Hi there. I'm still fairly new to the Wiccan faith, and I'm just curious:
what on earth is Dragon's Blood? I go shopping for Wiccan supplies and I keep coming across Dragon's Blood items (e.g. Dragon's Blood incense, wands coated in Dragon's Blood, etc...).
So what exactly is Dragon's Blood, and what is its significance? What is it used for?
2006-10-18 07:23:36 · 15 answers · asked by cherrycharmca 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Dragon's blood is the fanciful name given to the hard resin taken from the berries of the Calums palm tree. Dragon's blood is also found in the berries of other related species of tropical palm trees. When this resin is burned on charcoal, expect quite a bit of smoke. Even so, it's still very pleasantly scented.
2006-10-18 07:32:14 · answer #1 · answered by Dragon Empress 6 · 8⤊ 0⤋
Dragon's blood is the fanciful name given to the hard resin taken from the berries of the Calums palm tree. Dragon's blood is also found in the berries of other related species of tropical palm trees. When this resin is burned on charcoal, expect quite a bit of smoke. Even so, it's still very pleasantly scented.
Dragon's Blood is used in all types of rituals, to add energy, power and strength. It can bring courage during difficult times. Chips of the hard resin are used in charm bags, but it's most often burned as an incense on charcoal.
The dark colour of this resin makes it an excellent ingredient in inks, and Dragon's Blood ink is used frequently for writing in Books of Shadows or any spells where writing is involved.
2006-10-18 07:54:05 · answer #2 · answered by JJ 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Dragon's Blood is an herbal resin used in oils, incense and things it is also a type of ink, none of which are actually made with blood. I like the scent actually and have both the oil and the incense. I do also on occasion write with dragon's blood ink.
It comes from the Palm tree (Daemonotrops Draco). The tree exudes a dark red resin that burns intensely. It can also come from the Dracena Draco (part of the Agave family)
2006-10-18 07:32:02 · answer #3 · answered by PaganPoetess 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
It is a flower that is a deep dark red. It can be used for staining and dying materials, and was thought to be a cure for diarrhoea. Magickally, it is used in spells for consecration, fidelity, honesty, empowerment, love, mental protection, strength, & virility.
Honestly, most wiccan supply shops have some true useful items, and the rest is really trinkety, cliche, touristy stuff. Try doing some research on what you want to buy, then quizzing the shopkeeper. If they seem to know what you are talking about, and you show a desire to TRULY know, they should point you in the right direction. If not, they have no reason to be running a magickal supply shop or they could end up with some unhappy or flat dangerous customers.
2006-10-18 07:34:40 · answer #4 · answered by Ancient Forever Lost 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
While any incense will do in a Wiccan ritual, my coven often uses Dragon's Blood incense when we want to work with protective energies. Also, some Deities have correspondences to different herbs that are sacred to Them, and we have one priestess in our coven who loves to use Dragon's Blood incense when working with the Goddess Brighid.
2016-05-21 23:56:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitions of dragon's blood on the Web:
The best gum dragon or dragon's blood is obtained from the Calamus draco, a rotang or mattan palm of the eastern Archipelago and India. It is a dark red-brown in colour, brittle, nearly opaque, and when ground supplies a fine red powder soluble in ether, alcohol and fixed and volatile oils. Much of the dragon's blood of commerce is obtained from the Pterocarpus draco, of South America. Back
www.violins.on.ca/vargloss.html
a dark red resinous substance derived from various trees and used in photoengraving
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
Dracaena is a genus of about 40 species of trees and succulent shrubs in the family Ruscaceae, or, according to some treatments, separated (with Cordyline) into a family of their own, Dracaenaceae or in the Agavaceae. The majority of the species are native in Africa and nearby islands, with a few in southern Asia and one in tropical Central America.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon's_blood
A resin obtained from several plants or species of palm from Asia, used as an astringent. It is also used as a colouring material, being of a reddish-range hue.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon's_Blood
2006-10-18 07:26:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Dragon's Blood is a palm resin (from palm trees)
Dragon's blood can be used for love, protection, and increases the potency of spell work. It is burned to return wandering lovers,
and to remove negativity.
Dragon's blood inks are used to boost power in written spells or when you need action quickly.
2006-10-18 07:30:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
It's the resin of a tree that is predominantly found in Africa, 'Dracaena draco'.
Its resin is used as an incense. Its element is fire, it is masculine in gender. Its primary use is for raw power (either for its own sake or to add power to a mix). Mars is its planet and also one of the gods associated with it.
2006-10-18 07:28:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
Its a herb, from the resin of a palm tree, Is a finely ground red powder. Its used a lot for protection, and to enhance other herbs and Magick. It can also be used for love and exorcism. I great book to have is Cunningham Encyclopedia of Magical herbs. is well worth it
2006-10-18 07:28:32 · answer #9 · answered by Belladonna 4 · 6⤊ 1⤋
Try this web site, it may answer your question or point you in the correct direction. http://paganwiccan.about.com/od/herbs/p/dragonsblood.htm?terms=dragon+half
Regards and Good Luck KG
2006-10-18 07:27:05 · answer #10 · answered by kgreives 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋