Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I've been a solitary wiitch for over 40 years, and I've finally found a comprehensive book of oil recipes! What a relief. For all you newbies and to anyone who is contemplating making your own anointing oils, this book is the one you want to get, along with any Scott Cunningham book on the subject, and the Llewellen book on correspondences. The only thing I would say is to make sure you are using essential oils, NOT synthetic ones. Synthetic oils are a waste of time, money and effort. As for the complaint that the oil and potion recipes in this book are a mish-mash of recipes from different sources, so what? Most of the recipes for oils and potions have been taken from other sources (i.e., the internet, other books, etc.) I seriously doubt there are too many truly absolutely "authentic" recipes out there for oils or potions, and it's hard to show a legitimate provenance for any that are claimed to be "authentic". There are many recipes over the centuries that have been changed depending on what kind of herbs/roots/spices, etc. could be had by the person making them. Just like a cookbook. If you can't get Bayberry (which you may not be able to get/afford), go with pine. Remember, that everything has a light and a dark, and an herb/spice/root/nut, etc that is usually destined for a good purpose can be included in a negative potion as well. That is up to the person making the oil - nothing is EVER written in cement. Making your own oils is awesome, and much better than buying them.