I am truly blessed to have some truly talented and creative friends. Amongst them the Glastonbury based natural perfumer Marina Barcenilla, whom I have known for many years now. Not only does she have a passion for creating perfumes with all natural ingredients, she also has a very good nose and fantastic instincts!
Marina was inspired by a discussion we had about the forthcoming Hekate Triformis Symposium, which is being held to mark the third year of the Rite of Her Sacred Fires and to bring together just some people from the growing international community of Hekate devotees and those interested in her mysteries. I mentioned to Marina that I was in the process of creating a truly special ceremony in which we would honour the Goddess Hekate as Triformis (three-formed) and that as part of this ceremony there would be three oracles from three priestesses – each focussing on a different aspect / title taken from the diverse roles Hekate had historically.
The Triformis Oracle Rite will honour Hekate Soteira (Saviour), Hekate Kleidouchos (Keybearer) and Hekate Cththonia (of the Earth), with oracles from three Oracular Priestesses. Inspired by this diversity and allowing her creative nose and inspiration to flow, Marina has created three perfumes, one each for the three Hekate titles being honoured in this rite. In her blog “In Search of Mythical Inspiration” Marina speaks about the process saying: “And so, my obsession about perfume and my compulsion to give everything in existence a scent inspired me to embark in an imaginary journey to the days of Ancient Greece to create a scent worthy of a goddess’ favour, using the three titles above to create three very different but rather lovely oils.”.
Marina’s Hekate Triformis Perfumes will be available at the event, though you are advised to reserve a set (just £11.95 for all three!) in advance to avoid disappointment. If you are not able to attend (and tickets have been sold out for several months) don’t despair, Marina is taking orders for shipping (internationally) all the details you need is on her blog http://theperfumegarden.wordpress.com/2012/03/22/in-search-of-mythical-inspiration/
I have to admit, that although I love all three, you will note that on the photo (top of this blog, which is of my set of testers!) the darker oil is clearly more empty than the others, that is the Hekate Cthtonia perfume, which is definitely my favourite!
