Primordial Bath Mud
Clay from a pristine Southern Oregon deposit and other earthen minerals, including ocean magnesium, epsom salt, Himalayan salt, humic and fulvic earth, and activated charcoal, to be added to a warm bath for grounding, detoxification, purification, and energetic protection.
Includes organically occurring live probiotics to benefit the skin’s natural defense barrier, and offers benefits similar to earthing (the practice of walking barefoot over grass and dirt to connect with Earth’s energies), in the convenience of your own bathtub.
Saturn and Capricorn each have their own distinct relationship to Earth and Sea, so it felt especially appropriate to offer some form of bathing paraphernalia alongside this series. *Too much* Saturn magic, however, directly applied to the living vessel, can drain vitality, cause tightness, and restrict energy flow, in addition to contributing to states of depression and hopelessness.
For this reason, Sphere + Sundry’s Bath Mud has not been explicitly enchanted, operating instead on the basis of the naturally occurring Saturnian virtues possessed by its formulary.
Bathing in beneficent muck. A return to the most primordial of ooze…
Come down from magical or mundane events, wipe the slate clean, and prime your body and mind for meditation, contemplation, and rest on every level. Reduces the impact of electromagnetic overexposure in the body, making this a natural (and incredibly helpful) energetic detox from these everyday modern conditions.
Exfoliate first or within the bath to get increased skin softening, clarifying, and beautifying benefits (a natural extension of Saturn’s exaltation in the sign of aesthetic and lovely Libra).
Yin restoration at its most fundamental…
Bathe during Saturn’s day, night, and hours as a form of ritual observation and remediation, or as needed.
A small amount of Ritual Salt, Powder, or Oil from any series and sub-set can be added, should additional magical oomph be desired.
Add half a cup or more and soak for 15-40 minutes. Rinse well before drying. Septic safe.
A small amount can also be added to water at the bedside or underneath a bed to quiet the mind and invite more grounded, less interrupted sleep. Can be added to mojos for the same.
Arrives in your choice of 8 oz glass jar or 16 oz bulk pot; or an 18 oz bundle by weight (the same amount the bulk pot holds) for those who would rather not risk shipping glass or have more than enough jars already.
Note that reusable muslin bags are available as accessories, if you’d like to bathe without leaving herbal residue behind in the tub or going down the drain. They also work wonderfully as body scrub bundles for using magical Bath Salts in the shower, or for small travel portions without fear of glass breaking!
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I've primarily used this as a ward by adding a bit to a small bowl of water. It's protective in a different and interesting way - almost by dampening/blocking out all the extraneous buzzy noise to bring peace, rather than for example DA which seems to scan for evil intent. Much needed for someone who is frazzled a lot of the time.
I don't reach for it often, because it is so cleansing that it needs to be reserved for special, ungrounded occasions, and because I like it so much I want to conserve it. (Ha! Saturn in Capricornnnn....). Just the ticket when you have been living a bit too large and need to come back down to basics.
I've never actually felt anything like the experience I had with the Primordial Bath Mud. As a Saturn-ruled person, I slunk into the slurry and felt like an astral gator languishing in the muck of life. I added some Luna in Cancer (to support my natal moon in cancer) with the goal of pulling my SELF from a frenetic buzzing behind my eyes back down into a human body. It worked to a degree that made me immediately send the link to this product to every other Cap/Aqua gator babe I know. Thank you S+S team for your peerless attention to every magickal detail!!
This bath mud might literally be one of my favorite Sphere + Sundry products. There are few things quite as relaxing and restoring to my system as soaking in a hot tub of this "beneficent muck." It is seriously SO. GOOD. It's like it resets my whole nervous system. It's grounding and calming like nothing else.
Straight up EARTH MAGIC. Brings instant grounding and helps relax the body mind soul. Living in a city makes it hard to access nature and healing, earth energy nearly as much as I’d like to and need to. So these really help bring a sense of that pure, raw, earth healing power right into the comfort of my home. I struggle with feelings of overwhelm, overstimulation, chronic pain and inflammation, and these bath muds significantly help to calm and center my energy and decrease inflammation in my body. 🖤🖤🖤 not to be underestimated, trust me!
This mud is great - great to cleanse the body, but also works awesome as a face mud mask. I don't typically mud mask because it can be very drying, but this one was actually pretty gentle. Great clay. Oddly good for the skin. Would buy more to just continue to use as a face mask.
This mud is so grounding. I feel so clear and calm after using this, even just as a face mask. It feels like an energy cleanse, clearing the slate.
When things feel overwhelming this mud bath is my go to. Feel relief like one does after a good cry and as if someone were holding your worries for you. The bath felt like a reminder that things are never as bad as they seem and mama earth always has your back.
In the colder months (the majority of the year) when I can't walk outside with bare feet, having a foot bath with primordial mud feels grounding, similar to Earthing. I will typically have a foot bath as is, but will sometimes include other herbs/flowers in the water as well. It has helped me gain clarity when I feel (and don't want to be) "stuck in the clouds", or at times when my energy has been scattered throughout the day. I have Saturn in Aquarius natally, so I really enjoy feeling the more earthy energy. Highly recommend, and great for anyone without access to a bathtub!
Even though not explicitly enchanted, this still feels very deeply powerful and magical. I did my first soak in it after an impossibly difficult and overwhelming day/week/month and felt grounded, present, recharged. I'm prone to escapism but this kept me in the moment. the tasks and challenges were brought back into perspective and doable. Using a bit of this with other materia seems to help pull those energetics into the tangible now. Fantastic stuff.
I used this mad in two ways - for grounding adding to my foot soak and as the face mask - both ways gave fantastic results. Firs time I used it as a face mask and went next day to my aesthetician, she showered me in complements on how even my skin texture looks.
I bought this to use as a face mask based on another review, and it is fantastic. A lot of drug store charcoal face masks contain salicylic acid (and other preservatives, etc.), which I’m trying to avoid. This mask has none of those things and makes my skin feel so much better than any other product I’ve used. I use a tiny bit every Saturday morning. It feels like a fresh start; even after applying moisturizer afterwards, I can feel the air on my face throughout the day. I wish I had bought some sooner!
This seemingly humble mud has, to my surprise, become one of my most re-ordered S+S products. It is so soothing and grounding and helps take the edge off of busy/stressful/anxious days. Don’t miss out!
I don't know why it took me so long to finally use this bath mud -- it is SO grounding and clarifying! I have a Capricorn rising with Saturn in Capricorn, and find that I don't *need* additional Saturn, but this feels nutritive and strengthening rather than heaviness-generating. Highly recommend!
I have used this as both a bath (by itself and with other materia) as well as a face mask, and it's tremendously clarifying both physically and emotionally. When I need to start over, empty myself out so I can refill with more deliberate and wanted energy, this is the first thing in my magical cabinet I reach for. This is definitely as gentle as Saturn is likely to be, but it's still heavy enough that I personally don't use it more than once a week as I don't need any help feeling subdued and depressed. A wonderful slate cleaner!
I was feeling a little amped up from a combo of caffeine and magics, which was okay until it went towards bristling anxiety. Put a tiny handful in the wash basin and dipped my feet in one by one and rinsing and then my hands too as the water drained down, rinsing again. Back in my body in under a minute and feeling as the writeup says, clean slate! Very helpful, thank you Saturn.
If you are drawn to this item but don't have access to a bathtub, like me, I am happy to report that this bath mud makes an excellent mud mask. Just mix maybe half a tablespoon with some water and apply a thin layer to the face during Saturn's day and hour. I've used all kinds of water, from tap water to some ritually gathered from a local underground creek, to great effect. When on, it feels like sinking into cool, gentle mud. After I've washed it off, it feels like my entire self has gotten an energetic scrubbing.
I do this maybe every two weeks and have very oily skin so I haven't noticed a drying effect, but I recommend moisturizing your face afterward (the JEV body butter is a nice choice). Also if you try this for yourself, do *not* get any in your mouth while rinsing. Enjoy your sink into primordial mud!
As Venus begins her descent through Capricorn, the warm depths of Saturnian mud beckons. To let go of what is held too tightly. To release, renew, and recover. It doesn’t take much. To step within is to embrace the change that time brings. Reconnecting with ancestors and their knowledge in earth and water, and remembering that we are made of the same. Meditative, purifying, and rejuvenating.
| Creation Date | Sunday, November 22, 2020, hour of Saturn. Chart in image gallery. |
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| Size | 16 oz, 18 oz bundle (weight), 8 oz |
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| Vegan | Yes — Vegan |
| Dimensions | N/A |
| Weight | N/A |
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