Tincture Ingredients: Alchemically catalysed oil of gold, extract of organic rose petals, carrier organic alcohol spirit.
 
Inspired by the famous renaissance order of alchemists, the Rosicrucians, the tincture of the Rosy Cross is a marriage of oil of gold (the cross) tincture of organic rose petals (the centre rose).
 
Traditionally seen as a medicine of the heart and vitality, gold is ruled by the Sun and as a medicine it embodies perfection on physical and spiritual levels. Gold represents the source of light that life comes from and which all living things are a condensation of. Traditionally a vitality tincture, the oil of gold is technically an organic oil that is catalysed through a reaction between opened gold and an alchemical menstruum (solvent). It works to improve circulation, energy, healing and illumination.
 
Rose, ruled by Venus, had a multifaceted range of use. Hermetically it corresponds to unconditional love and aids with heartache, sadness, recovery, grief and insomnia, being calming, uplifting, anxiety easing. It strengthens the heart, promotes circulation, reduces inflammation and is rich in vitamin c and antioxidants. It supports liver and gallbladder function acting as a gentle diuretic. For women it can relieve menstrual cramping by promoting circulation and reducing congestion.
 
This special proprietary alchemical tincture is a marriage of the Sun (gold) and Venus (rose), both centering on heart opening and heart vitality.
 
In Hermetic practice it is traditionally taken one drop per day with wine, or added to any drink (water, tea etc.). A 5ml bottle contains 120-150 drops, or 3-6 months dosage, depending on dropper size. 10ml is double.
 
It should be stated for those who are unaware of alchemical methods that the "tinct" (soul/colour or profile of the metal) is extracted, but the metal itself is left behind. As such, there is no actual metal present in this spagyric, only the medicinal part of the metal is separated and catalysed into an oil.