09/24/2026
A Little Oil, a Clear Intention: How to Work with Ritual Oils
A few drops of ritual oil turn a written intention into a working: four corners, one center, and a fold in the direction you want the energy to move.
A ritual oil is a small bottle of possibility. A few drops can dress a candle, mark a petition, awaken a charm, or turn an ordinary moment into the beginning of a spell.
The way you use an oil depends on where you want its intention to go.
A dropper bottle lets you direct the oil with precision: onto a figure candle, a poppet, a petition, or an object connected to your working. My Enchanted Path’s dropper oils are also skin safe, but consider the purpose before wearing one. Do you want to walk in that power, or are you directing the work elsewhere?
A roll-on is made for carrying an intention on yourself. Anoint any place on your body that feels right and imagine the intention moving with you, infusing your aura as you go. Your hands can carry money work into everything you make and exchange. Your feet can carry Road Opener into every step. The placement is part of the story you tell with your spell.
My work draws from eclectic folk magic. The five oils below each have their own character—and their own way of asking to be used.
How I dress a petition
Write your intention on a small piece of paper. With the oil, dot all four corners and then the center—the same pattern as the five on a die.
To draw something toward you, fold the paper toward yourself. Turn the flat paper to the right, fold toward yourself again, and repeat the right turn and fold until the paper is as small as you can comfortably make it.
To remove an influence, fold the paper away from yourself instead. Turn the flat paper to the left, fold away again, and continue turning left and folding away.
The dots mark the petition; the direction of the folds tells it which way the work should move.
Road Opener: Find the path that has been waiting
Road opening work is associated with abre camino, Spanish for “open road,” in Latin American folk magic, and has also found a place in contemporary conjure. Different practitioners bring different methods to the work.
When everything feels stuck, write down the opportunity or path you want to open. Dress the petition with five dots of Road Opener Oil, then fold it toward yourself, turning right between folds. Keep it somewhere you will see before taking your next step.
Or put a little oil on your feet before you leave the house. Stand still for a breath, picture the road clearing ahead of you, and say: “Show me the opening. I am ready to move.” Then go meet the day. Sometimes the path appears as an invitation; sometimes it begins with the call you finally decide to make.
Truth Serum: Let what is hidden speak
Truth Serum Oil is for questions that will not leave you alone, stories that do not quite add up, and truths ready to surface. The name belongs to modern spiritual supply work; there is no single inherited “Truth Serum” formula or rite.
For a focused working, anoint a figure candle or poppet representing your target. Speak the question aloud. As you pray or chant, picture the truth rising past confusion, evasion, and carefully chosen words. Let your voice gather strength until the intention feels fully cast.
Some practitioners prefer to place a few drops in their hands, pray over the oil, and carry that charged intention into an encounter with the person. A discreet touch can become the moment the working is directed toward them. Give the spell your focus and emotion, then pay attention to what is said—and what is suddenly easier to see.
You can also write what you want revealed on a petition and dress it with five dots of Truth Serum Oil. Fold it toward you, turning right, if you are calling the truth into your awareness. If you are working to send deception out of a situation, fold it away, turning left.
Protection Oil: Draw the line
Protection is among the oldest reasons people turn to spiritual work. It also has a particular history in African American Hoodoo, where protective charms and practices have served people facing danger and oppression. That history deserves to be named with respect, even when the ritual you create today draws from an eclectic practice.
Anoint a charm with Protection Oil and hold it between your hands. Picture a boundary forming around what you cherish: your home, your peace, your loved ones, or your own energy. Tell it what may enter and what must stay out.
For a petition, name the influence you want to remove, dot the four corners and center, then fold away from yourself and turn left between folds. You can also anoint yourself before walking into a demanding place. On your wrists, the oil can serve as a reminder each time you reach for a door or greet someone: “What is mine remains mine.”
Fast Luck: Catch the spark while it is flying
Fast Luck is a named conjure supply formula with a history in American spiritual supply catalogs. Lucky Mojo reports finding it advertised as early as the 1940s. Contemporary makers create their own blends and workings around the intention.
Fast Luck has a wonderfully quick, dual nature. It can be worked for a sudden chance, a lucky hand in a simple card game, a turn at the slot machines, or a brief romantic spark. Think one night rather than forever; an opening rather than a long campaign. Tell the oil which kind of luck you mean.
Inscribe your goal into a green or red candle, dress it with Fast Luck Oil, and light it as you speak your intention. For a game, you might instead anoint your hands or a small token before you play. Keep the working lively and specific: “Let the right chance find me, and let me recognize it when it does.”
Money Manifest: Put prosperity in your hands
Money drawing oils have long appeared among American spiritual supplies; a 1943 account, for example, describes a dealer advertising Money-Drawing Oil. Money Manifest is My Enchanted Path’s own name and blend, made for the financial intentions you are working with now.
Write down what you want to receive. Give the money a purpose: a paid bill, a stronger business, a savings goal, or more ease in your household. Dress the petition with five dots of Money Manifest Oil, then fold it toward yourself, turning right between folds. Keep it where you plan, create, or tend your finances.
This oil also feels at home on your hands. Anoint them before making something you will sell, preparing an invoice, arranging your booth, or opening your shop for the day. Rub your hands together and say: “May the work of my hands be valued. May money arrive and find good purpose here.”
Trust the intention
There is no need to use every oil in the same way. Some spells belong on your skin. Others belong on a candle, a petition, a poppet, or a charm. Choose a place that tells the story of what you are asking for, add your words and energy, and let the working begin.
A practical note: All My Enchanted Path oils are formulated to be skin safe, but patch test before use and avoid eyes and broken skin. Do not ingest them. Oil can stain fabrics and surfaces. When dressing a candle, use a small amount away from the wick, keep the flame clear of flammable materials, and never leave it burning unattended. Ritual work expresses intention; outcomes are never guaranteed.
