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  • Image of Deutsche Mythologie Collection 2024
  • Image of Deutsche Mythologie Collection 2024
  • Image of Deutsche Mythologie Collection 2024

The theme for this year’s collection, 𝔇𝔒𝔲𝔱𝔰𝔠π”₯𝔒 𝔐𝔢𝔱π”₯𝔬𝔩𝔬𝔀𝔦𝔒, was taken from the treatise of the same name, written by Jacob Grimm (of the Brothers Grimm). An exhaustive compendium from 1835, it traces the roots of folkloric German traditions and tales, as we too trace the seeds of seasonal lore to those that have shaped and defined our modern β€œholiday culture”. From Saint Nicholas’s origins in shamanic Odin, to winter’s Wild Hunt becoming the 12 days of Christmas, we celebrate these heathen roots through plants and scent.

𝔒𝔑𝔦𝔫 𝔭𝔒𝔯𝔣𝔲π”ͺ𝔒 (10π”ͺ𝔩 in jojoba base)

No exploration of this topic would be replete without the pagan origin of Santa, which lays in Teutonic god Odin. Allfather, leader of the possessed, Mr. Wednesday, and hundreds of other nicknames all to venerate his different facets. To those who revere him, no introduction is necessary. A god of wisdom , war, magic, and culture who along with his brothers, gave life to the earth itself from the body of the giant Ymir. The grass, sky, and ocean all created from his dismemberment, and echoed by the airy, marine, and grassy elements within this fragrance. His sacrifices for those who walk this path are many, but perhaps none greater than initiating himself for 9 days and 9 nights to give mankind the occult knowledge of the runes.

Odin perfume is based around a modified 9 herbs charm accord, including chamomile and juniper. Clary sage absolute creates a temporary ecstasy, in honor of Odin as seiΓ°maΓ°ur -- a sorcerer of secret magical practices. Rock rose gently supports a coumarin-heavy trio of flouve, lavender absolute, and tonka butterβ€” an airy β€œbreath of god”, bestowed upon humanity to invigorate us to life. Tobacco, this season’s botanical ally, calls in the gods as no other plant can. Oakwood rune notes reveal themselves as though carved from Yggdrasil’s roots.

α΄›α΄α΄˜: ɒᴇʀᴍᴀɴ α΄„Κœα΄€α΄α΄α΄ΙͺΚŸα΄‡, ʀᴏᴄᴋ Κ€α΄κœ±α΄‡, ᴊᴜɴΙͺα΄˜α΄‡Κ€
ᴍΙͺα΄…α΄…ΚŸα΄‡: α΄„ΚŸα΄€Κ€Κ κœ±α΄€Ι’α΄‡, ᴛᴏɴᴋᴀ ʙᴇᴀɴ, Ι΄Ιͺɴᴇ Κœα΄‡Κ€Κ™κœ± α΄„Κœα΄€Κ€α΄
Κ™α΄€κœ±α΄‡: ᴛᴏʙᴀᴄᴄᴏ, ᴏᴀᴋᴑᴏᴏᴅ, κœ°ΚŸα΄α΄œα΄ α΄‡

π”‰π”―π”žπ”² β„Œπ”¬π”©π”©π”’ (solid perfume and fixative 7.5 π”ͺ𝔩) The sacred holly stems from the word holy, and has been believed to be a β€œfemale” counterpart to β€œmasculine” plants such as mistletoe and ivy in heathen or druid practice. Its etymological roots also circle back to Frau Holle (Holda) whom the Brothers Grimm attempted to deify through folktale from older attestations. β€œMother Frost” or even the Weisse Frau, her numerous names weave a fantasy of winter crone, generous mother to babies who pass into the underworld, or even a crone leading witches on distaffs through the Wild Hunt. This floral-evergreen solid perfume is breathtaking alone, or layered with other winter scents such as Krampus, to deepen its long lasting effect on skin. Created with Yerba mate absolute (in the holly family), fresh fir, orange blossom and oakmoss in a coconut oil and candellila wax base, this product contains no beeswax and is suitable for vegans.

α΄›α΄α΄˜: Ι΄α΄‡Κ€α΄ΚŸΙͺ, ᴏʀᴀɴɒᴇ Κ™ΚŸα΄κœ±κœ±α΄α΄, ᴘΙͺɴᴇ
ᴍΙͺα΄…α΄…ΚŸα΄‡: ꜰΙͺΚ€ α΄€Κ™κœ±α΄ΚŸα΄œα΄›α΄‡, ʜᴏʟʟʏ ᴀᴄᴄᴏʀᴅ, ᴍᴀᴛᴇ
Κ™α΄€κœ±α΄‡: α΄α΄€α΄‹α΄α΄κœ±κœ±, κœ±α΄›ΚΚ€α΄€x

π”šπ”¬π”©π”£ 𝔐𝔬𝔬𝔫 𝔦𝔫𝔠𝔒𝔫𝔰𝔒 (20 charcoal cones) inspired by the first moon after Yule, and Odin’s wolves, these lunar incense cones are meant to set intention and purify spaces while calling in energy through aromatic magic. Musky ambrette and hinoki give an illusion of winter fur, while bated cold breath hangs in the air. Sustainable Palo Santo and frosted clove create an anodyne lunar glow, breathtaking in the burn. Brumal birch adds a cold, wintergreen quality to the melange of woods which burn bright and deep for lone, frigid nights. These cones will be scented on Sunday’s full moon, at the end of Mercury’s retrograde, to potentiate the highest vibration of the plants within.

The deluxe collection includes…

π”Žπ”―π”žπ”ͺ𝔭𝔲𝔰 𝔭𝔒𝔯𝔣𝔲π”ͺ𝔒 (10 π”ͺ𝔩 in jojoba)
A return of our holiday classic, Krampus is a limited batch perfume which first appeared in 2020, that celebrates the Germanic elements of Yule with a sinister twist. The cult of Krampus, the devilish and cryptozoological figure who kidnaps naughty children in his sack, originated somewhere in the Alps, and is believed to have developed in lore from tales of the Wild Hunt. On the 12 days leading up to new year’s day (presumably beginning on the Winter Solstice) Odin was said to lead a frenzied procession of the dead through hill and vale. It is quite surprising that both Krampus and jolly Santa both came from this same primal manifestation of the Allfather, but it is where falsities of Krampus leading the Hunt himself may originate.

This perfume of his name is surprisingly bright, as it was created as a Germanic Florida water to keep negative spirits at bay, and counteract the Saturnian forces taking hold. Bright blue yarrow, cleansing juniper and Bavarian forest trees protect and create a verdant boundary. Idunn’s apples uplift, and phallic clove lends a mulled cider note. Pfeffernuße spice for nostalgia while damp mosses bring Jovian energy.

α΄›α΄α΄˜Ι΄α΄α΄›α΄‡κœ±: α΄α΄œΚŸΚŸα΄‡α΄… α΄€α΄˜α΄˜ΚŸα΄‡, α΄„ΚŸα΄α΄ α΄‡, Ι’Ιͺɴɒᴇʀ
ᴍΙͺα΄…α΄…ΚŸα΄‡: ʏᴀʀʀᴏᴑ, ꜰΙͺΚ€, κœ±α΄˜Κ€α΄œα΄„α΄‡, ᴊᴜɴΙͺα΄˜α΄‡Κ€
Κ™α΄€κœ±α΄‡: α΄›Κ€α΄‡α΄‡α΄α΄κœ±κœ±, ᴏᴀᴋ ᴍᴏꜱꜱ, κœ°Κ€α΄€Ι΄α΄‹ΙͺΙ΄α΄„α΄‡Ι΄κœ±α΄‡

π”Šπ”’π”Ÿπ”¬ π” π”žπ”«π”‘π”©π”’ (8 𝔬𝔷 soy wax)

π”Šπ”’π”«π”’π”―π”¬π”°π”¦π”±π”Ά π”Ÿπ”―π”¦π”«π”€π”° 𝔠𝔯𝔒𝔑𝔦𝔱 π”žπ”«π”‘ π”₯𝔬𝔫𝔬𝔲𝔯, 𝔴π”₯𝔦𝔠π”₯ 𝔰𝔲𝔭𝔭𝔬𝔯𝔱 𝔬𝔫𝔒'𝔰 𝔑𝔦𝔀𝔫𝔦𝔱𝔢;
𝔦𝔱 𝔣𝔲𝔯𝔫𝔦𝔰π”₯𝔒𝔰 π”₯𝔒𝔩𝔭 π”žπ”«π”‘ π”°π”²π”Ÿπ”°π”¦π”°π”±π”’π”«π” π”’
𝔱𝔬 π”žπ”©π”© π”Ÿπ”―π”¬π”¨π”’π”« π”ͺ𝔒𝔫 𝔴π”₯𝔬 π”žπ”―π”’ 𝔑𝔒𝔳𝔬𝔦𝔑 𝔬𝔣 π”žπ”²π”€π”₯𝔱 𝔒𝔩𝔰𝔒.

-β€œGyfu”, Anglo Saxon rune poem, 7th century

This time of the year, our attention turns to gift giving, which though it has become a commercial cash grab, at its core is the purity of energetic exchange. As the Havamal suggests, β€œa gift demands a gift”, the Gebo rune represents the shared experience of fires coming together to make each other burn brighter. The Gebo runic candle is based around the warming and sacred scents of the season that evoke mutual joy in togetherness. Solar frankincense resin, spiced pomander, and GlΓΌhwein punch. The combination of citrus and spice acts as a ward for negativity, frankincense banishes, while merrymaking libations such as mulled wine and Sylvester punch are a traditional way to bring loved ones together and warmβ€” the secret ingredient in ours is sweet almond.

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