Quetzalcoatl Bust and Oils!

My mom gave me some awesome Pagan stuff for Yule.
This is an Ostara Sabbat basket. It has everything for a small Ostara ritual. It comes with incense and two charcoal blocks to light them, a candle that looks like Vicks Vapo-rub, Ostara oil, a rose quartz and citrine in a pretty bag, a mini-broom and a scroll that gives a breif history of the holiday. The moon-cloth is really nice too, and it came in a basket so I can use it too!
This is a dark sunstone crystal ball. I have a small chunk of this, as does my friend Kristine. We call them our drag queen stones.
These are some more oils my mom got me. The mini ones were on sale! I have Oregano, Grapefruit, Myrtle, Eucalptus, Angelica Root and Chamoile.

Yes! This is a Quetzalcoatl bust! Just like the one's on the temples and at Disney!
SMOOCHIES!

Side note: There was a bit of a kafuffle involving Quetzalcoatl and mistaken identity this week. Big thanks to my cousin Ash and Hex for letting me vent and helping me figure it all out.

Egyptian Altar Oil

Use this recipe to create an Egyptian Altar Oil.

4 drops Frankincense oil
2 drops Myrrh oil
1 drop Cedar oil

Sorry about the sort-ish post today, I'm working on my Twelve Days of Yule posts.

Making an Oil Based Infusion

This is a basic process for creating an oil based infusion. Use any base oil, though the easiest to get would be olive oil.

The standard proportion suggested is that for every cup of oil, one ounce of fresh herb or one-half ounce of dried herb is required. Unless otherwise advised, do not exceed these proportions.

1. Place the botanical material in a stainless steel bowl
2. Cover with the oil
3. Gently heat over simmering water, either in a true double boiler or in an improvised water bath—a saucepan one-quarter filled with water. The bowl with the herbs must not sit on the bottom of the pan but float in the water. As it is very easy for oil to scorch and burn, this process needs constant supervision for safety. Keep the oil covered
4. Stir once in a while. Simmer gently for thirty minutes. The oil should not be allowed to get too hot because if it smokes, bubbles, or burns, an acrid fragrance will develop, spoiling the infusion.
5. Allow the oil to cool. Then all the botanical material must be strained out through multiple layers of cheesecloth or a fine non-metal strainer, Strain twice, if necessary, or more. If the plant material is not removed, the oil may turn rancid
6. If an infusion recipe includes essential oils or flower remedies for enhancement, add them now, once the oil is strained and cooled
7. Store the infused oil in an airtight container.

If you are making large quanities of oil, you'll need a presverer. The easiest to find is vitamin E. Buy vitamin E capsules from the pharmany, and peirce them, mixing it into the mixture.

You can use a crock-pot for the water bath. Maintain the same proportions. Leave the pot on a low heat for approximately two hours, then strain as above.

Health and Healing Oils

With my cousin's healing going well, and my own healing, I figured I might as well share a really good list of scents that aid in healing and promote general health.
Use them either as incense, aromatherapy, annointing candles, in the bath, whatever else you can think of.

Bay
Carnation
Cedarwood
Cinnamon
Coriander
Eucalyptus
Gardenia
Juniper
Lemon Balm
Lime
Lotus
Myrrh
Narcissus
Palmarosa
Peppermint
Pine
Rose
Rosemary
Sandalwood
Spearmint
Violet

Astral Projection Oils

Just a quick update with a little list of essential oils or incense you can use to aid you in astral projection.

Benzoin
Cinnamon
Jasmine
Sandalwood

So, if you're thinking about trying astral projection, or you want to give your projections a little more kick, try burning these incenses or rubbing the oil on your hands and third eye to help.