Hey guys, I was wondering if anyone's ever read about the "magickal" or ritual uses, and planetary alignments of various seldom-used (mentioned) resins? There are many I know of, of course, but no lit. seems to deal with them, so far as I am aware of. These might include:
* Tragacanth powder
* Guar powder
* Balsam resin
* Casper Woods Resin
* Bdellium resin(or Guggul)
* Colophony resin (or Burgundy Pitch)
* Breuzinho resin
* Canarium resin
* Canarium resin
* Damar resin
* Elemi Gum
* Euphorbium Gum
* Gum Ammoniac
* Galbanum Resin
* Labdanum (I think this might be a liquid resin, or pitch, maybe?)
* Olibanum resin
* Opoponax resin
* Palo Santo
* Pinon resin
* Peruvian Gold Incienso
* Sandarac resin
These are not resins that I have found in my Library of Herb-Lore, unfortunately; nor have I found anything on-line, to date. *groan* Although, it would make a fabulous research project! However, I must admit that what makes the use of resins so intimidating are the varieties of resins in existence, from different regions and in different colours (and probably scents), etc.!
Anyone know of any odd resins you've heard of that could--or should--be added to such a list?
Take Care,
Wade
* Tragacanth powder
* Guar powder
* Balsam resin
* Casper Woods Resin
* Bdellium resin(or Guggul)
* Colophony resin (or Burgundy Pitch)
* Breuzinho resin
* Canarium resin
* Canarium resin
* Damar resin
* Elemi Gum
* Euphorbium Gum
* Gum Ammoniac
* Galbanum Resin
* Labdanum (I think this might be a liquid resin, or pitch, maybe?)
* Olibanum resin
* Opoponax resin
* Palo Santo
* Pinon resin
* Peruvian Gold Incienso
* Sandarac resin
These are not resins that I have found in my Library of Herb-Lore, unfortunately; nor have I found anything on-line, to date. *groan* Although, it would make a fabulous research project! However, I must admit that what makes the use of resins so intimidating are the varieties of resins in existence, from different regions and in different colours (and probably scents), etc.!
Anyone know of any odd resins you've heard of that could--or should--be added to such a list?
Take Care,
Wade
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Re: Ritual Use of Unusual Resins
Fri, October 26, 2007 - 5:07 PMDude, i think you have too much time on your hands.
Actually you get a giant gold star for you intellectual curiosity.
Here is what I think about "planetary" attributes. They are subjective, and furthermore no resin is going to be completely lunar or solar or whatever. It is just going to have a preponderance of a quality that strikes one as lunar. In general, all of the resins are the blood of the plant and have a great power in opening the gates to other realities.
Here is what I can say (in a cursory way) about your list.
First, there are a lot of resins that you can buy in South America or Morocco or elsewhere that have names that are not quite possible to match up with specific species. Like a lot of things called copal may actually be pine resins. I have bought some obscure resins from a British source called pan's pantry and you should check out their website because it has info on alot ot the below.
The ones I have more knowledge of are:
guggul: a type of myrrh, very dank and smelly but used medicinally in ayurveda, also in traditional Indian incenses
colophony is a pine resin
damar comes in white and black, and smells somewhat like copal
galbanum is a goopy green mess and very hard to burn, but is one of my faves. Deep bitter green. Sacred to air.
labdanum another fave, is the rock rose, cistus. Stunningly beautiful amber.
olibanum: depends on who you ask if it is boswellia or not
palo santo: used in shamanic cleansing, smells like smokey sandalwood sort of
pinon is pinon pine, very very sweet, can by cloying
sandarac is rare, to me smells very much like mastic
As I said, check out the pan's pantry site.
Oh... don't forget the best: guar is a sacred substance burned while listening to Gwar concerts at maximum volume... it conjures up spewing creatures... -
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Re: Ritual Use of Unusual Resins
Fri, November 2, 2007 - 11:52 PMThanks for posting, fellahs : ) esp. the info on Pan's Pantry.
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Re: Ritual Use of Unusual Resins
Mon, November 5, 2007 - 9:57 AM
* Bdellium resin(or Guggul)
Indian resin - traditionally burned in India.
* Colophony resin (or Burgundy Pitch)
From Abies Spruce in Germany
Attribution: Mars
* Damar resin
(Or spelled Dammar). From Malaysia. Often substituted for mastic (as is cheaper).
Air/Mercury/Uranus attribution
* Elemi Gum
Difficult to handle in raw state (like chewing gum) - get the oil.
From the Phillipines.
Air/Spirit/Venus attribution
* Gum Ammoniac
(Or Ammoniacum)
Attribution: Mars
* Galbanum Resin
One of my fave resinoids!
It screams Uranus in the air and does somersaults in your mind!
:)
Air, Jupiter, Uranus, Libra, Daath
* Labdanum (I think this might be a liquid resin, or pitch, maybe?)
Yes usually liquid but can find the resin too.
Sun, Venus, Pluto, Fire, Daath
Amazing smell almost like liqorice. V mediterranean attribution.
* Olibanum resin
Just another name for Frankincense.
* Opoponax resin
Scorpio, Pluto, Mars, Daath
Very dark bittersweet.
* Pinon resin
Air
* Sandarac resin
Mercury
Guaiacum Resin:
Neptune
If you can find guaiacum anywhere pls let me know!
Thanks!
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Re: Ritual Use of Unusual Resins
Fri, November 9, 2007 - 9:54 AMI don't have my copy handy, but I wonder if any of these (or any other interesting resins) are mentioned in Crowley's 777?
