Rainbow Bridge, Autumn Mixtape, Carnal Delights and Yule Contest LIVE at CONJURE!

6 November 2014

Hallows blessings, happy Day of the Dead and All Souls and Full Moon!

Typically, Halloween is my favorite holiday, but this year it is tinged with sadness. My dear cat of thirteen tears, Ming!, died unexpectedly on the 12th of October. Shortly thereafter it seemed like many people were losing their beloved companions. I felt so heartbroken that I was overcome with the desire to craft a ritual oil to help soothe the heartache and show respect for the furry friends that have passed on. The resultant Rainbow Bridge oil has been calming and reassuring to me. I hope it can do the same for those whose hearts still sting over the loss of their beloved pets. They truly are family.

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In addition to the Rainbow Bridge ritual oil, we'll be offering the Carnal Delights design-your-own-scent collection, the latest and spookiest installment of the Mixtape collection as well as adding a tobacco single note to the Apothecary line and we'll also begin the Yule contest! HALLOWS will be available until the end of the month.

Rainbow Bridge

Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.

All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor. Those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind. They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. Her bright eyes are intent. Her eager body quivers. Suddenly she begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, her legs carrying her faster and faster. You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart. Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together.... Author unknown...

THE RAINBOW BRIDGE

A soothing and loving ritual oil created for those of us who have lost beloved pets. A portion of all proceeds will be donated to DoveLews, Portland's non-profit 24 hour emergency and pet ICU.

Comforting tonka bean, red patchouli, soothing vanilla musk, nourishing sweet milk, sacred woods and blessed tayberry,

THE RAINBOW BRIDGE

THE RAINBOW BRIDGE RITUAL OIL
5ml Brown Apothecary Bottle - $25

SPIRITS IN THE TWILIGHT GARDEN: AUTUMN 2014

SPIRITS IN THE TWILIGHT GARDEN: AUTUMN 2014

SPIRITS IN THE TWILIGHT GARDEN: AUTUMN 2014
5ml Brown Apothecary Bottle - $20

Spirits in the Twilight Garden takes the Mixtape collection in a bit of a different direction. Instead of a monthly installment, I'll start seasonal offerings that encapsulate the mood, the ambiance and the poetry of the season. Spirits in the Twilight Garden is a disembodied romp through the supernatural that we find during the end of October and the beginning of November. As the sun travels through the dark and mysterious sign of Scorpio, known for its associations with death, legacies, the underworld and the shadow aspects of our souls. Last month we were treated to an eclipse while both the sun and the moon were in Scorpio. It is not easy to have the darkness and the intensity of the sign thrust upon us. For me, I was tossed head long into the grieving process by losing my cat Ming! that put me into an existential tailspin from which I'm still trying to develop some equilibrium. The fact that Mercury is in Retrograde did little to help the matter.

I guess the moral of the story would be to be kind to one another. We don't know what they are going through, nor do they have any understanding where we're at emotionally. During these particularly dark and increasingly cold days, reach out in warmth, light and kindness. Be the comfort you seek. Be the light in the dark. Love always wins.

As with all other mixtapes, I don't own the songs, but though copyright laws and fair use, I am able to use the titles, band names and sample bits of lyrics. And because I don't like making money off of the intellectual property of others, I donate a portion of sales to MercyCorps. I hope that my adoration for the music shows through my offering the mixtape collections! If you're on Spotify you can follow the playlist HERE!

Lux in Tenebris,

SPIRITS IN THE TWILIGHT GARDEN: AUTUMN 2014

(DON'T FEAR) THE REAPER - BLUE OYSTER CULT

"Came the last night of sadness
And it was clear she couldn't go on
Then the door was open and the wind appeared
The candles blew and then disappeared
The curtains flew and then he appeared
(Saying, "Don't be afraid")"

A melancholy and wistful blend of crisp night air, candle flame and eternal musk.

DEAD MAN'S PARTY - OINGO BOINGO

"It's a dead man's party, who could ask for more?
Everybody's comin', leave your body at the door
Leave your body and soul at the door."

White bone musk, soulful patchouli, and an offering of vanilla blossoms.

LULLABY - THE CURE

"quietly he laughs and shaking his head creeps
closer now closer to the foot of the bed and
softer than shadow and quicker than flies his
arms are all around me and his tongue in my
eyes..."

Black musk, candystripe legs, crimson carnation, shivering cold sandalwood.

BLOOD BITCH - COCTEAU TWINS

"Don't damage my altar, don't damn this cold flame
Neither one or the other has much form or shape."

Black tea, red honey, frankincense, blackest amber.

SKOTOSEME - DIAMANDA GALAS

"Skotoseme!" ("Greek. Means sangre coriala lo meti, my blood runs inside thee. It’s a very violent love song." - Diamanda Galas)

Blood musk, shreds of oude, cinnamon, ginger, clove, black patchouli and aged myrrh.

BLACK ZONE - LEGENDARY PINK DOTS

"Because the Black Zone's here to stay and it's
here to protect us, 'til that black and bitter day when test-tube
spills and blows us all away."

Bitter orange, blood orange, ginger, galangal, spiced myrrh and sinister grasses.

HEART AND SOUL - JOY DIVISION

"Existence well what does it matter?
I exist on the best terms I can.
The past is now part of my future,
The present is well out of hand."

Bleak, yet hopeful. Crystalline amber, cassia, black leather, ghostly bergamot, all anchored with aged patchouli

TEAR YOU APART - SHE WANTS REVENGE

"I want to hold you close
Soft breath, beating heart
As I whisper in your ear
I want to fucking tear you apart"

A violent and sexy blend of leather, dark musk, woodsmoke, dreamy opium smoke and the sting of cinnamon.

OUIJA BOARD, OUIJA BOARD - MORRISSEY

"The table is rumbling...
the table is rumbling
the glass is moving
"No, I was NOT pushing that time"

Otherworldly white sandalwood, spirit drawing kananga, mugwort incense, and holy frankincense.

RELEASE THE BATS - THE BIRTHDAY PARTY

"Cool machine
Horror bat, bite
Cool machine, bite
Sex vampire, bite
Whoah, bite"

Horror bat bite! Black musk, bat wing leather, vanilla resin, crimson blossoms, and black amber.

THE KILLING MOON - ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN

"In starlit nights I saw you
So cruelly you kissed me
Your lips a magic world
Your sky all hung with jewels"

Lunar musk, murderous belladonna, dried tobacco, black sandalwood and midnight patchouli.

CONJURE'S CARNAL DELIGHTS COLLECTION

Autumn is a season most voluptuous and sensual. Colors in their crimson, orange and ochre vibrancy flash their iridescent fire from quaking leaves. The sky, in its dazzling display of darkness, threatens the diminishing light with clouds suspended heavily in the air, saturated with the thick storms of a thousand nights. Respite is found in the infinity azure expanse that arches effortless with the angles of sunlight, golden, slanting to earth creating a crisp, clean and shimmering aura to the world around us. A chill embraces the frosted air and our breath is etched in silver tendrils reaching heavenward. Seeking warmth and connection, we wrap our arms around ourselves and our loved ones and descend within; our thoughts deepen while our vision expands.

Conjure's Carnal Delights Collection is a celebration of the senses that the autumnal season ignites like no other. I've hand picked the fragrances that speak to me of deepest Autumn, of introspection, of sensuality and of delight. All fragrances are accords crafted in house unique to Conjure Oils!

In celebration of this season most wonderful, we're offering custom fragrances for a limited time. Depending on the success of the line, I may later offer candles, soaps, whips, sprays and lotions in the Carnal Delights Collection! It's up to you!

CARNAL DELIGHTS - CUSTOM FRAGRANCES - BACK FOR 2014!

Select up to five of the accords listed below to create your own signature scent! In order to prevent a back log, I can only accept orders for twenty five (or so) customs, so once the limit is reached, I'll mark the option as sold out.

CONJURE'S CARNAL DELIGHTS COLLECTION

Selections from CONJURE'S CARNAL DELIGHTS COLLECTION are available in one size, five styles.

5ml Brown Apothecary Bottle - Single Note $25
5ml Brown Apothecary Bottle - Two Notes $30
5ml Brown Apothecary Bottle - Three Notes $35
5ml Brown Apothecary Bottle - Four Notes $40
5ml Brown Apothecary Bottle - Five Notes $45

CONJURE'S CARNAL DELIGHTS COLLECTION ACCORDS

THE ANCIENT ORCHARD
Apple Cider
Candy Apple
Caramel Apple
Cinnamon Donut
Fresh Hay
Fuji Apple
Green Apple 

CAFE de CHARNEL

Chai Tea
Cinnamon
Clove
Coffee
Cream
Cream Soda
Ginger
Hazelnut
Nutmeg
Sugar Cane
Treacle
Vanilla Bean

EARTHEN JEWELS

Black Lotus
Blood
Bonfire
Falling Leaves
Graveyard Dirt
Oakmoss
Petrichor
Rain
Spanish Moss
Tobacco

THE FARMERS MARKET

Blackberry
Butter
Chili Pepper
Chrysanthemum
Dahlia
D'anjou Pear
Fig
Fresh Pumpkin
Golden Honey
Lavender
Pomegranate
Pumpkin Bread
Red Rose
Sunflower
Sweet Orange
Whole Wheat Bread
Zucchini Bread

PARFUMERIE

Black Musk
Black Patchouli
Crystal Amber
Dark Amber
Dragon's Blood
Red Musk
Tonka Bean
Vanilla Musk
White Musk

THE SWEET SHOPPE

Candy Corn
Caramel
Caramel Popcorn
Cream Cheese Frosting
Dark Chocolate
Milk Chocolate
Pumpkin Pie
Red Velvet Cake
Spun Sugar

YULE CONTEST

Holiday Contest!

For the past eight years now (8th annual, REALLY? I can't believe it!) Conjure Oils has offered a contest for people to come up with a suggestion for a Holiday blend of their own design. Each and every year, I get more and more stunning, wonderful and creative entries and I'm hoping that this year will be no different!

Conjure Oils Holiday Contest 2014!!

Here's the contest: Come up with a name, a description, some notes, a story, an image. It doesn't matter which - you can develop the entire concept or just come up with one or two things. From these submissions, I'll select several ideas to create for the Yule line this year.

The winners will receive a 5ml bottle of their scent as well as a 30 dollar gift certificate good for anything on the Conjure Oils website in 2015 - we'll even cover shipping! ...not to mention you'll receive temporary fame on the Limited Editions page as well and be the envy of all your family and friends.

In order for me to potentially use them, all entries will become the property of Conjure Oils so make sure you want them out in the world before you submit your ideas! By entering the contest, you agree to give me permission to use your idea for production. If you don't want your name associated with your entry, let me know, ok? I'll respect your privacy. MULTIPLE ENTRIES ARE OK - (because last year I said one entry per person and it was widely ignored! LOL! You can enter more than once, but keep it under 5, just so I can stay sane and somewhat organized, ok? :D)

Please email your submissions to yulecontest (at) conjureoils (dot) com by November 15 and don't forget to include your contact info! Don't make me track you down. ;)

I'll pick the winners on the 20th and make the scents available around December 1st. If I can't decide, or there are too many ideas, I reserve the right to freak out, scrap the whole idea and save some ideas for next year.

May creativity and good luck be with you!

Vajra & CO

Celebrating Crowleymass with a SALE, Dance of Death and Conjure's Carnal Delights Collection is LIVE

Happy Crowleymass!

93, dear ones!

The fall season has arrived finally at here in the Pacific Northwest; yesterday was our last day of sunshine until July or so. Now that the rains and clouds are blowing in from the ocean, gray is here to stay. Today the drops will start to fall and won't stop until the spring. And this is how we like it!

The changing of the seasons is a reminder that change is an inevitable part of life. Conjure has recently closed its retail space and relocated to a small private studio in the woods. I'm still sorting and putting everything away, so shipping has slowed somewhat, but I'm anticipating shipping most, if not all, of the outstanding orders during this coming week, so I want to thank you for your continued patience.

Other life events have made life a bit of a challenge: I've lost my number one shipper. Hubs went and got himself a full time job! I will miss having him around, but it will be like the old days of Conjure again where it's just me doing it all! However, I have to be realistic, so I'm contemplating changing Conjure with the new year. I'm considering this (and I am completely open to feedback, as I've always considered Conjure to be the perfume of the people!): releasing 1-2 limited editions each month and making only 1-2 GC lines available at a time. I'd come up with a schedule so you'd know which lines will be available when, but I have to figure out a way to make this doable for me because.... (big reveal coming...)

I'm expecting! My due date is April 16, 2013! Sterling, Lucy and I are very excited by this blessed opportunity to add another beautiful soul to our family! I already have some physical limitations because of some chronic pain issues and with being pregnant, I'm unwilling to take most medications (like zero, well, maybe tylenol! LOL!) so like I said, I have to figure out how to make this workable for me and my physical body while keeping Conjure alive, interesting and available for YOU!

No sweeping changes will happen until after the Yule holiday has come and gone, so you have time to plan and/or panic accordingly! :D

Now, enough about me! On with the SALES and LIMITEDS!

HAPPY CROWLEYMASS! 

Birthday wishes to the To Mega Therion, or The Great Beast as he was fond of calling himself. Aleister Crowley was a complex and controversial man. He was an influential magician, a scholar and a mystic He channeled his religious text, Liber AL vel Legis or The Book of the Law through a being called Aiwass while visiting Cairo with his wife, Rose. He believed that this event ushered in a new aeon of Horus and from this experience, he eventually created his religion/philosophy of Thelema, of which the main tenet is: "Do What Thou Wilt Shall Be The Whole of the Law" encouraging its adherents to live to their own True Will.

Love him or hate him, you have to admit he is a significant figure in modern occult history. I find him personally intriguing, inspiring and downright entertaining!

In celebration of the Frater, I'm hosting my yearly sale! Buy 2 get 1 FREE! Here's the fine print: Only items from the General Catalog are applicable. The free bottle must be equal or lesser in value to the other items with it. Only applicable to 5ml or 10ml sizes. No pips or pip samplers. No amending past orders. No whining! :D Just be awesome and enjoy the free stuff. To take advantage of the sale: Put 2/4/6 etc. bottles in your cart and then in the "add a message to merchant" section, let me know which freebies you'd like! Or send an email along with your order  and let me know there. vajra at conjureoils dot com.

The sale will be LIVE until Sunday night at 11:59 Pacific.

THE DANCE OF DEATH SERIES

It seems that the end of October and early November is the time of year where many cultures have holy days honoring death. From Los Dias de los Muertos to Samhain tide this has been the season to honor, revere and even celebrate the role death has in our lives. Using three works of art as inspiration, we are offering a trilogy of fragrances to pay tribute to the ancestors, to show respect for the power of the spirit of Iku (Yoruban personification of Death) and to the metaphysical associations that are part and parcel to the concept: transitions, inevitable change and destruction that clears the way to creation. Maferefun Oya, Kali, Hecate, Set, Baron Samedi and the Ghede, Egun, Yewa and all other spirits who work and exist in such a nebulous and liminal space fraught with a spectrum of human emotion: from the depths of suffering and grief stemming from senseless and tragic loss to the heights of grace and light embedded in those moments where death is a release from pain and an ascension into the Great Mystery.

The fragrances have been formulated to be worn layered together, but they are perfectly suitable to be worn individually

The Dance of Death series will be available until the Sun exits the sign of Scorpio in November.

RITTER, TOD und TEUFEL
Albrecht Dürer
copper engraving, 1513

RIDER, DEATH and DEVIL: A knight, protected by the armor of his faith, is surrounded by the grotesque images of the Devil and Death. Note the Memento Mori symbolism of the hourglass reminding the soldier that his time on earth is finite and the skull in the bottom left corner confirming the inevitable to us all.

Tunisian black myrrh, holy sandalwood, Persian musk, charred wood, frankincense absolute, desecrated incense, cassia, pink grapefruit, and aged patchouli.


DER TOD als ERWÜRGER - ERSTER AUFTRITT der CHOLERA auf einem MASKENBALL in PARIS 1831
Alfred Rethel
wood-carving, 1851

Death the Strangler - First Outbreak of Cholera at a Parisian Masquerade Ball in 1831: Death pays a visit to a party and the results are devastating. Playing mock fiddle with bones and surrounded by corpses, Death stands centrally while the doomed musicians attempt an escape in the top left. Seated on the stairs is the personification of Cholera dressed in Egyptian finery.

Tonka bean absolute, black patchouli, white sandalwood, ginger CO2 extract, bone musk, orange blossom, vanilla resin absolute, Sudanese amber, blood orange, opoponax and tulsi.


DER TOD als FREUND
Alfred Rethel
wood-carving, 1851

Death the Friend: Death rings the church bells for the ringer who sits in an apparent deathly repose in the top right. The sun rise out the window reminding the viewer that the cycle of life will continue and transformation is assured.

Antique patchouli, tonka absolute, vanilla resin, ruh khus, tendrils of Spanish moss, neglected leather, graveyard loam and Parma violet.  

THE DANCE OF DEATH SERIES

Selections from DANCE OF DEATH SERIES are available in one size, three fragrances or a set of all three items.

5ml Brown Apothecary Bottle - $20
Set of all three $55

CONJURE'S CARNAL DELIGHTS COLLECTION

  Autumn is a season most voluptuous and sensual. Colors in their crimson, orange and ochre vibrancy flash their iridescent fire from quaking leaves. The sky, in its dazzling display of darkness, threatens the diminishing light with clouds suspended heavily in the air, saturated with the thick storms of a thousand nights. Respite is found in the infinity azure expanse that arches effortlessly with the angles of sunlight, golden, slanting to earth creating a crisp, clean and shimmering aura to the world around us. A chill embraces the frosted air and our breath is etched in silver tendrils reaching heavenward. Seeking warmth and connection, we wrap our arms around ourselves and our loved ones and descend within; our thoughts deepen while our vision expands.

Conjure's Carnal Delights Collection is a celebration of the senses that the autumnal season ignites like no other. I've hand picked the fragrances that speak to me of deepest Autumn, of introspection, of sensuality and of delight. All fragrances are accords crafted in house unique to Conjure Oils!

In celebration of this season most wonderful, we're offering custom fragrances for a limited time. Depending on the success of the line, I may later offer candles, soaps, whips, sprays and lotions in the Carnal Delights Collection! It's up to you!

CARNAL DELIGHTS - CUSTOM FRAGRANCES

Select up to five of the accords listed below to create your own signature scent! In order to prevent a back log, I can only accept orders for twenty five (or so) customs, so once the limit is reached, I'll mark the option as sold out.

CONJURE'S CARNAL DELIGHTS COLLECTION ACCORDS

THE ANCIENT ORCHARD
Apple Cider
Candy Apple
Caramel Apple
Cinnamon Donut
Fresh Hay
Fuji Apple
Green Apple

CAFE de CHARNEL

Chai Tea

Cinnamon
Clove
Coffee
Cream
Cream Soda
Ginger
Hazelnut
Nutmeg
Sugar Cane
Treacle
Vanilla Bean

EARTHEN JEWELS
Black Lotus
Blood
Bonfire
Falling Leaves
Graveyard Dirt
Oakmoss
Petrichor
Rain
Spanish Moss
Tobacoo

THE FARMERS MARKET
Blackberry
Butter
Chili Pepper
Chrysanthemum
Dahlia
D'Anjou Pear
Fig
Fresh Pumpkin
Golden Honey
Lavender
Pomegranate
Pumpkin Bread
Red Rose
Sunflower
Sweet Orange
Whole Wheat Bread
Zucchini Bread

PARFUMERIE
Black Musk
Black Patchouli
Crystal Amber
Dark Amber
Dragon's Blood
Red Musk
Tonka Bean
Vanilla Musk
White Musk

THE SWEET SHOPPE
Candy Corn
Caramel
Caramel Popcorn
Cream Cheese Frosting
Dark Chocolate
Milk Chocolate
Pumpkin Pie
Red Velvet Cake
Spun Sugar

Selections from CONJURE'S CARNAL DELIGHTS COLLECTION are available in one size, five styles.

5ml Brown Apothecary Bottle - One Note $20
5ml Brown Apothecary Bottle - Two Notes $25
5ml Brown Apothecary Bottle - Three Notes $30
5ml Brown Apothecary Bottle - Four Notes $35
5ml Brown Apothecary Bottle - Five Notes $40

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Again, thank you so much for your understanding and support. I don't know what the future holds, but I hope I can continue to serve you and your perfuming needs (because we NEED perfume! Duh! :D)

All the best,

Vajra