Palo Santo

Ethically-sourced, great quality Palo Santo sticks from the wonderful Potion Slinger. ✨ 

Sold as loose, individual sticks are as a set of 3 in a pretty, branded box. 

“Palo Santo is unique in that it simultaneously clears negative energies while drawing in the positive. It is associated with the energy of the sun and dragons – holding both dark and light, yin and yang. ☯️ It is the fire energy that can connect physical and spiritual planes and a grounding link to the root chakra.

Harvesting is affected by the moon cycles – with light, scant oils available in the wood at new moon and richly scented, abundant oils present at full moon. Similarly, wood from female trees is yellow and heavy while wood from male trees is white and fragile. Palo Santo branches that haven’t touched the ground during the curing years are sought after as they are said to have an elevating effect on the human soul. These pieces are considered stronger but, perhaps the strongest of all are fragments of trees that have been struck by lightning. Lightning Wood is generally said to bring power to the shaman or witch that possesses it – that power combined with the strength of Palo Santo produces a very special magical ally. ⚡

 In 2006, the Government of Peru listed the trees as critically endangered but, national regulations and NGO reforestation programs have stabilized the trees’ conservation status. In fact, the Potion Slinger buys Palo Santo products from a reforestation program in Joa-Jipijapa, Ecuador, that has planted more than 11,000 trees back into the damaged forests.

This Palo Santo program works together with local communities to share learning and helps to find outlets for their products, it also works with universities to record important data and has obtained a harvesting license from the Ecuadorian Environmental Ministry. The program states that the biggest threats to the ecosystem are agricultural activities which entail clearing of the forest in favour of annual crops and grazing animals – this fragments the forest and restricts the natural movement of animals, as well as the spreading of seeds, genetic material, and microbes.” - Potion Slinger’s Book of Shadows blog (written by Kelly Steenhuisen).