How To Burn Incense Powder. If you put too much herbal material or incense, you can actually snuff out your charcoal, so start small! Do not worry about spillage into the ritual bowl, it will get mixed in.
Charcoal (charcoal briquettes) are used to burn powder incense, resins, or herbs. All burning is contained in the controlled fireproof burner. In typical japanese fashion, incense powder was often burned upon ash and placed in geometric shapes and patterns.
These unique incense powders do not need charcoal.
To burn resin incense without charcoal, you can make an incense burner using an old soda can and a tea light candle. You may also burn this type of incense powder loose on a charcoal brazier or in an incense burner. Once the trail is ready and the stencil carefully lifted off, the lit end of an incense stick can be used to ignite the trail. Incense fragrances change the vibration in a space which in turn influences the subconscious mind.