Annointing oils and incense are used widely in magickal rituals and spells. Fragrance is an extremely useful tool. It 'sets the mood' for your ritual, and goes a long way in bringing about your desired magickal intention. The following list is of oils commonly used in magick, along with their commonly accepted magickal attributes. As you experiment with fragrance by using oils and incense, you will most likely find many more magickal uses for the following oils.
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Amber - love, comfort, happiness, and healing. { Amber oil is created from lesser quality amber, which is fossilized pine resin millions of years old...true amber oil is extremely rare, 'most' amber oil is formulated from ambergris }.
Ambergris - psychic powers, dreams, aphrodisiac. { This is a product of sperm whales, and was used widely for magick in the past, it is not very common presently, due to increased ecological considerations since whales are an endangered species, and fortunately society no longer approves of the killing of animals for products such as oil }. Most of the ambergris oil on the market today is artificial. For a close substitute, mix cypress oil with a few drops of Patchouli oil.
Apple Blossom - happiness, love, friendship
Bayberry - protection, wishes, prosperity, happiness, control.
Benzoin - astral projection, purification
Bergamot - money-attraction, prosperity, uplifting of spirits, protection
Carnation - protection, strength, healing, love, lust.
Cedarwood - healing, purification, unhexing, protection, money-attraction
Cinnamon - purification, stimulation, wealth and prosperity, business success, lust, astral projection, healing
Citronella - cleansing, warding off { this works great on those nasty mosquitoes! }, healing, unhexing, exorcism *note: do not use indoors
Clove - pain relief, intellectual stimulation, business success, wealth and prosperity, divination, exorcism, protection, psychic awareness
Copal - love, purification, uplifting spirits, protection, exorcism, promoting spirituality.
Cypress - comfort, healing, and protection.
Dittany of Crete - Astral projection
Dragon's Blood - extremely useful in adding power to any other oil, increases potency of spells and rituals, protection, courage, hex-breaking, exorcism, magickal power, love
Eucalyptus - healing, purification, protection. Open up a vial of eucalyptus oil and breathe vapor or use a few drops in steam inhalation to help ease congestion
Frankincense - spirituality, astral strength, protection, consecration, courage, exorcism
Gardenia - peace, love, healing
Ginger - wealth & riches, invigorating, lust, love, magickal power
Hibiscus - divination, love, lust
Honeysuckle - money, psychic powers, happiness, friendship, healing
Hyacinth - happiness, protection
Jasmine - love, money, dreams, fantasy, purification, wisdom, skills, astral projection
Juniper - calming, protection, healing, exorcism. Mixed with grapefruit oil and rubbed on the body, it is said to help with cellulite. If using pure essential oils remember to mix with a carrier oil such as jojoba or almond, do NOT put pure essential oils on the body without diluting, as it possibly could cause a skin reaction
Lavender - cleansing, healing, love, happiness. One of the few oils that can be used undiluted { called 'neat' } on the body
Lemon - healing, love, purification. Mix a few drops with water to use it in house cleaning, it smells great
Lemongrass - psychic powers, mental clarity
Lilac - soothing, warding off, exorcism
Lotus - opening, elevating mood, protection, spirituality, healing, meditation. Here is a recipe for Lotus Bouquet: Mix equal parts of Rose, Jasmine, and Musk, then add some Ylang-Ylang to equal about 10% of the entire solution
Magnolia - nature, trees, hair growth. Here is a recipe for Magnolia Bouquet: Mix 2 parts Sandalwood with 1 part Jasmine and 1 part Rose, add some Neroli oil to equal about 5 - 10% of the entire solution
Musk - aphrodisiac, prosperity, inner truth, courage, purification
Myrrh - spirituality, hex-breaking, meditation, healing, consecration, exorcism
Neroli - confidence, insomnia
New Mown Hay - used for new beginnings, gaining a fresh perspective on problems, or to break negative habits and thought patterns. Here is a recipe to make your own version, Mix Woodruff, Tonka, Lavender, Bergamot, and Oakmoss.
Oakmoss - money-drawing, to make your own oakmoss bouquet,Mix vetivert and cinnamon oils
Orange - divination, love, luck, money-attraction, psychic powers
Patchouli - growth, love, mastery, warm & sensual
Pennyroyal - purifying
Peppermint - energy, mental stimulant, exorcism, healing
Pine - grounding, strength, cleansing, exorcism, healing
Rose - love, house-blessing, fertility, healing
Rose Geranium - courage & protection
Rosemary - remembrance, energy, exorcism, healing
Sage - wisdom, clarity, purification, exorcism
Sandalwood - has a rich and mysterious scent and is about the most popular of oils. It can be used as a general, all-purpose annointing oil, its magickal attributes include spirituality, healing, protection, astral projection, exorcism, *note: Cedar may be used as a substitute
Strawberry - love, luck
Sweet Pea - although no genuine sweet pea oil exists, you can create your own. Mix Neroli, Ylang-Ylang, Jasmine, and Benzoin used for friendship, love, courage
Tonka - used for love and attracting money. Mix Benzoin oil with a few drops of Vanilla extract this makes a great substitute
Tuberose - for love attraction, this is very expensive, and hard to find. You can make a substitute, Mix Ylang-Ylang, Rose, and Jasmine Oils, with just a touch of Neroli added
Vanilla - lust, mental powers
Vetivert - unhexing, money, peace, love, exorcism
Violet - wisdom, luck, love, protection, healing
Yarrow - courage, exorcism, psychic
Ylang-Ylang - It is distilled from a flower which grows in the Philippines. It is used for love, harmony, and euphoria.
