Ritual Oils

Ritual Oils

Like all magical tools, oils help focus spell work by creating an enhanced environment for your intent, often magic oils are used to anoint tools, dress candles, feed talisman, charms, crystals, doorknobs, windowsills and other objects. When buying magick oils always inquire as to the intent uses of it:

 Is it a perfume aroma therapy oil? -- These are used for scent magic where the smell is highly important, your intent is to utilize the scent to create and conjure.The idea of scent as sacrifice goes back to ancient times. Some prefer to use only essential oils for this magick while others feel that perfumed oils are just as powerful in this working, the intent and focus remaining on the "Scent" of the oil and what that scent draws or expels.  
 

Is it a dressing oil or anointing oil? -- Some dressing oils are not meant to be anointing oils, they are for dressing "non-living" things while anointing oils can be applied to the "alive" things, yourself, plants and animals, most anointing oils can be used for dressing oils also.  These oils do not focus on the scent of the oil but rather the powers and energies the herbs and resins lend to the oil, they should remain in as close to a natural form as possible containing the actual herb or resin in a carrier (almond, olive, joba, etc...) Because they contain no fragrance oils or synthetics, their scent tends to be both more subtle and more complex than synthetic fragrances. Subtle for a reasoning, not all magick workings should draw attention. 

Single ingredient oils such as sage, rosemary or frankincense hold the essence and vibrational energies of the herb or resin and corresponds to the same powers and energies as the herb (plant). Doing workings and don't have the herb, grab the oil, same for oils, don't have a certain oil grab the herb. The herb and oil can be used interchangeably. Oils are a convenient way for mixing special and sacred blends for heating in a warmer when burning incense is not options.