Capricorn II Lip Balm
This entirely new Form was birthed by Sphere + Sundry’s most recent Postpartum Release, as a spinoff of the Lip / Nip Sticks. Choose that one for general use (it’s a more comfortable wear! which will surprise no one!), and this for Capricorn II things: productivity, focus, achievement, organization, and coordinated effort.
Lip products are wonderfully functional as magical tools, as they specifically empower the speech. It is a very cool honor to pioneer them!
This is especially well-suited to application before Solomonic works, or rituals involving the compel and command of Spirits. As well as prayers to the Goddess Hygeia, seeing this Decan is classically associated with Her.
For practical real-world applications, use before team meetings or brainstorming sessions.
Chapsticks bring an energy’s focus to the head, so this is a perfect choice to support the mental and verbal aspects of Capricorn II’s Great Works.
This one is warming and stimulating, and can be too much by itself. I highly recommend pairing with a dose of Asclepius Water, or anointing the third eye and base of the skull with Anointing Oil. Salve or Body Butter would also serve. Drink plenty of water!
Promotes good posture and alignment, and the carrying of oneself with command and authority.
A blend of organic and wildcrafted, ritually prepared Capricorn II herbs in organic extra virgin olive oil, with organic beeswax and essential oils of palo santo, nutmeg, tulsi, pine, and vetiver. It is slightly warming, bringing a light Martial flush to the lips. Not as cozy or soft to wear as Exalted Luna’s (which should surprise no one!), but activating and enterprising and imbued with logistical strategy.
Offered in a long-lasting chapstick tube (with 500-600 applications!).
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S+S lip balms work in such a subtle but profound way, it’s hard to explain… it’s really special. They affect the space around you but are most effective when focusing on speech and prayers. This is great.
I would say a good 60 to 70% of my job in any given week involves facilitating small and large group meetings, brainstorming sessions, and providing verbal feedback on ongoing work. Capricorn II balm is one of my favorite go-to materia variants to greet these everyday, talk-heavy responsibilities like an efficient marathon runner versus an exhausted sprinter at the end of the day.
One of the funny unexpected effects of using Cap II? I have become like a consistent, on-time train whereas some of my colleagues are waiting at the station, speaking-wise. A wonderful aftereffect of Cap II has been greater integration of moments of silence to make give folks opportunities to step up and for me to step back and listen. Whereas in many of these spaces, I might otherwise have felt an urgency to be heard, I now find that I am more invested in helping shepherd the group towards more effective communication and creative brainstorming. I don't know how much is Cap II, but I have also noticed meetings that I attend (and do not lead) while wearing the balm now seem more focused.
However, I have found that my patience is much thinner for folks who make brainstorming or collective conversations actively more difficult (ex. interrupting, being distracted on their phone). I have been quicker to call out such behavior if and when it impacts the overall discussion, which I would otherwise keep closer to the chest. So if you also have to navigate slightly tricker interpersonal relationships and spaces, consider pairing Cap II balm with Deneb Algebi or Venus-Fomalhaut for balance!
I love this for work. I find the right words more easily and choose them carefully. Communication is effective, efficient, and not in an awkward or harsh way.
This is an unexpectedly fun lip balm! I used it for brainstorming at work, team collabs and as a reminder to have good posture. Very effective and a little goes a long way.
For me 8th house Sun in Cap and other reasons this series has been so helpful for organizing planning and building an amazing team. At work I have put together what I thought was the best team but working with cap2 I see the cracks and even though difficult, taking steps to slowly improve things. That’s just one area of life there have been many slow shifts. The weight for me is sometimes heavy so I have been alternating with other lighter materia or just not engaging at all until I can go again the work still continues though because once you know, you know. The lip balm is so nice it smells good and is powerful. It isn’t as moisturizing as the other balms.
I adore this form! It’s my first lip balm, and I’m not in the least disappointed with the investment. It’s perfectly lubricating, smoothing, sealing, softening and smells like it’s been kissed by palo santo and the richest and most beautifully perfumed earth. It’s really something. I can easily tolerate it for daily use and it’s been such a strengthening companion in my now almost daily yoga practice, beautifully rounded out by layering with Horn of Oak BPAL. It has been a magnetic force for powerful collaborators and effective and efficient (and healing!) communication when I use it in my work and business.
This offering is POWERFUL. It draws in community like a magnet, both on and offline! I keep crossing paths with people who are doing deep healing that I have also done. It feels like Cap II and Hygeia are holding a mirror up to encourage me on the progress I have made while also reminding me that I am here to hold space foe people doing that healing. Hygeia has been especially helpful, some icky health stuff I won't go into detail with has been purged and I know it is Her influence because it is something I have really wrestled with for some time. I know that this is only the beginning of what Cap II can do (10 of Cups came out when doing divination before ordering)! Thank you, Kaitlin and Co. for this offering!!!
Strong, clear, purposeful speech. Confidence in words. Direction and directive. Assured without force. A tool wherever and whenever your speech and command matter.
I'v been experimenting with putting this on before heading to my mundane day job and it gives me a boost of confidence and determination to face the work day. I need to start taking it with me and try applying it right before I need to speak with folks who intimidate me and/or misunderstand me - I suspect it will work wonders.
... and smoothly. I put this on ahead of meetings where I think I could use an edge, and this gives me a smooth and constructive one. When I wear this my ideas roll smoothly off the tongue, I feel easily understood, and things move forward without the typical confusion/friction/you-name-it. Works instantly. Beware of headaches if not balanced appropriately by other influences (like Asclepius).
I use this when I need to communicate in a way that creates concrete awareness of my ideas. It feels like I'm speaking things into existence, and like the words themselves pour out into the world like fully formed objects. (I agree with another review - I would buy chapstick for every series if I could!)
smell like you've been carved from effort and slow time. walk like you are leftenant upright. wield confrontation and receptivity at once on your tongue.
i'll have lip balms for every series, please.
When I wore this recently i noticed that I didn’t hold myself back when communicating, held my emotional/energetic boundaries more easily, yet still got along with those I was talking with. It felt empowering and solid.
Firstly, what a fantastic idea to make something to enchant and empower speech. Hats off to S+S for wonderfully practical creativity. I use this as part of a process to sing ideas into manifestation. Wonderful stuff.
Hm, after reading the person who wrote a review about being okay with phone calls with this lip balm...I think that's what this lip balm has been doing with me. Recently needed to run around and start getting a LOT of unexpected paperwork done. I would usually prefer not to communicate via phone and in-person, but with this lip balm, communications were much easier, smoother, matter-of-fact, and respectful, it was great!!! Side note, I do find connecting with this series heating as the description says, so maybe pair with something else if you find yourself warming up a little too much.
Productivity and empowering are the best descriptions!
I am in love with this product. The results have been extraordinarily surprising. My first use I was hoping to utilize the marathon energy to extend my very limited energy and stay up with my partner on a Friday night to just chat about whatever. It worked! I decided to start my work week following that weekend with applying this before work. Suddenly I was having conversations with people I had lost touch with at work. I was more receptive generally and was excited to answer the phone when it rang. This is extraordinary because if there is anything in the world that I hate, it’s talking on the phone. I hate it. I hate doing that. But I very gladly was answering phone calls!!! It took me a full week of use to realize my increased sociability was this lip balm. My suspicion is that this effect might be specific to this form in this series. The only other forms I have right now are the water and the kolonía and they all feel quite distinct. Aside from the magic, this is a nice lip balm and I looooooove the way it smells. It’s spicy in an herbal way and very earthy.
I must confess I had no ability to conceive this series in a lip balm form, but as I got it I figured I'd try it and brought it to a conference.
To my endless surprise and delight, it was *perfect* for this. I felt more able to retain information and ask useful questions, I had amazing conversations with new collaborators, and felt so invigorated and anxiety free. This is definitely going to be in regular rotation while I'm in my last year of grad school.
I can’t sing the praises of this lip balm enough. I wear it for meetings, and they go smoothly, finally making progress on items that had been stuck in limbo for months. I wear it (along with the oil and sometimes the ink) before long runs or multi-hour gym sessions, and I have energy the whole time. Need to work on an art project? Capricorn II lip balm will spark my creativity and help with follow-through. Need to handle chores? Capricorn II will give me the energy and will to do it and give my mind the exact amount of focus it needs to perform the task at hand while also planning ahead if the task doesn’t require mental effort. The only thing I would note is that it does make me thirstier than usual—Hygeia says, “stay hydrated!”
If you want to supercharge for focus and results pair this with one of the Mercuty oil or body butters. In the short time I've had this it's become a must have for days I go into the office so I can get stuff done with the help of my team.
Wow, I am so impressed with this form of materia. Did not expect to see it for this series but indeed it just what "doctor ordered". Capricorn is my 3rd house of communications and I immediately loved this form. The scent is so appropriate - grounding and focusing. I love to use it before I leave for work.
I love being the first review for something I love. This lip balm!! Folks!! Without planning it at all I got this lip balm and the exalted Luna lip balm in the same order, and comparing/contrasting them has been so cool. This is a very grounding, invigorating, sustaining vibe. I have used it on my lips before two hard martial arts practices with great success. I notice I do think about my speech more when I wear these items, and in particular with this product I notice I am much less likely to complain. I just want to do the damn thang and I love that for me.
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