Sparkle Box Hallowe’en Deluxe

Description

Sparkle Box Hallowe’en Deluxe

Festival

Hallowe’en is the feast day celebrating the end of the harvest and the beginning of the cold and dark. It is the time when the barriers between the worlds are at their most fragile and when the living and the dead may meet again to celebrate the turning of the year and to ease the fears of those destined to die throughout the winter’s hardships. Many Deities considered this their sacred time e.g. Hecate, the Morrigan, Thanatos, Anubis and Hel

Essential Oils

• Aniseed               (Pimpinella anisum)
• Benzoin              (Styrax benzoin)
• Cedarwood       (Juniperus virginiana)
• Cinnamon         (Cinnamomum zeylanicum)
• Clary Sage         (Salvia sclarea)
• Cypress              (Cupressus sempervirens)
• Frankincense   (Boswellia carterii)
• Garlic                   (Allium sativum)
• Myrrh                   (Commiphora myrrha)
• Neroli                   (Citrus aurantium)
• Orange                 (Citrus sinensis)
• Patchouli             (Pogostemon cablin)

Contraindications

Avoid ALL Essential Oils during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Avoid Aniseed in problem skin conditions and if suffering from diabetes. Avoid use of Clary Sage with alcohol, Chloral hydrate or Hexobarbitone. Avoid Cedarwood with heart problems or high blood pressure. Avoid Frankincense and Garlic if taking Warfarin. Avoid Pine if suffering kidney problems or high blood pressure. ALWAYS carry out a patch test before use.

Aniseed

Aniseed is said to increase psychic abilities and ward off the Evil Eye in magical practices. It safeguards the soul on spirit journeys and astral travel and offers protection against nightmares. It may be used to open the inner eye. Use it as a special offering if your spirit or totem animals are dogs, or to invoke Anubis. Useful for seeing mischief.

Dilution – 1%

Benzoin

It is considered valuable for purification and prosperity.  It can help the mind to let go of painful emotions, past grievances and resentment. In Java, shamans use it for shape shifting.

Dilution – 1%

Cedarwood

Sacred to Artemis, Cedarwood is also known as ‘the tree of life’ or the ‘tree of the gods’ and is a symbol of faith and strength. Revered for its meditative and relaxing qualities.

Dilution – 1%

Clary sage

Associated with vision, it is used to clear not only the physical eye, but also the third eye of the clairvoyant prior to channelling or divination. It lifts the spirit and helps detachment from emotionally difficult or painful situations. An aid to enter trance or to induce euphoria.

Dilution – 1%

Cypress

The tree of mourning, sacred to the gods of the dead. Warming and comforting, it is spiritually grounding and helps in acceptance of change.

Dilution – 2%

Frankincense

Relaxing, calming, it slows breathing. Sacred to Jesus, it is good for meditation – elevates the mind and deepens breathing.  Frankincense is associated with good fortune in business

Dilution – 1%

Garlic

Sacred to Hecate and at its most potent at Hallowe’en, it is associated with nightmares, burials, courage in battle and the guardianship of crossroads and entrances. Very strong.

Dilution – 0.5%

Myrrh

Myrrh is used for purification and banishing of harmful, negative energies. It protects the souls of the dead on their journey to the Otherworld. It may help overcome grief and loss. Used for grounding and for connecting with one’s inner source at times of crisis.

Dilution – 1%

Neroli

Neroli drives away sadness, invokes a feeling of joy and happiness and can be used to get in touch with one’s feminine energy and sensuality. It is a wonderful oil to use in tantric rituals and all acts of pleasure to celebrate the Goddess of Love.

Dilution – 2%

Orange

It banishes negative thought forms, jealousy and insecurities. It can also be used in spells to harmonise relationships and may help in working through hurt feelings and lingering resentment. Orange opens the heart chakra and clears stagnant energies, latent fears and mistrust. It may stimulate the creative spirit and attract good fortune.

Dilution – 2%

Patchouli

Sacred to Saturn, it can be used in sex magic providing both partners respond positively to it. It is aligned to the element of earth and can be used in rituals of time, age and wisdom.

Dilution – 2%

Pine

Pine oil is used for protection and purification, to dispel negative energy and to cleanse a sacred space or ritual objects. It is sacred to Dionysius and can be used in fertility rites and for prosperity spells or amulets

Dilution – 1%

Before Use

Dilute all oils in a suitable carrier such as Grapeseed (Vitis vinifera) or a blend of Grapeseed and Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) oil before skin application.