2006-09-06 05:11:00 · 11 answers · asked by Janeybaby 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
it depends ......just lighting an incense and letting it burn in a room...........No ...... incense is used in a cermonial manner for many cultures, and when the incense coupled with a cermony of some sort then yes the incense can carry great meaning to those particpating in the cermony. As a general rule no its meaningless... Typically parnets have assocated incense with pot smoking and trying to mask the smell of a little mary-jane being consumed by there precious kids .......so in an urban setting if a parnet smells incense wafting from a kids room its like an alarm ........mom and dad probally used it to cover that leafy stink weed the were puffing in the sixties, so now they smell junior burning insence and run to the room and start asking question ... but insence alone is powerless........But I will say it does have a certian mystique to it, and often is associated with negitive things by clueless squares ............good luck
2006-09-06 05:22:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are lots of meanings, good and bad, depending on the kind of incense, whether a ritual accompanies the burning, and what religion you follow. In Christianity, prayers are compared to incense.
2006-09-06 05:16:34 · answer #2 · answered by Catspaw 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's the only reason I do it. There are other reasons to burn it - as part of ceremonies and whatnot.
If you're wondering whether burning incense is going to have an effect or make a statement you do not wish it to or know about - the answer is no.
2006-09-06 05:20:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, incense have been used in various religions as an offering to the gods, to purify energy in a space and to create sacred space.
2006-09-06 05:15:55 · answer #4 · answered by stephEJay98 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The sense of smell has been known to be an aphrodisiac and also can be relaxing like in aromatherapy.Many religions use it for rituals as well.
2006-09-06 05:14:29 · answer #5 · answered by drokk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Incense can also be dangerous to the lungs (i.e., charcoal) due to the indoor pollutants it creates.
2006-09-06 05:17:17 · answer #6 · answered by incognitas8 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the traditional Latin Mass, it's burned as part of the Mass.
2006-09-06 07:07:25 · answer #7 · answered by brevejunkie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think some people use it to mask the smell of pot.
2006-09-06 05:21:23 · answer #8 · answered by rainfingers 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes itmake me hot
2006-09-06 05:36:28 · answer #9 · answered by cornelis c 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope
2006-09-06 05:17:14 · answer #10 · answered by radhikadesai666 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋