Agrippa's Seven Aromaticks Oil
In his Renaissance classic on magic, Three Books of Occult Philosophy, Agrippa discusses various planetary (and zodiacal) associations of scents. His recommendations for planetary suffumigations are the basis for a version of our planetary incenses. However, in that same paragraph, Agrippa describes the ingredients for a scent that is especially powerful magically because it involves all the classical planets: pepperwort for Saturn, nutmeg for Jupiter, aloeswood for Mars, mastic for the Sun, saffron for Venus, cinnamon for Mercury, and myrtle for the Moon. For years Harold (founder of Alchemy Works) thought about making an oil to fit this but held back because of the expense of some of the ingredients, especially aloeswood and saffron. Additionally, just reading the list made him wonder exactly how these very different ingredients would co-exist in an oil without fighting. But eventually Harold decided to try his hand at it, considering that the co-existence might be in the proportions. And that worked really well. This oil, which varies only slightly from Harold's original recipe, consists of such oppositions as myrtle and saffron, which ended up smelling pretty good. And beauty, such as a good smell, is as important to magic as is intention or knowledge or appropriate time.

This oil is all-purpose, incorporating all the planetary energies, and so can be used for all sorts of ritual, consecration, spellwork, and anointing (although as usual, do not use on animals or children). It is more expensive than many of our oils on account of the saffron, mastic, and aloeswood, three quite costly ingredients that contribute to the fragrance profile. Top

Seven Aromaticks Oil
1/4 oz. (2 drams/7.5 ml) $20.50

Uses in Witchcraft & Magic:

All-Purpose Magic
Spellwork
Ritual
Consecration

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