| What's in a holy anointing recipe? Essential oils and | | | | you choose to add the spikenard, I would do so very |
| hopefully therapeutic grade essential oils are the ONLY | | | | sparingly since it is in the valerian family of plants and |
| ingredients. I have thought about this in regards to a | | | | will give a "dirty socks" kind of aroma to your blend. |
| "spiritual" recipe for aiding you in your holiday | | | | So here is the recipe: |
| celebrations particularly spiritual celebrations honoring | | | | 12 drops of frankincense |
| the birth of the Christ child. Let's first look in the Bible. | | | | 6 drops of myrrh |
| There are only a few oils that the biblical writers | | | | 2 drop of galbanum |
| deemed holy enough to call them "holy." They are | | | | 1 drop of onycha (optional) |
| frankincense, myrrh, spikenard, galbanum and onycha. | | | | 1 drop of spikenard (optional) |
| There are actually 35 different plants named by name | | | | To use this blend for anointing in a spiritual service, I |
| in the scriptures but only these five got the special | | | | would add it to 1 teaspoon of virgin olive oil. Better yet, I |
| designation of holy. Of these five, only frankincense | | | | would add it to a clear vegetable oil since olive oil |
| and myrrh have traditionally been used by churches in | | | | tends to be greasy. You can use jojoba oil or |
| their incense. | | | | fractionated coconut oil or almond oil. This will make |
| A Recipe for Anointing | | | | about a 50% dilution. If you want to diffuse this blend |
| Frankincense will lend a particularly holy fragrance to | | | | rather than use it as an anointing oil, then don't add the |
| your recipe and the myrrh will give a musky tinge to | | | | vegetable oil since it will clog up your diffuser. Just |
| the body of the blend. Galbanum is actually a | | | | diffuse the frankincense/myrrh/galbanum mixture. The |
| wonderfully earthy oil and will add a bit of grounding to | | | | fragrance will give an "old world" kind of churchy |
| the recipe. Onycha is styrax benzoin and can render a | | | | aroma. |
| sweet vanilla-bean like fragrance to the recipe. Should | | | | |