Yum nothing like old dry leaves roaring down the lungs. This is what I do and I find it's quite effective. Chew on some like tobacco over a period of time then burn some as incencse while meditating or doing divination.
A good old school charcoal incense burner, like every good Catholic should own (IMG:
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I mainly only use it for suffumigations and even then rarely. See if you like it as an incense. You can grow it fairly easily, legally, and it makes it dirt cheap. Really good for long tarot reading or scrying. If you produce your own and still want to smoke it, it will be much smoother when there is some moisture in it. Even only a few days at the place you got it from and it will get incredibly harsh.
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