Essential oils are essential in witchcraft, spells, and magic, as they have therapeutic, spiritual, and magical properties. They have been used for thousands of years in Wiccan practices, serving as powerful tools for rituals, healing, and spellwork. Witches use essential oils to anoint their ritual tools, crystals, talismans, amulets, and even their own bodies. The easiest way to use essential oils in witchcraft is to purchase a spiritual oil blend that contains real essential oils, which are already diluted with a carrier oil.
Essential oils have been used for centuries for their therapeutic, spiritual, and magical properties. They have been a cornerstone in Wiccan practices, serving as powerful tools for rituals, healing, and spellwork. For beginners, it is important to educate themselves on usage and safety before using them in witchy alchemy.
Essential oils have unique properties, and the key to unlocking their power is choosing the right oil. Essential oils are highly concentrated plant extracts that possess unique energetic properties that correspond to specific magical intentions. They should never be used as a potion or used as a standalone substance.
Idolatry and witchcraft are part of a list of “acts of the flesh” (Galatians 5:20-21), so essential oils should never be used as a potion or used as a potent substance. Ritual oils are named as they are typically used within ritual ceremonies by practicing witches.
In summary, essential oils have been used in witchcraft for centuries for their therapeutic, spiritual, and magical properties. They can amplify your magic and spiritual connection in a way that nothing else can.
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What oil did Jesus use?
The four gospels all tell the story of Jesus’s feet being anointed with oil, with John’s gospel referring to it as “spikenard”. This was done two days before Passover, the days preceding the crucifixion, as preparation for death and burial. The anointer’s identity is not named in three gospels, but she is believed to be Mary, sometimes thought to be Mary Magdalene. She pours the costly aromatic oil spikenard over Christ’s feet and wipes his feet dry with her hair.
Today, spikenard is used to help people accept death and dying, but it is now considered critically endangered and on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s red list of threatened species.
What religions use essential oils?
Aromatherapy has been utilized for thousands of years in various cultures, including Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In Buddhism, incense is burned in temples to honor deities and ancestors, and as it spread, it incorporated burning local incenses, resins, and woods for meditation. In China, camphor is used to create rosaries and house sacred texts, while Juniper Berries in Tibet induce a meditative state. Other oils include Pine and Sandalwood.
Hinduism, on the other hand, burns fragrant woods, oils, and sweet grass to honor the Trimurti (Brahma, Vishnu, and Siva) in the Vedas. Essential oils and incense are also used to help the Chakras, promoting a balanced state between the mind, body, and spirit.
What does the Bible say about essential oils?
Essential oils are mentioned in the Bible in various ways, such as “the oil of joy” and “the oil of gladness”, and are also referred to as fragrances, odors, ointments, aromas, perfumes, and sweet savors. Dr. Axe content is medically reviewed or fact-checked, and links are provided to academic research institutions, reputable media sites, and medically peer-reviewed studies. The information provided is not intended to replace a one-on-one relationship with a qualified health care professional and is not intended as medical advice.
What does the Bible say about scent?
The Bible frequently uses aromas, such as smell, aroma, and fragrance, to describe sacrifices. Paul praised the Philippians for their offerings, describing them as a sweet smelling odor. A life of sacrifice is sweet smelling, and Jesus’ sacrifice for us is fragrant to the Father. Disregarding God will result in His judgement, as Isaiah 3:24 states. It is better to smell good before God than to stink in His presence. Presenting ourselves as a living sacrifice is better than the smell of death.
Is aromatherapy in the Bible?
The Bible frequently mentions aromatic plants, oils, and anointing oils, which are now known as infused oils. Aromatic plants and infusions have been used in medicine and cosmetics for thousands of years, but the use of distilled oils, the method used to produce essential oils, dates back to the 10th century. Infused oils are vegetable oils infused with one or more botanicals, containing the aromatic and therapeutic properties of both the carrier oil and the herbs infused into the oil. The use of distilled oils dates back to the 10th century, when distillation as we know it today was developed.
What does the Bible say about lavender?
Lavender, also known as spikenard or nard, is often mentioned in the Bible, often associated with its unique scent. It was often used as a costly perfume, oil, or unguent for purification, healing, and fragrance. In the Gospel of John, Mary used a pound of expensive spikenard to anoint Jesus’ feet, and his house was filled with the scent. Another passage in the Bible suggests that lavender was taken from the Garden of Eden by Adam and Eve.
However, it wasn’t until the Virgin Mary laid Jesus’ clothes on a lavender bush to dry that the scent was bestowed upon the plant. In the Gospel of Mark, a woman with an alabaster vial of expensive nard perfume poured it over Jesus’ head while he was in Bethany.
What are the 7 sacred oils?
A rectangular slab inscribed with seven columns of painted hieroglyphs naming seven sacred oils was an important element in ancient Egyptian offering and funerary rituals. Beneath each column are circular depressions that may have held a drop of the oil named. Small slabs like this were placed in the burial chamber from the later Fifth Dynasty. The oils named are setj-heb oil, heknu oil, seftj oil, nekhnem oil, tua oil, hatet ash oil (best pine oil), and hatet tjehenu oil.
Are 100% essential oils safe?
Plant-based oils are not always safe for use on skin, breathing, or eating. Natural substances can be irritating, toxic, or cause allergic reactions. Test them on a small area and avoid keeping them for more than three years. Older oils are more likely to spoil due to exposure to oxygen, and they may not work as well or cause irritation. If an oil changes significantly, discard it. Cucumin oil, safe in food, can cause blisters if applied to skin.
Citrus oils, safe in food, may be harmful to skin, especially in direct sunlight. Eucalyptus or sage oil may soothe, but swallowing can cause serious complications like seizures. Always test and test before using any oil on your skin.
Who should not use essential oils?
Essential oils can have negative effects on health due to their high concentration, which can irritate the respiratory tract, leading to symptoms like coughing, nose and throat irritation, or shortness of breath. People with respiratory conditions like asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may be particularly susceptible to these symptoms. Additionally, essential oils may cause allergic reactions when used on the skin or inhaled. It is crucial to consult with a healthcare professional for personalized advice based on your health history and individual needs.
When using essential oils for inhalation, dilute them properly and avoid inhaling undiluted oils directly. If using a diffuser, follow the manufacturer’s instructions and ensure a well-ventilated space. Prolonged exposure to high concentrations of essential oils is associated with negative heart issues and lung symptoms.
Individual responses to essential oils can vary, so pay attention to how your body reacts and adjust usage accordingly. Perform a small patch test before using essential oils on the skin to check for allergic reactions or skin sensitivities.
In individuals with asthma or COPD, the use of essential oils should be carefully considered with a healthcare professional. While some studies suggest that essential oils reduce inflammation, there is limited evidence supporting their anti-inflammatory effects in humans.
Do essential oils have vibrational frequency?
Essential oils have been found to have the highest vibrational frequencies among natural substances, with rose essential oil having the highest at 320 Mhz. These oils can positively impact the body’s frequency levels in various ways. CEO of Young Essential Oils, D. Gary Young, is considered the pioneer in claiming that essential oils can transfer frequencies to the human body, raising it. Bruce Taino from Taino Technology developed a device to measure the vibrational frequency levels of various essential oils and their effects on the human body’s frequencies. However, these claims have not been backed by any peer-reviewed scientific studies. The average electric frequency levels of healthy human bodies range from 62 Mhz to 68 Mhz.
Is breathing in essential oils bad for you?
Essential oil inhalation is the safest method of administering essential oils, but it’s crucial to use them with caution. Diffusing oils in well-ventilated areas, taking regular breaks, and ensuring pets can leave the room if they don’t like the aromas are essential. Oral essential oil use is not suitable for all essential oils, and it’s essential to consider if oral administration is necessary for each unique situation. It’s also important to follow dilution guidelines and avoid using essential oils in a room with pets.
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If you really love scent in a room but want it to be safer, stovetop potpourri aka simmer pots are a great option. You basically just simmer herbs or fruit or whatever together on the stove or in a crockpot and it makes your whole house smell nice. You can reuse the same ingredients over several days and just top up the water when it gets low. Good way to use up citrus scraps, garnishes, and random whole spices too. There’s a million “recipes” online.
I use some for aromatherapy only. I will also add a few drops to balms and things that I make, simply for aromatherapy relaxation or for warming/cooling. I prefer to make my own herb oils or decoctions, but I do find some essential oils to be pleasant, and the citrus ones are very effective for removing sticky residue.
Such a helpful article! I was suckered into trying essential oils and found it to be dangerous and unappealing as the smells never smelt right, not to mention the costs! I think it is important to add the harm this does to the environment. Such as frankincense and myrrh are taken from trees that are now at high risk of loss and many people will suggest trying alternatives to discourage or lessen the impact of constant farming. I hope you do some more advice articles on alternatives to popular witch topics.
This is random but I recently started making my own extracts and lemon is the easiest one and it is so satisfying. Strips of lemon zest in vodka. (You can use the shreds from a zester but it’s not as attractive.) Let it sit in a dark place for, like, a month. That’s it. So pretty, so tasty. Any other citrus works the same.
I have had good experiences with non-MLM essential oil companies that post reviews from third party testing laboratories, but I definitely use them for the fragrance and NOT ingesting or curing diseases. I don’t understand why anyone trusts companies that only show their own testing on products because that’s sketchy as hell.
I think you’ve disturbed the soccer mom gods 😅 I’m really glad you made this article, I’m definitely going to be more mindful about EO’s in my life and practice. Ik you made this article a long time ago and I’m not even sure you’ll see this comment lol. But I also thought while you were talking about lemons going bad in the fridge (guilty as charged 👋🏽), you could also dry those lemon rinds, zest, slices etc. those could be kept around for at least incorporating them into a spell as a semi-permanent fixture rather than a consumable product. And you could juice them very easily and maybe keep them in a jar for a little longer than it would last in the rind???? Maybe lol You could also freeze that juice and that would definitely last a bit longer 😇 MAKE MORE articleS!!!! <3
I want to stop using incense, essential oils and parrafin candles. Which is a bummer for witchcraft, but in reality these are toxic to the environment and especially things like incense, not so good for you either. I feel like when u take these things away, it’s difficult to do witchcraft! But part of my practice is honoring nature… However using those things are not good for the environment :/ I know u can get beeswax or soy candles, but I don’t know what anyone is saying when they say they are cheap because in my experience they are not!
I usually love your articles but this one not so much. Of course essential oils can be dangerous as they’re concentrated. So similar caveats to any other concentrated chemical product. The thing is though that lots of witches are combusting materials in their spellwork (candles, incense, herb bundles). Anything you’re burning, is spewing carcinogens into your environment, however nice the scent and lovely the flame. That frequent exposure is maybe more of an issue for most witches than one or two drops of an essential oil in a diffuser. Rather than smudge, for example, I use sweetgrass essential oil in an ultrasonic (water misting) diffuser. The amount of essential oil is tiny, so it isn’t even as strong a scent as many people’s perfumes or hair products — it doesn’t have the plasticizers that many of these beauty products have and yet it’s distinctly sweetgrass without the nasty byproducts of burning. And it doesn’t leave any sticky film on the surrounding area. I liked that at the end you qualified the article by saying that it’s for someone who doesn’t know how to use essential oils safely or doesn’t want to support multi-level marketing (I’ve never encountered that as a source for essential oils – the brands I’ve bought are from independent supplement companies or small crafters). Not recommending that anyone consume essential oils but when you see that in herbalist books, it’s a tiny dot on a sugar cube which is very different to consuming drops or dropper’s full. While you are right that producing essential oils does require a lot of botanical material, it doesn’t necessarily require a lab.
I am so excited for this article! In my 13 years of practice, I have not once purchased a spell oil and I use them in almost every ritual. My recipes went from Cunningham inspired to now working with the nature around me whenever possible. If anyone reading this needs a good recipe, (I have dozens sitting in my cabinet), just let me know below. I love to share my craft 🍻 Happy to see you back so soon, Ivy!🦄
I use candle magic the most so my oils dress the candles 🕯 but I also feed my mojo bags with oils. Anointing doors, windows etc to create wards a couple of times a year too. Anointing myself. I have about a 50/50 mix of home made oils & bought oils. This year I’ve got into the oil burner method for my homemade incenses…..I melt some beeswax then add magical oil. I add the loose incense to this mix. I’m finding this method allows the true scents to come through & it produces much less smoke compared to charcoal burning. My must haves are protection, prosperity, love (for self care), fast luck, road opener. I also have special healing oils for different ailments. And sabbat specific ones. My homemade protection oil has so many ingredients, many quite weird (sharks teeth, snakeskin, etc) lol 😆 I keep a “mother” bottle that gets topped up. I’ve never done a return to sender working so haven’t explored making the oil yet. I do have made wards etc up that will reflect stuff back before it reaches me
Hi Ivy! I just wanted to say that I just made your Felix Felicius Oil now that we are fully in the Lion’s Gate Portal. With the additions of Lavender & Lemon EO… and some Gold Glitter (Yeah! I am sometimes one of THOSE kind of Witches! LOLOLOL! 🌈✨🧙🏽♂️✨🌈 And I CANNOT WAIT to use it in a working in a few weeks after it infuses! Thanks for sharing your recipe! 👍🏽☺️👍🏽
Hey Ivy! Great article & recommendations! Other uses for oil that I do that weren’t mentioned are in my jewelry (which I’ve been doing for decades; lava stones & soaker pads in cages etc), anointing my pets’ items (collars, kennels, harnesses, bedding. Pet safe ingredients always & never over use/too much of it because animals have a better sense of smell than we do!) I also add some to my car’s upholstery. And lastly, I’ll anoint windows, mirrors, and door frames (before I start moving in my stuff/ first few hours) and I’ll use protection oils, for example, or holy water/ oil. I think another great oil to have in the tool box is “road opener.” This in conjunction with a luck oil and an attraction oil is chef’s kiss. Oh! And I’ve also made sachets that have some oil along with herbs and salt for cleansing baths or to help calm my anxiety so I can sleep. I hang them from my faucet so the water shifts through it as it fills the tub.
I am so inspired by your Liquid Luck, I made a small batch of Good Luck oil not too long ago and now that I see your big glass container of it I’m thinking I need to make a much bigger batch for my personal use. What great ideas were presented in your article Ivy! This has become my place to come and learn not just from you but also from the lovely community you have created here. Thank you for another enlightening start to my day, sending you love and appreciation Ivy. So grateful for the content you create and for your responses to this community. It’s my happy place.🥰
I have been a looooong time customer of Original Swiss Aromatics Oil. They check all my boxes regarding ethically sourced, clean processing and transparency in every batch. They have an extensive line of “magic therapeutic” oils to address health issues as well and “spirit and emotions” blends. I have used their hydrosols as well in many aspects of my practice. I have quite the collection of Original Swiss Aromatics products and use them ALL!
Lovely article as always. I was going to do something similar (before perusal your article), but I went with a different direction. 😊 Yes, I am the same way, of purchasing oils & making my own. I just started making my own oils last year. As always I enjoy your article and am looking forward to your rest of NeoPaganNovember.
Phew! Thank you for saying this about anointing the candle. I hear all the time….”Anoint from middle downwards for this…” or “Anoint from middle upwards for that”. F That noise- I anoint how I wanna! And of COURSE the universe had me purchase a variety of oils last week, before this article comes out. tsk tsk. I need some protection oil! And Money oil.
You sound like you know what you’re talking about. Because you know your stuff I would think you wouldn’t be advising people about servitors. Anyone can be perusal this & unfortunately there are some really bad people out there that shouldn’t be doing magick. As for the oils, there are some wonderful ones out there. If you can, I think it’s always good to make your own oils. You mentioned Anointing Oil, you can make that easily! it’s a few drops of Frankincense & myrrh essential oils & for a carrier oil, Olive is for Anointing Oil. For my skin and hair,I use Coconut or Jojoba. Both Frankie & Myrrh are antibacterial, anti-fungal & more. That’s one of the reasons why Frankie & Myrrh make great cosmetics. They also work as a substitute for retinal. When you burn the 2 resins, the smoke will literally clean the air. It kills 68% of the bacteria in the air! Of coarse, they’re wonderful for ritual too!