Queer Ancestor Work Ritual Bath Salts

Our Queer Ancestor Work ritual bath salts are handcrafted under the auspices of the many queer ancestors throughout time, whose names are known and those who are unknown. We offer these bath salts to queer practitioners, that they may connect with those who came before, walk in their footsteps, and channel both their courage and fierceness. These bath salts are made with blended Epsom and dendritic salt. Scent has been added through essential oils, imbuing the salt with the essence of plant allies that lend their unique blessings to these salts for potent workings, including: lavender, lime, and Cuban tobacco. This mixture was awoken with heat as they were gently baked, sealing the oils in and preventing clumping while enlivening the blend for ritual purposes. In each container, there is a small amount of finely chopped Spanish lavender buds that were organically grown by local gardeners in the PNW.

Epsom salt is included for its therapeutic benefits, easing aches and pains in joints and muscles. Here, its spiritual purpose is to bring comfort and ease pain to allow for healing to take place. Dendritic salt is included here for its high absorption. It is able to soak up and lock in more essential oils, imbuing the qualities of the herbal elements deep within the salt mixture. Spiritually, its purpose is to absorb the pain and suffering you release as you heal during your ritual bath. Salt purifies & protects but can be worked with in many more ways. Tell salt what you would ask of it & it will take to most tasks readily. These salts have been taught the work they're aimed towards by the essential oils baked into them.

The scent of these bath salts echoes the scent of our Spill the Tea Queer Ancestor candles. Lavender calls in the Lavender Menace and the sacred queer intersection of masculine and feminine that holds both pink and blue at the same time, refusing to sacrifice either. Lime is for the wedge of lime nestled on the edge of a drink glass purchased in a queer dance club. Tobacco is an offering to ancestral spirits, and honors the old, smoky gay bars lost to time.

Ritual bath salts can of course be added to baths, but also worked with in many more ways. Salts are an easy and portable way to make holy, consecrated, and/or ritual waters wherever you are. You can use moon, river, lake, or even tap water to add your salt to. Pray over them to wake the water: to the materia magica involved and spirits/deities you’d like to call in. Add additional herbs or flowers, as seen above, for added potency. With your water made, its uses are endless! Wipe down or wash items in it to cleanse or consecrate them (as long as they won’t be harmed by salt or water). Wash your face or hands for ritual purposes. Use the water as a door/window/floor wash. Dip a leafy branch in and asperge your space. You’re limited only by your creativity!

For additional way to work with these ritual salts, consider our Queer Ancestor Prayer Cards. Call to queer ancestors near and far as part of any rituals where you utilize these salts, or softly pray during a luxurious bath. To include one with your order, add the option below that says "Prayer Card Only" alongside your selection of bath salt container size. Please be aware that the Prayer Card Only option does not include bath salts: please be sure to add both to your order!