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 Oil of Pluto
We know what you're saying--why make an oil for a
planet that is not a planet anymore? Because folks are still working
with this planet's influence, and because it has a lot to teach us.
Pluto rules over death and resurrection and the sort of radical change
in consciousness that is sometimes symbolized by those terms
(ego-death, for instance). We start with the idea of earth, from which
we come and to which we return, the representative of the Underworld
and holder of the secrets Pluto can help us learn. Galbanum evokes the
scent of freshly turned soil. We then add some mosses and tree
balsams to deepen the earthy and cold associations (because
Pluto is cold), some opoponax, that rarer and more refined version of
myrrh,
to stand for the spiritual aspect of the Underworld, and cypress, the
tree of choice for
funerary objects because its durability represents immortality and
resurrection. Storax, which has both a
spiciness and an outdoor, dark of night, coldness and dryness, gives
the scent depth, and the oil has a
tinge of the smokiness of a room in which incense has just been
burning. Though a challenge to create, we think this blend came out
well and hope it will help with your Pluto work.
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Oil
of Pluto
1/4 oz. (2 drams/7.5 ml) $17.00
Other planetary oils: Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars,
Jupiter,
Saturn, Pluto
Uses
in Witchcraft & Magic:
Overturning old
ideas
Death & resurrection
Working with the Underworld
Using Magic Oils
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