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 Spirit
of Toadstool Oil
For some time I've been working on a series of magic oils intended
to help in
approaching the spirits of baneful plants through scent rather
than ingestion of their alkaloids. I was inspired to begin that work with
Toadstool because of a dream that featured them as points of
connection between this world and the world of magic and spirit.
I have always been drawn to the white-spotted red caps
of the Toadstool and grew up seeing them featured in illustrations
to fairy tales. They're often good representatives of the Underworld,
partly because of their weirdly fleshy nature, partly because
of their often very earthy scent, and partly because of the
fact that they can be quite dangerously poisonous (not to mention
their name Toad/Tod [death in German]). I built this
oil around forest mushroom, evoking the damp earth with galbanum,
vetiver, and baked earth. The surrounding forest appears as pine,
cedar, the Underworld's favorite--cypress--and various fresh
and dried berries and leaves, including clary sage, which not
only provides a green, herbaceous scent but in its role as aide
in divination echoes how Toadstool has been used by magic
workers in some cultures. Use this oil for working with the
Underworld, for assistance in divination, and for help in reaching
out to this plant spirit through meditation, prayer, and vision.
All natural and not toxic.
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Spirit of Toadstool Oil
1/4 oz. (2 drams/7.5 ml)
$13.50
Uses in
Witchcraft & Magic:
Working with the Underworld
Divination
Earth
Magic
Using
Magic Oils
© 2011 Harold A. Roth; No reproduction without permission
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