Quicksilver Tongue herbal mixture, peacock and macaw feathers, liberty dimes, forget me... View

My writing partner and I really had such incredible communication and finished the first draft of our project while actively using this. I've been able to sit for hours and just have joy in my writing.

athena

Grain alcohol and Mt. Shasta water, married to freshly harvested ocean water... View

This is my favorite Kolonia so far (without a doubt the smelliest to my nose too lol). I love the seaweed scent, it does dissipate really quickly on me, but the strong signal of okay we're prepping for a dive feels apt.

chironinaries

Organic and wildcrafted motherwort, lily of the valley, linden and elder flowers,... View

Truly appreciate this series and have slowly been purchasing and easing my way through each offering. The oil was the first that I tried and having gone through a significant traumatic event last July, I’ve since explored different ways to process it with initially trying therapy and medication. Both were helpful to some degree but I have stopped once the pros were outweighed by the cons. This is where magic came back in my life; I’ve explored it as a young adult but stopped after a strange incident. Connecting with my guides, I’ve asked for direction in what I should explore, this is where S+S came in.

This oil has been wonderful to integrate my emotions from the trauma and since working with IH, my heart and mind have been in much better place than even before the event. Now I can’t say it is only IH to thank since I’m actively using other products from different series BUT what I can say is the oil in conjunction with the Shakti mat have been amazing! I’ve been seeing a chiropractor for years and always had a tense back including a couple knots on my lower back that have never gone loosened away. They were always 2 large bumps and no matter how many deep tissue massages/back rollers/stretching I’ve done never made the knots go away. Now after a couple months of using the mat with the oil, the knots are almost gone! Even my partner was surprised that my back didn’t have as many knots and tightness.
Thank you to the Coppocks and the whole crew for putting this life changing magic in the world!

Ken K

A talismanic perfume oil formulated on Sphere + Sundry's exquisite Venus in... View

This almost smells like chocolate, it's floral and erotic without being overpowering. I love this stuff. It smells like a grown woman perfume and has lovely wear down. I find it so helpful for my artistic practice I am hesitant to wear it in my day to day life although I am tempted to. Next venus in taurus drop I'm buying out the store.

Dee

Son of Apollo herbal base, suffumigated with frankincense resin during the Sol-heavy... View

This stuff is great. It's almost adaptogenic-- a small amount gives me a little lift to my day, nothing too crazy, a slight warmth and anchoring. When I'm sick or wound up I take a lot more, it feels HOT and I have to go straight to bed. The next day I feel rested. Definitely a great tincture to have if you get sick + run down easily.

Adrienne Deeble

Venusian herbs and sakura blossom featured in Sphere + Sundry's maiden Venus... View

I petitioned both Jupiter and Venus to help me find an apartment. My neighborhood has gotten noticeably less safe in the last year, and I want to enjoy some early evening walks with my kiddo before he goes to college.

There's no doubt that the place I scored was from the gods. After feeling relief that I'd beaten an incredibly competitive and batshit expensive rental market, it finally dawned on me that the place ticked all of my boxes. I had listed these traits during my prayers, thinking as I prayed that it was an enormous longshot to find a place I could afford, much less a place that was exactly what I wanted. Et voila, this under market-rate apartment near my kid's school pops up with all the specifics I wanted, right down to the brand-new kitchen and bathroom renovations. People swarmed this apartment the day of the opening house, and I got there first-thing!

Then the same day I got the good news, my neighbor pointed out that someone broke into our building and stole/damaged property, but thankfully left my son's room (which was next to the crime scene) alone. I hear the gods loud and clear.

Hail, Venus

AS

Following a ritual feast as an offering for the Greater Benefic’s blessing,... View

I can't believe I haven't written a review for this oil yet. I probably have, but I'm too lazy to check. If that's the case, think of this as a 2022 update.

I've been using this oil since it came out in 2019 and it has never failed me. I've used it on my person and to dress candles. Today, for the second time, this oil helped me get an apartment. This oil also sends random jobs my way when I use it with the intention to secure some cash.

Back to my apartment since I'm so quacking excited: I petitioned both Jupiter and Venus. There's no doubt that the place I scored was from the gods. After feeling relief that I'd beaten an incredibly competitive and batshit expensive rental market, I finally realized that the place ticked all of my boxes. I had listed these traits during my prayers, thinking as I prayed that it was an enormous longshot to find a place I could afford, much less a place that was exactly what I wanted. Et voila, this under market-rate apartment near my kid's school pops up with all the amenities I wanted, right down to the brand-new kitchen and bathroom renovations. People swarmed this apartment the day of the opening house, and I got there first-thing!

Then the same day I got the good news, my neighbor pointed out that someone broke into our building and stole/damaged property, but thankfully left my son's room (which was next to the crime scene) alone. I hear the gods loud and clear.

Hail, Jove

AS

Bluing is a common laundry additive used to make linens appear whiter... View

Praise and honor, Deneb Algedi, for protecting me and my son from harm.

At the end of the week, my water glass with bluing usually looks unremarkable. Sometimes it has a couple of floaties. Sometimes it's still faintly blue. This time, the water seemed almost gloopy. Something that looked like a jellyfish was in it. I flushed this water down the toilet and refreshed the bluing. I've been slathering myself with the salve and using the salts as a shower scrub.

Today, I found out that someone had broken into my building and ripped the bill changer from the laundry room, which is right by an entrance to our apartment. This really chilled me. Our neighborhood has gotten noticeably more dangerous over the last year, and our landlord cheaped out on our door materials and locks. Whoever took the machine could have easily broken into our apartments as well. I can't help but feel like DA saved us from great danger.

Also, perhaps significantly, my DA talisman has gone missing.

This story has another, more happy ending: earlier today I found out I got the apartment I wanted! Yaaaaay! It was absolutely sent by the gods because it ticked off pretty much everything that mattered to me in addition to other things like proximity to my son's school and safe streets. Hail, Jove! Hail, Venus!

Thank you, DA and thank you Kaitlin for providing us with what we need to protect ourselves and others

AS

Beautiful, young Eirene is the Greek Goddess of Peace, Wealth and Plenty... View

Oil of Eirene is the most grounding and supportive S+S Venus oil yet, in my experience (with natal Venus in Aries, Moon in Gemini, Scorpio rising). It smells amazing, helps me move through social situations with more ease/less anxiety, while still staying firmly tethered to mundane reality.

sea

Bluing is a common laundry additive used to make linens appear whiter... View

The Bluing is one of my favourite products. Simple to use and super strong. I have found the protective boundaries around my home much stronger since using the bluing around my house. A wonderful product

sarah murphy

Full ingredients list, almost fully organic: jojoba oil, olive oil, MCT oil... View

Wonderful for deepening into states of flow and release, while also helping strengthen good cheer and mirth. Delightful!

Caro108

Consecrated Algol herbal base, including black hellebore root and leaf, belladonna flower,... View

I had no real reason to want items from this series until recently, which was its own blessing, but I am so grateful that I was still able to order this at just the perfect time. I’m rather informal about a lot of my uses of Sphere and Sundry materia because they’re often so effective on their own without extra bells and whistles from me, but I definitely made sure to take basic precautions this time. Disposable gloves, predetermined/thematically appropriate (and immediate) disposal of all accessories used to distribute the material, thorough washing with lots of running water and salt on the hands, changing clothes, cleaning the sink where I washed, bathing, etc.

I asked for Algol’s help with two different completely unassociated individuals who were each causing a lot of daily distress to a lot of people, and who each showed a long pattern of no remorse.

I’m a total doormat in most aspects of my life, so I first tried to brush up on more mundane practices first by determining better boundaries and by reaching out to other people involved in the respective situations in order to show support (no negative language or venting involved). I’m also not great with any amount of drama and don't cutting people out; dealing with the situation in such a way as this felt like a last resort.

I actually ended up just bagging (a few times, for safety) and throwing away the little containers where I decanted the “Blood” (as part of the working) in my apartment building’s garbage cans the night before trash day. Instead of direct application to any personal effects I just wrote names on plain paper, cut them out of the original sheet, rolled them up, and sealed them individually in the tiniest glass vials I could buy, each filled to the top with the Blood.

Instead of a lot of ceremony, it felt appropriate to do the steps a little quickly and secretly after privately offering prayers and heartfelt, carefully worded petition. The cleanup of the tools was the more involved half.

One person in particular who was really causing a lot of pain and stress for all of the people they had a lot of power over was swiftly dealt with (without any further mundane intervention from me at all) literally on the following trash day. The other person, through a series of very sudden but overall harmless changes in office circumstances, was forced the following week back onto the defensive, and simply doesn’t have the leeway to behave erratically and abusively to the people that they manage for the time being. These two situations were affecting people I know and love in my day-to-day life, and I believe the desire to defend others that I care about from something they don't deserve was a huge factor in the success and speed of the working.

For now the rest of this materia is resting in its own black velvet pouch inside a dedicated black box. I do think that simply knowing that it’s there at all makes me more mindful of boundaries in a way that I have not been able to be previously. I actually hide the materia even further in the back of my closet when times/transits and emotions feel especially volatile, lmao! I think it's a worthwhile precaution. Knowing that the swiftness of Algol’s defense is real makes one evaluate any instinctive feelings of resentment more carefully: “How can I vent this safely and appropriately without just bottling it up?” and conversely, “Is it really still ok to just lie down and take this without at least giving them a chance to hear your thoughts on it?”

Giving voice to my frustrations has still been hard, because breaking any pattern is always so hard, but it’s still interesting to see my growing willingness to stand by the consequences of firmly saying “no”.

I wouldn’t recommend this in situations where you want to continue to see the target in your life, for perhaps obvious reasons. There are other series in the catalogue with a much gentler vibe for that. And I can definitely see why divination is involved when shipping this out. In addition to the appropriate devotional practices recommended in the background information for this series, I personally think that a regular practice of finding healthy, constructive, mundane outlets for frustration or stress would be so helpful for keeping oneself from going too far on accident or passing on harm to others.

Thanks to Sphere and Sundry for making this one, and for being meticulous about every step of its creation.

L.

Watercress, chamomile, milky oat, orris root, ashwagandha, poppy seed, heal all, calamus,... View

First of all, this stuff wants to burn. I have a few other incense and it takes a bit of coaching it along. This one just wants to keep burning, which is great.
Also as someone with ruler, moon, in detriment, I’m trying so sort of gently expand my ability to manifest in the physical world without triggering this unfavorable placement and putting salt on the wound so to speak.
After setting up my moon attunement ritual, I added this incense, and proceeded as usual, also adding Fomalhaut to the mix…. Later that evening I decided to search out more about lord Shiva, because I’ve read that offering milk to shiva was another way to sort out moon afflictions. Well I was not disappointed, after a few hours of a deep rabbit hole on how Shiva relates to the fabric of existence on the atomic level, I certainly gained a much deeper understanding of manifestation in this reality and how to deepen my practice to incorporate Shiva archetypal energy. I’m certain that this Luna offering guided my research in the right direction.

Al

Red clover blossom, fenugreek seed, yarrow flower, mugwort, raspberry leaf, plantain leaf,... View

This salve was brought to me by my first ever S+S synchronicity "oopsie". I ordered Salve of the Immortal Heart, but VAD salve was shipped instead, and the S+S team were generous enough to let me keep it, which I am grateful for every day. This has become probably my most used materia (along with Jup in Sag) and has helped me welcome pleasure and joy back into my life, and I'm so grateful that Venus decided I needed some of this aspect of her in my life, along with the more boundary-embracing Eirene. The trine to my natal Gemini Venus and opposition to my Aries sun makes for beautifully clear and smooth social interactions, as well as lots of laughter. Truly a joyful pot of magic!

Jamie H

The long-standing GOAT of esoteric indie perfumery, Elizabeth Barrial of Black Phoenix... View

I was born with both the sun and moon in Capricorn, on Saturn’s Day, and in Saturn’s hour. I have a 5-planet stellium in 9H Cap, as well. I am heavily Saturn influenced, and Saturn has always felt like protector + teacher to me. Being so Saturn heavy comes with its trials and tribulations, however. Saturn wants to bring the gift of Mastery to anyone who works hard enough, but I feel like I’ve been climbing a great mountain, and there’s nothing at all at the top. I’ve been in a whirlwind of change, and have been so lost.

I have used Goat’s Phalanges ONCE months ago, and it made me CRY upon smelling it on my skin. (It almost smells like medicine in the bottle, but the scent changes when dabbed on my skin.) It was so protective and safe- I felt secure and at peace. My life has changed since then. I started thinking about longevity, and my future. I am now in school for alternative medicine- a great passion of mine. For the first time in my life, I feel like I am living out my destiny, and I am no longer afraid and lost.

Samantha Giacalone

An all-natural light yellow alcohol ink made entirely from botanical sources, fumigated... View

I love using this as a body stain. I immediately feel clarified, confident, and happier upon putting it on my skin. I often use it before important meetings and I have definitely noticed a difference in how people treat me: more compliments for my work, more acceptance. Love it.

Willow Mama

Bluing is a common laundry additive used to make linens appear whiter... View

In lieu of an actual talisman, I use these blueing bottles like a talisman...to start, use as regular adding drops to a glass of water or jar until the color it right. Eventually when I feel needed, at half bottle, more or less, I add water into the bottle itself and place it somewhere to stand guard until nature decides to remove it. The radiation of this magic with or without the above ritual is real and profound.

chironinaries

Water freshly harvested from Mt Shasta, distilled via copper alembic with rose... View

Water of Asclepius I.I has helped me heal from a bad mountain biking accident, fractured ribs, torn muscles. I often share with like minded go-getters and they are amazed by the quickness of healing time. Excellent for children-my child calls it 'miracle water' after experiencing the quickness of healing. During last eclipse season, my child and I took sea salt showers with Water of Asclepius I.I. I can honestly say we made it through peacefully. Thank You S&S

J

Bluing is a common laundry additive used to make linens appear whiter... View

Within a few days of using this bluing, a long term water issue that had been being ignored presented itself in such a way that it had to be repaired. Thank you Deneb Algedi!

whaletail

100% ingredients: organic mugwort, goldenseal root, dandelion root, wormwood, calendula, orange peel,... View

I use this just about every day (after finishing the bottle of R2) and I feel like it's been so helpful for feeling more confident in my relationships and just my overall mood in general. I've been meeting more new people lately and it's been such a help for socializing.

c

Classic herbs and materials associated with Regulus include mugwort, mastic, garnet, wormwood,... View

Strong and steadying influence. I dress candles with this and even burn it on charcoal, and reap the benefits.

SM

Seaweed, frankincense, myrrh, blue lotus, and sundry herbs inclined to the influence... View

I've been using this incense prior to making inquiries with my pendulum, and have found that it amplifies clarity and helps anchor me into my process.
Today I employed it for another purpose: to help locate/facilitate the return of my sister's lost cat. I'd also anointed a candle with Fom. oil and spritzed some of the water as I prayed for the cat's safe return, then smoke bathed a photo of the missing cat in the smoke (burnt alongside some Luna incense to quicken the result) and used my pendulum to try to track its whereabouts. Literally the moment the (somewhat large) mound of incense burnt out, my phone rang, and my sister told me that her cat had just walked up onto her porch! She'd emerged from the very place the pendulum had suggested looking! Amazing!!

Kelly Schreiber

Powder of Aldebaran, made self-igniting and with additional essential oils. Milk thistle... View

Aldeberan incense has been a very powerful tool for me. I have used it several times to support work/promotion endeavors as well as financial pursuits - and the response has been quick and beyond what I could have asked for. Just a small amount of incense burned behind me or smoked over my computer has been all that was needed, without me having to do much at all except release any expectations and be open to receiving. Very excited to keep working with Aldebaran! For natal astro context, I have my ascendent at 7 degrees Gemini, and had some lovely Jupiter/Venus natal transits during these times as well.

Linda

Son of Apollo herbal base, suffumigated with frankincense resin during the Sol-heavy... View

While my S+ apothecary is wide and deep, I attribute the biggest change to my health to daily doses of this tincture. I was general, not specific in my spoken intentions, letting Asclepius lead the way, and sobriety has resulted. What could be better to support my overall immune system, whole body functioning, and emotional & mental well-being? Praise the Divine Physician!

dancer

A mélange of Solar herbs and sundry essential oils famed for their... View

I applied the salve on my feet before a long trail run, in the hopes I would be spared any injury. Not only did I have an accident-free run, but I also finished without any blisters - a first for me, as I usually get a few after every long trail run I take part in.
Praise to Asclepius! And praise to Sphere + Sundry for this truly incredible offering!

AndreeaR

Consecrated organic Aldebaran herbal base in top shelf whisky, shaken throughout gestation... View

I received one of the last bottles of this tincture and boy-howdy did it serve me! With what little time I had with it, it taught me a lot about the paradoxical nature of grounding in your higher sensibilities. It allowed me to break a writer's block, giving creativity a new, more welcoming sensation than I had ever experienced before. In its last act of service, it found itself flung off my altar as a sacrifice to protect me from an inordinately intense spiritual attack, that I had barely felt thanks to its protection

FriendOfTheCrown

Grain alcohol and Shasta water, combined with colloidal silver and consecrated during... View

I remember reading in Kaitlin's energetic cleansing and bathing ritual writeup something about the ears being a place where energy can collect, so short on time and feeling into it, I dabbed a qtip in Luna Kolonia and swabbed my ears and did another quick aura cleanse all over with more Kolonia in my palms. It felt very thorough and somewhat made me feel buoyant too like more space had been created in addition to the space made from clearing out debris. Anointed with DA oil afterwards to seal, A+!

chironinaries

Full ingredients list, 100% organic herbs: barberry root, blessed thistle, borage, burdock... View

I was feeling extremely low and dealing with some difficult mental health things that felt like I couldn’t pull myself out of. I had a drop of JEV in some water and immediately started to giggle. I instantly felt so much lighter. I work in the mental health field and before I took this I wanted to hide, couldn’t fathom going in- and after, I felt so ready and emotionally available. So far the shift has been full of dancing, laughter, and being available to be a listening ear. I also feel like I’m able to pull others out of the darkness, just like JEV did for me ❤️

Carly

Grain alcohol and freshly harvested Mt. Shasta water, ritually combined with colloidal... View

I love Asclepius materia (especially Asc. 1.0) and this Kolonia is powerfully cleansing, and feels similar to that first series- bracing & stripping in the best way. Just immediately clears away the gunk/funk/fog of the day when I need it- wish I had gotten the bigger bottle!

ls

100% organic beautifying, skin soothing, and hair smoothing herbs of a Lunar... View

Seriously exquisite and while my journey with this profound series has only just begun, just looking at this feels divine, very beautiful, and working with it through meditation as I drifted off to a nights sleep it's etheric possibilities began to reveal.........

Angela Kirby

Seaweed, blue lotus, aquamarine, mother of pearl, and sundry herbs inclined the... View

I would recommend this to anyone who works with scrying. It's great for either anointing the scrying surface, the scryer, or both.

pleykam

Pomegranate, passionfruit, mugwort, celandine, mastic, and garnet, distilled with water from the... View

Love this hydrosol! I feel warm and joyful just reaching for it. I teach yoga twice a week and on days I feel anxious about leading the class I use this on my solar plexus to boost my confidence in a gentle way.

Terra

100% ingredients list (all organic or wildcrafted): a delicious blend of elder... View

I am in love with this whole series. I have multiple items, but the steep and smokes are one of my favorites due to their versatility. Make tea, smoke, add to baths, add to floor sweeps or to floor washes, you name it. As a tea, I find the taste to be light and delightful. It does bring about a feeling of carefreeness and social tact when in social situations. I have also delved into more philosophical conversations when this materia is utilized. I used this most when drawing and it allowed me to feel deeply connected with my art.

Grace

Water collected from the headwaters of Mt. Shasta, distilled across multiple copper... View

It’s so refreshing! I use it to counteract my over seriousness when I’m not in the mood to be with others. It endows me with an easy charm; I feel relaxed and playful.

affl

Organic orange peel, ginger, calendula, alkanet, peppercorn, and sunflower seed, fumigated during... View

This tincture is very powerful. I may have overdone it on first application, and had one of those “OMG Magic is REAL” moments, but not in a good way! I have Sun in Aries, so already run kind of hot.
Now that I know how to work with Exalted Sol (I wear it on clothing, not my person)— what a powerful ally. Helps me with drive and focus, on days when it all seems like too much (ADHD problems...) I definitely need more rest on the days when I work with it, because I just DO and DO. It’s wonderful. Thank you S+S.

dpalo