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2. Holy anointing oil - Wikipedia

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   Crowley also abandoned the book's method of preparation—which specifies blending myrrh "tears" (resin) and "fine" (finely ground) cinnamon—instead opting for using distilled essential oils in a base of olive oil. His recipe (from his commentary to The Book of the Law) reads as follows: [74] 8 parts cinnamon essential oil; 4 parts myrrh ...

3. Myrrh - Wikipedia

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   Myrrh is also used to prepare the sacramental chrism used by many churches of both Eastern and Western rites. In the Middle East, the Eastern Orthodox Church traditionally uses oil scented with myrrh (and other fragrances) to perform the sacrament of chrismation, which is commonly referred to as "receiving the Chrism".

4. List of essential oils - Wikipedia

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   Bay leaf oil is used in perfumery and aromatherapy; Beeswax absolute A solid absolute with a rich, honeyed scent. Mainly used in perfumery. Bergamot oil, used in aromatherapy and in perfumes. Birch oil used in aromatherapy; Bitter Almond oil, Mainly used to extract benzaldehyde for the use of perfumery. Has a rich maraschino cherry scent

5. Stacte - Wikipedia

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   Myrrh in antiquity and classical times was seldom myrrh alone but was a mix of myrrh and some other oil. Stacte may have been light myrrh scented with benzoin (benzoin is described in section 2.1 below). According to Rosenmuller, stacte was myrrh and another oil mixed together. [24] One definition of "myrrh" in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary is ...

6. Chrism - Wikipedia

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   Glass vessel etched with the letters SC for sanctum chrisma containing chrism for the Roman Catholic Church.. Chrism, also called myrrh, myron, holy anointing oil, and consecrated oil, is a consecrated oil used in the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Assyrian, Nordic Lutheran, Anglican, and Old Catholic churches in the administration of certain sacraments and ecclesiastical ...

7. Oil of Saints - Wikipedia

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   Oil of Saint Philomena. The Oil of Saints, also known as the Manna of the Saints, is "an aromatic liquid with healing properties" [1] or "holy water (very much like myrrh)" [2] which "is said to have flowed, or still flows, from the relics or burial places" [3] of certain Christian saints, who are known as myroblytes while the exudation itself is referred to as myroblysia [4] or myroblytism.