This book is intended to represent “multiple dips in the pond” of incense. The size of the pond from which the topic and practice of incense spans is not a small pond, but rather, is worldwide. It is my hope, that in dipping into this pond, your senses will be reignited. The sense of smell is only one potential key to the opening of our awareness to the grandeur of the world. Others offered by The Incense Bible include a glimpse at the amazing world of plants and their relationships to human beings, the development of spirituality, and an appreciation of the cultures that make up the world. It is important to note, as we begin our journey into the world of incense, that this book is intended to focus on authentic natural incense, not the synthetic fragrance-dipped incense to which most of us are accustomed. Integral in this discussion of the relevance of incense to our lives is the importance of the sense of smell. The use of incense is an ancient practice, one that reaches further back than the written history of man and woman, with meaning in people’s lives still today. The Incense Bible includes a look at specific types of incense-producing plants (Chapter 4). However, many others were not included. It is my hope that the discussion of the plants included increases the general awareness of authentic incense and the plants that produce it, the efforts made in its sustainable production, and the sustainable income-generation opportunities available among rural and indigenous peoples.