How to Use Ritual Oils in Your Practice

How to Use Ritual Oils in Your Practice

Ritual oils have been used for centuries in magical, spiritual, and religious practices around the world. These potent blends—often made with herbs, flowers, resins, and essential oils—carry energetic vibrations that can enhance your intentions, deepen your connection to spirit, and serve as powerful tools in both spellwork and sacred rituals.

If you’re new to ritual oils or simply looking for more ways to use them in your practice, this guide will walk you through the most effective and meaningful methods.

What Are Ritual Oils?

Ritual oils (sometimes called conjure oils, anointing oils, or magical oils) are carefully crafted blends infused with specific intentions. Each oil may contain a base oil—like olive, jojoba, or almond—alongside herbs, crystals, essential oils, or even charged waters. They’re usually named for their intended purpose (e.g., Love Drawing, Road Opener, Protection, Money Magnet).

These oils are not meant for ingestion, but rather to be used externally and spiritually—either on the body, tools, candles, or other ritual items.

1. Anointing Your Body

One of the most intimate ways to work with ritual oils is to anoint your body. This aligns your personal energy with the vibration of the oil.

Try this:

• Apply Protection oil to your wrists and neck before going into a crowded or energetically draining space.

• Use Attraction or Love Drawing oil on your pulse points before a date or self-love ritual.

• Dab Psychic Vision oil on your third eye before meditation or divination.

Tip: Always do a patch test first, especially if you have sensitive skin.

2. Dressing Candles

Ritual oils are commonly used in candle magic. Anointing a candle with oil “charges” it, bonding your intention to the flame.

How to do it:

• Rub a few drops of oil onto your candle.

• For drawing something toward you, rub the oil from the top of the candle to the center, then from the bottom to the center.

• For banishing or releasing, rub from the center outward to both ends.

• As you anoint the candle, visualize your intention manifesting clearly and strongly.

Pair the oil with candle colors that match your purpose (e.g., green for money, white for clarity, red for passion).

3. Dressing Tools or Talismans

You can anoint your magical tools, altar items, or charms with ritual oils to empower and charge them.

Ideas:

• Anoint your tarot cards or pendulum with Divination oil before use.

• Dress a protection amulet with Shielding oil weekly to keep it strong.

• Consecrate a new wand, athame, or crystal with oil that matches its magical use.

4. Adding to Spell Jars, Mojo Bags, or Sachets

Just a drop or two of oil can greatly enhance the energy of a spell jar or charm bag.

For example:

• Add Prosperity oil to a green spell jar filled with coins, basil, and citrine.

• Drop Love oil into a mojo bag with rose petals, lodestone, and cinnamon.

• Use Road Opener oil to anoint the opening of a jar or bag meant to break blockages.

5. Using in Baths or Floor Washes

Ritual oils can be added (sparingly!) to ritual baths or spiritual floor washes for purification, attraction, or clearing.

Bathing: Add 3–5 drops of oil to a warm bath along with salt, herbs, or crystals for a powerful full-body cleansing or attraction ritual.

Floor Wash: Add a few drops to mop water to cleanse your space of negativity, invite abundance, or protect your home.

6. Dressing Letters, Business Cards, or Money

This is a sneaky but powerful way to enchant everyday items. Dab a bit of oil on:

• Business cards or resumes before sending them out

• Money or wallets to attract wealth

• Personal letters or manifestation notes to charge them with intention

Use just a tiny drop and let it dry before handling or sending.

7.Setting Intentions:

Before using any ritual oil, hold the bottle in your hands and speak your intention over it. Ask your guides, spirits, or the Divine to activate the oil for your highest good. This connection amplifies its energy and attunes it to your specific need.

Ritual oils are versatile, powerful allies in your magical practice. Whether you’re using them to draw love, protect your aura, or unlock new paths, these fragrant blends help focus your intention and enhance your spiritual power. As with all magical tools, the real magic is in your energy, focus, and intention—but oils are an incredible support.