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A Message from Katlyn
Scent has always been a sacred path to me, a way to worship and to offer thanks to the Divine. Fragrance when used in a sacred way can invoke the presence of one’s beloved deities. Sacred scent awakens the memory, calling to our inner world to come out and dance. It encourages our imagination to allow reality to expand beyond the mundane. When I smell fine myrrh and frankincense I am transported to an ancient and holy place, a temple, a shrine to the divine. When I smell true jasmine I see a Goddess bathed in moonlight. When sandalwood and aloes are burned my meditation deepens. These sensations and reactions are instant, for scent is instantaneous in its ability to carry us away to inner realms ...to remember.
Scent is a key, carried upon the breath of life, that opens the heart to inspiration.
As more and more true floral absolutes, essential oils of great quality, and precious woods and resins become available to us, their allure is undeniable. Other synthetic perfumes become like pale ghosts...imposters...in comparison to these authentic essences. These are rare and expensive jewels of fragrance...carefully extracted from nature with the skills of an alchemist. Scent will always remain ephemeral...that is part of it's enchantment and power. Too much can overpower us and makes us dizzy, while just the right amount of the correct blend can heal us and open us to an immediate infusion of beauty and mystery.
Comparing an absolute essence to a sweet perfume or fine aloeswood to a cheap joss stick is like comparing a fine original painting to a zerox copy. The image is there but not the soul...not the "heart note" that the earth gives to its growing and flowering Life.
Even these pure and precious oils, resins, herbs and attars, pale before the smells of a walk in the forest at dawn, of a flowering meadow at noon, or the intoxication of a night blooming garden at midnight. But they come very close and they are willing to take us to those places in our mind.
The sacred smoke of incense winds it's way to the heavens to carry our prayers and fill our senses with something higher, something precious . The elemental energies of earth and water grow and blend and are released by fire into the air... to celebrate spirit. It is the way of incense to release the hidden, the occult, the transformative . The fire burns away the dross to release the fragrant essence. Be it sweet and clean, erotic and sensuous, or dark and aromatic, it is a high magick... a rare and delightful alchemy.
Only something sacred could bring such joy to the soul and the senses.
I must sound like a girl in love for the first time, but this is how I feel when the the perfect blend of scent wafts by. It is my wish to share this passion with you.
May you find inspiration within these pages to use sacred scent in your ceremonies both grand and simple, ceremonies that celebrate life and all its cycles and passages. May you be carried away by the spirits of the green world to places ancient, wondrous , timeless, and filled with true magick.
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