Mammoth Subset

The backbone of Saturn in Aquarius’ working altar was a large chonk of woolly mammoth tusk, preserved for thousands of years and unearthed recently in Alaska. Shards were fumigated with myrrh during the operation, and ground into this subset, as well as charred and pulverized for the Ink + Skin Stain.

Mammoths are the furry relatives of the elephants we all know and love. There are all kinds of fun mammoth facts tying them to Saturn in Aquarius’ arcana, such as them being 1. long-extinct, and 2. commonly preserved in permafrost and discovered by modern man in almost their entirety, even to this day. People have eaten them relatively recently!

But what concerns us here are the magical merits of the mammoth — those of endurance, resourcefulness, fortitude, memory, strength, and collective wisdom. They were also ferocious warriors, equipped with incredibly powerful tusks to protect themselves and those they loved.

This is the subset of choice for those seeking the most embodied, “heaviest hitting” take on Saturn in Aquarius’ charge. It is more action-oriented and active than Tortoise, and far more grounded than the base series. Excellent before physical activities requiring strength and endurance, and very interesting for meditation and magic.

Ingredients include mammoth bone/ tusk, dammar and opoponax resin, boreal camphor, and high john the conqueror root. Includes white gold, 23k gold, and fossilized amber.

Mammoth Anointing Oil: 1/2 oz Standard Vial, 10 ml “flawless glide” Steel Roller, or 5 ml Mini.

Mammoth Incense-Powder hybrid: 1/2 oz Vial (due to limitation, no bulk pots will be offered).

Mammoth Spell Soap: 3″ x 1″ disc (please view important tips here)

Note that Sphere + Sundry’s Incense Powders are designed to be burned *without* charcoal, on beds of premium ash in a firesafe dish or plate. Pour ash, then pat or use a tool to create a relatively smooth surface. Pour the desired amount of Incense Powder into the palm of your non-dominant hand, and use the other to assemble a thin peaked mound, line, or sigil, pinch by pinch. These can be quite thin if desired. The neater and more ridged your shape is, the better it will burn! Light the top of the ridge to ignite.

Taking time to prepare Incense in this way can be a meditative and centering experience, and allows the practitioner to create custom burn times with zero waste. If your line ends up too long, simply use a knife to ‘cut’ the fresh powder away from the ignited portion to use later.