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Incienso: The Dream Maker

INCENSE

of the

WEST

PIÑON

INCIENSO

de Santa Fe

A true impression of the region.

Approximately 40 CONES

2.5 oz. / 69 grams

Instructions

(1) Remove cone from box

(2) Hold cone over a flame until tip is well lit.

(3) Set the cone upright on a fireproof surface. The flame will go out leaving the incense to smolder.

The pleasant smell of burning natural wood is traditionally associated with sleepy little towns and pueblos throughout the Southwest and the Rockies.

Essence extracts of the woods are compounded into incense by,

Incienso De Santa Fe, Inc.

320 Headingly Avenue Northwest

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87107

www.inscents.com 505-345-0701

Dream with Incienso,

• Of Morning and evening smoke rising in sleepy little towns and pueblos.

• Of chuck wagon cooking fires out on the range.

• Of campfires by the singing trout stream.

• Have jolly picnic fires on the mesa and in the canyon.

• Of the tall yarns around the glowing fireplace.

• Of the memories of friends.

• Of visions of new adventures in the far west.

Incienso

The Dream Maker

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CAUTION: KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN AND AWAY FROM ALL FLAMMABLE MATERIALS. NEVER LEAVE INCENSE UNATTENDED AND MAKE SURE ASHES FALL ON FIREPROOF SURFACE. NOT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. NON-TOXIC.

magical thinking

Rachel Foster - Protection Pendants

The Center For Magical Thinking
 
What is Magical Thinking? Most of us, who are familiar with the phrase, think of those people who carry a lucky rabbits foot or avoid stepping on cracks in the sidewalk. Magical thinking is for those who are afraid of the world, who won’t walk under ladders, who always say “god bless you” even when a stranger sneezes. What about reaching for the Aspirin when you have a headache and feeling better before you’ve even swallowed the pill? Does the idea of “what goes around comes around” help keep society civil? Can karma affect our pocketbooks? When the terrified public speaker has his lucky penny in his pocket, does it help him deliver a better speech? And what about baseball players? Can all those rituals really improve their batting average? What’s the difference between magical thinking and self-fulfilling prophecy? How much control do we really have?

Scientists state that schizophrenics exhibit more magical thinking than those who are clinically depressed. Schizophrenia enables sufferers to make more connections within the world (albeit paranoid connections), whereas those who suffer from depression typically see no connections, think the world is in freefall, and do not believe in fate.

Superstitions, blessings, rituals, karma, destiny…all of these things are another way to express desire. Getting blessed from a priest during Sunday mass exhibits the desire to remain safe, protected, and loved. Perhaps we think magically because the universe is so much bigger than any of us. Because we are so small. Because we are scared. Because, ultimately, we have so little power and control. Perhaps, magical thinking is the most beautiful, universal coping mechanism.

The Center for Magical Thinking was born from the desire to explore these ideas and the gray areas in between. Welcome! We are excited to have you join us. We hope you enjoy the results of our labor.

-this is the statement from the exhibition of the same title, by Rachel Foster, at Carville Annex in San Francisco. if you're in that area, it is up till Oct. 29 - you should go for me!

magic found in a science book

 
they kinda remind me of these two dudes:

Dan Gunn - Harlequin No. 4 (acrylic, fabric, caning, hardware with wood) 2010

Anselm Reyle - Untitled (acrylic and purple pvc foil on canvas in acrylic glass box) 2006

finding talismen in everyday places

everyday magic

Spencer Finch - West (Sunset in my motel room, Monument Vally, Janurary 26, 2007, 5:36 - 6:06pm) (9 channel synchronized video installation) 2007

"I tell him to turn his television toward the wall to study the walls for imperfections and those could be his mother and father and the stain on the ceiling could be his sisters and maybe the warped floorboard squeaking and squeaking is his grandfather talking stories...
That's how I do this life sometimes by making the ordinary just like magic and just like a card trick and just like a mirror and just like disappearing."
-Sherman Alexie, from Jesus Christ's Half Brother is Alive and Well on the Spokane Indian Reservation

Mona Hatoum - Home (wood, stainless steel, electric wire, lightbulbs, dimmer unit, amplifier, and two speakers) 1999

"Where kids in kapok ice-skate and play at Secret City as the sun
Sets before dinner, the snow on fields turns pink and under the
hatched ice
The water slides darkly and over it a never before seen liquefaction
of the sun
In a chemical yellow greener than sulphur a flash of petroleum by-
product
Unbelievable, unwanted and as lovely as though someone you knew
all your life
Said the on inconceivable thing and then went on washing dishes:
the sky
Flows with impersonal passion and loosening jet trails (eyes tearing
from the cold)"
-James Schuyler, from Crystal Lithium

Rocks and Magic

a systematic cataloging of the talismanic rocks that I own (click on the image to read the descriptions)

I've always collected rocks. I'm just now noticing that I use them around my apartment as talisman that help the ebb and flow of my life. (kinda hippy, I know) So it seems no surprise that I've been making some work about magical stones. Also, at this site (crystalmaster.com) you can see a list of stones/minerals and their healing powers. I haven't been to this shop yet (it is in Chicago) but I did pick up a sheet detailing the same powers from their door. By this list an agate "discerns the truth, accepts circumstances, and is a powerful emotional healer".

Adam Farcus - We now use the country itself, as its own map (collage on paper) 12" x 12", 2011 [for Steve Roden, via my Preemptive Drawing and Small Sculpture Sale] - imagery is from my Boy Scout Handbook (10th edition), Birkby, 1990; Rocks and Minerals, Zim/Shaffer, 1957; and Astronomy (10th edition), Fredrick/Baker, 1976

Adam Farcus - Agate (cardboard, hot glue, acrylic, spray paint, and glitter) 6" x 6" x 6", 2011 [for Steve Roden, via my Preemptive Drawing and Small Sculpture Sale]

Adam Farcus - Agate (cardboard, hot glue, acrylic, spray paint, and glitter) 6" x 6" x 6", 2011 [for Steve Roden, via my Preemptive Drawing and Small Sculpture Sale]

some other rock pieces of mine are here (Weight of the World) and here (Rock for Brett Favre's Window)