Monday 23 February 2009

Coiled Incense




I once heard the belief of this coiled incense. It says smoke from the incense will bring the wishes written on notes hung on the incense to heaven. The wishes will then be granted by the god and goddess who receive those wishes.


Have you heard of this belief before?


This is my participation for Monochrome Monday's meme.

12 comments:

Sterl the Pearl's Daily Pics of Boulder said...

i love this! i love incense too.

Jane Hards Photography said...

No I have never heard of this. The image is so gorgeous with the backlight.

Kris McCracken said...

Do they keep away mosquitos? That's my favourite kind of incense!

Anonymous said...

Marvellous mono image. The coils have the look of springs, hard to believe anything as fragile as incense.

Gemma Wiseman said...

I have never heard this belief before! Fascinating! And your photo is a delight in tones of monochrome.

alicesg said...

No I never heard of it but when I was in Hongkong I visited the wishing tree. People would write their wishes on paper and tied them with one end to a orange and started throwing onto the tree. The higher the wishes go up the tree the better the chances it will be. No, I never try throwing the orange and the wishes up the tree lol. I saw many oranges drop on the floor and it was so messy. My wish is simple just wish my wishes will come true...hehehe.

Carolina said...

Lovely photo. Never heard of that belief, but we have the same incense coils here to burn outside. They are insect repellant with a citrussmell. Very useful!

Anonymous said...

No not heard it before, but they make a very good mono.

By the way your coconut tarts look delicious.... yum yum...

Anonymous said...

Love this...

Daryl said...

Actually I had but I didnt realize the incense was in coils .. most interesting

michael bird said...

Verrrry cool. Nifty capture.

Glennis said...

No I haven't heard that, i just though the coils kept mosquito away!

"Use your first smile, your first form of generosity, of love, of kindness—use it at home; start at home. And if there is something left over—if … your plate is just full of abundance of patience and goodness and smiles and joy, then by all means, you should go … and offer that to others. But we must begin at home." by Dr Robin Smith