Enochian planetary work: timing, place, and the incense made for that work

Two traditions, one working room

Enochian work and planetary work are two traditions that meet in the same working room, and they meet there for a reason. Enochian practice, as received from John Dee and Edward Kelly, gives the practitioner a language, a set of calls, and a system of angels and places to work with. Planetary practice gives a sense of timing and quality: different days, hours, and conditions suit different kinds of work, and a practitioner who ignores timing is working against the grain of their own tradition.

Planetary incense, in this context, is not a generic pleasant smoke. It is incense made for spirit work and spellwork in which planetary timing and quality matter, and in which the Enochian system is the frame. That combination asks for a particular kind of preparation: not only a clean room and a clear petition, but attention to when the working is done, and to what kind of work the time suits.

If you are new to Enochian work, the honest first step is study, not purchase. The Enochian system is large, and it rewards slow, careful learning: the alphabet, the calls, the tables, and the way they fit together. A general article like this one is not a substitute for proper teaching in the system, and it should not be used to invent a working you have not been taught. What it can do is describe the place incense holds in a working that is already understood: as a means of setting the atmosphere, of fumigating tools, and of marking time as set apart.

Why incense, and why it is made by hand here

Incense and oil do different jobs in the room. Oil marks and anoints. Incense fills the space and sets the atmosphere for the working itself. When you light incense and let the room settle before you speak, you are giving yourself a threshold: a moment in which the ordinary room becomes a working room, and in which your attention can gather before words are spoken.

The incenses offered here are hand made in the same way as the oils: each batch is hand made when you order it, unless a batch has just recently been made. The incenses made here are of a quality that I use them myself for magical work, and for spirit work, work for clients, as well as my own spellwork. An incense that the maker does not use herself is a different kind of product from one that she does.

We offer a small variety of very rare and very useful incense. That smallness is deliberate, in the sense that matters for practice. A maker who offers a handful of incenses, each made by hand for a specific kind of work, is offering tools, not a catalogue of scents. If you are choosing a planetary incense for Enochian work, choose it because the work calls for it, not because the shelf looks fuller with another jar on it.

Timing, in plain terms

Planetary timing, in its simplest form, is the practice of matching the kind of work to the kind of time. Some work suits a beginning, some suits a completion, some suits steady building, and some suits clearing away. A practitioner who works with planetary timing learns to notice those qualities in the week, the day, and the hour, and to place a working where it will be supported, rather than where it will fight the conditions around it.

That does not mean waiting forever for a perfect moment. Perfect moments are rare, and a practice that waits for them tends not to practise at all. It means choosing, among the times available, the one that best fits the work, and being honest about the compromise when the best time is not available. A working done at a less-than-ideal time, with full attention, is better than a working postponed indefinitely in search of an ideal.

Before a planetary working, write down, in one sentence, what kind of work it is: beginning, strengthening, clarifying, completing, or clearing. That sentence, kept in front of you, will do more for the working than any elaborate calculation done in a hurry. If you cannot name the kind of work in one sentence, you are not ready to light the incense yet. Write it down, leave it overnight, and come back to see if it still reads true.

The Enochian altar, and the place of incense in it

The Enochian altar, as described by the Enochian angels to John Dee and Edward Kelly, has its own proper furnishings, including altar cloths made and used in a particular way.

Incense belongs on and around that altar as a working substance, not as decoration. It is lit to start a working, and it is used for fumigating the tools and talismans that will be used in it. That second use, fumigation, is easy to overlook, and it is worth stating plainly. A tool that has been fumigated at the start of a working has been marked, in the same way that anointing marks a tool, and that marking is part of how the tool is set apart from ordinary objects for the duration of the work.

Keep the altar, and the tools on it, in good order between workings. A cluttered altar, with incense ash, old notes, and unrelated objects piled on it, is not a working altar. It is a storage surface. Clear it, clean it, and set it aside for its purpose, so that when you light incense for a working, the room and the altar are already in a state that supports attention.

Preparing the room and yourself

Preparation in this kind of work is not decoration. It is how you get yourself into a state where you can speak clearly, listen, and notice what changes afterwards. Start with the room. Clear the space you will use, and set it aside for this purpose. Put away the things that pull your attention elsewhere. If you have a regular working space, use it. If you do not, choose one place and use it consistently for this working, so the place itself starts to carry the association.

Then prepare yourself. Bathe, or at least wash your hands and face, and change into clothes you do not wear for ordinary errands. This is not about looking a certain way for anyone else. It is about marking, for yourself, that this time is set apart. Eat simply beforehand if you can, and avoid starting a working when you are exhausted, drunk, or already agitated. A clear head is a working tool, just as much as incense, oil, or a seal is.

Next, prepare the words you will use. In Enochian work, that preparation includes the calls or prayers you will use, practised beforehand, not improvised on the spot. Know what you are going to say, in the form your system requires, and know what you are not going to say. A petition that tries to cover every possible outcome usually covers none of them well.

A simple working order, to adapt to your own practice

The following is a general order, not a fixed script. Adapt it to the system you already work in, and to the instructions you already follow for Enochian work. Do not treat a general article as a substitute for proper teaching in the system.

First, name the kind of work in one sentence, and choose the time for it with that kind in mind. Second, prepare the room, the altar, and yourself, as above. Third, set out the tools, seals, or tablets you will use, and the incense. Fourth, light the incense and let the space settle before you speak. Fifth, fumigate the tools and talismans that will be used, if your practice calls for it. Sixth, speak, call, or pray as your practice requires, clearly and without rushing. Seventh, sit quietly for a time and listen, rather than filling every moment with more words. Eighth, close the working properly, in whatever way your practice requires, and put the tools away in their proper place.

Afterwards, write down what you did, when you did it, and what you noticed. Not what you hoped would happen, but what actually happened, in plain language. For planetary work, note the timing as well: the day, the hour, and the kind of work, so that over months you can see, in your own record, whether timing made a difference you can actually observe.

What not to do

Do not use incense as a substitute for the work itself. A room full of smoke, with no petition, no attention, and no closing, is not a working. It is a room full of smoke. The incense supports attention. It does not replace it.

Do not burn incense in a closed, unventilated room for a long working, and do not leave burning incense unattended. That is a practical safety point, but it is also a working point: a practitioner who is coughing, or worried about a fire risk, cannot focus. Ventilate sensibly, keep water nearby if your practice uses a charcoal burner, and put the burner on a heat-safe surface.

Do not use incense internally, and do not treat it as a medicine. It is made for spirit work and spellwork, for filling a working space and for fumigating tools, and it should be treated as a ritual substance, not as a food or a treatment. If you have sensitivities to smoke or to particular resins and herbs, test carefully, or choose another form of preparation, and do not force a working that your body cannot bear.

Keeping a record, and knowing when to stop

Keep a short record for each working: date, time, kind of work in one sentence, incense used, what you did, and what you noticed afterwards, over days and weeks, not just on the night itself. For planetary work, that record, kept over months, is the only honest way to judge whether timing is helping you. A single working proves nothing. A pattern, seen over many workings, is worth attending to.

If nothing changes, that is also information. It may mean the petition was unclear, the timing was wrong, the work was not appropriate, or simply that the situation needs a different approach. Do not repeat the same working endlessly in the hope that repetition alone will force a result. Do the work properly, once, observe, and then decide, calmly, whether a second working, a different approach, or no further working is the right next step. Repetition without reflection is not persistence. It is noise.

When the work is done, let it be done. Put the tools away properly. Tend the altar in the ordinary world, day by day. That tending, like the timing, is part of the practice, and it is the part that no incense, however well made, can do for you.

Enochian Planetary incense

If you are doing Enochian work in which planetary timing and quality matter, the incense is for setting the working space, not for show.

I hand make Enochian Planetary incense myself, in small batches when you order, and I use incenses of this quality myself for magical work, for spirit work, work for clients, as well as my own spellwork. It is made for spirit work and spellwork in the Enochian frame. I make no promise about what it will do for you, only that it is made by hand, for this work, and not mass produced.

If you want the incense for that work, this is the one I offer: Enochian Planetary incense, $44 CAD. View the product

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