Copal Incienso Maya
Meditation
Copal is a powerful incense to use during meditation. It is linked with the crown chakra, deepening connection to the mystical and encouraging pure thoughts during meditation. Copal also helps to strengthen the auric body, helping to remove stagnant energy.
It is believed that Copal unites the energising force of the sun with the grounding properties of the earth, drawing out and transmuting negative energy on every level.
Energetic Cleansing
In line with most other incenses, Copal has a long history of traditional use as a space clearer, eradicating negative energy from places and objects.
It’s clean, light and woody scent is said to bring a positive and loving energy that will fill the home with peaceful energies.
Traditional use
Derived from the sap of native trees of the Buresa family in South America, Copal is a smoky, sweet incense used by the indigenous tribes of the Americas for ceremonies and rituals. Trees in the Buresa family were seen as medicinal trees that were traditionally used to combat disease and repel mosquitos and other biting insects.
The word Copal is from the Aztec word “copalli” and was considered the sacred blood of the trees. This resin was also used as a binder for pigments used on Mayan murals and in a jewellery making technique that has forever been lost to the annals of history.