Tuesday, May 1, 2012

PEEK-A-BOO: Miss Lucy's Two! is LIVE in Conjure's Newfangled Notions collection



Some thoughts for my darling daughter on the evening of your second birthday as you sleep soundly in bed, exhausted from the joy of your special day:

Two years ago you entered my life and launched me head long into the most glorious, confounding, mysterious, challenging, profound and ecstatic journey imaginable. There is simply no way I could have ever anticipated exactly how far my body, my mind, my heart and my soul could be expanded, stretched and pushed to the limits by your mere existence. Your steadfast presence has acted as a mirror pool for me; a relentless reflection of revolving angels and demons merging and dissolving, transforming as the ripples radiate out then collapse back in on themselves.  While I may look at my reflection and be horrified, impressed or despondent, you see only me and truly love what is there without fear or judgment.

I thank you for all that you've offered me, oftentimes despite myself: opportunities to grow and evolve. For simple moments in time; games of Peek-A-Boo and the healing metaphor borne of those moments, the tender respite I took in hiding sad and heavy eyes behind my hands while I picked up the shards of a heart that had imploded by surrendering to the gravity of love. Thank you for the comfort and reassurance that your spontaneous peals of joyous laughter provided while I searched for buoyancy in the darkness, for meaning and purpose that I knew was hidden within the riddle of your tiny smile; for the me that exists as a whole reflection in your eyes. But mostly, thank you for having the courage to be here in this incarnation and choosing me to be your mama. Let's grow together, dear one.

Peek-a-boo. You see me, I see you.

Happy second birthday, Lucy.

Love,

Mama

The darkness of shredded black coconut and aged vanilla resin is sweetened with sandalwood infused smoked sugar then brightened with heliotrope, ylang ylang, triumphant pink grapefruit and a kiss of sweet musk.

{PS - Post-partum depression is a soul sucking, dangerous disease. Don't suffer in silence. I did and it almost won. Click here for some resources}


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All the best,


Vajra (and Miss Lucy, too!)

Sunday, April 22, 2012

GOTHS IN TREES - Earth Day LE 2012

GOTHS IN TREES - Earth Day LE 2012

Title inspired by a blog I saw recently, Goths in Trees is our first ever Earth Day limited edition! Using all natural, organic/wild crafted oils!

Deep and earthy amyris and balsam peru, gritty patchouli, ho wood and oakmoss brightened with olibanum, sweet orange and a subtle drop of ylang ylang sunshine!

$25, postage paid (a li'l more spendy due to the components) for a 5ml bottle. Paypal: vajra at conjureoils dot com.

Goths in Trees is live for 24 hours.

REMINDER:

13 is still available for four more days!  You can get yours HERE.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Buy 2 get 1 FREE sale! Free Prototype and Limited Edition!

Vajra ConjureOils.com
24 HOUR SALE - BUY 2 GET 1 FREE!

Buy 2 get 1 FREE!
(5ml or 10ml bottles only, no samples or Limited Editions. Freebie must be of equal or lesser value.) 

Order through the website as you would normally. To add your free items, simply write your selections in the comments section, or email vajra@conjureoils.com. Easy peasy!

If your order totals $75 or more (meaning the total due, not once the freebies are factored in! LOL!) You'll get a free prototype of:

RATI - Indian Goddess of Physical Pleasures, consort of Kama
Sensual red musk, dark amber, Indian patchouli, aged vanilla resin, ripe fig, juicy crimson strawberry and a delicate garland of jasmine and violet blossoms.

Purchase $100 or more and in addition to Rati, you'll get a free 5ml of a Limited Edition - our choice! Spread the word!

Visit Conjure Oils today!

All the best,

Vajra

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Tarot Customs, Contests and Four Thieves!


Conjure Oils - Fine Fragrances | Sacred & Profane
Greetings!

For the last several lunations, I have been secretly working on multiple deeply magickal projects. Most are still "cooking" but some are ready for preview! It is with great excitement that I present, for your consideration, the following work:

A BOTTLE OF TAROT

Essentially, it's a reading in a bottle. By focusing on one of the following aspects of interest: Creativity, Love, Prosperity or Spirituality, I will do a tarot spread that enables me to communicate with both my and your ancestral spirits who will reveal blockages and the means of their alleviation, illuminate opportunities for growth, anticipate potential pitfalls, explore future possibilities and outcomes.

I will email you the details of your reading with a photo of the reading attached to it. Now for the truly inspired part: I will then create a 10ml apothecary bottle of magickal perfume using an interpretation of the cards in the reading. By utilizing the concepts of aromatherapy, magickal herbalism (Western as well as Hoodoo) and planetary as well as elemental associations a one of a kind potion will be formulated help overcome the energetic blockages, enhance areas of growth and to attract fortuitous future outcomes that are specific to you. The perfume will be lovingly hand crafted in a ritual environment and empowered with prayer and reiki.

Because of the complex nature of the project and my almost compulsive dedication to crafting an absolutely wonderful product,  I can only offer 10 readings over the next three months. This would normally be $200 ($150 for a custom and $50 for the reading) but since this is the first time I'm offering this type of endeavor, It will be $150, postage paid (and I'll also include a little 4ml body spray/hair gloss of your fragrance as well, just 'cause)

Payment is due to secure your place. Please specify your interest: Creativity, Love, Prosperity or Spirituality. Please email vajra at conjureoils dot com to schedule your reading.

FOUR THIEVES

During the dark times of the Black Death, a group of four ne'er do wells were captured whilst looting bodies that had succumbed to the plague. Curious about their ability to avoid illness while knee deep in crime and disease, the arresting officers granted the Thieves leniency in exchange for the formula behind their success and thus the Legend of the Four Thieves was born.

There are other stories you can research that are more than likely the linguistic origin of Four Thieves, but they don't have the same drama and flair, so we won't share them here. Suffice to say, the Four Thieves formula has been around for centuries used as an anti microbial formulation fending off pestilence long before the science existed that backed it up. Over time, however, Four Thieves was integrated into the magickal formulary as a wash used to protect one's self from magickal attacks and pestiferous people as well as for health and well being.

We at Conjure have long sung the praises of Four Thieves and are proud to at last offer a preview of it to you!  Postage is built into the cost of the items.

Doktor Viktoria's Four Thieves Vinegar Elixir 8oz glass bottle  - $35 (only 10 bottles available)
     This is the traditional preparation of the Four Thieves formula. Add to your bathwater, floor wash, or use as  an apotropaic salad dressing!
     Organic red wine vinegar, organic garlic cloves, organic red pepper pods, organic springs of rosemary and a pinch of black salt.

Doktor Viktoria's Four Thieves 5ml Ritual Oil Preparation - $20 (only 10 bottles available)
     Made entirely with organic essential oils that have antiviral, antiseptic and immune system stimulating properties. Not only will it help protect you against that nasty bugs of the cold and flu season (try a couple of drops in an oil burner, a diffuser, or added to a spray bottle filled with spring water) magically, it will deter people who are actively working against you through thought, word or deed. Simply anoint black candles and burn them over the pesky person's name paper and/or personal concerns. 
     Juniper berry, clove SCO2, cold pressed lemon, Madagascar cinnamon bark, Blue eucalyptus, rosemary, Bulgarian lavender, steam-distilled ravensara and bay leaf with a pinch of herb mixture, all orgainc: sage, oregano, thyme, lavender blossoms, hyssop and pine.

Doktor Viktoria's Four Thieves Bar Soap 4oz - $10 (Only 10 bars available)
     Formulated to be potently purifying. Use to cleanse and exfoliate you skin and your spirit! Perfect for this time of year when the seasons are changing.

     Each bar is a hefty hunk of red glycerine soap scented with Doktor Viktoria's Four Thieves Ritual Oil and embedded with black soap skulls as well as sacred sage, holy hyssop and lavender blossoms then topped with  a substantial chunky raw black salt crust. 

To order: Calculate the total amount of your order and send payment via paypal to paypal at conjureoils dot com. If you would like to add more items to your order, or a Bottle of Tarot, please email vajra at conjureoils dot com and I will send you an invoice. If you'd like to avoid paypal altogether and want to pay by credit card, send an email to vajra at conjureoils dot com with your phone number, or call 971-235-3004 between 12  -7 Pacific. An email will reserve your item. First come, first served.

FACEBOOK CONTEST!

Do you adore your Conjure collection?  Post a picture of your Conjure Oils collection - all your bottles, pips, magnets, stickers, cards, etc. to your FB wall and tag Conjure Oils in the post. The picture that gets the most likes at by end of the day (Monday) will win $30 in Conjure Cash! Post soon so you can start collecting likes! :D (The other goal, other than offering you free stuff, is to spread the gospel of Conjure and get more fans to the CO page as well as new clientele! Remember, once we hit 3k on the CO page, there will be another give away!)

I hope you've enjoyed this preview and as always, I know you have multiple wonderful places to procure your perfumes and ritual oils and I am grateful and humbled that you choose Conjure. It is my heart and soul.

All the best,

Vajra

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Contacting Conjure

Hey there!

I was trying out the new page style over at FB only to realize I had several inquiries posted to the page that I had never seen. One from July stating that she never got her order! This is horrifying to me. I value the communication I have with all of you. In fact, it's right up there with all of my favorite things!

So please, email me at vajra at conjureoils dot com with any questions or concerns and I'll blow your mind with some fantastic customer service. I promise!

Happy Leap Day! Don't forget to order Bissextile Curious? :D

<3

Vajra

Monday, February 27, 2012

BISSEXTILE CURIOUS?

 
BISSEXTILE CURIOUS?
Once every four years, a spectacular day is sandwiched snugly in between February 28th and March 1st. Most commonly known as Leap Year, February 29th allows for the alignment of human time with the chaos of the cosmos. More specifically, it was created in the Gregorian calendar to ensure that the Vernal Equinox is as close to March 21 as possible. This assures that the Christian holiday of Easter will fall on the full moon on or after the first day of spring. This is where the curious comes in - because that arrangement seems splendidly pagan if you ask me!

So, join me in celebrating the human desire to create order out of chaos and ride the wild waves of the cosmos - all so we can celebrate rebirth and resurrection by basking in the light of the full moon.

BISSEXTILE CURIOUS?
A union of time and space: A sky riddled with distant and dry vanilla stars set in a void of black musk, red dwarf myrrh, and deep sandalwood.

In other news...

NYX has been added to the Mythos collection in the general catalog. It was just too good to see go.

NYX
{Greek Goddess of the Night}
Nyx is the exceedingly dark, beautiful, powerful and unknowable Greek goddess of the Night who witnessed the birth of all of creation. She is Mother of the deepest mysteries that have haunted humanity since the beginning of time: The Mother of Moros (Doom), Styx (Hate), Hypnos (Sleep) & Thanatos (Death) and many, many others.

Egyptian myrrh, amber resin, opium tar, antique patchouli, moonflower, black tea and tonka bean.

Also, the Paczki series as well as Revolution 36 and Erzulie's Kiss are still available! Just look at the last two updates listed beneath this one on the website.

So, there you have it! Have a great Leap Year's Day and howl at the moon for me! See you again in four years with another installment...

Love,

Vajra

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Laissez les bons temps rouler! Pastry inspired perfume! LIVE!

PACZKI DAY!


Celebrate Fat Tuesday Conjure style once again with our Polish pastry inspired perfume oils! Growing up in Southeastern Michigan like I did, it wasn't hard to find a box of these delectable sweet treats! For those who don't know what a paczki is, (pronounced "poonchky") it's like a large huge doughnut stuffed to the brim with various intoxicatingly sweet fillings ranging from traditional plum and rose hip jam to more modern conventions like Bavarian custard, apple or raspberry. Though it's no typical doughnut - the paczki is sweeter and spongier. They can be topped with powdered or granulated sugar, or with icing. Truly, the mortal doughnut pales in comparison!

Paczki are a convenient way to get all of the sugar, fat and temptation out of the house before the sparse season of Lent rears it head. Fortunately, we've conjured a great way to get the paczki experience throughout whilst avoiding the calories as well! It's like magic! Indulge!

Conjure Paczki Selections:

Plum Jam Paczki
Sweet dough is filled with black plum jam and dusted with refined powdered sugar.

Bavarian Custard Paczki
Fried pastry dough filled with thick vanilla Bavarian custard and coated with granulated vanilla sugar.

Rose Hip Jam Paczki
Fresh paczki are served warm, overflowing with rose hip jam and drizzled with sweet honey sugar glaze.

Set of all three Paczki
Order all three types of Paczki in a set!

Paczki will available until March 21th, or we sell out! And I must say this: while these do indeed smell good enough to eat, they are not in any way, shape or form intended for consumption, human or animal. External use only!

Visit Conjure today!