Practical Magic: Blessing Oils

Oils have been used in rituals for millennia, from ancient Egypt to the Greco-Roman world, and the distillation of herbs into essential oils has long been considered a technique with medicinal, healing and spiritual benefits. In this workshop, attendees will learn the magical uses of different base oils and how to infuse them with dry and fresh herbs, making magical solar and lunar anointing oils. The blending of essential oils to be used in blessings, such as candles and crystals will also be covered, and finally, attendees will make an oil-based room diffuser to bring good dreams and visions to their resting hours.  

Participants will need: Lemon Balm, Lavender flowers, mint, a base oil (pref. Grapeseed oil/Almond oil etc)  

Hannah Sanders has spent almost three decades working in initiatory witchcraft traditions – treading the path of witch, enchantress and teacher. She is an award-winning folk singer and guitarist, having recorded three albums and appeared on stages across the world, and she gained her PhD in contemporary witchcraft, authoring several books on teen culture, feminism and magic, including her monograph Children of The Green: Raising our Kids in Pagan Traditions (2014, Moon Books). She was the final apprentice of esteemed writer and tarot reader Joyce Collin-Smith, and a founding member of the Norwich Chant Collective. A lover of chanting, dancing and herbal magics when she is not travelling and singing, she makes wild wines, forages and communes with our green allies.