I’ve
been doing a fair amount of herb work lately - making balms, oils,
herbal waters, etc. Most of what I make is protective because, well,
I’m rather paranoid and I like the vibration of a good homemade
protective concoction. I use a lot of different herbs, oils, resins,
and spices in my various protective recipes but if I had to choose just
one as my favorite it would definitely be dragon’s blood.
No, dragon’s blood isn’t real blood nor is it colored ink. Real dragon’s blood is a resin that comes from particular trees that grow in Southeast Asia. The resin can come from several different species of rattan, though it most commonly comes from Daemomorops Draco. You can find dragon’s blood resin in any occult/metaphysical shop sold as incense and can find its essential oil in the better shops and online. Some shops will sell the vastly inferior perfume oil, which I used before I knew any better, but it’s so unlike the real thing as to be laughable. Real dragon’s blood smells like the sap it is - smelling rather like a slightly spicy pine. It should be a dark, rusty red color in resinous form and the pure oil is often red-brownish.
Dragon’s blood is highly protective and aids in the potency of any protective or banishing spell. I like to add chunks of the resin to mojo bags and often use the oil to anoint/bless objects. I’ve also been known to wear the essential oil as a perfume when I’ve needed a little extra shielding. I most commonly combine dragon’s blood with frankincense, myrrh, and a little sea salt to make fiery wall of protection powder or oil (depending on if I’m working with the resins or the oils). Though the high quality oils can be a bit spendy their potency is more than worth it, particularly because you only need use a drop or two at a time. The powdered version of fiery wall of protection is handy because you can always keep a vial or two on hand and sprinkle it around you when you need a little extra protection. It’s also great when working with clients requesting protection because it’s both incredibly potent and “looks suitable magickal” for a muggle to think you’re actually doing as much as you say you’re doing (I’ll go into working with non-magick folks another time).
I like to get my dragon’s blood at The Vajra, a wonderful shop here in Seattle that has some of the highest qualities oils I’ve found. You can also find good quality dragon’s blood online if you go to reputable sources. One of my favorites is Mountain Rose Herbs.
Resources
Scott Cunningham. Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs.
Paul Beyerl. The Master Book of Herbs.
“Dragon’s Blood.” A Modern Herbal. http://botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/d/dragon20.html
“Dragon’s Blood.” http://dherbs.com/articles/dragons-blood-394.html
No, dragon’s blood isn’t real blood nor is it colored ink. Real dragon’s blood is a resin that comes from particular trees that grow in Southeast Asia. The resin can come from several different species of rattan, though it most commonly comes from Daemomorops Draco. You can find dragon’s blood resin in any occult/metaphysical shop sold as incense and can find its essential oil in the better shops and online. Some shops will sell the vastly inferior perfume oil, which I used before I knew any better, but it’s so unlike the real thing as to be laughable. Real dragon’s blood smells like the sap it is - smelling rather like a slightly spicy pine. It should be a dark, rusty red color in resinous form and the pure oil is often red-brownish.
Dragon’s blood is highly protective and aids in the potency of any protective or banishing spell. I like to add chunks of the resin to mojo bags and often use the oil to anoint/bless objects. I’ve also been known to wear the essential oil as a perfume when I’ve needed a little extra shielding. I most commonly combine dragon’s blood with frankincense, myrrh, and a little sea salt to make fiery wall of protection powder or oil (depending on if I’m working with the resins or the oils). Though the high quality oils can be a bit spendy their potency is more than worth it, particularly because you only need use a drop or two at a time. The powdered version of fiery wall of protection is handy because you can always keep a vial or two on hand and sprinkle it around you when you need a little extra protection. It’s also great when working with clients requesting protection because it’s both incredibly potent and “looks suitable magickal” for a muggle to think you’re actually doing as much as you say you’re doing (I’ll go into working with non-magick folks another time).
I like to get my dragon’s blood at The Vajra, a wonderful shop here in Seattle that has some of the highest qualities oils I’ve found. You can also find good quality dragon’s blood online if you go to reputable sources. One of my favorites is Mountain Rose Herbs.
Resources
Scott Cunningham. Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs.
Paul Beyerl. The Master Book of Herbs.
“Dragon’s Blood.” A Modern Herbal. http://botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/d/dragon20.html
“Dragon’s Blood.” http://dherbs.com/articles/dragons-blood-394.html
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