SANDALWOOD
(Santalum album)

Sandalwood is one of the most valuable woods in the world.

All parts yields Sandalwood oil, particularly the heartwood and the roots, which yield about 6 percent essential oil.

Recorded in Ayurvedic medicine and Egyptian embalming, the oil is now used as an inhalant for its expectorant and sedative effect on coughs and as a powerful antiseptic for lung and urinary tract infections, fevers, passing of stones in kidney inflammations, and in prostatitis. The oil is cooling to the body and useful for fevers and infections when used as a massage. Sandalwood has been used internally for chronic bronchitis and to treat gonorrhea and the urethral discharge that results. Simmer one teaspoon of the wood per cup of water for twenty minutes, and take up to two cups a day in quarter-cup doses.

red: Add to healing and Love/lust mixes and rituals involving the full moon. It also increases the vibrations so burn when trying to communicate with the spirit world and to increase spiritual awareness.
white: grounding, centering, purification, protection.
It will clear negativity. Burn for protection and to ward negativity. Also use at Full Moon Esbat. Sandalwood makes a popular incense, as its calming effect aids meditation.

It is commonly used for funeral pyres in India, where devotees believe the scent protects places from evil spirits.

The scent is calming to the mind.

Parts Used: Heartwood

Magical Uses: Lower grades of Sandalwood (light colored with little scent) are not recommended to use in magic.

Sandalwood powder is burned during protection, healing and exorcism spells. When mixed with lavender it makes an incense designed to conjure spirits.

This fragrant wood possesses very high spiritual vibrations and is mixed with Frankincense and burned at séances and Full Moon rituals. Powdered sandalwood can be scattered about a place to clear it of negativity. Sandalwood beads are protective and promote a spiritual awareness when worn. Sandalwood oil placed on the forehead aids in focusing the mind. The scent opens the highest spiritual centers and so makes an appropriate incense for rituals, exorcisms, and healings.

The scents of frankincense and sandalwood have some of the highest vibrations inherent in any plant. They will resonate with aspects of ourselves or with Devic/Angelic beings of the highest order. Rose is another herb held to have that frequency, thus attracting or eliciting the highest spiritual vibrations from within ourselves and the cosmos.

Sandalwood is used as an incense base for: Protection; Healing; Exorcise; Spirituality; Wishes; Full Moon Esbat; Wards Negativity; Astral Projection; Reincarnation; Spirit Offering.

Aromatherapy Uses: Acne; Dry, Cracked, Chapped Skin; After Shave; Greasy Skin; Moisturizer; Bronchitis; Catarrh; Coughs (dry, persistent); Laryngitis; Sore Throat; Diarrhea; Nausea; Cystitis; Depression; Insomnia; Nervous Tension; Stress Related Conditions.

Key Qualities: Aphrodisiac, Soothing; Relaxing; Uplifting; Purifying; Warming; Grounding; Opening; Elevating; Sedative.

Love and Light
Cara