Post by MyShell on Jan 22, 2004 10:35:29 GMT -5
Part one:
Scented oils and perfumes
The use of scented oils and perfumes is inextricably bound up with Witchcraft, magic, and occultism. Magical oils are used to concentrate the powers of an herb, flower, tree, or root much the same way as fluid condensers.
But the greatest value of oil is that they retain the full scent of the plant. And scents have powerful reactions upon the human intellect and emotions, even the body itself.
In Witchcraft, oil is a symbol of the element of fire, much as incense symbolizes air, and salt the earth. The oils capture, draw out, and store the essential nature of herbs and flowers, the basic energies that the old Witches called the fiery being.
Their magic works through vibrations and scent. The wibratory rate of an herb, oil, or incense determines whether it is benefical or destructive, and the degree thereof.
These vibrations are then broken down into subcategories. Those that are loving herbs and prosperitiy herbs, and so on.
All herbal magic works through vibrations. The magic of oils, however, also uses the olfactory sense in manifesting change. Scents trigger various centers in the brain and bring then into dominance. Thus, lilac oils stimulates the psychic center and helps develop clair-voyant powers. Other centers include the intellectual, spiritual, passionate, and so on.
Oil and perfumes magic is a science that takes years to fully master. Anyone, however, can use oils in their magic following simple instructions.
The oils describes in this chapter are to be used with caution and a sense of fair play. Wearing a seductive scent or a heady cologne is fine, but purposely trying to seduce someone through a fragrance is bordering on manipulation. Use your goos sense of judgement when using these oils.
Some of these oils can be prepared at home for a fraction of what they cost in the stores. Naturally, the homemade ones are not the same high quality, but the genuine, natural essential oils of some herbs and flowers are costly; many currently sell on the market for well over one thousand dollars an ounce.
Reliable mail-order companies selling essential oils are noted in appendix 3 (I will post those later)
I copied form "The Secrets Craft of the Wise - Magical Herbalism" by: Scott Cunningham - Chapter 10 pg. 99 - 100 - Part one
Scented oils and perfumes
The use of scented oils and perfumes is inextricably bound up with Witchcraft, magic, and occultism. Magical oils are used to concentrate the powers of an herb, flower, tree, or root much the same way as fluid condensers.
But the greatest value of oil is that they retain the full scent of the plant. And scents have powerful reactions upon the human intellect and emotions, even the body itself.
In Witchcraft, oil is a symbol of the element of fire, much as incense symbolizes air, and salt the earth. The oils capture, draw out, and store the essential nature of herbs and flowers, the basic energies that the old Witches called the fiery being.
Their magic works through vibrations and scent. The wibratory rate of an herb, oil, or incense determines whether it is benefical or destructive, and the degree thereof.
These vibrations are then broken down into subcategories. Those that are loving herbs and prosperitiy herbs, and so on.
All herbal magic works through vibrations. The magic of oils, however, also uses the olfactory sense in manifesting change. Scents trigger various centers in the brain and bring then into dominance. Thus, lilac oils stimulates the psychic center and helps develop clair-voyant powers. Other centers include the intellectual, spiritual, passionate, and so on.
Oil and perfumes magic is a science that takes years to fully master. Anyone, however, can use oils in their magic following simple instructions.
The oils describes in this chapter are to be used with caution and a sense of fair play. Wearing a seductive scent or a heady cologne is fine, but purposely trying to seduce someone through a fragrance is bordering on manipulation. Use your goos sense of judgement when using these oils.
Some of these oils can be prepared at home for a fraction of what they cost in the stores. Naturally, the homemade ones are not the same high quality, but the genuine, natural essential oils of some herbs and flowers are costly; many currently sell on the market for well over one thousand dollars an ounce.
Reliable mail-order companies selling essential oils are noted in appendix 3 (I will post those later)
I copied form "The Secrets Craft of the Wise - Magical Herbalism" by: Scott Cunningham - Chapter 10 pg. 99 - 100 - Part one