Ceres Oil
The Roman goddess Ceres
was later conflated with the Greek goddess Demeter, but Ceres feels older and different, less sophisticated and still having a bit of that alienness of ancient spirits, who are nothing like human beings.
Like a number of deities connected with agriculture, Ceres is
associated with grain and fertility (and thus marriage) on the one hand
and death on the other (so we see even in this frieze that she holds
ears of spelt wheat but is also accompanied by snakes). She gave her
protection to girls entering womanhood and to mothers, but also to the
souls of men and women who had died. Her priesthood was dominated by
matrons, but men also served her. Alchemy Works' founder got the idea of making an oil for
Ceres because he came across a fragrant extract of wheat, which smells
somewhat like warm bread. He thought of the earth in which wheat grows
and added galbanum for its earthiness, a smooth, fruity lavender for
the herbs that spring up in grain fields, and hay for the scent of the
wheat straw warming in the sun. But something was missing--the scent of
what we do with grains. For that we add a little touch of vanilla. The
result is warm and rich (without smelling like cookies). This
magic oil is good for honoring Ceres, for transitions in adult
womanhood, for guiding the newly dead, and for fertility of all
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Ceres
Oil
1/4 oz. (2 drams/7.5 ml) $17.00
Uses
in Witchcraft & Magic:
Honoring Ceres
Guiding the Dead
Fertility Charms
Transitioning to Female Adulthood
Using Magic Oils
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