For this bath, I used a consecrated and fumigated bar of frankincense and myrrh soap from Shea, (which seems like a popular choice judging from a reply). I also used a combination of Florida water, holy water, healing oil from Saint Charbel, organic rose petals, @sarahwreck’s rose-infused Mary Magdalene oil, and Catholic anointing oil (olive oil based) for anointing of the sick and exorcism. Accompanied for fumigation I used Egyptian musk. For a bit of ambience I relaxed with some music from Medieval nun polymath Hildegaard van Bingen. Before getting into the tub, I anointed my forehead, heart, hands, and feet.
As I sat in the bath, I read psalms, Solomonic orisons, and prayed a rosary. (I made sure to use my cheapie for the tub and not my very valuable and actually made with precious materials Cyprianic rosary.) It was very successful; I also for some reason experienced a surge of cathartic emotion reading some of my favorite psalms. Though I am generally quite youthful in appearance already thanks to my frequent cleansing and wards, I’ve had a problem with dark circles under the eyes lately. These have faded immediately by about 80% post bath, as has my headache when I started.
Now I’m about to apply a charcoal face mask (there’s a basic white girl Tumblr pastel witch in all of us) and sit with some more Hildegaard, relaxed as ever.
Really good stuff. Highly recommend this recipe I’ve concocted, if Abrahamic paradigm or Medieval grimoire tradition is your speed.
