Magnolia - An Oil for New Moons
Magnolia
Grandmother Wisdom * Solace * Forgiveness
Magnolia is an ancient plant with fossils of this botanical family dating back 95 million years. She existed prior to the appearance of bees and is believed to have evolved with pollination by beetles. Also called White Champaca or White Jade Orchid Tree. Magnolia Flowers have long been used in Chinese traditional health practices to create a sense of balance within the body. Steam-distilled from the sturdy petals, Magnolia essential oil contains Linalool, the component that makes oils such as Lavender and Bergamot great for reducing feelings of stress or anxiousness and inducing calm and peaceful states.
Whereas other regal flower oils such as Rose, Jasmine and Neroli possess a Queen-like energy, Magnolia, with her great age and longevity here on Earth carry the Queen Mother or Crone energy about her. She possesses the wisdom that comes through eons of experience and is content to not be the centre of attention, simply sitting and witnessing events unfold. She can be a great oil if you tend to dive in without thinking, encouraging greater patience. When you are feeling overwhelmed by current situations, Magnolia reminds you that your current worries will soon pass and become inconsequential on the grander scheme.
My gift to you is Reassurance
When you think about the Magnolia flower, her waxen petals opening, what do you see as you peer inside? She shows you deep, unwavering love. Thus, Magnolia works so beautifully in opening your heart centre, inspiring acceptance, understanding and forgiveness. Use her to embrace the diversity of people in your life or to help come to terms with your current circumstances. Welcome Magnolia’s reassuring nature when you are feeling unworthy, unloved or inadequate. She reminds you on cloudy days that you incarnated into this lifetime with unique gifts and an important mission. When you have faced setbacks, she inspires you to continue to share your light with the world.
Magnolia has a beautiful sensual presence about her, inviting you to dance in this life and become more in touch with your sensuality. She awakens the artist and creative in you, helping you to manifest your passions into form. Where is Jasmine resonates with the Full Moon Magnolia is best used during the Dark and New Moon times. This is the time of introspection, planning, commencement and new beginnings and Magnolia lends her magic and experience to ensure any endeavours start off on the right foot.
Magnolia harks back to time gone by and can be used to gain knowledge from past experiences. She helps you connect with your ancestors and understand the legacy they left, both the good and the bad. Use Magnolia to help you understand the impact your family, their attitudes, beliefs and choices have made on who you are today. She will also help you release any part of your family’s past that does not need to be carried into the future. If you are drawn to seek the guidance of and work with Ascended Masters - enlightened beings who have graduated from this human plane - Magnolia draws them nearer.
Practice
Some evenings we get home from a challenging day and berate ourselves with negative self-talk about how we failed to be perfect. Magnolia works to calm the fiery mind and return you to a state of self-love. Take Magnolia and anoint her over your chest tracing the shape of a heart. Take some deep breaths, inhaling her magical aroma. Remind yourself that you can't be at peak performance every day and today you did your best. You may like to repeat an affirmation such as: “Today I shone my brightest. Tomorrow is a chance to shine brighter”
Affirmation
I enter the space of solace to gain wisdom and understanding
From Gifts of The Essential Oils
MAGNOLIA OIL - The Oil of Compassion
“Magnolia connects people with the energy of the divine matriarch. This feminine spiritual source expects individuals to treat one another with mercy and compassion. Magnolia creates a tender place within the heart to learn important lessons from this higher plane of consciousness about human interconnectedness and how to live in love and harmony. It also assists in illuminating the distance between individuals and dispels whatever may be clouding the ability to see other human beings with relatable needs, desires and pains. It encourages all individuals on a profoundly spiritual level to interact without causing pain or suffering and to refrain from seeing others as somehow less than oneself.
The inviting sweetness of Magnolia draws the senses in with gentle, pure, maternal nurturing that facilitates deep healing and soul-level change. Once the individual feels safe and loved, they will naturally see where they are withholding compassion from themselves and from those around them. Magnolia inspires individuals to engage with their fellow sojourners in this life with greater and greater empathy. It mirrors back to each individual the shared humanity reflected in another’s eyes and reminds that each soul is equally deserving of kindness and respect. Magnolia reveals the essential bonds shared between all people. When individuals view themselves as separate from others, they begin to lose the thread that weaves humanity together and to disregard the outcomes of the people they have detached themselves from. Magnolia facilitates a divine healing energy, bringing the world a remedy for these soul sicknesses.
Magnolia inspires the willingness to see the divine beauty within each soul. It teaches that each individual shares a responsibility to discover the gaps in their connection to others, to clear the encumbered perceptions obscuring the truth and to turn to the divine to heal those cold, confused or barren places within their understanding. Magnolia offers a true haven of refuge and reflection and inspires deep, transformative thought. Magnolia is a tonic for those who feel separated from the divine feminine and desperately need the lost teachings of a loving parent who can guide them on the path to greater happiness, progress and unity.
NEGATIVE EMOTIONS: Disconnected, numb, lonely, isolated, withdrawn, justifying, unsympathetic, unkind.
POSITIVE EMOTIONS: Connected, compassionate, unified, thoughtful, insightful, perceptive, respectful, kind.
COMPANION OILS: Myrrh, Rose, Cedarwood, Marjoram, Manuka, Arborvitae
SUGGESTED USES:
Aromatic: Inhale from bottle or place a few drops in hand, rub and inhale.
Topical: Apply to centre of chest (heart centre) or crown of head”
Text by Emotions & Essential Oils
See how dōTERRA recommend usage of their Magnolia Oil here