Re: TOTD 110208: the elements

[Guest guest]

> What elements, i.e. fire, water, earth, air, spirit, would you assign

> certain essences to? What essences

> feel " watery " , " fiery " , " earthy " , " spiritual " to you?

Water: oakmoss

Fire: pepper

Earth: labdanum

Spirit/air/wind: jasmine sambac

[Guest guest]

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> Shea asks:

>

> What elements, i.e. fire, water, earth, air, spirit, would you assign

> certain essences to? What essences

> feel " watery " , " fiery " , " earthy " , " spiritual " to you?

>

Fire: Cinnamon, Bay, Nutmeg, Pepper

Earth: Patchouli, Vetiver

Water: Violet leaves, Sage.

Air & Wind: Labdanum, Rosemary, Mint,Eucalyptus

Spirit: Myrrh, Sandalwood

[Guest guest]

>

> What elements, i.e. fire, water, earth, air, spirit, would

> you assign

> certain essences to? What essences

> feel " watery " , " fiery " ,

> " earthy " , " spiritual " to you?

Water

lemon

fiery

pepper

earthy

Vetiver

Spiritual...I acknowledge SPACE as an element due to my Buddhist practice

Space is the place you get the fragrances that travel and wafts in the air

AIR maybe western element without which none could grow.

Sarva Mangalam (Sanskrit for may all beings be enlightened)

Tashi Delek

Bb

[Guest guest]

What elements, i.e. fire, water, earth, air, spirit, would you assign

certain essences to? What essences

feel " watery " , " fiery " , " earthy " , " spiritual " to you?

 

Air:

(mostly herbs) Lavender, Lemongrass, Spearmint, Mimosa, Galbanum, Fennel, Anise,

Bergamot, Lilac(the blooming flowers), Clary Sage, Petitgraine, Juniper berries,

Amyris, Copaiba

 

Fire

(mostly spices and citrus) Cinnamon/Cassia, Clove, Allspice, Ginger,

Bay,Cardamom, Coriander,Nutmeg(kind of earthy too), Galangal, Lime, Orange,

Mandarin, Lemon, Tangerine, incense, Dragons Blood, Thyme, Oregano,

Rosemary,  Carnation

 

Water:

(most flowers and fruits, and anything aquatic) Rose, Jasmine, Lotus, Ylang

Ylang, Frangipani, Orange Blossom, Neroli, Cucumber, Melons, Clary Sage, Mimosa,

Vanilla, Seaweed(of course), Oakmoss, Balsam Peru, Spearmint, Peppermint,

Chamomile, Costus, Grapefruit, Tangerine(both watery and fiery at the same time

to me), any scent of fruit.

 

Earth:

(mostly conifers, roots, and woods) Patchouli, Vetiver, Oakmoss, Spikenard,

Cepes, Agarwood, Cedar, Pine, Spruce, Fir, Coffee, Cacao, Galbanum, Mitti,

Valerian

 

Spirit

(things used for spiritual purposes) incense, Myrhh, Sandalwood, Lotus,

Rose, Benzoin, Cedar, Labdanum

 

[Guest guest]

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> > What elements, i.e. fire, water, earth, air, spirit, would you assign

> > certain essences to?

Great question, Adam, and I love your answers.

Here are mine:

Fire: Cade, Cedar

Water: Watermint, Seaweed, Fir

Earth: Oakmoss, Carrot seed

Air: incense, Myrrh

I hope to see lots of ideas! )

~Becky

[Guest guest]

> Shea asks:

>

> What elements, i.e. fire, water, earth, air, spirit, would you assign

> certain essences to? What essences

> feel " watery " , " fiery " , " earthy " , " spiritual " to you?

>

Ooops~

First, my answer should have been addressed to , not to Adam

(Apologies to both of you).

Second, I forgot my very favorite " air " essence of all: eucalyptus

" blue mallee " .

Third, if any of you find my brain lying around, please pick it up,

dust it off and let me know, won't you?

Sheeesh.

~Becky

[Guest guest]

Shea wrote:

> Air:

> (mostly herbs) Lavender, Lemongrass, Spearmint, Mimosa, Galbanum, Fennel,

Anise, Bergamot, Lilac(the blooming flowers), Clary Sage, Petitgraine, Juniper

berries, Amyris, Copaiba

>

> Fire

> (mostly spices and citrus) Cinnamon/Cassia, Clove, Allspice, Ginger,

Bay,Cardamom, Coriander,Nutmeg(kind of earthy too), Galangal, Lime, Orange,

Mandarin, Lemon, Tangerine, incense, Dragons Blood, Thyme, Oregano,

Rosemary, Carnation

>

> Water:

> (most flowers and fruits, and anything aquatic) Rose, Jasmine, Lotus, Ylang

Ylang, Frangipani, Orange Blossom, Neroli, Cucumber, Melons, Clary Sage, Mimosa,

Vanilla, Seaweed(of course), Oakmoss, Balsam Peru, Spearmint, Peppermint,

Chamomile, Costus, Grapefruit, Tangerine(both watery and fiery at the same time

to me), any scent of fruit.

>

> Earth:

> (mostly conifers, roots, and woods) Patchouli, Vetiver, Oakmoss, Spikenard,

Cepes, Agarwood, Cedar, Pine, Spruce, Fir, Coffee, Cacao, Galbanum, Mitti,

Valerian

>

> Spirit

> (things used for spiritual purposes) incense, Myrhh, Sandalwood, Lotus,

Rose, Benzoin, Cedar, Labdanum

>

>

SNAP to ALL of the above...except Cedar in spirit, to me it is very

earthy..and possibly galbanum that I would be more likely to put in

water....though I can see it's airy character too....

That's pretty amazing though....I've got lists like this in various

books all over the place and I disagree with most of them....

the very first perfumes I made were actually based on the elements...

Though they didn't really work well as perfumes...too unbalanced in

themselves.....(plus the fire blend tended to be a bit irritiating to

the skin, grin!)

We should swap perfume samples and see if we blend the same way too!

Ambrosia

http://www.perfumebynature.com.au

[Guest guest]

SNAP to ALL of the above...except Cedar in spirit, to me it is very

earthy..and possibly galbanum that I would be more likely to put in

water....though I can see it's airy character too....

That's pretty amazing though....I' ve got lists like this in various

books all over the place and I disagree with most of them....

the very first perfumes I made were actually based on the elements...

Though they didn't really work well as perfumes...too unbalanced in

themselves.. ...(plus the fire blend tended to be a bit irritiating to

the skin, grin!)

We should swap perfume samples and see if we blend the same way too!

Ambrosia

http://www.perfumeb ynature.com. au

Well, I'm glad to see we agree on most of them!  Yes, to me galbanum has a

green, leafy quality, so it reminds me of either the woods, very earthy to me,

or leafy tree tops blowing in the wind, or the smell of grassy hilltops, or the

smell of fresh cut grass wafting in the summer breeze, very air to my mind.  I

can totally see how you would think cedar is earthy, I do too, I put it under

earth as well as spirit, I guess I also put it in spirit because it has been

used in temples as incense and for meditation, and spiritual cleansing for

thousands of years, wherever it grows.  So its usage, rather than just its

aroma, colored my decision to put it in Spirit.  And also, Spirit is in all

things.............

[Guest guest]

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> Shea asks:

>

> What elements, i.e. fire, water, earth, air, spirit, would you assign

> certain essences to? What essences

> feel " watery " , " fiery " , " earthy " , " spiritual " to you?

>

Wow. This was a hard one. Partly because there are so many oils to

sniff while thinking of this question, and also because it's a new way

for me to think about scents. There are so many more, but I could

ponder this question for a really long time. And I wanted to answer

it before I saw what others wrote so that it didn't color my thoughts.

Hmmm.... I'm a fire sign, so I'll start with that...

Fire:

Pepper (all), ginger, galangal, costus, cade, choya loban, benzoin,

cinnamon, sandalwood, juniper wood, styrax,

Earth:

Amber, oakmoss, cedar moss, patchouli, nutmeg, seaweed, cepes,

tuberose, saffron, ylang ylang, cedar wood, vanilla, carrot,

blackberry, osmanthus, cardamom, rosemary

Air:

Rose, cedar leaf, fir needle, palmarosa, lemongrass, citrus (all),

lavender

Water:

Calamus, mint, opopanax, seashell

Spiritual... Interesting... :

incense, copal, spikenard

Okay -- off to see what everyone else wrote...

Still pondering...

Andrine