Crow's Cordial Oil from Alchemy Works

Crow's Cordial Oil Crow's Cordial Oil
Crows inspire a lot of magic workers. They have a quick wit and a nimble mind, mixing humor with the ability to make the best of every opportunity. Known to be among the world's most intelligent animals, they acquire skills swiftly, including using and constructing tools. Crows enjoy communicating with their comrades. They are also able to respond to the calls of other species and to distinguish among and make relationships with humans--as either friend or foe depending on the circumstances. Crows know how to seize an opportunity and to find enjoyment in what others reject. In addition, they have a good-sized magical reputation as representatives of the Underworld and an association with spirit communication.

For all those reasons, we put together this magic oil that is designed to bring out all those crow qualities in the user. It contains various types of fruits, like juniper berry and laurel berry (laurel also having an especial connection to magical work), as well as seeds and nuts.* These are enriched with the woodland scents of fir balsam and black spruce and grounded with galbanum. The quintessential divination herb, clary sage, is also present.

For us crows have a special history, regularly appearing in flocks of hundreds at a cemetery we often visit. To be present with these huge conglomerations, to follow them (and sometimes be followed by them), allows us to experience the thinning veil between our material and spirit worlds. Crows frequently appear for us at crucial moments--acting as psychopomps, messengers of the Sun gods who bring needed information, or as representations of fierce compassion. (In Tibetan Buddhism crows are associated with Mahakala, a wrathful manifestation of Avalokiteshvara, who weilds a skull cup and flaying knife as he tramples a corpse, destroying the impediments to enlightenment.) This oil is a tribute to crows. It is helpful for cutting through, developing receptivity and learning magical crafts, spirit communication, as well as for building community.

*This blend contains a very small amount of hazelnut oil. Top

Crow's Cordial Oil
1/4 oz. (2 drams/7.5 ml) $17.00

Uses in Witchcraft & Magic:

Acquisition of Magical Skills
Seizing Opportunity
Building Community
Spirit Communication

Using Magic Oils

Alchemy Works products are offered for use in spiritual, ritual, meditative, and magical practices, not for medicinal or cosmetic purposes. The information on this website is provided for its folkloric, historic, and magical value. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.