Since the first moments of human civilization, more than 8,000 years ago, in places as distant as India or the Americas, fragrances have been an element used to search the deepest spirituality, to be able to find the answers that religions seek to answer about human existence. Reaching that state of mind allows us to reduce worldly stress and free our consciousness to be able to understand better everything that surrounds us.
John Weguelin, "The Obsequies of an Egyptian Cat," (1886)
Certain essences were / are often present when reading sacred texts in many modern religions such as Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, serving as a conductive element of transcendentality within spiritual experience.
Even the smell has been a present element in our civilizations...