A Ritual Soap Base
This could be made into small Yule gifts for witchy friends.
Cut a four-ounce bar of Castile or another plain unperfumed type of soap into very small pieces, no larger than 1/4 inch square - the smaller (as long as they're in cube form) the better. Place these in a heat-proof, non-metal container.
Heat slightly less than 1/3 cup of water until almost boiling. Pour the still hot water over the soap chips. Let it sit until it is cool enough for you to handle comfortably. Mix the soap and water with your hands. This should moisten the soap chips, but they should not be floating on the water. If they are floating, add a bit more soap.
Let the soap and water sit for about 9 minutes until mushy. If the soap cubes are still hard, set the bowl in a pan of water and reheat it gently until the soap is soft.
While the soap is melting, mix together the oils, and empower them with your magickal need. Then add 20-50 drops of the mix of essential oils that would enhance your magickal workings. (Look up Essential oil recipcies.)
Add the combined oils to the soap-water mixture. Very warm water evaporates the oils, so wait until the water has cooled. Mix them in thoroughly. The scent should be strong; if not, add more oils until you can smell them rather than the soap.
Divide the scented soap mass into 3 or 4 parts. Form these into spheres with your hands. Place each on a 9 inch square piece of cotton cheesecloth. Pull the ends tightly around the sphere, gather them at the top, and twist together. Tie the ends closed with a strong string. Repeat with each sphere.
Hang the soap spheres in a warm place for 3 days, or until the soap is completely hard. When the sphere's won't give to finger pressure, remove the cloth wraps. The soaps are ready to be used in ritual baths, or they may be wrapped in clean cheesecloth, labled and given to friends who would appreciate them.
events and rituals
Handfasting Oil
The Formulae:
Gardenia (for peace & harmony)
Musk (for Passion & Courage)
Jasmine (for continuing love)
Rose (for protection against adversity)
Blend together (using an eyedropper) a drop at a time until the scent seems perfect. Make two ounces or so. Then add one pinch dried Yarrow. Yarrow is used in love and marriage spells since it has the power to keep couples together for seven years. Seven is the number of Venus, the Planet of Love.
When finished, pour into twin crystal jars. One of these is given to each pair in the married couple. Every night the couple should anoint one another, using their own jars. When seven nights have passed, the oils should be blended together, poured into one of the jars, and the other jar should be hidden in some secret place.
Egyptian Incense
camphor
acacia
pine resin
calamus
myrrh
sweet rush
Egyptian Incense
4 parts frankincense
3 part gum arabic
2 parts myrrh
1 part cedar
1 part juniper
1 part calamus
1 part cinnamon
Isis Incense
3 parts myrrh
2 parts sandalwood
1 part frankincense
1 part rose petals
few drops lotus oil
Isis and Osiris
1 pinch cedar
1 pinch cinnamon
1 pinch rose buds
4 drops myrrh oil
4 drops sandalwood oil
4 drops frankincense oil
Kyphi
Soak about 1/2 handful raisins in white wine for 5 days. Take equal parts of:
juniper
acacia
sweet sedge root
henna
Macerate all in white wine for 24 hours. Take equal parts of:
calamus
gum mastic
peppermint
bay laurel
cinnamon
galangal
orris
Grind these to a powder, mix well and set aside. Drain the raisins, mix
with 1 tb. myrrh and 1 tb. honey. Add the drained herbs, and finally work
in the powdered herbs. If the mixture is too dry, add a little of the
white wine.
Spread out on a board to dry, powder and use on charcoal discs.
Osiris Incense
3 parts myrrh
1 part oak bark
1 part orris root
2 parts rue herb
10 ml musk oil per 8 oz. dry herb
10 ml neroli oil per 8 oz. dry herb
Ra Incense
2 parts sunflower petals
3 parts gum arabic
3 parts gum acacia
10 ml jasmine oil per 8 oz. dry herbs
10 ml bergamot oil per 8 oz. dry herb
Horus Incense
3 parts frankincense
2 parts crushed peach kernels
10 ml gardenia oil per 8 oz. dry herb
10 ml magnolia oil per 8 oz. dry herb
Bast Oil
ylang
frankincense
catnip
Isis Oil 1
5 drops camphor
7 drops hyacinth oil
7 drops rose oil
9 drops myrrh oil
1 myrrh nugget
Isis Oil 2
1/4 oz. olive oil
21 drops lotus oil
14 drops cypress oil
14 drops frankincense
21 drops rose geranium oil
roses
amethyst
OIL FOR THE RITES OF ISIS
7 drops oil of rose
2 Drops oil of Camphor
2 drops tincture of myrrh
3 drops oil of blue hyacinth
Blend the oils of rose, camphor, and blue hyacinth during the waxing moon.
Bottle and keep till the Moon wanes. Add the Myrrh
Egyptian Temple Oil
myrrh e.o. (main)
frankincense (main)
lotus (main)
mimosa (minor)
ambergris (minor)
This is an exotic blend especially for use as an anointing oil or as an incense for practitioners of the Egyptian magickal arts.
Horus Oil
frankincense (main)
myrrh (main)
heliotrope (main)
lotus (minor)
orange (minor)
Isis Oil
Myrrh (main)
lemon (main)
frankincense (minor)
muguet (minor)
mimosa( minor)
lotus (minor)
Nefertiti Oil
myrrh (main)
lotus (main)
gardenia (main)
lemon (minor)
muguet (minor)
Egyptian Oracle Oil
6 drops patchouli oil
8 drops sandalwood
3 drops acacia
2 drops cinnamon