Ambergris Solid and Incense
Intensely
fragrant, this scent is usually associated with Jupiter or the Sun because
it gives one a feeling of well being and expansiveness, but to me there
is a lot of Venus in it. In the Kabbalah,
it is the perfume associated with Kether, the First Sephirah. Ambergris is traditionally considered a powerful
aphrodisiac (and indeed its fragrance is quite sensual, so it's good for
love magic). It is also
used to increase psychic ability, especially divination through dreams.
My
faux ambergris does not come from whales and contains nothing from a chemical refinery. I
know for a fact that it's all natural, because I make it myself.
Ambergris
Solid gets its sweet, lush, flowery fragrance from resins,
essential oils, absolutes (the non-fibrous part of scented plants), and
some spices.
It's a combination of sweet beeswax and the plant fragrances of labdanum,
cypress, patchouli, benzoin, vetiver, tonka bean, cumin, pine moss, palmarosa, rose,
and seaweed. Some of the
ingredients, especially the rose absolute, are quite
expensive and difficult to work with, but they are worth it. The final
result is a waxy, wonderfully scented stuff that is nice for solid perfume,
pomanders, mixing with potpourri
or sachet ingredients, or mixing with candle wax for an ambergris-scented
candle. Melt
gently and add five parts oil of your choice, and you will get a nice cream
perfume, or just warm some in oil to scent the oil--many customers have
told me they use it to make amber oil this way (or you can just
get my own all-natural faux
ambergris oil).
Ambergris Incense is the choice if you want to add an ambergris to an incense or a pot pourri. It's composed of fossilized amber resin, benzoin, cypress, patchouli, vetiver, tonka beans, and more. Great to burn alone for totally natural decadence or for meditating on Kether.
If you are looking for amber that is the semi-fossilized resin of pine trees, click here. Please note that I am not interested in acquiring "real" ambergris, nor do I carry synthetic-soaked stuff called "amber" that usually comes in soapstone containers.
Faux Ambergris Waxy Solid
1
oz in jar $12.00
Faux Ambergris Incense
1 oz
in jar $10.50
Uses in Witchcraft & Magic:
Dreamwork
Love
Magic
Kabbalah Incense
Protection Spells
Incense of Jupiter & Sun
© 2004 Harold A. Roth; No reproduction without permission