Created using the method recorded on the walls of the Temple Philae, with the addition of Rose and labdanum as the final ingredients. A take on the Macedonian influence of the peirod during Cleopatra’s rule.
Kyphi has many interpretations, since it was created by temple priests it may have varied per region, temple, and time period.
There are a couple translations from the temples of Edfu and Philae.
Greek kyphi recipes are recorded by Dioscorides, Plutarch, and Galen.
The seventh century physician Paul of Aegina records a “lunar” and a “solar” recipe.
I was Inspired to create this blend called SubRosa. It is an additional offering to my own traditional recipe, and Blue Lotus Recipes that I also sometimes offer in the shop. If you would like to enjoy a night blend Reminiscent of the ancients inspired by Macedonian ruled Egypt this blend is for you.
Kyphi is a ceremony within itself from creation, to offering to the night temple as an fumatory gift.
The inscriptions confirm Kyphi was the final temple offering of the day (every evening), burnt at dusk and into the night.
This listing is for 12 balls of kyphi blend contained in a glass apothecary vial or brown pharmacy bottle.
Kyphi Subrosa
Kyphi, 19 ingredients are finely blended in powder form and in several stages processed into a dough.
This is followed by a certain resting period, during which incantations and ceremony lifting the frequency. The whole process takes several weeks.
Kyphi stimulates our senses. It transports us to another world and makes us forget everyday life. Veils open, and we become receptive to the intuitive vision. Kyphi is particularly suitable as an evening incense or for meditation.