The Herbal Alchemist’s Handbook: A Complete Guide to Magickal Herbs and How to Use Them - Karen Harrison 2020
Formulas and Recipes
Appendix
These formulas are complete unto themselves, but you are encouraged to make them your own by adding or omitting ingredients and fashioning them in such a way as to create personal blends derived from your own intuition, knowledge, and inspiration. I have listed the amounts for each herb, essential oil, and resin in the time-honored unit of parts so that you can make the amount you deem useful for your workings. A part can be one handful, one tablespoon, one-quarter cup—whatever volume you prefer. I would recommend that with any of your essential oils, you consider ten drops to be equal to one part. After you have blended in your essential oils, let your creation sit overnight, then smell it to see if you would like to add more of any oil that you particularly like for a stronger scent according to your personal taste.
Planetary Formulas
Sun
one part frankincense
one part calendula
one part safflower
one part frankincense oil
one part heliotrope oil
Moon
one part jasmin flowers
one part white sandalwood
one part mugwort
one part violet oil
one part sandalwood oil
Mars
two parts red sandalwood
one part honeysuckle flowers
one part basil
one part ginger oil
one part juniper oil
Mercury
one part lavender flowers
one part gum mastic
one part cinnamon chips
one part cinnamon oil
one part lavender oil
Jupiter
one part cedar chips
one part pine needles
one part meadowsweet
one part cedar oil
one part sage oil
Venus
one part rose petals
one part vervain
one part elder blossoms
one part rose oil
one part ylang-ylang oil
Saturn
one part myrrh resin
one part patchouli
one part oak moss
one part petitgrain oil
one part cypress oil
Neptune
one part white willow
one part orange blossoms
one part poppy blossoms
one part neroli oil
one part ylang-ylang oil
Uranus
one part allspice berries, crushed
one part powdered nutmeg
one part gum mastic
one part clove oil
one part elemi oil
Elemental Formulas
Earth
one part patchouli
one part black copal
one part oak moss oil
one part myrrh oil
Air
one part gum arabic
one part cinnamon
one part lavender oil
one part clove oil
Fire
one part ginger
one part safflower
one part frankincense oil
one part heliotrope oil
Water
one part mugwort
one part orange blossoms
one part lotus oil
one part white sandalwood oil
Formulas for Manifestation of Goals
These Incense formulas are a combination of Planetary energies utilizing herbs, resins, and essential oils well suited for their goal as indicated by the name of the Incense. You are encouraged to alter them to suit your thoughts, intuition, and taste. I have noted the Planet associated with each ingredient to give you a feel for why that particular herb, resin, or oil is being used. If you wish to create a Ritual Oil from any of these formulas, simply use the essential oil rather than the herb, or omit that ingredient entirely if it is not available as an oil or if it is an essential oil that should not be used on the skin.
Abundance
one part frankincense (Sun; success)
one part calendula (Sun; success)
one part oak moss (Jupiter; expansion)
one part orris (Venus; enjoyment)
one part heliotrope oil (Sun; success)
one part cedar oil (Jupiter; expansion)
Aphrodite, Goddess of Love
one part rose petals (Venus; love)
one part jasmin flowers (Moon; emotions)
one part orris powder (Venus; love)
one part rose oil (Venus; love)
one part neroli oil (Neptune; spiritual connection)
one part ylang-ylang oil (Venus; love)
Binding
one part benzoin gum (Saturn; binding)
one part patchouli (Saturn; binding)
one part Solomon's seal (Saturn; protective)
one part rosemary oil (Saturn; protective)
one part frankincense oil (Sun; success)
Change
one part calamus root (Uranus; change)
one part lavender (Mercury; clarity)
one part powdered nutmeg (Uranus; change)
one part cinnamon (Uranus, Mercury; change)
two parts sandalwood oil (Mercury, Moon; communication between conscious and subconscious minds)
Courage
one part gingerroot (Mars; courage)
one part dragon's blood resin (Mars; strength)
one part frankincense (Sun; success)
one part myrrh (Saturn, Pluto; grounding and inner work)
one part juniper oil (Jupiter; expansion)
one part cinnamon oil (Mercury; consciousness)
Creativity
one part willow (Neptune; inspiration)
one part safflower (Sun; self-expression)
one part rose petals (Venus; beauty, arts)
one part lotus oil (Neptune; creativity)
one part vanilla oil (Venus; beauty, arts)
Employment
one part gum arabic (Mercury; business)
one part cinnamon chips (Mercury; business)
one part eyebright (Sun; success)
one part pine oil (Jupiter; expansion)
one part bergamot oil (Mercury; eloquence)
one part vetivert oil (Saturn; manifestation)
Fame
one part cedar chips (Jupiter; renown)
one part angelica (Sun; authority)
one part myrtle (Venus; the arts)
one part gum mastic (Uranus; innovation)
one part lavender oil (Mercury; knowledge)
one part carnation oil (Jupiter; expansion)
Fertility
one part fennel seed (Moon; fertility)
one part violet leaves (Moon; fertility)
one part sandalwood (Moon; fertility)
one part rose oil (Venus; connection to the feminine energies)
one part jasmin oil (Moon; fertility)
Grounding
one part myrrh resin (Saturn; grounding)
one part skullcap (Saturn; stability)
one part juniper berries (Sun; confidence)
one part patchouli oil (Saturn; grounding)
one part cypress oil (Saturn; grounding)
Health
one part frankincense (Sun; vitality)
one part basil (Mars; energy)
one part cinnamon (Mercury; nervous system)
one part bay oil (Sun; health)
one part sandalwood oil (Moon; Inner Self)
Inspiration
one part mugwort (Moon, Neptune; Inner Self, inspiration)
one part gum mastic (Uranus; innovation)
one part jasmin oil (Moon; subconscious)
one part neroli oil (Neptune; musk)
Intuition
one part star anise seed (Moon; psychic ability)
one-half part camphor (Moon; intuition)
one part sandalwood (Moon, Mercury; communication between conscious and subconscious minds)
one part lotus oil (Moon, Neptune; mystic)
one part bitter almond oil (Moon; intuition)
Karma
one part myrrh (Pluto; past lives)
one part poppy seeds or poppy flowers (Moon; subconscious)
one part boneset (Saturn; past lives)
one part opoponax oil (Pluto; karma)
one part cypress oil (Saturn; understanding)
Love
one part rose petals (Venus; love)
one part orris powder (Venus; love)
one part red sandalwood (Mars; passion)
one part jasmin oil (Moon; emotions)
one part patchouli oil (Saturn; grounding)
Opportunity
one part meadowsweet (Jupiter; expansion)
one part cloves (Mercury, Uranus; communication, change)
one part frankincense (Sun; success)
one part oak moss oil (Jupiter; expansion)
one part of an oil that represents the Planet ruling the area in which you seek opportunity
Past Lives
one part crushed poppy flowers (Moon, Pluto; subconscious, past lives)
one part myrrh resin (Saturn, Pluto; karma, unconscious mind)
one-half part cinnamon (Mercury; memory)
one part jasmin oil (Moon; subconscious)
one part water lily oil (Moon; subconscious)
Peace
one part jasmin flowers (Moon; emotions)
one part myrrh resin (Saturn; grounding)
one part rose petals (Venus; love)
one part lotus oil (Neptune; inspiration)
one part lavender oil (Mercury; communication)
Prosperity
one part calendula (Sun; success)
one part caraway seeds (Mercury; business)
one part pine resin (Jupiter; expansion)
one part bay oil (Sun; victory)
one part cinnamon oil (Mercury; speed)
one part oak moss oil (Jupiter; growth)
Protection
one part frankincense (Sun; vitality)
one part myrrh resin (Saturn; shielding)
one part patchouli (Saturn; grounding)
one part ginger oil (Mars; protection)
one part cypress oil (Saturn; shielding)
Purification
one part copal resin (Sun; cleansing)
one part sandalwood (Moon, Mercury; inner and outer person and environment)
one part sage (Jupiter; expand spirit)
one part myrrh oil (Moon, Saturn, Pluto; emotions, shielding, transformation)
True Dream
one part poppy seeds (Moon, Neptune; mystical inspiration)
one part jasmin flowers (Moon; dreamwork)
one part gum arabic (Mercury; memory)
one part neroli oil (Neptune; dreamwork)
one part sandalwood oil (Moon, Mercury; subconscious, memory)