Rosemary oil (Espiritu blend)

How to Use It

Witchcraft & Folk Magick

• Anoint candles and journals for rituals of remembrance and honouring the dead.
• Dress a white candle before study or exams to keep the mind clear.
• Add a drop to a dream pillow so dreams are easier to remember on waking.

Hoodoo & Rootwork

• Mix into floor washes to cleanse and protect a home, especially one where the woman of the house leads.
• Anoint doorframes for protection and to keep a household faithful.

Ceremonial & Occult Magick

• Anoint ritual tools after cleansing as a protective, solar consecration.
• Dress candles in workings of the Sun for clarity, vitality and memory.

A Simple Working

• Take a white or yellow chime candle and a notebook.
• Dress the candle with Rosemary oil from base to wick, thinking of the memory you want to keep or recover.
• Anoint the inside cover of the notebook with a single drop.
• Light the candle and sit quietly for a few minutes.
• Write down everything that comes to mind about the person, subject or dream you are working with.
• Let the candle burn down and keep the notebook somewhere you will see it each day.

Pairs Well With

• Sage, for cleansing before memory or study work.
• Lavender, to calm the mind while rosemary keeps it alert.
• Clear quartz, for focus and holding intention.
• Mugwort, when the working involves dreams.
• Bay leaves, for writing wishes and petitions in study work.

What You Receive

Rosemary oil, an Espiritu blend, available in 2 dram, 1 oz and 16 oz bottles.

Origin & Lore

Rosemary oil is named for rosemary, the Mediterranean shrub whose Latin name ros marinus means dew of the sea. It has been tied to memory, fidelity and protection since classical times, and was used in weddings, funerals and household cleansing across Europe.

“There’s rosemary, that’s for remembrance; pray you, love, remember,” says Ophelia, and Shakespeare’s audience knew exactly what she meant.

Rosemary was carried at both weddings and funerals in Tudor and Stuart England: brides wore it and gave sprigs to guests as a token of faithfulness, and mourners threw it into graves so the dead would be remembered. Hoodoo lore holds that rosemary thrives where the woman rules the house.