# Biodynamic Three Kings Preparation – 3K Hugo Erbe's #8 (Biodynamic Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh Spray)

**One unit treats up to 72,720 ft (about 13.8 miles) of boundary line.**

**To ensure delivery by New Year's Eve, order by 12/15.**

## **At a Glance:**

**What it does:**  
Creates a spiritual shield around the land. Used to honor the elemental world and protect the farm.

**How to use:**  
On January 6, dissolve 1 teaspoon in a small amount of 140°F water, add it to approximately 2 gallons of rainwater or sun-soaked pond water, and stir for 1 hour. In late afternoon, around 4:00 p.m., walk the property boundary and spray outward toward neighboring fields every 55 yards.

**Ingredients:**  
5g frankincense (_Boswellia sacra_), 5g myrrh (_Commiphora myrrha_), 5g gold (Aurum D2), 8.33g vegetable glycerin, 8.33g rainwater

⚡ [Learn More about Three Kings Preparation](https://go.jpibd.org/guide-erbe-8 "The Three Kings Preparation – A Ritual of Protection and Reconnection")

## Product Details:

Hugo Erbe, a German biodynamic farmer, developed HE #8 and HE #9 as companion sprays to be used as offerings to the elemental kingdom who work to release the forces that enable a plant to root, sprout, grow, blossom, and more. HE #8 was originated to help “protect against the activities of opposing forces;” and HE #9 is intended to serve as “an expression of gratitude to the elemental beings.”

**Note: It is recommended that one should not use the Three Kings Preparation unless one has first used all nine of the biodynamic preparations on the area to be treated.**

**Background Information  
**The Three Kings Preparation is one of a whole group of preparations created by Hugo Erbe (1885-1965) as a result of his lifelong work as a biodynamic farmer in Germany. He experienced a very close connection to the elemental world and sought ways of encouraging their beneficial influences.

The precious gifts brought by the three kings from the East to present to the Jesus child were: Gold, symbol for worldly wisdom, Frankincense, devotional offering to the Gods and Myrrh, symbol for the victory of life over death.

Ancient mystery wisdom has always held these three substances as symbols of awareness for the spiritual events taking place behind the outer physical phenomena. When prepared in the right way these three holy substances can also serve as gifts to the earth and to the elemental world.

**How to use The Three King’s Preparation (method given by Hugo Erbe)  
**Take 5g each of:

-   Aurum metallicum D2 (Weleda) – gold
-   Frankincense (olibanum) (Weleda)
-   Myrrh resin

Grind these together in a porcelain mortar for one hour until a fine powder is attained. This powder is then thoroughly mixed with 8.33g of rainwater and 8.33g of glycerin (Weleda) in order to create an emulsion. These quantities will provide about 32g thick emulsion or paste. This preparation can be used immediately or stored for years in an airtight, non-metallic container in a dark, cool, dry place. According to Michael Hahn who has long experience with this preparation the best time for making the mixture is on New Year’s Eve 11:30pm-12:30am. This is a very significant time since according to Rudolf Steiner the transition from one year to the next coincides with a unique moment when the consciousness of the plant world and that of the minerals is united.

On January 6, dissolve 1 teaspoon of the preparation in a small amount of 140°F water. Add it to approximately 2 gallons of rainwater or sun-soaked pond water in a nonmetallic container and stir for 1 hour in the usual biodynamic fashion. Spray during late afternoon, around 4:00 p.m. Walk around the perimeter of the area to be protected and stop about every 55 yards to spray once toward the neighboring fields, away from the center of the property. Approximately 1/2 gallon covers 3,280 feet of boundary.

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**Erbe #8 Detailed Usage Instruction: [English](https://go.jpibd.org/instructions-erbe-8) | [Chinese](/pages/making-using-bd-preps#erbe8)**

## Details

- **Price:** 50.02 USD
- **Vendor:** The Josephine Porter Institute
- **Type:** Specialty Preparations
- **Tags:** Specialty Preparations

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> Source: [The Josephine Porter Institute](https://www.jpibiodynamics.org/products/biodynamic-three-kings-preparation-3k)
> Updated: 2026-09-01