of Contemplation     In preparation for this post, I photographed a number of personal altars b...

    Choosing an altar image is a very personal matter. Sometimes, your altar image finds you. My first altar image was a spontaneous gift from an ...

BY PATRICK YUNEN KELLY In ceremony there are forms and there are sounds, there is understanding and there is believing. In liturgy there is only...

BY VALERIE MEIJU LINET, MRO Incense burning is an ancient practice, dating back to biblical times in the Middle East (where it is thought to hav...

BY KASEY RYOEN JUEDS, MRO Tools:• Tweezers• Flattened spoon• Sieve• Bowl for holding sieve• Extra incense ash Remove your incense bowl from your...