His teacher burned incense in class. All he knew was that martial arts class made him feel different. He would discover it was incense that was affecting him. Enlivened by this early experienced, Launius went on to learn as much as he could about incense burning. If we appreciate a culture it does not die.
Incense is a non-judgmental teacher and it can calm or excite.
Perhaps more importantly, incense brings back feelings associated with a memory and creates an opening for new patterns of thought. All rights reserved.