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| Essential Oils |
| Essential oils are a big part of may magickal households and even may kitchens. They can be expernsive, ecspecially oils like rose. However, these oils are not that hard to make and can be made at home. Herbal cooking oils are usually the eaisest. You can make herbal cooking oils by placing fresh herbs in a bottle of oil and leaving the herbs in there for as long as you use the oil. Garlic is wonderful with this method because of it's strong scent and flavour. However, oils for anointing, baths, magick use, massage, and potpourri are made though different proccesses. The best way to start is to decide what effect you want your oil to have and then chose herbs accrodingly. If you want an oil of romance for example rose and jasmine may be desired. If it's a certain smell you want keep in mind that dried herbs do not always incorporate their smells into oil as you may think. Roses make beautiful oils, but when you put leaves or any other green parts in the oil then it has a plant-like unpleasent smell. Next you need to decided what sort of oil base you will be using. Almond, mineral, Olive, safflower, and other oils work very well for steeping herbs, however some are heaiver than others. Be sure you find an oil with a nice texture. Also, some oils work better with some herbs and plants, experiment! Pick the buds, and plants if you are going to use them fresh, in the early morning before the sun gets to your plants. Their frangrence is strongest in the morning. Steep your herbs in warm, but not boiling, oil until the petals of flowers become translucent or the oil smells strongly of the herbs. At this time remove the solution from heat, strain, and repate until you reach the inesity you would like. Be patient, this takes practice. Another method is to steep the herbs in a dark bottle in a sunny spot for several months. This is ecspecially well in the summer months, however takes time and has it's own drawbacks. If you chose this method be sure to check on your oils often to be sure there aren't any fuzzy things growing in them. If you need you can put the oils under a sunlamp but you will need to keep them under it for a substanle amount of time. Use caution when making oils. If you are making an anointing or massage oil make sure the herbs in it do not irritate skin, or those you use it on have no allergies to the herbs. Always do research on the herbs you are using because some herbs in oil form are very dangerous. Remember "if one can cure, two can kill" and be sure you are using correct, or "safe" amounts. Store your oils carefully. First, be sure you store your oil in bottles that will not leak, many oils will stain clothing and other things they come in contact with. Cough syrup bottles are good and I'm rather fond of using mason canning jars. Also, many occult suppliers sell bottles for herbal oils and some are very pretty. When storing your oils pay attention to their needs. Some need to be kept in cool places, some may need warmer places. Most oil will need to be kept in dry places so molds do not grow in them. Plus, certain oils need to be kept in coloured, or dark, bottles. Be sure you know these details. It is also very important that you store your herbs out of reach of small children and pets. This is because most oils are very dangerous if injested! Don't forget to clearly lable your oils. You do not want to use the wrong oil for the wrong thing this too can have disatrous effects, magickally and healthwise. These are some other methods of making oils, experiment and see what works best for you and what herbs seem to take better to which method. These oils are used for extracting oils from flowers, which can sometimes be tricky. For the first method hang the flowers, stem and all, in a bottle with secured lid, after about a week you will find a solution in the bottom of the bottle, this is the essental oil of the flower. Another menthod, for roses, is to warm them in water until they become translucent, strain off the petals, then refrigerate the water. Small spots of oil will begin to form on the top of the water and you can take them off like butter and used as needed. In this sort of extracting a tiny bit goes a long way, so don't use very much. Explore you imaginations for blends and don't be afraid to try them. It's a good idea to limit combinations to around four herbs, flowers, and/or fruits. The more ingredients the harder the oil is to make. Herbs can be very fickle and react differently to heat, base oils, and light so be patient! Prospertiy Oil Blend 2 ounces of base oil, 1 teaspoon each of cinnamon, ginger, vanilla (either bean or extract), and orange (rind or extract). This oil is "set" almost immediately after warming. Romance Oil Warm 1 cup of almond oil and place in a dark bottle. Add 1/4 cup of lilac, rose, and lily of the valley petals plus 2 teaspoons of french lavender. Shake the bottle daily and leave in a sunny window. Check regularly for signs of decay. When the flower petals have gone translucent replace them with fresh until the scent is strong enough to satisfy you. I often use this as a massage oil or perfume along with love spells. Anointing Oil Warm 1 cup of saffron or olive oil. Add 1/8 cup each: lilac petals (for harmony and peace of mind), jasmine (for love), a piece of vanilla bean (for power), and 2 to 3 drops of sandalwood oil (for increased psychic awareness). Use this oil to anoint for meditations, self blessing, etc. Traditional Sabbat Oil Wild paresley root, celery roots, cinquefoil, saffron, and poplar leaves (balm of Gilead) Traditional Sabbat Oil 2 Smallage, Wolfbane, cinquefoil, saffron, poplar leaves, poppy, tobacco, moonwort (Botrychium lunaria), mandrake, hemlock, and henbane. I would reccomend not using this mixture, there are many posionous herbs that could harm you very much. Modern Sabbat Oil Balm of Gilead (poplar leaves), lemon verbena or vervain, cinquefoil, and saffron Alter Oil With a mortar and pestle mix 1/2 teaspoon rue, 1/2 teaspoon thyme, and 1/2 teaspoon vervain. Then add 3 drops of citronella, 1 drop of fir oili, 1 drop of rue oil, and 2 drops of sandalwood oil. To finish gently swirl with 1/4 cup spring or distilled water. You can asperse the alter with this "oil" using a white heather sprig. Anointing Oil 2 Mix 1 star anise, 1/4 teaspoon basil, 1/4 teaspoon hyssop, and 1/2 teaspoon rosemary with a mortar and pestle. Next add 2 drops of rose oil, 1 drop oil of benzoin, 2 drops oil of balsam of Peru, and 3 drops oil of acacia. Gently swirl with 1/4 cup of sunflower or safflower oil. Astral Projection Oil Using a mortar and pestle mix 1 teaspoon woodruff, 1 teaspoon jasmine, 2 teaspoons mugwort, and 1 teaspoon cinquefoil. Then add 2 drops of acacia oil, 4 drops of benzoin oil, 3 drops of rue oil, and 1 drop of sandalwood oil. Then gently swirl with 1/4 cup sunflower or safflower oil. to use this apply to tmeples, forehead, throat, pluse at wrists and inner elbows, back of knees, ankeles, and soles of feet. Blessing Oil 1 teaspoon lavender, 1/2 teaspoon rosemary, 1 teaspoon St. John's Wort is mixed with a mortar and pestle. Add 2 drops of juniper berry oil, 2 drops of rose oil, and 3 drops of vetivert oil. Then gently swirl 1/4 cup sunflower or safflower oil. Cleansing Oil Mix 1 teaspoon basil, 1 teaspoon mugwort, 1 teaspoon valerian, and 2 teaspoons rosemary with a mortar and pestle. Next add 1 drop of fir oil, 2 drops of balsam of Peru oil, 2 drops of benzoin oil, 2 drops of lavender oil, and 4 drops of rue oil. Lastly gently swirl 1/4 cup of sunflower or safflower oil. Consecration Oil Mix 1/2 teaspoon yarrow, 1 teaspoon fennel, 1 teaspoon tansy, 1 teaspoon rue, and 1 teaspoon wormwood. Add 3 drops rue oil, 2 drops fir oil, and 2 drops sandalwood oil. Swirl in 1/4 cup sunflower or safflower oil. Faery Flower Oil 1 dram elder oil, 1 dram lavender oil, and a few dried rosebuds. Slowly warm the inregidents in an enamale sauce pan. Let the mixture cool. Pour into bottles for use in spellwork,ritual annointing, and philtres. Faery Fire Oil 1 garnet, 1 dram dragon's blood, 1 dram almond oil, and corriander seeds. In an enamale saucepan warm all ingredients on low heat. Then allow to cool and bottle in a clear or aqua coloured bottle. Do not injest! To Draw a New Love 1 1 drop rose oil, 1 drop clove oil, and 1 drop jasmine oil To Draw a New Love 2 1 drop lavender oil, 3 drops rosemary oil To End Passion 2 drops frankincense, 1 drop olive oil or almond oil, and a pinch of powdered cumin To Create Passion 1 1 drop pepperming or cinnamon oil, 2 drops clove oil, and 1 drop ginger oil or powdered ginger. To Create Passion 2 1 drop pine oil, 1 drop patchouli oil, and 2 drops cinnamon oil. To Enhance Personal Appearance 1 drop orange oil, 3 drops rose oil, and 1 drop honeysuckle oil Abramelin Oil 1 Myrrh in tears, one part fine cinnamon, two parts galangal, and 1/2 part half the total weight in olive oil Abramelin Oil 2 4 parts cinnamon oil, 4 parts galangal, 7 parts olive oil, and 4 parts myrrh oil All Saints Oil To 2 oz. base add equal parts: cinnamon, tonka, patchouli, vanilla, lavender, gradenia, and vetivert Angel/Archangel Oil Blue, Lavender, Sandalwood, Holy water, spring water. Very potent for protection. Arabian Bouquet Oil Sandalwood, musk, myrrh, oil of allspice (pimiento oil). To cleanse the spriti before calling on good spirits. Arabian Nights Oil Red, myrrh, rose, and lilac. Attracts new friends. Banishing Oil 1/2 oz oilve oil, 15 drops pine essential oil, 12 drops rue esstential oil, 10 drops peppermint oil, and 7 drops pepper oil. Mix and bottle. Add crushed black pepper corns and an obsidian or black onyx chip. Best made during waning moon. Druid Curse Binding Oil 1/16 oz. dill, 1/4 oz. galangal, 1/8 oz anise, 1/16 oz hyssop, and 1/4 oz myrrh Sacred Shield Bingind Oil 1/4 oz Dragon's Blood, 1/16 oz myrrh, 1/4 oz bergamot, and 1/32 oz. cedar Dark Huntress Binding Oil 1/4 oz. jasmine, 1/8 oz. verbena, and 1/8 oz. dragon's blood. Louisisana Van Van Oil For uncrossing purposes, add nin drops of the oil to the bath water nine days daily. Use two tablespoons of lemon grass herb and two ounces oil. A pinch of salt is added to each bottle. Popular in voodoo circles. Hecate Oil 3 drops, myrrh, 2 drops cypress, 1 drop patchouly oil, 1 dried mint leaf. Mix oils in a sesmae oil base. add dried mint to blend. wearing during defensive magick and during waining moon in honour of Hecate. |