Golden Goat Subset

Damn... this Golden Goat powder is... intense? [nervous emoji with sweat] I thought it would be like an extra battery for me to get stuff done, but it's more like you are sitting on a big goat galloping full speed. YOU ARE GOING FOR THE RIDE. So know where you are going if you want to hop on. He honestly feels like a fast lawnmower engine, gnawing at grass and everything in his path. So, it's good to give him some work and a section to work in.

So I can't even remember *why* I was afraid of this one for so long (I think it made me really cold/contributed to some circulation issues I was having at the time?) but for whatever reason this oil has been sitting around idly for quite awhile, until I recently decided to try working with it again. I've had tremendous breakthroughs in accomplishing goals ever since, and today I applied in on Saturn's day/hour just as a matter of routine -- turns out that some family drama came out of left field, in which I was accused of doing something that was wildly exaggerated -- but before the situation could spiral out of control (as it often does when this sibling gets worked up over something), I was able to firmly articulate what had actually happened and was able to 'provide receipts' (i.e. screenshots of texts) that cleared me of any actual wrongdoing, all while keeping a level head and not getting sucked into unnecessary drama. Everyone involved (aside from the accusatory sibling) rallied to my defense and the situation was quickly neutralized. I felt exceptionally calm and rational all throughout the ordeal, and was able to articulate what had happened in very no-nonsense terms that everyone else responded well to. Ordinarily this sibling can tend to get me (and everyone else) very riled up with their antics, but not today! Thank you, Golden Goat, for keeping me level-headed and grounded, and for preventing a ridiculous situation from getting out of hand by reacting in a way that was beyond reproach.

I have the spell soap of this, and I would use it every morning for a few weeks while I was packing and moving to another state. Every morning I woke up and just wanted to do anything else, but a shower with Golden Goat soap and I washed away my whiny state and got to work. Even though it's a lot more friendly than other SiC materia, I definitely recommend offsetting with Asclepius at night if you're using it longterm, as it can still drag you down (but only with prolonged use).

I began working with Golden Goat during my Saturn protection year (as I have my natal Saturn in Capricorn). Ever since my first application of anointing myself with the oil the scent and energy felt like a supportive comforting grandfather who will stand by your side as you do your work. I use this alongside the spell soap and like using this series alongside VAD (as Libra is exalted in Saturn) to give balance.

I had an experience of using this to power through finals one semester and I had gotten a headache. While the headache didn't go away I was able to sustain and push myself through the work I needed to do with a tight deadline.

The spell soaps are a great option as a cleansing form. This is a more subtle Saturn influence for me, just enough. It worked pretty well with Exalted Mercury, for being able to stay on track with the deluge of information and tasks at work on my usual busy day of the week. I'm repeating myself in saying that I am so pleased that spell soaps are now in the regular rotation of forms, but I really am so happy about it.

The GG soap is my first time using this form and has quickly become one of my favorite ways to engage with materia. The scent reminds me of old leather and pipe tobacco. The lather is rich and luxurious. I feel calm, steady and grounded after bathing but not to the point of being immovable. In fact, I feel like I can jump at a moments notice when the opportunity arises with the gravitas this materia bestows. Golden GOAT indeed!

Being a Cancer, and having Saturn in Capricorn in my 7th house. I decided to see what Saturn had to say about love and relationships. Its been a rather enjoyable process looking at all the ways I can and need to change in this part of my life, and also feeling a sense of excitement rather then dread in this aspect of my life as well. I think the Golden Goat lightens the overwhelming dread that the main series brings.

I grew up on a goat farm and this is so true to form. Golden Goat, indeed. The drive to thrive, the hardheadedness to relentlessly bonk everything that might be in your way, the muscle to climb what seems to others to be a sheer rock face, the tenacity to keep licking an electric fence that you know is going to keep shocking you if you lick it and continuing to do so because...well, who knows why, but you're not hurting anyone and you're enjoying it, so why Not? Because nothing can be achieved without the space and the will to Fuck Around And Find Out -- something I have historically been pretty bad at. With natal Saturn, my chart-ruler, in detriment, I assumed this would be all hard lessons and doom and gloom, heavy like Saturn stuff is "supposed" to be. I have found it quite the opposite. Golden Goat actually asks me to turn away from the distorted version of Saturnian values which I have internalized, stemming from a toxic Protestant work ethic, and to see hard work and discipline as something that can be deeply enjoyable.

I have the oil and powder from this series - oil I use sparingly, but the powder has become a regular way to engage with the strength and fortitude Saturn brings up, without plunging myself into the depths of change. Basically; the oil I’ll use on Saturn’s day primarily, but the powder I use to layer with materia from other series, to great effect.

I credit the work this oil inspired with helping me find inner reserves of strength and bravery that eventually led to large shifts in my life, including my partner and I buying a house. A bit of a taskmaster vibe, but in a way where I usually felt quite good and able to manage.