http://blog.teledyn.com/node/2604 Comments for "Biology behind the ceremony" en http://blog.teledyn.com/node/2604#comment-4176 <p>interesting! Back in the hippy-60s the only place I knew of to experience the scent of real frankincense was in Catholic churches, which used it in those little metal thingies --censers-- during special ceremonies. I always found this<br /> kind of incense a lot more sensual than those yucky-scented sticks they sell on the street...anyway, I had my altar boy<br /> brother "borrow" a few lumps for me. Glad to hear you can get it on Ebay now.</p> Fri, 30 May 2008 11:54:56 -0400 a stranger comment 4176 at http://blog.teledyn.com http://blog.teledyn.com/node/2604 <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankincense"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Frankincense_2005-12-31.jpg/200px-Frankincense_2005-12-31.jpg" class="right"/></a>Some years ago I had this notion to test Frankincense. It was at Christmas time, and I just wondered if there may be something to it, some reason for including it so prominently in the pageants, and mostly after learning how the biblical kingdom known for producing the resin had never once been at war with anyone. In part I wondered if the strong and distinctive <i>scent</i> might become Pavlovianly linked to the Christmas season, but I also wondered if maybe the conditioning was also the other way around. I wondered if the psychotropic qualities of their chief export might have had an impact on their treaty negotiations.<br /> In the <a href="http://www.fasebj.org/">science results</a> today, it seems I was not the only one asking such questions:</p> http://blog.teledyn.com/node/2604#comments there are verses about this Tue, 20 May 2008 14:20:42 -0400 mrG 2604 at http://blog.teledyn.com