the desire the fragrant object creates…
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Tag Archives: Sandalwood
Giveaway – Australian album Sandalwood Oil
Tonight we are giving away 8 bottles of Australian album so that you can then make your own evaluation to satisfy your curiosity or your needs…
Australian album Sandalwood. What does it smell like?
What does Australian album sandalwood smell like?
I asked a Sufi Mystic who is also a Perfumer / Composer, an Aromatherapist, a movie star from Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and my mate Clayton Ilolahia who kindly supplied a photo of his organ and a formula for using this newly available oil.
Distilling the Sandalwood Dream
Distillation is the next step…
Processing the Sandalwood Dream
Without getting all Freudian we will start processing these sandalwood dreams…
Harvesting the Dream
Now we are ready to harvest the dream…
The Perfumed Chamber
The Perfumed Chamber; what an evocative description. These words sent me trawling through the Pali Canon and translations of Sanskrit to discover where and what this place was. In the modern way I was able to talk with scholars via email to fact-check and confirm just what The Perfumed Chamber was and is today.
A Series of Sandalwood Dreams…
Fasten your web-belts dear readers. Tonight we are journeying across the web for A Series of Sandalwood Dreams. Let’s see if these dreams take us to a heightened sense of reality over the next 8 nights. Observant readers may be able to sample via a draw something very special somewhere along this journey.
The Return of Mysore Sandalwood
It’s all Good News here on The Fragrant Man; an antidote to the nightly news, an Oasis of Peace, Love and Perfume.
The demise of Mysore Sandalwood from India is well documented. The root stock of the Mysore variety, Santalum album was planted in Australian plantations sometime ago and is now being sustainably harvested.
The Human Touch
Over the years, Amer has had many long distance friendships. His memories of being a penpal came back to him recently after sparking up a friendship with Brie online and receiving the gift of Sandalwood.
The Fragrant Man 