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.

...with the most recent Saturn materia! This is fabulous for someone like me who has had self esteem problems in the past. Did I say past? Yes, PAST! Along with the It gives me a stately feeling, a feeling that my "set point" for my general worth as a human/embodied spirit can no longer fluctuate. THIS IS HUGE, folks. Deep, deep thanks! Innocence, here I come...

The scent is lovely, it's one of my favourite S+S smells. Out of all the materia I've tried I think I feel its energy the most... like it's just oozing out of the bottle. This might be because I have natal angular Jupiter in Leo so I feel this energy strongly. But I really like it, it's very warm and fuzzy and just pure good vibes. I'd say it's very uplifting during cold seasons and I can't wait to use it during summertime to boost the sunny energy even more.

I find this better than Jup in Sag for driving away the long, dark winter blues. I mixed it in to some lotion which I use nearly every day of the heavy grey PNW winters. banishes seasonal affective disorder symptoms like no other!

This has been a great companion as I embark on a new business and take on a new leadership role with a lot of responsibility. Steady and reassuring, nurturing growth and maintaining optimism.

I don't love this as much as the first Golden Sol oil, because I think I can probably handle a good degree of Sun energy without getting burnt - so this one feels like quite a subtle, pure energy, which is lovely but doesn't quite meet my needs as much as the obvious warmth and reassurance of the first series.

My relationship with the solar sphere has traditionally been challenging, and this series provides a bridge to navigate the (for me) terrifying prospect of Being Seen for Who I Actually Am. As an AuDHDer with plenty of C-PTSD triggers, I'm beyond grateful to this series for making the whole idea of visibility less threatening...even when others are clearly not a fan of what I'm bringing to the table, I don't take it personally. Highly recommend for anyone looking for gentle ways to establish healthier relationship with solar qualities

Well, I’m still working with and getting to know this lovely spirit. The scent is gorgeous, gently warming and gingery-turmeric-y-milky, to me. Apart from using it to dress candles and petition for help for loved ones, or wearing when I’ve needed confidence, I thought I’d talk about my experience today.

For context, my natal Sun is in Aries, in the 8th Whole Sign house. A bit of a mixed testimony. I struggle somewhere between long periods of being hidden from the world in ignominy, and other moments of getting attention that curries envy. Also bear in mind, Mars is the ruler of that house. Since embarking on planetary devotions, I’ve noticed that sometimes connecting with a planet seems to activate the planetary ruler from my own chart. So when Mars entered the scene today, I wasn’t terribly surprised.

It’s Sunday, and I thought this was a good day to wear GSII. I spread a fingertip’s worth across my chest where my heart is, then got on with my usual dog walk. As I walked, I began to feel an agitated fire build within me regarding something my son’s father had said to him recently. I felt compelled to call him and get to the point on the issue (I usually avoid confrontation). I called and listened to his defensive (Martial) reaction. Things got heated. I was bold enough to swear at him. As he teetered on his usual go-to of threats and flouncing, I managed to turn it around without fawning or pandering. Staying firm and direct and passionate, I got this man’s attention in the direction I wanted it to go - towards the wellbeing of our child.

I got off the phone, wondering what was going on with the transits that minute that made Mars seem to show up so pointedly. I also rolled my ankle on the edge of the footpath, but luckily I was fine. My dog also went ballistic lunging and barking first at a child’s bike then at a rather innocent looking dog. Good heavens, this was not a peaceful Sunday walk and the Mars presence was very notable.

HOWEVER the other thing that was notable was that several people seemed to turn their heads and smile at me at various points during the walk. We passed a woman trying to admonish kids for hitting each other as she put them in the car (again, Martial for a Sunday morning). Instead of looking frazzled, she looked across the street and smiled at me. I smiled back. Random person putting their bin out also smiled across the street to me. I smiled back and said “hey”. Feeling surprisingly outgoing, like I was welcome, and like me being welcome was expected. A conversation with a lady with her dog had her being the one who didn’t want to leave and I was the one who broke it off (usually it’s the other way around).

Now it’s not that people aren’t normally nice to me on walks. But it really felt like they looked up and SAW me, and they all liked what they saw. Like I was the magnet. It was an extraordinary feeling, especially in combination with the intense feeling of “fight” energy on the same walk. Come to think of it, it wasn’t actually intense with an edge. It was just firm fight energy, like a steady fire.

Now perhaps the fight energy was nothing to do with my wearing of GSII. Perhaps it was just something to do with the transits (Mars is retrograde). But it felt so specific to putting it on and heading out this Sol’s day. Perhaps it’s the fact that Sun burns as well as warms? But I am mostly working with the theory that wearing this oil interacted with my exalted Sun in the 8th house (arguing with ex about kid and money, and really holding my own), perhaps triggering Mars because Mars is its ruler. I was shown, like it was opened up and laid out on a map, some facets of what my exalted Sun can be about. Finding my fight - and drawing the love.. And standing tall in it, and smiling without fawning. Yes - I have a right to glow. It’s my birthright!

Thank you Golden Sol II, I hope we can do something like this again soon.