Favorite effects of this powder: I feel clear-minded, emotionally steady/less emotional, like I have a higher perspective, like I can definitely accomplish big things in time. A different kind of strength - steady and slow. I can apply this at the beginning of the day (sprinkle into socks, rub into lotion) and still have energy and focus at the end of the day. It becomes too much to use every day. Encourages sobriety. Increases my natural intelligence and appreciation of it! Tortoise is friend.

Side note: I have been combining this with Regulus III, and the effect is incredible for the confidence and determined action I want for a brave career direction.

I bought the spell soap for this sub series as I was hoping to use it before bedtime as a way of reorientating me to what 'truly matters'. It does work well for this, and doesn't interfere with my sleep despite how it can be used to help with focus. It makes me feel calmer and gets rid of some of the noise. I do find it slightly unpleasant to use as it feels scratchier than my Jupiter soap and therefore more stripping - but tbh this makes sense with the magical effects.

I got the Tortoise incense specifically for Saturn and related matters meditation. It is quiet, friendly and smooth. Not very heavy, but still very deep, kind and patient. Perfect for meditation.

Have you ever gotten distracted just for a few minutes, but then you look up and SO much time has passed? This is the opposite of that.

I can sometimes get big mental blocks around my to do list when my brain thinks I don't have enough time to do everything. It paralyzes me in a way where I get far less done than I could have. That's when I use this subset. It expands time for me somehow so I can do everything that needed done without rushing or panicking. I haven't even been called to try the main series because I love the susbsets so much!

I've been really scared of Saturn? (Funny since I feel like my personality very much suits Saturn - rules, patience, care for elderly etc.) Recently though, I've been trying to easy myself into figuring out Saturn and how I relate to Saturn.

In respect to the tortoise subset itself, I got a 5mL mini of the oil and on a Saturday, applied it to a candle to observe Saturn's day & hour. I don't know how to describe it other than a feeling of absolute calm and stillness. Now I'm one of the most scattered people I know, and my brain does NOT turn off... this doesn't shut down my thoughts, but the feeling of rabid scatteredness is paused.

As an added effect, that same day I applied this oil to myself and burned some on a candle was a day I went out shopping with my sisters, and I didn't spend any money??? Except for a small amount for dinner.

Anyway, I like this a lot. I just ordered a larger amount of the tortoise oil because I definitely want to figure out how to incorporate this into my life.

I find Saturn stuff to be pretty calming, so I actually use this to meditate and otherwise just lay around. I'm also a huge fan of things like cold and winter, so SiA in general feels right at home for my needs. It's nice for having a steady workflow, too, for doing busy work that just requires persistence rather than high energy.

What a time warp. Time expands to meet *my* needs. My anxiety about trying to cram things into the hours between finishing work and sleep recedes, or disappears completely.

Applied this to a meaningful piece of jewelry on a Saturday. Reminded me very much of the energy of my Saturn return (aqua), and brought back some of my more helpful coping skills from that time. It also seemed to fortify boundaries including a sewer line blockage that became evident that very day. The sewer line was a big topic during my Saturn return too. A lot of preventative maintenance was done, and this material seemed to reveal that more maintenance was needed.

Definitely a Saturnian energy, not exactly a light or fun vibe, but very supportive when used intentionally.

I didn't know what to expect from this series. I had good but slightly depressing / alienating results from the Saturn in Aquarius series. But this one is a wowzer for me. Weeks of executive dysfunctioning & resistance to making gentle incremental progress towards an important long term project vanished into thin air, turned into a few days of slow, languid, gentle, highly productive work. I also love layering this one with the Jupiter in Pisces Butter Ocean materia to quadruple the chill factor while staying alert and *really* getting shit done in an emotionally & spiritually meaningful way. Can't recommend enough.

Calm, cool, and collected. A little heavy for frequent use, but absolutely amazing when I have a lot of work to do and need to just sit down and get it done, no matter how long it takes. Not as much of a taskmaster as The Goats Teeth from SiC-- it lets you rest when you need it, because it's there for the long haul, but can have the time shift that Exalted Mercury provides, without the high key buzz that EM gives.