The Magical and Ritual Use of PerfumesBecause of their power to elicit specific responses in the body and psyche, perfumes have, through the ages, occupied an important part in ritual. The Magical and Ritual Use of Perfumes shows how scents can become the very “essence of magic,” providing direct access to the emotional centers of the brain and memory. |
Contents
PREFACE | |
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
PERFUME MAGIC THE ESSENCE OF REALITY | 3 |
ESSENCE AND QUINTESSENCE PERFUMERY AND ALCHEMY | 11 |
INTRODUCTION TO THE MATERIALS OF PERFUMERY | 15 |
THE LANGUAGE OF PERFUME | 22 |
THE ESSENCE OF QABALA | 31 |
1 KETHER AMBERGRIS | 37 |
KEY 21 THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE SAFFRON | 99 |
KEY 22 ADJUSTMENT GALBANUM MINT | 101 |
KEY 24 DEATH BENZOIN OPOPONAX | 104 |
KEY 25 TEMPERANCEART ALOE | 106 |
KEY 26 THE DEVIL MUSK CIVET BAY | 107 |
KEY 27 THE TOWER PEPPER | 108 |
KEY 28 THE STAR GALBANUM BERGAMOT | 109 |
KEY 29 THE MOON AMBERGRIS VIOLET | 111 |
2 CHOKMAH MUSK | 41 |
3 BINAH MYRRH CIVET | 45 |
4 CHESED CEDAR | 51 |
5 GEBURAH TOBACCO LEATHER | 55 |
6 TIPHARETH OLIBANUM | 59 |
7 NETZACH BENZOIN ROSE SANDALWOOD | 63 |
8 HOD STORAX | 69 |
9 YESOD JASMINE | 73 |
10 MALKUTH PATCHOULI DITTANY OF CRETE | 77 |
THE ESSENCE OF THE PATHS | 79 |
KEY 11 THE FOOL GALBANUM | 81 |
KEY 12 THE MAGICIAN MASTIC STORAX | 83 |
KEY 13 THE HIGH PRIESTESS CAMPHOR ALOE | 85 |
KEY 14 THE EMPRESS SANDALWOOD MYRTLE | 87 |
KEY 15 THE EMPEROR BASIL | 89 |
KEY 16 THE HIEROPHANT STORAX VANILLA | 91 |
KEY 17 THE LOVERS WORMWOOD | 92 |
KEY 18 THE CHARIOT ONYCHA LABDANUM | 94 |
KEY 19 STRENGTHLUST OLIBANUM | 96 |
KEY 20 THE HERMIT NARCISSUS | 97 |
KEY 30 THE SUN OLIBANUM CINNAMON | 112 |
KEY 31 JUDGEMENTTHE AEON OLIBANUM | 114 |
KEY 32 THE UNIVERSE CYPRESS | 115 |
PLANETARY PERFUMES AND THEIR GODFORMS | 117 |
THE SUN APOLLO | 125 |
THE MOON ARTEMIS | 129 |
MERCURY HERMES | 133 |
VENUS APHRODITE | 137 |
MARS ARES | 141 |
JUPITER ZEUS | 145 |
SATURN HERA | 149 |
URANUS URANUS | 151 |
NEPTUNE POSEIDON | 155 |
PLUTO HADES | 157 |
SUPPLIERS | 158 |
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APPENDIX | 166 |
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Common terms and phrases
absolute alchemy aldehydic Aleister Crowley aloe amber ambergris anointing archetypal aromatic balsamic Base note basil benzoin bergamot Binah blends camphor cedar CEDARWOOD OIL chypre cinnamon citrus civet clary sage clove colognes color consciousness coumarin cypress distilled energy essence essential oils extracted fixative floral flowers fougere fragrance frankincense galbanum GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION GOD-FORM Greek green healing imagination incense ingredients ionones jasmine labdanum lavender leather lily linalool magical mastic materials meditation Middle note mimosa myrrh myrtle narcissus natural neroli nitro musks oakmoss odor olibanum Onycha opoponax orange oriental orris P.O. Box pale patchouli path pathworking perfumery perfumes petitgrain pine PLANETARY plant psychic QABALA QABALA Key scale qualities resin resinoid ritual rose saffron sandalwood SCENT AND APPEARANCE smell solvent sphere spirit steam-distilled Stellar Visions storax sweet symbol synthetic tincture tion Tiphareth top note tree Trump tuberose types vanilla vetiver violet viscous visual volatile wood woody Wormwood yellow ylang-ylang