Perfume or incense
Olive Oil
Perfume or incense1 tradition
Olive oil anointed the kings and priests of the Hebrew Bible and lit the lamps of the Temple. It is the traditional base for anointing and condition oils.
Uses
- Base for anointing oils
- Consecration
- Healing
- Peace
Working with it
Bless a small bottle of olive oil and use it to anoint candles, tools, and doorways. Most magical oils start with it.
- Botanical name
- Olea europaea
- Planet
- ☉︎ Sun
- Kind
- Carrier oil
- Element
- Fire
- Works for
- PurificationHealingHarmony
- Forms
- carrier oil
- How to use
- Anointing oilDress a candle
Projective
Where the traditions place it
- Sun — Common practice