venus in libra 2020
scents of the days

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oct 28 pt 1: THE CHOIRS OF ANGELS by @bpal and inspired by Hildegard von Bingen's artwork of the same title + @mlleghoul's new book THE ART OF THE OCCULT

tbh this has been my SotD since it arrived 3 days ago. (cont...)

https://blackphoenixalchemylab.com/shop/collaborations/ars-inspiratio/the-choirs-of-angels-perfume-oil/
oct 28 pt 2:

you know how conventional cleaning products, while generally noxious, sometimes carry a whiff of an aspirational idea of "CLEAN"? this is that aspiration made manifest, a prismatic fire burning away the ashen dust of unbelief.
oct 29: L'OR NOIR, one of @lvneaperfume's patreon scents, built around black pepper, nutmeg, oudh, & etc

the crossroads of opulent decadence and reverent sanctity; isn't it strange how much gold is held in cathedrals?
oct 30: ELIZABETH OF BOHEMIA by @bpal
the unmarried aunt whose mere existence is a reminder that life is best lived according to one's tastes -- IF you're willing to make the necessary sacrifices to do so.

https://blackphoenixalchemylab.com/shop/in-memoriam/lupercalia/lupercalia-2020/elizabeth-of-bohemia-perfume-oil/

an aural companion:
oct 31: no perfume; just the scent of lots and lots of incense burned
nov 4: SERAPHIM by @bpal

the scent-equivalent to choosing to wear white when your default is black, of choosing to occupy exactly as much space as you need instead of curling your edges inwards, of choosing to pray instead of collapsing into despair

https://blackphoenixalchemylab.com/shop/general-catalog-perfume-oils/sin-and-salvation/seraphim/
nov 5: PARIS by @bpal

cultivated detachment hand in hand with a flirtation formed entirely of subtle innuendo

https://blackphoenixalchemylab.com/shop/general-catalog-perfume-oils/wanderlust/paris/
nov 6: HOLY OAK, the latest patreon scent by @lvneaperfume

just far enough into the oldest woods for the outside world to disappear beneath the song of trees creaking in the wind cloaked in the scent of layers upon layers of resin & moss & fern & sunlight cutting through mist
nov 7: MIDNIGHT HAZE, a patreon scent by @lvneaperfume built around tobacco + a precious datura accord

what Galadriel wears as she imagines what might’ve happened, had she been weak enough to be tempted, had she taken what Frodo once offered
nov 7 pt 2

alternatively:

young-crone feminine Saturn
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