Yule/Winter Solstice Blend Oil 1/2 oz Bottle (December 21st Northern Hemisphere)

This item is a 1/2 oz bottle or 15ml of Yule Blend Oil.
This price is for one bottle.

Our Yule Blend Oil is made with Bayberry, Cinnamon and Frankincense Essential Oils and Light Olive Oil as a carrier oil.
*This blend is very spicy.*

Yule is when the dark half of the year relinquishes to the light half. Starting the next morning at sunrise, the sun climbs just a little higher and stays a little longer in the sky each day. Known as Solstice Night, or the longest night of the year, the sun's "rebirth" was celebrated with much joy. On this night, our ancestors celebrated the rebirth of the Oak King, the Sun King, the Giver of Life that warmed the frozen Earth. From this day forward, the days would become longer.

Bonfires were lit in the fields, and crops and trees were "wassailed" with toasts of spiced cider. Children were escorted from house to house with gifts of clove spiked apples and oranges which were laid in baskets of evergreen boughs and wheat stalks dusted with flour. The apples and oranges represented the sun. The boughs were symbolic of immortality (evergreens were sacred to the Celts because they did not "die" thereby representing the eternal aspect of the Divine). The wheat stalks portrayed the harvest, and the flour was accomplishment of triumph, light, and life. Holly and ivy not only decorated the outside, but also the inside of homes, in hopes Nature Sprites would come and join the celebration. A sprig of Holly was kept near the door all year long as a constant invitation for good fortune to visit tthe residents. Mistletoe was also hung as decoration. It represented the seed of the Divine, and at Midwinter, the Druids would travel deep into the forest to harvest it.

The ceremonial Yule log was the highlight of the Solstice festival. In accordance to tradition, the log must either have been harvested from the householder's land, or given as a gift... it must never have been bought. Once dragged into the house and placed in the fireplace it was decorated in seasonal greenery, doused with cider or ale, and dusted with flour before set ablaze by a piece of last years log, (held onto for just this purpose). The log would burn throughout the night, then smolder for 12 days after before being ceremonially put out. Ash is the traditional wood of the Yule log. It is the sacred world tree of the Teutons, known as Yggdrasil. An herb of the Sun, Ash brings light into the hearth at the Solstice.

A different type of Yule log, and perhaps one more suitable for modern practitioners would be the type that is used as a base to hold three candles. Find a smaller branch of oak or pine, and flatten one side so it sets upright. Drill three holes in the top side to hold red, green, and white (season), green, gold, and black (the Sun God), or white, red, and black (the Great Goddess). Continue to decorate with greenery, red and gold bows, rosebuds, cloves, and dust with flour.

Many customs created around Yule are identified with Christmas today. If you decorate your home with a Yule tree, holly or candles, you are following some of these old traditions. The Yule log, (usually made from a piece of wood saved from the previous year) is burned in the fire to symbolize the Newborn Sun/Son.

~Bayberry Essential Oil is used to bring riches into your household and put money in your wallet. Sprinkle a few drops into your purse, wallet, on a candle or around your home to add triple strength to your spells or ritual. Bayberry essential Oil can also be used to enhance psychic powers and to produce visions.

~Cinnamon Essential Oil encourages energy and strength. It helps us find the inner love that is so often difficult to find. Cinnamon Essential Oil transforms sadness into happiness. It helps bring the realization that love was and is always there. The unknown exploration when we step with uncertainty and need assurance; the help is at hand if we need it. Cinnamon Essential Oil brings gentle warmth and mild stimulation. Cinnamon Essential Oil is good for prosperity and protection.

~Frankincense Essential Oil operates in the auric field and adapts to one’s spiritual state of being. It serves as a protector, and will not let one go where they are not ready to go. Frankincense Essential Oil holds some of the wisdom of ages and of the universe. It will remove all of the malevolent energies attached to a person, allowing one to open to enlightenment and inspire one to connect with an elevating spiritual self. It aligns with your spiritual calling. It is an aroma to call upon the divine orders and to send love and prayers. It assists in keeping the heart pure and full of understanding.

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