palo santo
Fragrant ceremonial timber
Palo santo is a fragrant wood from a South American tree, burned as incense for its sweet, resinous scent.
The name is Spanish for "holy wood." It's popular in spiritual practices for cleansing spaces and in aromatherapy: The room smelled of palo santo and sage.
The essential oil is used similarly.
- spiritual cleansingRitual removal of impurities
- sacred plantsVegetation with religious importance
- smudgingMaking blurry marks
- PeruPacific coast republic
- dry forestsLow-precipitation wooded ecosystems
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- incenseincense burner, incense stick, incense burning, incense cone, incense holder
- folk medicinefolk medicine, herbalism, herbal remedies, folk healer, herbal medicine
- mystical suppliestarot cards, tarot decks, oracle cards, crystals, incense
- ritual objectscenser, altar cloth, brazier, chalice, crosier
- sacred plantstree of life, tree of knowledge, sacred oak, sacred grove, burning bush
- aromaticsperfume, incense, cologne, essential oils, essential oil
palo santosulfur
Yellow combustible element
brimstone · rotting flesh · stench · foul odor · cursed objects
palo santosage
Wisdom keeper or seasoning
frankincense · myrrh · sweetgrass · cedar · juniper