Beltane oil

How to Use It

Witchcraft & Folk Magick

• Dress a red or green candle at Beltane for passion and fertility.
• Anoint flowers for a May crown or garland.
• Wear on Beltane as a perfume oil for love and joy.

Ceremonial & Occult Magick

• Anoint the altar and tools for the Beltane sabbat.
• Use in a rite honouring the union of the God and Goddess.

A Simple Working

• On Beltane eve, gather a handful of fresh flowers.
• Anoint a red candle with the oil and light it.
• Dab a drop on each flower and speak a wish for the summer.
• Weave the flowers into a small garland or wreath.
• Hang it on your door.
• Leave it until it dries, then burn it at the next festival.

Pairs Well With

• Hawthorn, the May tree.
• Fresh flowers, for garlands.
• A red candle, for passion.
• Rose quartz, for love.

What You Receive

Beltane oil, in a 4 dram bottle.

Origin & Lore

Beltane is the Gaelic festival marking the start of summer around 1 May, a time of bonfires, flowers and the first green growth. In modern witchcraft it is a sabbat of love, passion, fertility and celebration.

On Beltane eve, cattle in Ireland and Scotland were driven between two bonfires to protect them for the summer ahead.

Medieval Irish texts describe Beltane bonfires lit to protect cattle, and folk customs continued in Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man into modern times.

Washing the face in May morning dew was a widespread British and Irish custom believed to bring beauty for the year.