Purple basil, though, has anyone here worked with it specifically? It totally changed my shadow work and psychic development. Those deep violet anthocyanins hit the third eye differently from green basil. Put a plant on my altar about 6 months ago, and my tarot readings sharpened up fast. Caught me off guard.
I even changed to liking basil smoke bundles instead of white sage. Dry stems with leaves and bundle with cotton thread. Light 'em. Super simple, no cultural issues. Burns resinous and camphor-y (not like cooking basil), clears a room quickly. There’s nothing wrong with using sage still but I think sometimes we get so caught up in social media we forget the old ways.