Author: A Solitary Pagan
Gentle Sleep Oil
Gentle Sleep Oil. This calming oil blend is intended to help you relax and enjoy restful sleep. Each ingredient is selected for its soothing qualities and its ability to support a peaceful bedtime routine. To use, apply a small amount of the finished oil to your temples and the underside of your wrists before going to bed. You may also dab a little on the edge of your bed near your pillow. The gen...
Ritual Oil Blends
Ritual oil blends are important in many magical and spiritual practices. They help you focus your intention and connect with specific energies. Each blend has a clear purpose and can be used to anoint candles, tools, altars, or yourself. Here are some simple recipes and their uses. ANOINTING OIL. This is a general-purpose oil for most rituals. Mix 5 drops of Sandalwood Oil, 3 drops of Cedarwood Oi...
Introduction to Aromatherapy
Aromatherapy has been around and has been practiced in one form or another since the beginning of civilization. It is the art, and science, of using oils extracted from aromatic plants to enhance health and beauty. Apart from the physical benefits, essential oils can have subtle effects on the mind and emotions. The essential oils taken from plants and used in Aromatherapy have been described as t...
Aromatherapy
As a way to control stress and uplift mood, aromatherapy is a terrific tool in your self-care arsenal. Spellcraft often pulls aromatherapy in as a secondary element; the primary use of oils and herbs is for their energies, of course. But it’s a pleasant bonus when your blends smell good as well. The scent is one of the strongest memory triggers. No wonder; despite its apparent intangibility, scent...
Oils and Incenses in Magick
Oils and Incenses in Magick. Oils and incenses, much like herbs, are highly versatile tools in magickal practice. One of the simplest ways to attract positive energy—for yourself, your loved ones, or those in need—is to burn oils and release their specific fragrances, allowing them to work naturally. You can select oils for a variety of intentions, such as health, happiness, love, success, prosper...
A Short list of Magickal Oils
Benzoin: Benzoin reduces tension, stress, and melts away tension, anger, resentment, emotional pain, and frustrations. Positively, benzoin increases self-confidence and attracts prosperity, both material and spiritual. It mixes well with rose, pine, and lavender. Bergamot: Bergamot soothes irritability and lifts depression or apathy, encouraging gentle but honest communication and the manifestatio...
Cockerels
Symbols of light and goodness, cocks have been favored birds of sacrifice to the gods. The cock is sacred and is associated with sun deities; it has the power to banish evil. The cock is a bird of omen, both of luck (in Wales) and death and evil (in Hungary). It is also a symbol of fertility and has been used in divination for centuries around the world. The cock is an embodiment of the corn-spiri...
Cats
Cats have been associated with the supernatural since ancient times. Cats are associated with either good or bad luck, healing or harm. In folklore, the cat is one of the favored animal companions of witches, sorcerers and fortune-tellers. Superstitions about cats abound. The cat was sacred to the ancient Egyptians, who associated it with the Moon and Bast, the goddess of marriage. It also w...
Riding the Dragon
Many Traditional Crafters have an interesting relationship with dragons. Some see them as archetypes, some as being similar to the Gods, and some see them as living mythical beasts, in a very literal way. It is certainly true that myths and legends involving dragons are central to many of the traditional cultures from which British Witchcraft derives. In Sumerian and Babylonian mythology we have T...
Animal Kinship
It has long been believed that humans have a kinship with animals, and that this kinship allows us to draw on their special qualities. When choosing an animal as a totem (a hereditary badge or emblem for a tribe or clan that serves as a personal sacred talisman), you call upon the power of the animal and are drawn into harmony with its strength and power. Totems appear in dreams and bring hea...
The Magick of Animals
The following animals all have magickal qualities that can be harnessed in times of need. Choose an animal to work with that best represents a personality characteristic you would like to develop or improve. Bear (introspection, stability, wisdom) The strength of the bear lies in its ability to enter into a state of hibernation. In this state it is able to digest the year’s experience. The bear ga...
Black Cat Protection Spell
This powerful ritual helps shield you from negativity, deflect psychic harm, and invite a change in fortune. You will need the following:A black cat-shaped candle, Black cat oil, made from patchouli and frankincense, And a mirror. Begin your ritual on a waxing moon night, as close to midnight as you can. Set the mirror on your altar or a small table, with the reflective side facing up. Anoint the ...