Cyclamen oil derives from the flowers of the same name. These red, white, or pink blossoms, when pressed into an essential oil, do not enjoy the popularity of many other essentials but the end product has a definite place on the shelf of the experienced magickal aromatherapist. Of the family primrose, cyclamen was once widely used as a love scent but is now more appreciated for its therapeutic virtues. It still survives in some of the old traditional magical formulas, however as an oil of love.<\/p>\n
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Planetary Influence:<\/span> Venus<\/p>\n Secondary Planet:<\/span> Mercury<\/p>\n Elemental Association:<\/span> Earth<\/p>\n Secondary Element:<\/span> Air<\/p>\n Zodiac Influence:<\/span> Cancer<\/p>\n Mental\/Emotional Effects:<\/span> Much as this scent has an age-old reputation as a blood purifier, it tends to have a clearing effect on the mental and emotional facilities as well. It was long employed as a love oil, yet it works in a way that is unlike many of the other traditional love oils. Rather than awaken feelings of passion or arouse the soft sensitivities of appreciation of beauty, it tends to clear the mind and heart of any obstacles that may stand in the way of Cupid’s endeavors. It may well stir the hot blood of passion but it does so by cleansing and not by arousal.<\/p>\n