Sacred Lotus Oil
This oil combines the scents of
sacred lotus, jasmine, and damask rose with a touch of vanilla in sweet almond oil to make a
terrific tool for working with Goddess energies. The sacred lotus (Nelumbo
nucifera) is the symbol of
Lakshmi, a Hindu incarnation of the mother goddess and similar in many ways to
Venus (she is the goddess of beauty and prosperity). In the East, it stands
for spiritual enlightenment as well as of fertility and sexuality, an unusual
combination in the more straight-laced West. In West European magick, the lotus is
often used in consecration and in sex magick, and the flowers are associated with
nymphs. The luscious scent of jasmine (Jasminum sambac) is an
aphrodisiac, and because it releases its scent primarily at night, adds subtlety and
depth to the scents of the daylight flowers in this oil. The rose
(Rosa damascena) holds the place in West European culture that the lotus does in the East. It not only
represents the Feminine Divine in the prime of life and is a classic ingredient in love
magick, but it is also
a favorite representation of spiritual enlightenment in the West,
its many petals standing for levels of knowledge and wisdom. Vanilla
rounds out
the combination with a scent that is more physical than spiritual, more
about the enjoyment of Nature's nourishing bounty than about elevation.
All of these scents are in the form of absolutes and concretes,
which are natural extracts of the whole flower rather than of only a
portion of
the plant. They have been macerated in sweet almond oil for over a
month to produce a beautiful golden oil with a smooth scent good for
consecration or
preparation for divination or ritual. This subtle oil releases its scent when
it is applied, not in the bottle. Top
Uses in Witchcraft & Magick:
Honoring the Goddess
Love Magick
Consecration
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