I had some shadow work to do and also heal some childhood wounds, which is quite difficult for me. I used some of this incense to let go of the things I needed to let go of, to forgive, and wow, the tears flowed smoothly, the words, and at the same time, I felt heard and embraced while I did all this.

Any materia from this series is Goddess-sent. It doesn’t depend on astro weather, so it carries you through tough times like no other materia. Use Descending when no one else seems to understand, especially those who have yet to experience true, bottomless grief and tell you cliches about things they don’t yet understand.

The immortal heart series is truly a gem, I hadn't used Descending Heart before but it really helped me access myself in a truly transformative way

I'm sure there's a better way to describe it, but I feel this reset my heart. When I first got it, I went a little overboard and fumigated myself 3-4 times a week for about 2 weeks. I'd drink Exhalted Luna with it, which tempered weepiness, although that did happen a couple times. For the most part, I did it right before sleep and would have unenjoyable dreams. But I was doing the work in my dreams, which is fine by me, and it helped heal my heart enough for me to experience in-the-moment self-compassion and acceptance. A few times, I even found levity on the other side of the heartbreaks and heartaches. Now I fumigate myself about once a week on Sunday or Monday evenings, which works to keep me relatively open-hearted.

So supportive to dive deep into grief. Like feeling supportively held and guided into the depths, rather than free falling into the unknown.

I bought this to aid me in my recovery after going no contact with abusive family members. "Living Grief" -- having to grieve those who are still alive and the hope of a loving relationship that never was or will be--is overwhelming. So overwhelming that I cannot leave time and space to encounter it in my daily life, because I have to cope for the sake of the people who do love and depend on me. But burning a little bit of this incense when alone creates some space, and the tears flow. In those moments I at least feel comforted by the presence of the Divine Mother.

I have absolutely come to appreciate this subset as it’s allowed me to tap into emotions and thought forms that I’ve struggled to feel through and make peace with. Being able to feel what I feel and cry my way through it. Understanding what is underneath a feeling or even a blockage in feeling and moving on from something that’s been hard to let go of. I absolutely am especially and deeply grateful for this one. My favorite yet.

I find this very helpful in trauma work and for periodic use to hold space for memories that otherwise rise unbidden. I feel like it keeps things from building up, like a pressure release. (I follow up with Ascending and then with Asclepius.) This seems to be working and be manageable. I do very much recommend this incense.

I gifted this incense to my boyfriend after the loss of his mom earlier this year. He immediately said the smell reminds him of incense his mom burned growing up and took him back to that time. The comfort and warmth it brought in during this period of darkness is clear and I’m ever-grateful for that. Guiding him through this grief, it allowed him to come to terms with it while supporting him along the way.

A gentle hand at your back, warm, comforting solace. Creates a cloistered space for deep diving into a pool of sadness. An offering fit for the Ancestors to waft amongst the yet ungrieved kin. I love basking in this field of kindness, knowing there is only goodness within and innocence is welcomed and protected. Burns beautifully and the scent lingers so the effects are spread over a longer period of time than the actual act of lighting up. I had been leaning on Ascending Heart for a little while and felt the pull of Descending Heart to balance the scales. You can't truly have one without the other.