How to make Holy Oil

you guys are confusing blessing your oil with Holy Alter oil aka Abramelin oil as the oil used in the bible

Google "Holy anointing oil"
The holy anointing oil (Hebrew: shemen ha-mishchah, "oil of anointing") formed an integral part of the ordination of the priesthood and the High Priest as well as in the consecration of the articles of the Tabernacle (Exodus 30:26) and subsequent temples in Jerusalem. The primary purpose of anointing with the holy anointing oil was to cause the anointed persons or objects to become qodesh, or "most holy" (Exodus 30:2)


Originally, the oil was used exclusively for the priests and the Tabernacle articles but was later extended to include prophets and kings (I Samuel 10:1). It was forbidden to be used on an outsider (Exodus 30:33) or to be used on the body of any common persons (Ex. 30:32a) and the Israelites were forbidden to duplicate any like it for themselves (Ex. 30:32b).

Christianity has continued the practice of using holy anointing oil as a devotional practice, as well as in various liturgies. [1]

The holy anointing oil described in Exodus 30:22-25 was created from: [2] [3]

-Pure myrrh ( mar deror) 500 shekels (about 6 kg)
-Sweet cinnamon ( kinnemon besem) 250 shekels (about 3 kg)
-Kaneh bosem (- kaneh bosm) 250 shekels (about 3 kg)
-Cassia ( kiddah) 500 shekels (about 6 kg)
-Olive oil ( shemen sayith) one hin (about 5 quarts according to Adam Clarke; about 4 liters according to Shiurei Torah, 7 liters according to the Chazon Ish)

FatLip,

They aren't confusing anything. There is more than one sort of holy oil out there, it is not the sole provenance of the Judeo-Christian practices. Those of us who are Pagans also create holy oil using our own faith based practices that have nothing to do with Judaism or Christianity.

However, in terms of how such a thing is made in the Abrahamic Traditions, your information is correct.

I understand what your saying but its good to mention both sides of the spectrum here since the idea came from the TORAH.

For example: Jewish Bible (Torah and Tenakh) says kosher meet is meet a bible person can eat, but if you take what Muslims call HALLAL (aka kosher) which is supposed to be the exact same dietary laws of the torah you will find they corrupted them by including a prayer on the meat and its understandable why anyone would ask why so many Christians think the same way about kosher meat and altar rituals if they read the same books well THEY DONT, the christians books have been re arranged re translated in such ways that the KJ version is the closest latin version translated version leaving readers who do not speak hebrew to re interpret laws on their own base don this bible which in fact contradicts the purpose of the rituels,

whats interesting is i yet to see anyone asking if Wicca has root sin the jewish israeli tradition or vice versa, sabbats, cauldrons, wine cups, knife and candle light rituals all look very familiar to any jewish home., not to mention mezuzas with amulets on every door but the toilet.

No, Wicca's roots are not in Jewish tradition. However, early Wicca drew heavily on Ceremonal Magic and that is where the tools that are used by Wiccans are derived. The idea of the Witch's Sabbat comes from Medieval writings during the persecutions of Witches in Europe. It is not the same as the Jewish Shabbat other than that it was thought of as a religious holy day.

I never said Wicca was actually rooted in Judaism, i will say that Judaism has its roots i Babylon which is far beyond the times of the Wiccan world, then again it does not matter what rituals jews observe as long as they are attributed to the G-d of Israel and in line with the laws and precepts,

So its like as if one cult in Babylon was the chosen, who knows maybe wiccans could of been chosen and they where asked to worship that deity to prove its thee living creator by superseding these people through out the ages.

Judaism has some very cool mystics, occult students and more rituals and festivals then i see in a wiccan calendar but like christianity, islam, Buddhism and several other beliefs its turned into a religion with a central authority and when you have this outsiders are threats, i cant see why some attack those who express their free will but anyone of these religions have many people that actually do.

Well i still learning so..... :)

good to read anything you share

my grandma on my mothers side is jewish, so i can say i understand you, pretty well, and your mostly correct. i find religion to be such an iffy topic, and its so hard to explain at times. :( but it is, in a sense, extremely important. such as now :D
holy oil is made that way yes, but there are other ways, and i dont know about you, but i honestly prefer water just for preference:) any other recipes?

I come from the same background as you, whether we like it or not we are in the same covenant sis, to leave requires a ritual bath (mikvah) and to stand before a beit din (rabbinical court), you also qualify for benefits like ulpan (hebrew) courses as well as courses to rituals, mystic schools with secrets shared from way back in ancient Babylon., your not considered a magi but a priestess according to law., dont matter if its wicca as long as you put the G-d of the torah before other gods., then all will work, said to be a ETERNAL promise according to the divine decree.(torah)

I dont know what other kind of recipe you are referring to but according to (wikipedia) it was a part of the ordination of the priesthood and the High Priest as well as in the consecration of the articles of the Tabernacle (Exodus 30:26) and subsequent temples in Jerusalem.

Originally, the oil was used exclusively for the priests and the Tabernacle articles but was later extended to include prophets and kings (I Samuel 10:1). It was forbidden to be used on an outsider (Exodus 30:33) or to be used on the -->body

Continued: All other oils can only be used to heal:
-cleansing a smell,
-healing an illness,
-heal someone cursed,
-to protect one or their family and children if necessary from a curse,

Cursing is a rare acception, reversing sounds fair though.
I learned that members of the covenant are allowed to communicate with other deities but not put them before G-d, who needs to with all the rituals etc which cover all the same things in judaism, but then again why authorize some of the crazy mainstream religious rules and central governing systems.

Im still trying to learn what i can about how much free will a person in Judaism has as to one not., its extremely tricky according to the Sanhedrin., i imagine you may know more about it then me.

Fatlip seems to believe that everything comes from the Torah.Not so! Strictly speaking, Judaism began with Abraham, and then "enhanced" by Moses.But ceremonial oils were used long before either! Certainly by the Egyptians, and many other cultures before Moses.

FatLip, I think what Sunshinerain and I have been trying to make clear is that you are speaking of one form of Holy Oil, but that it is not the only form of Holy Oil out there and Judaism is not the only religion that makes use of Holy Oil.

Your posts, and that may not be your intent, make it sound as if the only form of Holy Oil that exists is in the Judeo-Christian tradition. On the contrary, such oils are found in a multitude of ancient and modern religions around the world.

I appreciate your information on Holy Oil within Judaism, but the tenor of your posts sounds as though only the Abrahamic religions have the right to call something Holy Oil. This may not be your intent, but it is the way in which it comes across, at least to me.