I am a big user of salts for all kinds of purposes and got to thinking about the history of salt and it is quite something to behold. Whether you use it in the preparation of foods (curing or cooking) or use it in your magickal workings, the energy it offers is quite powerful and a little goes a long way.



Salt & Religion --
Salt = Salvatus =Salvation



Salary comes from the word Salarium, meaning payment. Salary and sale come from words relating to salt and at one time salt was a form of currency.



Biblically speaking, Lot's wife turned to salt for her lack of faith. Jesus in the book of Matthew said "Ye are the salt of the earth" and also in Mathew salt is equated to wisdom. In the courtyard of Solomon's Temple stood wht the old testamend called a "molten sea", said to have held 2,000 baths for salting meat. Ghandi turned a nation around with salt as a symbol of independence.



Throughout history civilizations have risen near salt sources and have overcome numerous hardships to do so.



The Roman Goddess of Salt is Salus which means health. She is represented by the serpent. Salus was later represented by the Greek Goddess Hygieia and her symbol is the circle. The Gnostic symbol of the of the snake biting its tail is the alchemical symbol for salt

Salt baths are wonderful for relieving tiredness, sore muscles or removing negative energies. It will pull the toxins from your muscles allowing you to move freer and heal quicker.

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Personally, I use salts to clear and cleanse and to create barriers once I have cleansed a space for meditation or ritual. I prefer sea salt, but in a pinch table salt will do.

Below are a few recipes:

Typical Recipes:

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Relax:
1 Cups Epsom Salt
2 Cup Sea Salt
15 drops Ylang Ylang essential oil

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Soothing:
1 Cup Epsom Salt
1 Cup baking soda
3 drops Jasmine essential oil
3 drops Rose essential oil

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Golden Goddess:
1 Cup Pacific Salt
2 Cup Dead Sea Salt
½ Cup grape seed essential oil
¼ cup avocado essential oil

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Energizer:
2 Cups Epsom Salt
1 Cup Sea Salt
6 drops Eucalyptus essential oil
10 Rosemary drops essential oil
15 drops Peppermint essential oil

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Uplifting:
2 Cups Epsom Salt
1 Cup Sea Salt
8 drops Orange essential oil
6 drops Neroli essential oil
6 drops lavender essential oil
3 drops Lemon essential oil

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Calming:
2 Cups Epsom Salt
2 drops Lavender essential oil
2 drops Sandalwood essential oil
2 Tablespoons baby oil