Sandalwood

Perfume or incenseIn 2 Signatures2 traditions

overview

Sandalwood has been burned in Hindu and Buddhist temples for millennia; its soft, creamy scent is said to calm the mind for meditation. In modern practice it is an all-purpose incense base and an oil of protection and healing.

Uses

Meditation
Protection
Healing
Granting wishes

ritual

Working with it

Write a wish on a chip of sandalwood and burn it. Use sandalwood powder as the base for loose incense blends.

⚠ Safety note for Sandalwood

ingredient_profile

Botanical name: Santalum album
Planet: ☽︎ Moon ♀︎ Venus
Kind: Wood
Element: Air
Works for: Protection Healing Intuition Banishing
Forms: woodpowderincenseessential oil
How to use: Burn as incense or loose herbAnointing oilWear as jewelryDiffuser or oil burner

⚠ Safety

Choose a sustainable source. Overharvested in the wild. Buy cultivated or ethically sourced, or use a substitute.

Receptive

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★ Part of the Signature of

♓︎ Pisces· Perfume ♀︎ Venus· Perfume

Where the traditions place it

Pisces — Common practice
Moon — Common practice
Venus — Common practice, Golden Dawn