frankincense
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Most fossils from the Frankincense family have, up until now, been recovered from rocks that postdate the asteroid impact.
From Science Daily • Dec. 19, 2023
Frankincense, the energy of which Vargas likens to a father figure, creates a force field of protection; and myrrh is often seen as a metaphor for Mother Earth because of its grounding effect.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2022
"I like to burn candles or incense, Frankincense or Myrrh, and have a quiet time to reflect on my day."
From BBC • Jan. 5, 2018
The church named the first year’s sheep Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh after the gifts the three wise men brought when Jesus was born.
From New York Times • Aug. 27, 2017
The Antly Church would be empty and the Antly Bishop would wait in his funny Antly Bishop clothes, swinging Frankincense in a silver pot.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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