Dragon's Blood
Resin From Socotra & Sumatra Dracaena species It's no surprise that the
dark red resin of the berries of the rattan palm tree is
of Mars. This Fire resin was formerly an
aid
to stop bleeding (nice Mars connection there). It's often used as a kind of
potentiator for any magickal work and is excellent for the traditional
Mars task of protection. The price of good quality dragon's blood
has risen unbelievably in the past few months, to the point where
some of it has priced itself out of the market. My high quality dragon's
blood resin is a deep
full blood red and makes a beautiful ink--and with much less
resin, too. Generally, because of the higher quality, you will find
that this premium dragonsblood goes much farther than the rough
dragonsblood commonly available.
Like all dragon's blood, it has no smell raw, although I have been
told it does have a nice smell when tinctured in alcohol (keep in
mind, though, that this is a substantive dye, so it will stain). Upon heating, it melts and turns black, gives off less smoke
than the inexpensive stuff, and
has a lighter, more fruity and less resinous smell. If you want to make your own dragonsblood
incense, this is a vital component; 10g can color about 4 oz. of
incense material either purple or deep scarlet, depending on whether
it is Sumatran or Socotran. Please let
me know if you notice any differences magically between the
two.
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I
now have two varieties of premium dragon's blood resin:
Deep red dragon's blood resin powder
from
Sumatra (Dracaena draco) 10
g $15.50
Dark orange red dragon's blood resin
pieces from Socotra (Dracaena cinnabari) 10
g $12.50
Uses in Witchcraft
& Magic:
Elemental Magic (Fire) Protection Spells Mars
Incense
Go to dragon's blood oil
Check out the seeds
for the dragon tree, from which a high grade of dragon's
blood resin is taken
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