My first experience with the DA materia was with the anointing oil, which I found so grounding and calming that I began carrying it in my bag every day. I’ve since purchased the it in several other forms to be used both on the body and in ritual. But the anointing oil is still my go-to. When I use it I feel like I’m marking myself as being under the protection of the gods. I am safe and I am not alone.

The DA incense looks unassuming but is of course really powerful - it's an interesting mix of two contrasting scents (minty vs something darker, almost acrid) and you can feel it working as soon as you start burning it. Like some other DA items, definitely feels protective in an active way.

Such an effective helper for setting boundaries for myself and staying on-task at work! I feel able to take care of responsibilities with less resistance, and find myself at the end of the day thinking "I'm so good at my job" much more than before. Also helps me feel more at-ease and secure in the knowledge that I am protected during my long daily commute.

I began using the powder x salts last month, while needing to travel more frequently on the subway. As someone incredibly sensitive, I was curious to see how much containment they’d offer. When they arrived, something intuitively let me know they wanted to hang in my hallway. I hadn’t even opened the package yet. I listened. Days later, I had an incredibly bizarre x scary encounter, when a stranger followed a food delivery person into my building and up to my apartment. They stood uncomfortably close, near my very open apartment door, even after the delivery person left. I was preparing to move the delivery into my apartment while they pretended to be looking for someone. It became clear they were stalling. They looked at me, made a movement to reach for the bags, but hesitated. They finally left after asking for money, once again taking a long pause with noticeable hesitation. It for certain felt like he was weighing his options and considering what to do. The entire experience was surprising and unsettling. The powder x salts were just a few feet away from my apartment door and I was super glad to have them there. As far as travel, on a day when I packed a little more powder than usual, there was a string of different police investigations that delayed the trains. A funny sync for sure. More recently, I’ve kept a jar of bluing near my front door and have been sprinkling mugwort, salts, and powder outside of my apartment door. It has kept a pesky management person away. Looking forward to discovering new ways of relating to this series. Deeply grateful.

I work in customer service and run my protection necklace through the smoke once or twice a week and find that it helps most BS stay the fuck away from me the majority of the time. I also run my work phone through it and feel that
It keeps annoying phone calls to a minimum.

I had a brief yet necessary travel abroad in a perilous circumstance due to my citizenship status under a very strong Saturn square Sun transit (plus a few other particularly spicy personal transit involving Mars and Pluto). DA has protected me and my family for safe entry back home. Prior to travel, I made weekly petition and anoint my travel documents with DA powder. I made a homemade lip balm out of DA oil for the travel itself. DA gave me protection and groundedness throughout the whole journey. I will never travel without it! The Lip Balm form is perhaps the most versatile for travel -- esp to countries with zero tolerance to anything resembling drugs/THC products (herbs, balms, and salts are absolutely a no, and any liquid form would be passed through x-ray machine).

I made a fixed candle using DA oil & incense (+ Asclepius oil) for protection for a friend of mine who needs knee surgery after a serious injury. As she was literally being wheeled in for her surgery (during Mercury Rx mind you), my friend asked the surgeon for quick clarification on an earlier communication between her PT & the surgeon. It turned out that my friend (unbeknownst to her) had not made enough progress in PT yet & operating that day would likely have caused her permanent disability. So they sent her home in the literal nick of time with a rescheduled surgery date. Utterly in awe of this magic!

Grounding, insulating. Feeling like I can more calmly address emotional states in the midst of chaos, like I can pull myself together; it's easier to do what's responsible for my mind and body. Love the smell.

I use this one regularly because I work at a job where I am constantly dealing with people. I run my work phone through the smoke at least once a week and it makes a MASSIVE difference. I find it keeps the BS out. So grateful for this one!

This was my inaugural purchase from S+S, and I was pleasantly surprised by the increased sense of security it provided. I dispersed the powder throughout the studio, which instilled a sense of protection during my absence but also while deeply focused in creation. Intruders were effectively deterred from entering the premises.