St Michael oil
Price range: $3.25 through $80.25
The warrior archangel’s oil · Available in 3 sizes
An oil dedicated to the Archangel Michael, the warrior of heaven who threw Satan down, worked for protection, banishing, exorcism and courage.
Quick Uses
- Protection: dress a red, blue or white candle and recite the Prayer to Saint Michael for the home.
- Doorways: anoint doorframes and windows in the sign of the cross after a disturbance.
- Cutting ties: dress a candle to cut ties with enemies and break a jinx.
- Banishing: anoint the forehead before the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram.
How to Use It
Folk Catholicism & Spiritism
- Dress a red, blue or white candle with the oil and recite the Prayer to Saint Michael for protection of the home.
- Anoint doorframes and windows in the sign of the cross after a disturbance or a run of bad luck.
- Add a few drops to holy water for blessing a house.
Hoodoo & Rootwork
- Dress a candle to cut ties with enemies and break a jinx.
- Anoint a Saint Michael medal to carry for protection.
Ceremonial & Occult Magick
- Anoint the forehead before the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram, where Michael is called in the south.
- Dress a candle for solar workings, in systems where Michael is the archangel of the Sun.
A Simple Working
- Stand a red chime candle in a holder near your front door.
- Dress it with the oil from the middle outward, to push harm away.
- Light it and recite the Prayer to Saint Michael.
- Anoint the top and both sides of the doorframe with a drop each.
- Say plainly what you want kept out of your home.
- Let the candle burn down completely.
Pairs Well With
- A red chime candle: for his warrior strength.
- Holy water: for blessing with the oil.
- A Saint Michael medal: to anoint and carry.
- Frankincense: for clearing a room before and after.
What You Receive
St Michael oil, available in 2 dram, 1 oz and 16 oz.
Origin & Lore
Michael is the chief of the archangels in Jewish, Christian and Islamic tradition, shown in armour with a sword or spear over a defeated dragon or devil, often holding scales to weigh souls. His feast, Michaelmas, falls on 29 September. This oil is a folk preparation used to dress his candles and call on his protection.
In the Book of Revelation, Michael and his angels fight the dragon and cast him out of heaven, and Michael has been the Church’s defender against evil ever since.
Pope Leo XIII composed the Prayer to Saint Michael in the 1880s and ordered it said after Low Mass. In English folklore, the devil fell into a bramble patch when Michael cast him out of heaven, and each year on Old Michaelmas Day he spits on the blackberries, so they should not be picked after that date.
Did You Know?
Mont-Saint-Michel, the tidal island abbey in Normandy, was founded after the bishop of Avranches said Michael appeared to him in the early eighth century.
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Size | 2 dram, 1 oz, 16 oz |
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