The ALVIVA

3. The ALVIVA (gift from the elves)

AROMA:- Asian Incense Glamour (Citrus/Floral/Amber). Piquant lush floral, opens with a bright fresh burst of citrus which transforms into a deeply extravagant floral bouquet.

FEATURED NOTES:– Bitter Orange, Sweet Orange, Petitgrain, Japanese Yuzu, Pink Grapefruit, Clove, Nutmeg, Allspice, Cinnamon bark, Cinnamon leaf, Cardamon, Turkish Rose absolute, Orange blossom, NZ Lavender, Kashmir Lavender, Ylang Ylang, Jasmine Sambac, Lemon Verbena, Clary Sage, Rosemary, Patchouli, Palo Santo, Tobacco, Atlas Cedar, Blue Lotus Absolute and my Amber base

AROMATHERAPY PROPERTIES:– Cleansing, Purifying, Sanctifying, Nurturing, Deeply Harmonising.

ASSOCIATED ARCHETYPES:- Elves, Fairies, Nature Spirits, Magically-gifted People and Places, Pure Earth Magic, Dreamers, Weavers

ESOTERIC KEYWORDS:- Creativity – Capability to respond to life and mirror it through acts of synchronicity, reverence, contemplation, inner insight. Associated with the ancient Egyptian Goddess Tefnut.

LORE:– The initial phase of this blend was originally inspired by the idea of Florida Water, (in idea only, as I’d never smelled it). I was always deeply curious to experience it for myself.

I crafted a lovely new aromatic blend on the evening of our local festival -“River Fire” here in Brisbane, whilst the whole sky was lit up with fireworks (we live very close to the River). The next day I was fiddling around with a new and experimental private collection version of Blue Lotus, increasing the lotus floralcy, and hyper-intensifying the composition.

As I sat pondering the new Blue Lotus, I picked up my tester of “River Fire” and layered it with the Lotus brew. It was an oscillation that I immediately needed in my life. I combined the parts and allowed it to brew. I’ve since used it in many locations as per the Florida Water folklore – to cleanse and purify and cast out negative, stuck, old and broken records of the past. It is empowered by the Ancient Egyptian mythos of the sacred Blue Lotus, its relationship to ecstasy, magic and the mystical rhythms of life on Earth (circa 8000 BC).