Anointing Oil of Golden Sol II

I loved this oil so much I immediately on opening it bought another for my sister, a Leo rising/Leo Moon. It feels so warm and bright, and wearing it I feel like I am embodying the Sun in the sense that my light is shining in a way that nourishes those it touches. It helps me understand why it’s important to come out of hiding and let others see who I really am. And because I feel I can be myself, others respond in kind.

Have been on a Solar journey these past 6 months, mostly using Son of Apollo materia for healing. Many shifts have occurred, but it wasn’t until using the Golden Sol that I began to feel an embodied sense of my agency. This oil took my inner work and helped me shine from a place of authenticity and heart. Very grateful.

Effects are a brightening and invigorating and stabilizing influence. Solar in a quiet and dignified way. Worked well and re-affirmed the words “I am.”

The oil smells so lovely. I use it for anti-social anxiety effects. It's calm, gentle and healing. It's perfect for sun remediation. It helps me to just be me and be comfortable in my skin.

It took a few days of regular wear to start to feel the effects of this, but within a week... wow. I had a very major epiphany about myself and my past that was both very clarifying and very freeing, and lead to a sense of peace around something that had been taking up space inside me and causing me to "hide" certain parts of myself for a long time. It makes me feel both softer and stronger within myself, and more receptive towards others. The actual, literal Sun card.

I think I have such a profound reaction to this Materia because it interacts with my natal chart like *crazy* - major activations of both my Gemini 5H and my Leo 7H, as well as favorable aspects to my natal Venus, Ascendant/Mars conjunct, and Mercury/MC conjunct. It's actually kind of bonkers how many areas of my chart this hits simultaneously.

This Materia makes me feel so good, in such a quiet but impactful way, that I feel like I want to wear it every day of my life forever! Like I'm having a hard time not buying 5 vials of it at once to stockpile. And it feels like a really good base on which to build. I'm looking forward to trying it in combination with other things, especially to boost some of the creative career building I'm planning to undertake with the Cap II + III Materia. Also curious to pair it with Venus Materia given how much it activates the relational areas of my chart.

This oil feels like a fresh springtime morning when you just grab your coffee on the balcony and hear the birds chirping. Full of optimism and bright light which is inwards rather than an ostentatious way.

As a 12th House Sun, I've always been challenged in the solar department, so GSII felt like a great source of support to seek out during a solar year. The materia is chipper and easygoing, not unlike Regulus III but softer, and has provided me with buoyancy and self-trust when I've really needed it. There was one day where I went out to run errands after putting this on and got into a conversation at a store with a guy at a store who, apropos of nothing, started giving me some of the sweetest compliments about the energy he picked up from me, not at all creepy, and they all felt like true things I'd needed to hear! I got a *little* bummed when I remembered, 'oh, yeah, I'm wearing GSII' and thought maybe it was a fluke, but this was just one way it was coaxing me out of that 12th House perspective. My light is always there, but this makes it easier to see and feel <3

This series has been my introduction to solar materia and I am absolutely in love. I was worried that a solar series would be too much for me but I have found this to be one of the most gentle and uplifting series that I have used yet! It's like being outside in the early morning before the sun gets too hot on a beautiful spring day. It truly has a very childlike feel to it-in a good way. It brings a level of joy and curiosity that comes so easy when you are a kid and which we often lose once we are adults. This oil has been a big help in lifting me out of a bad mood or a pessimistic spiral. I reach for this oil far more often than I thought I would. I've used more of this oil than I tend to do for most other series. I use it most Sundays but also any time I want to have a good time or want to enjoy a good mood. I don't find that it increases confidence for me per se but it has a way of putting me at ease when I am around others or in large groups. I have used this oil before going out and socializing and it has not disappointed me.

Daily application of this oil has brought to light (confirmed by divination) the source of some troubles I’d been struggling with for many years; like parting the curtains in dark rooms I’d been stumbling around for my entire life.

While this is definitely a gentler Sol, i feel like this oil still has the potential to be intense for folks with a weakened or afflicted Sun. I have a moderately afflicted Sun, with Leo being my 12th house, and this oil brought up a lot of shadow work, blind spots and personal revelations even with just a few applications. Valuable information indeed, and I actively prepared myself and invited in these insights. But I can see how it could catch someone off guard. This oil also has the potential to excavate your true heart’s desires. In terms of materia as medicine, this is a series I continue to take my time with and let each layer unfold with care. For when you want to be seen and appreciated as your TRUE self, and pursue that which makes your heart sing.
I also LOVE that it comes with a Jyotish grade gem.