Essence of Hermes started as a pursuit of finding the hidden truth within. My life journey lead me to the study of the ancient art of alchemy about 13 years ago. I belonged to an ancient order called the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. This is where I learned about and was taught this ancient art.
The ancient art of alchemy started in the land of Egypt. It was brought to the Egyptians by the god Thoth, or Thoth the Atlantean. Eventually the Greeks found out about this ancient art through trading with the Egyptians and brought alchemy to their culture. They even had their own god of alchemy, Hermes Trismegistus, or
Hermes thrice great. Legend has it that Hermes published the secret to creating the magnum opus of alchemy, the philosopher's stone, engraved on an emerald tablet. Throughout time many alchemist have translated this emerald tablet, including Issac Newton.
My experience in alchemy have been in utilizing the plant kingdom. This particular process of alchemy is called Spagyrics. The goal is to create a spiritually elevated tincture of any particular plant or root in the vegetable kingdom. To do this you separate the three elements of Mercury, Sulfur and Salt. Mercury being the Spirit of the plant, Sulfur being the Soul of the plant and Salt being the elevated vessel or body of the plant. I purify each element until their fullest potential is reached. I have even seen the volatilized salts of the plant float slightly about the flasks used during the calcination process.
After years of working with the plant kingdom and creating various alchemical tinctures, I decided to delve into perfume making. I've noticed that you can capture the pure scents of the plants by utilizing the same techniques used in creating tinctures. I also found out during my studies of the history of alchemy that Cleopatra was an early alchemist. With this in mind, I decided to resurrect an ancient Egyptian perfume. I collected the appropriate plant, Blue Lotus, as well as a few others and headed into the lab. When I was finished I had the perfect essence of ancient Egypt. The only thing left for me to do was find the perfect vessel to hold the perfect
melody of Egyptian scent.
Egypt has a rich history of perfume making, which goes back thousands of years. They held perfumery to a high regard, and archaeologists have found ancient perfume bottles tucked away inside the tombs of the pharaohs. The Egyptians created these bottles in order to preserve the scents of the precious oils that were used in the mixture of the perfume. They found that the perfume would evaporate if not stored in a proper vessel. These bottles were originally made of stone or alabaster, but in the 4th millennium BCE, the Egyptian bottle makers started using glass. These glass bottles are still being produces today and are made by sticking a piece of molten glass onto one end of a blowpipe and introducing pressurized air into the other end by blowing. With the variety of colored glass that is used in the creation of the bottles, an endless amount of elegant designs can be
produced. They make for a one of a kind vessel to hold the beauty within, which is the essence of Hermes.
Right now I'm the only seller of the Egyptian perfume. I'm experimenting with other scents in-between making herbal tinctures for medicinal purposes.These perfumes have a long shelf life due to me utilizing alcohol as the mercurial element of the plant extraction. My favorite essence so far is Blue Lotus.
I started the journey of finding the perfect vessel. I started speaking to friends of mine in the glass industry and was lead to Cairo, Egypt. This is where I found the perfect glass bottles that are handmade right there in Cairo.
To purchase his perfume, tinctures or Rodney's book: "Seeking the Gold Within:
An Alchemical Explanation of Self"
you can email him at essenceofhermesftw@gmail.com
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