Saint Expedite Incense

And but one word with one of us? couple it with
something; make it a word and a blow.
- William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

There seems little point in practicing magic unless you want to do at least a few extraordinary things with this incarnation.
-Peter J Carroll, The Octavo

Like “love,” “hope” is one of those ridiculously disproportional words that by all rights should be a lot longer.
- Jim Butcher, Turn Coat

The starry-eyed idealists of today have submerged their critical faculties beneath a tidal wave of slop marketed by those old hippies who now sell a user-friendly dilution of their original enlightenment.
-Peter J Caroll, Psybermagick

Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind,
And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.
- William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream

Behind the clock back there you know
At the four winds bar
- Blue Öyster Cult, Astronomy

Offering's a complicated business.
- Jake Stratton-Kent

Another related point is that theological eclecticism to the tune of replacing this structure with pagan deities so it appeals to personal taste does the ritualist no favours as it undermines their ability to leverage a power dynamic that is better understood and has been employed countless times.
- Julio Cesar Ody, Magister Officiorum

Only fluffy bunnies need apply.
- Jake Stratton-Kent

Now moves. Even in storytime, dreamtime, once-upon-a time, now isn’t then.

- Ursula K. le Guin

...the practioners of magic have always been syncretists, experimenting intraculturally and sticking with what worked.
- Michael M. Hughes, Magic for the Resistance
#MagicResistance

Bakery and metallurgy are just different applications of alchemy, and all three are closer together in practice and mystery than most people might expect.
- Sam Block aka polyphanes Digital Ambler

An incense for working with and honoring the Patron Saint of Urgent Matters: St Expedite.

The traditional incense that I have seen recommended for St Expedite is a simple recipe, no doubt fashioned after the Pound Cake offering: equal parts frankincense, myrrh and sandalwood. I'm sure it does the job, but it probably smells like... well, a lot of sandalwood. Pound Cake is "a pound of everything", so going with the same logic we are using weight measurements here. So... that's a lot of sandalwood.

Its not a bad place to start, though. We're just going to balance the proportions a little bit, and toss in a few ingredients that lean towards his "quick" nature (in other words: air and fire)

2 parts Frankincense
1 part Myrrh
1 part Benzoin
1/2 part Galangal
1/2 part Cassia
1/2 part Hibiscus
1/2 part Sandalwood
Lemon Zest to suit
Pinch of Dragon's Blood (do you ever really need more than a pinch of Dragon's Blood? This is for color and punch more than anything else)

I'll be making a batch of this shortly, so this may require adaptation and there may be some available for purchase before his feast day on 4/19/19. Took me longer than I wanted to get started on this, but started I am. Had a few strokes of inspiration along the way. I'm really interested to see how this comes out.

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