The Unknown Land

“Alchemical Cliché” March 10th, 2021

Marigold + Sandalwood

 

Tagetes erecta L. - Marigold

Plant part: Flowers

Origin: India

Pure and Natural – For External Use Only

Source: Cultivated

Method: Hydrodistilled

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Description

This Marigold essential oil is from ‘African’ marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) which is actually native to Mexico and has been used there for centuries to connect with the Dead, for example on Dia de los Muertos and is known in Mexico as ‘Flor de Muerto’ (Flower of the Dead). To the Aztecs, it was the  flower sacred to the goddess Cihualcoatl-Quilaztli (snake woman), a mother and fertility goddess.

This Marigold species took advantage of human trade and colonial routes to make its way to Africa and India. It has also been incorporated into ritual and worship in India. It is also important to know that this is not Calendula, which is sometimes also refered to as Marigold. Most of the Marigold (Tagetes) essential oil available is Tagetes minuta, which has a very different personality and aroma.

Marigold (Tagetes erecta) essential oil embodies the light that is also seen in the bright color of the flowers. It is this light that reaches the dead. It is the light of communication with our ancestors. Regardless of where your ancestors are from, this is a superb, alive aroma that helps with contacting them and doing ancestral healing. It is a powerful, pungent aroma that has a deep slow heartbeat.

 

Santalum Album -Sadalwood

Origin: India

Plant part used: Wood

Source: Wildcrafted

Method: Steam-distillation

Description

Sandalwood Essential Oil – Indian sandalwood is the most revered sandalwood in the world. This one is soft, creamy and rich. It is elegant, round and smooth with a velvety texture, that sets it way above many of the other woody oils. Santalum alba is native to India and has been harvested for perfume, ceremony and ritual for many thousands of years. It is extremely calming to the mind connecting the crown with the base chakra making it a very helpful oil to use in meditation. It is also used as a base for the preparation of attars.