House of Myrrh and Magic

Could the first spotlight be anything other than myrrh? At House of Myrrh and Magic, the name is more than poetic. It’s a tribute to one of the most cherished substances in the ancient world: myrrh. Myrrh, a resin from the Commiphora tree, has been used for over 5,000 years across the Nile Valley and beyond. In ancient Egypt, it held a place of honour not just in temples and tombs, but in daily life. It was burned as incense, used in perfumes, embalming rituals, and medicinal treatments. Its Egyptian name, “antiu”, appears frequently in temple texts and medical papyri.…