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 Elemi Gum
Canarium
luzonicum
This resin is of Mercury and helps strengthen mental and psychic capacity
and is an aid in the acquisition of magickal skills and knowledge.
It is composed of solid resin and 20-30% of essential oil, so
it is much softer than resins of related trees, like myrrh and
frankincense. Nor does it smell like them--its clarifying and
energizing scent is citrusy with a lot of dill-weed to it. That
makes sense because chemically the essential oil has much in common
with the dill family. The ancient Egyptians used it in the mummification
process, and in the West it has been made into liniments for treating
rheumatic pain, burns, and sores. Like most essential oils, it
is antiseptic, fungicidal, and insecticidal. This is high quality
elemi from the Philippines. It is soft and white with brown specks in it, perfume
grade rather than industrial grade. It smells fabulous when heated,
a combination of fresh and citrus combined with the typical, heavy smell
of plant resin. If you make your own incense, elemi is great as a binder
for a fresher scent than, say, labdanum,
balsam, or storax,
yet not so sweet as honey.
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Elemi
gum
1 oz. $6.25
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Uses in Witchcraft
& Magic:
Psychic Ability
Acquiring Magickal
Skills
Mercury Incense
© 2004 Harold A. Roth;
No reproduction without permission
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