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 Saturn
Oil
Saturn is a great
teacher, helping us learn our limits and to slow down. We wanted to make
an oil that allowed our spirits to experience the full depth of this
planetary stream rather than relegating us to the narrow perspective of
the "malefic" Saturn (and the stinky scents that traditionally go with
that). So we chose Saturn-ruled plant materials that are fragrant for
this oil. The oil begins with the expected dry cypress, favored wood for
making sarcophagi; resinous opoponax, the sweet myrrh that takes us
into the beyond; and earthy galbanum, the fragrance of fresh soil.
These scents connect to Saturn's Underworld but also underground
connections (remember that Saturnus was also the god of agriculture and
of wealth from beneath the ground). These combine with rich
tobacco flavored with berry (in honor of the sweet berries of
belladonna, a quintessentially Saturnian plant), and the flowers of
Saturn-ruled fragrant olive, which smell like apricot. These capture
the harvest side of Saturn. To the sweet and earthy scents we
add some Saturnian funk with hemp ("unleaded") and a touch of
tomato leaf; both these plants are ruled by Saturn but provide
nourishment and enjoyment to humans instead of toxicity. In this way,
this magic oil directs us to focus on Saturn as a fully
three-dimensional force that is capable of enormous depths. Use it for sny Saturnian tasks: self-discipline, learning one's limits
(both positive and negative), having the courage to stand alone,
investigating the shadow side, slowing down, handling fear, digging
deep into the subconscious or the past--or the Underworld, ageing
gracefully and reaping the rewards of the elder, cursing as a means of
teaching rather than destroying, and working with restrictions.
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Saturn
Oil
1/4 oz. (2 drams/7.5 ml) $17.00
Uses
in Witchcraft & Magic:
Learning Limits
Shadow Exploration
Digging Deep
The Rewards of Ageing
Honoring Saturn
Other planetary oils: Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars,
Jupiter,
Pluto
Using Magic Oils
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