Ritual Use of Unusual Resins

topic posted Fri, October 26, 2007 - 2:55 PM by  offlineMacMorrighan
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
posted by:
MacMorrighan
Iowa
  • Re: Ritual Use of Unusual Resins

    Fri, October 26, 2007 - 5:07 PM
    Dude, 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...
  • 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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