Aleister Crowley changed the traditional macerated recipe for Abramelin oil, which is a version of the Biblical anointing oil, to one using essential oils. This is because he felt that it should pack a little more punch, like his explanation of magic. However, some people don't mix it properly and they get burned, literally.
The recipe given in Liber ABA is:
- 8 parts cinnamon
- 7 parts olive
- 4 parts myrrh
- 2 parts galangal
Do not use calamus instead of galangal. Crowley meant for this to be an edible recipe and that will be explained further along. Sweet flag, or calamus, is not edible. That would only be appropriate for anointing.
Always mix this a little at a time, drop by drop. Start with the olive oil base, then add cinnamon, myrrh and galangal, drop by drop in that order. Always shake after putting a new drop in and make it during the full moon. Liquids rise during the full moon so the oils are more easily blended together. I've never had any luck making this stuff during any other moon phase.
Always shake before you use this. Keep it in a dark bottle, in a cool, dry place. These instructions were given by Lena Bender at a class in the '90s. The oil has never burned me or damaged my gear, and I have made many batches of cakes of light with it.