Essential Oil – Orange (Sweet)

Botanical name: Citrus sinensis

Color: Clear

Consistency: Very thin

Perfumery note: Top

Related Planets/Deities: Sun

Aroma: Sweet, citrusy, light, very present

Energetic Properties: Warming, freeing, connecting

Aromatherapy Properties: An orange-yellow to dark orange mobile liquid with a sweet, sharp, fresh-fruity scent. It blends well with clary sage, lavender, lemon, myrrh, neroli, and spice oils such as nutmeg, cinnamon and clove. Sweet Orange oil creates relaxation and peace when used in an aroma burner or diffuser.

Spiritual Uses: Sweet orange is notable for its ability to provide spiritual guidance and protection while heightening the perception of the user. Some have said the orange is the golden apple given to Zeus by Hera on their wedding day; thus, Sweet Orange can be used in any kind of magickal or spiritual practice involving the binding of two elements or binary oppositions. It is generally well-suited for protection spells.

Blends well with: Cinnamon, Ginger, Vetiver, Lavender, Sandalwood, Myrrh, Nutmeg, and citrus oils.

History: The Sweet Orange does not occur natively in the wild. It is believed to have been cultivated first in either China, northeastern India, or southeast Asia. Spanish colonists first introduced the Sweet Orange to South America and Mexico in the mid-1500s, and the French most likely brought it to Louisiana. It was from there that seeds made their way to Florida, where Sweet Orange was grafted onto Sour orange rootstock and the first large-scale cultivation of the fruit began. Presently, Brazil and the U.S. are the world’s two major producers of the orange.