Quick Specs
- Brand: Espiritu
- Type: Ritual fragrance oil
- Size/Quantity: 2 dram (approximately 0.25 fl oz)
- Best for: Astral projection meditation, out-of-body experience preparation, lucid dreaming support, trance work
Astral Travel Oil and the Out-of-Body Experience Tradition
Astral travel, the practice of consciously separating awareness from the physical body to experience other planes of consciousness, has roots in shamanic traditions across Siberia, Indigenous America, and Central Asia, where ritual practitioners used drumming, breath, and plant allies to achieve non-ordinary states. The Western occult tradition absorbed this practice through Theosophy and later Spiritualism, with writers like Oliver Fox and Robert Monroe building systematic frameworks for inducing and navigating out-of-body experiences. Modern practitioners in Wicca, ceremonial magic, and secular consciousness exploration carry this tradition forward, and ritual oils serve as aromatic anchors for the pre-departure state.
Scent works as a state-change cue precisely because the olfactory system has a direct pathway to the limbic brain, the seat of memory, emotion, and altered consciousness. Practitioners who consistently use the same oil during astral travel preparation report that the scent itself begins to trigger the necessary relaxed-awareness state over time, functioning as a conditioned anchor. Espiritu Astral Travel oil is designed for this kind of intentional, repeated use rather than casual wear.
How to Prepare for Astral Projection with Ritual Oil
The most common application method is anointing the temples, third-eye point, and wrists before a lying-down meditation session aimed at reaching the hypnagogic state, the borderland between waking and sleep where astral separation most commonly occurs. Some practitioners also anoint the soles of the feet, following folk traditions that consider the foot sole a particularly permeable energetic boundary. Pairing the oil with low, steady music or drumming helps build reproducible ritual conditions that make regular projection more accessible. For more complementary tools, browse my chakra and meditation collection.
These are ritual aroma oils, not essential oils. They’re formulated for spiritual and ritual purposes rather than aromatherapy diffusion or skin care. If you need an essential oil product for those uses, my essential oils collection is the right place to look.
How to Use Espiritu Astral Travel Oil
Three ways to incorporate Espiritu Astral Travel oil into your out-of-body practice.
- Create Your Pre-Travel Ritual
Apply astral travel oil to your temples, third-eye point, and wrists before lying down for your projection session. Using the same oil consistently conditions your mind to associate the scent with the altered-awareness state you are cultivating.
- Anoint a Dedicated Candle
Dress a purple or deep blue candle with astral travel oil and light it at the start of your session, placing it safely across the room. Allow the scent to fill the space as you move into hypnagogic relaxation, then extinguish safely when done.
- Use During Dream Journaling Practice
Apply a small amount of oil to your wrists before sleep on nights set aside for dream recording. The consistent aromatic cue over time strengthens the bridge between waking recall and the liminal dream state you are working to access deliberately.
The Tarot Fellow Standard
I carry Espiritu Astral Travel oil because serious consciousness practitioners need a reliable, consistent-formula oil dedicated to this specific intent. Espiritu’s limited distribution means the formula stays controlled and reproducible, which matters when you’re using it as a repeated ritual anchor. The 2-dram size is right for keeping dedicated to this practice without using it up on other workings. Browse my full Espiritu oils line to find complementary formulas for your broader spiritual practice.
Frequently Asked Questions
Astral travel oil is used as an aromatic ritual cue before out-of-body experience attempts. Applied to temples and wrists before lying down, consistent use conditions the mind to associate the scent with the hypnagogic state needed for projection.
Yes. Astral travel and lucid dreaming share the hypnagogic borderland between waking and sleep. Applying the oil before sleep and keeping a dream journal nearby reinforces the intentional practice supporting both lucid dreaming and projection work.
No. It is a ritual fragrance oil formulated for spiritual practice, not aromatherapy or skin care. These oils are designed for anointing and ritual use. For essential oils suited to diffuser or topical use, please see the essential oils section.
Purple and indigo candles are the traditional pairing for astral projection and psychic work. White candles are a versatile alternative for spiritual exploration involving the upper chakras, offering a neutral but sacred working environment.
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