“Chrism, also called myrrh, myron, holy anointing oil, and consecrated oil, is a consecrated oil used in the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Assyrian, Nordic Lutheran, Anglican, and Old Catholic churches in the administration of certain sacraments and ecclesiastical functions.”
“Charisma – Charm that can inspire devotion in others”
Etymology
“The English chrism derives from Koine Greek via Latin and Old French. In Greek, khrîsma (χρῖσμα) was originally the verbal noun ("(the act of) anointing", "unction") of χρίειν ("anoint").[1] By extension, along with khrîma (χρῖμα), khrîstai (χρῖσται), and later khrísma (χρίσμα), it came to be used for the anointing oil or ointment itself.
The Proto-Indo-European root from which the Greek term derived has been reconstructed as *gʰrey- ("to trickle"). This is cognate with Sanskrit ghṛtə (घृत, from the radix घृ (भासे / क्षरणे / छादने), which means to shine / to trickle / to cover) and Hindi ghī (घी, "ghee"), as well as Lithuanian gr(i)ejù, griẽti ("skimming"), Middle Low German grēme ("grime"), Old English grīma ("mask, helm, spectre", presumably from an original sense of "covering" or "concealment"), English grime, and possibly Phrygian gegreimenan ("painted, ornamented, inscribed").”
Holy Anointing Ritual
“Multiple early Christian documents discuss the "ordinance" or "several ceremonies...explained in the Apostolical Constitutions" of "chrism", including documents by Theophilus (d. 181) and Tertullian (d. 220).
The most detailed version of the practice is by Cyril of Jerusalem who details how ointment or oil was "symbolically applied to the forehead, and the other organs of sense" and that the "ears, nostrils, and breast were each to be anointed." Cyril states that the "ointment is the seal of the covenants" of baptism and God's promises to the Christian who is anointed. Cyril taught that being "anointed with the Holy anointing oil of God" was the sign of a Christian, and a physical representation of having the Gift of the Holy Spirit, and it retains this meaning in Catholicism and Orthodoxy today. He says, "Having been counted worthy of this Holy Chrism, you are called Christians, verifying the name also by your new birth. For before you were deemed worthy of this grace, you properly had no right to this title but were advancing on your way towards being Christians." (On the Mysteries 3.5)”
In Latin Catholicism…
“Chrism is made of olive oil and is scented with a sweet perfume, usually balsam.”
“Holy oils were also used, in the older form of the Roman Rite, for the anointing of kings during ceremonies of coronation. Several local rites allowed for the use of chrism in those coronation rites (e.g. in the pre-reformation English coronation rite the anointing was with chrism; Napoleon was anointed with chrism by Pope Pius VII, etc.). However, the general coronation rite of the Roman Liturgy, codified in the Roman Pontifical of Pope Clement VIII, prescribed the use of the oil of cathecumens for the anointing of kings.”
Christ Oil Christ Oil: the Sacred Secretion
Moving oneself into subtlety When the moon is in your sun sign - 2.5 days “I will tear down this temple and rebuild it in three days”
A divine oil - rising up the spine every month
Christ means “Oil” Oil is produced in brain, claustrum, then moves down spine
Christ Oil that anoints oneself The Christ oil
Chrism oil
Chrism, also called myrrh, myron, holy anointing oil, and consecrated oil, is a consecrated oil
The English chrism derives from Koine Greek via Latin and Old French. In Greek, khrîsma (χρῖσμα) was originally the verbal noun ("(the act of) anointing", "unction") of χρίειν ("anoint").1 By extension, along with khrîma (χρῖμα), khrîstai (χρῖσται), and later khrísma (χρίσμα), it came to be used for the anointing oil or ointment itself. Khrísma came into Latin as chrisma, which appears in the works of Tertullian.
Multiple early Christian documents discuss the "ordinance" or "several ceremonies...explained in the Apostolical Constitutions" of "chrism", including documents by Theophilus (d. 181) and Tertullian (d. 220).
The most detailed version of the practice is by Cyril of Jerusalem who details how ointment or oil was "symbolically applied to the forehead, and the other organs of sense" and that the "ears, nostrils, and breast were each to be anointed." Cyril states that the "ointment is the seal of the covenants" of baptism and God's promises to the Christian who is anointed. Cyril taught that being "anointed with the Holy anointing oil of God" was the sign of a Christian, and a physical representation of having the Gift of the Holy Spirit, and it retains this meaning in Catholicism and Orthodoxy today. He says, "Having been counted worthy of this Holy Chrism, ye are called Christians, verifying the name also by your new birth. For before you were deemed worthy of this grace, ye had properly no right to this title, but were advancing on your way towards being Christians." (On the Mysteries 3.5)2
“ In our ancient Irish folk lore/oral traditions the oils are released monthly when the moon is in your sun sign for 2.5 days. This process purifies the body over 12 months in preparation for your 'big day' when the sun and NEW MOON (male/female) are present in your sign for the fertilisation of the (gifted) seed. This big day only occurs annually in/or around your birthday. Hence why Christmas/Santa gift giving only occurs once a year on Jesus/Iesa's birthday. Therefore the entire process, if done correctly takes approximately 12/13 months. Twelve months for bodily/psychological preparation/purification. The process can still be read in our ancient sites and monuments including Tara Hill, Knowth, Dowth and particularly Newgrange.”
- Youtube Comment on Brad’s video
“The Sacred Secretion, also known as chrism or Christ oil, is a secretion that pertains to internal alchemy in the body. It is the process undertaken by the biological body, in response to astronomical interferences, to release natural chemicals that are charged and modified to provide the individual with an enhanced reaction and an ability to perceive other planes of energy fields that were otherwise outside our perception.1 The pituitary and pineal glands can generate different oils, such as golden melatonin/honey for the pituitary and oxytocin and vasopressin/milk for the pineal. The oils meet in the crucible of the skull and travel down the spine with the cerebral spinal fluid.0 According to the Gospel of Philip, this is an oil of holy anointing, superior to the same baptism ceremony.”
John 7:38 says "He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water."
“the pituitary and pineal glands can generate different oils (golden melatonin/honey for the pituitary and oxytocin and vasopressin/ milk for the pineal). The oils meet in the crucible of the skull (crucified at Golgotha) and travel down the spine with the cerebral spinal fluid. The fluid descends down to the solar plexus where it stays for 2.5 days represented by Christ's burial in the tomb. After 2.5 days, if the mixture is not destroyed, it channels its way back up the spine into the brain creating a resurrection experience. Supposedly the 2.5 days are associated with the moon being in the sun sign of ones birth.”
“I think the spinal cord or spine is the main organ for the generation of this fluid. The Spinal Fire is a popular element of transformation in alchemy. The staff of Moses turning into serpent for instance, is indicative of the latent potential of the spine. It lays dormant till is evoked, and once active it would transform the mind of a man into the consciousness of Christ.”
Brad talks about it in “The origin of Adronis” video on Dec. 29, 2023. Around 45 minute mark.
Sacred Secretion Christ Oil
Primitive Christians, the Essenes, fully realized and taught the great truth that Christ was a substance, an oil or ointment contained especially in the Spinal Cord, consequently in all parts of the body, as every nerve in the body is directly or indirectly connected with the wonderful "River that flows out of Eden (the upper brain) to water the garden." The early Christians knew that the Scriptures, whether written in ancient Hebrew or Greek, were allegories, parables, or fables based on the human body "fearfully and wonderfully made." These adepts knew that the secretion (gray matter—creative) that issues, (secretes) from the cerebrum, was the source and cause of the physical expression called man; and they knew that the "River of Jordan" was symbolized in the spinal cord and that the "Dead Sea" was used to symbolize the Sacred Plexus at the base of the spinal column where the Jordan (spinal cord) ends, typifying the entrance of Jordan into the Dead Sea. The thick, oily, and salty substance composing the Sacral Plexus, "Cauda Equina," (tail of the horse) may be likened to crude Petroleum, (Petra, mineral, or salt, and oleum—Latin for oil) and the thinner substance, oil or ointment in the spinal cord, may be compared with coal oil; and when this oil is carried up and crosses the Ida and Pingala (two fluid nerves that end in a cross in medulla oblongata where it contacts the cerebellum ( Golgotha —the place of the skull) —this fluid is refined, as coal oil is refined,— to produce gasoline a higher rate of motion that causes the ascension of the airship. When the oil (ointment) is crucified—(to crucify means to increase in power a thousandfold not to kill) it remains two days and a half, (the moon's period in a sign) in the tomb (cerebellum) and on the third day ascends to the Pineal Gland that connects the cerebellum with the Optic Thalmus, the Central Eye in the Throne of God that is the chamber overtopped by the hollow Life" breathed into a man—therefore the "Holy (whole) Ghost" or breath. The Pineal Gland is the "Pinnacle of the Temple." The modus operandi by which the oil of the spinal cord reaches the Pineal Gland.
Anointing is the ritual act of pouring aromatic oil over a person's head or entire body.[1] By extension, the term is also applied to related acts of sprinkling, dousing, or smearing a person or object with any perfumed oil, milk, butter, or other fat.[2] Scented oils are used as perfumes and sharing them is an act of hospitality. Their use to introduce a divine influence or presence is recorded from the earliest times; anointing was thus used as a form of medicine, thought to rid persons and things of dangerous spirits and demons which were believed to cause disease.
In present usage, "anointing" is typically used for ceremonial blessings such as the coronation of European monarchs. This continues an earlier Hebrew practice most famously observed in the anointings of Aaron as highz priest and both Saul and David by the prophet Samuel. The concept is important to the figure of the Messiah or the Christ (Hebrew and Greek[3] for "The Anointed One") who appear prominently in Jewish and Christian theology and eschatology. Anointing—particularly the anointing of the sick—may also be known as unction; the anointing of the dying as part of last rites in the Catholic church is sometimes specified as "extreme unction".
The present verb derives from the now obsolete adjective anoint, equivalent to anointed.[4] The adjective is first attested in 1303,[n 1] derived from Old French enoint, the past participle of enoindre, from Latin inung(u)ere[6] an intensified form of ung(u)ere 'to anoint'. It is thus cognate with "unction".
The oil used in a ceremonial anointment may be called "chrism", from Greek χρῖσμα (khrîsma) 'anointing'
In antiquity, use of a holy anointing oil was significant in the Hebrews' consecration of priests,[26] the Kohen Gadol (High Priest),[27][28] and the sacred vessels.[29][11] Prophets[n 5] and the Israelite kings were anointed as well,[11] the kings from a horn.[33] Anointment by the chrism prepared according to the ceremony described in the Book of Exodus[34] was considered to impart the "Spirit of the Lord".[33] It was performed by Samuel in place of a coronation of both Saul[35] and David.[11] The practice was not always observed and seems to have been essential only at the consecration of a new line or dynasty.[1]
Because of its importance, the High Priest and the king were sometimes called "the Anointed One".[n 6][11] The term—מָשִׁיחַ, Mashiaẖ—gave rise to the prophesied figure of the Messiah (q.v.)[n 7] and a long history of claimants.
The Annointed Christ
Christianity developed from the association of Jesus of Nazareth with the Jewish prophecies of an "Anointed One".[n 8] His epithet "Christ" is a form of the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew title. He was not anointed by the High Priest in accordance with the ceremony described in Exodus, but he was considered to have been anointed by the Holy Spirit during his baptism.[n 9] A literal anointing of Jesus also occurs when he was lavishly oiled by Mary of Bethany.[50][51] Performed out of affection, the anointment is said by Jesus to have been preparation for his burial.
“chrism is superior to baptism, for it is from the word "chrism" that we have been called "Christians", certainly not from the word "baptism". And it is from the "chrism" that the "Christ" has his name. For the Father anointed the Son, and the Son anointed the apostles, and the apostles anointed us. He who has been anointed possesses everything. He possesses the Resurrection, the Light, the Cross, the Holy Spirit. The Father gave him this in the bridal chamber; he merely accepted the gift. The Father was in the Son and the Son in the Father. This is the Kingdom of Heaven.” - The Gospel of Phillip
The Anointing of Royalty
In addition to its use for the Israelite kingship, anointing has been an important ritual in Christian rites of Coronation, especially in Europe
“Not all the water in the rough rude sea Can wash the balm off an anointed king.” - Shakespeare's Richard II
Holy Anointing Oil
In the ancient Israelite religion, the holy anointing oil (Biblical Hebrew: שמן המשחה, romanized: shemen ha-mishchah, lit. 'oil of anointing') formed an integral part of the ordination of the priesthood and the High Priest as well as in the consecration of the articles of the Tabernacle (Exodus 30:26)[1] and subsequent temples in Jerusalem. The primary purpose of anointing with the holy anointing oil was to sanctify, to set the anointed person or object apart as qodesh, or "holy" (Exodus 30:29).[2]
The epithet "Christ" as a title for Jesus refers to "the anointed one".
Biblical recipe
The holy anointing oil described in Exodus 30:22–25[16] was created from:[17]
- Pure myrrh (מָר-דְּרוֹר, mār-dərōr) 500 shekels (about 6 kg (13 lb))
- Sweet cinnamon (קִנְּמָן-בֶּשֶׂם, qīnnəmōn-besem) 250 shekels (about 3 kg (6.6 lb))
- "Fragrant cane" (קְנֵה-בֹשֶׂם, qənē-ḇōsem, sometimes translated as calamus) 250 shekels (about 3 kg (6.6 lb))
- Cassia (קִדָּה, qīddā) 500 shekels (about 6 kg (13 lb))
- Olive oil (שֶׁמֶן זַיִת, šemen zayīt) one hin (about 6 L (1.3 imp gal; 1.6 US gal), or 5.35 kg (11.8 lb))
While sources agree about the identity of four of the five ingredients of anointing oil, the identity of the fifth, kaneh bosem, has been a matter of debate. The Bible indicates that it was an aromatic cane or grass, which was imported from a distant land by way of the spice routes, and that a related plant grows in Israel (kaneh bosem is referenced as a cultivated plant in the Song of Songs 4:14.[18][19] Several different plants have been named as possibly being the kaneh bosem.
Customs varied in the cultures of the Middle East. However, anointing with special oil in Israel was either a strictly priestly or kingly right. When a prophet was anointed, it was because he was first a priest.[citation needed] When a non-king was anointed, such as Elijah's anointing of Hazael and Jehu, it was a sign that Hazael was to become king of Aram (Syria) and Jehu was to become king of Israel.[30] Extra-biblical sources show that it was common to anoint kings in many ancient Near Eastern monarchies. Therefore, in Israel, anointing was not only a sacred act but also a socio-political one.[31]
To the ancient Israelite there was no oil or fat with more symbolic meaning than olive oil.[citation needed] It was used as an emollient, a fuel for lighting lamps, for nutrition, and for many other purposes. It was scented olive oil that was chosen to be a holy anointing oil for the Israelites.
The Talmud asserts that the original anointing oil prepared by Moses remained miraculously intact and was used by future generations without replacement, including in the future Third Temple when it is rebuilt.[9][38] This suggests that, following ancient customs, new oil was added to the old thus continuing the original oil for all time.[citation needed]
Abramelin oil
Abramelin oil, also called oil of Abramelin, is an anointing oil used in Western esotericism, especially in ceremonial magic. It is blended from aromatic plant materials. Its name came about due to its having been described in a medieval grimoire called The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage (1897) written by Abraham the Jew (presumed to have lived from c. 1362 – c. 1458). The recipe is adapted from that of the biblical holy anointing oil described in the Book of Exodus (30:22-25) and attributed to Moses. In the English translation The Book of Abramelin: A New Translation (2006) by Steven Guth of Georg Dehn, which was compiled from all the known German manuscript sources,[61][62][63][64] the formula reads as follows:
Take one part of the best myrrh, half a part of cinnamon, one part of cassia, one part galanga root, and a quarter of the combined total weight of good, fresh olive oil. Make these into an ointment or oil as is done by the chemists. Keep it in a clean container until you need it. Put the container together with the other accessories in the cupboard under the altar.[65]
In the first printed edition, Peter Hammer, 1725, the recipe reads:
Nimm Myrrhen des besten 1 Theil, Zimmt 1/2 Theil, soviel des Calmus als Zimmet, Cassien soviel als der Myrrhen im Gewicht und gutes frisches Baumöl..." (Take 1 part of the best myrrh, 1/2 part cinnamon, as much calamus as cinnamon, of cassia as much as the myrrh in weight and good fresh tree oil...)[66]
Note that the proportions in this edition conform with the recipe for holy anointing oil from the Bible (Exodus 30:22-25).
Crowley's recipe
Early in the 20th century, the Aleister Crowley created his own version of Abramelin oil, which is called "oil of Abramelin" in The Book of the Law.[73] It was based on S. L. MacGregor Mathers' substitution of galangal for calamus. Crowley also abandoned the book's method of preparation—which specifies blending myrrh "tears" (resin) and "fine" (finely ground) cinnamon—instead opting for using distilled essential oils in a base of olive oil. His recipe (from his commentary to The Book of the Law) reads as follows:[74]
- 8 parts cinnamon essential oil
- 4 parts myrrh essential oil
- 2 parts galangal essential oil
- 7 parts olive oil
Crowley weighed out his proportions of essential oils according to the recipe specified by Mathers' translation for weighing out raw materials. The result is to give the cinnamon a strong presence, so that when it is placed upon the skin "it should burn and thrill through the body with an intensity as of fire".[75] This formula is unlike the grimoire recipe and it cannot be used for practices that require the oil to be poured over the head. Rather, Crowley intended it to be applied in small amounts, usually to the top of the head or the forehead,[76] and to be used for anointing of magical equipment as an act of consecration.
Oil of Abramelin was seen as highly important by Crowley, and he used his version of it throughout his life. In Crowley's magical system, the oil came to symbolize the aspiration to what he called the Great Work—"The oil consecrates everything that is touched with it; it is his aspiration; all acts performed in accordance with that are holy".[77] Crowley went on to say:
The Holy Oil is the Aspiration of the Magician; it is that which consecrates him to the performance of the Great Work; and such is its efficacy that it also consecrates all the furniture of the Temple and the instruments thereof. It is also the grace or chrism; for this aspiration is not ambition; it is a quality bestowed from above. For this reason the Magician will anoint first the top of his head before proceeding to consecrate the lower centres in their turn (...) It is the pure light translated into terms of desire. It is not the Will of the Magician, the desire of the lower to reach the higher; but it is that spark of the higher in the Magician which wishes to unite the lower with itself.[76]
Crowley also had a symbolic view of the ingredients:
This oil is compounded of four substances. The basis of all is the oil of the olive. The olive is, traditionally, the gift of Minerva, the Wisdom of God, the Logos. In this are dissolved three other oils; oil of myrrh, oil of cinnamon, oil of galangal. The Myrrh is attributed to Binah, the Great Mother, who is both the understanding of the Magician and that sorrow and compassion which results from the contemplation of the Universe. The Cinnamon represents Tiphereth, the Sun -- the Son, in whom Glory and Suffering are identical. The Galangal represents both Kether and Malkuth, the First and the Last, the One and the Many, since in this Oil they are One. [...] These oils taken together represent therefore the whole Tree of Life. The ten Sephiroth are blended into the perfect gold.