An incense ode to the Larch Tree…

 

The Larch is such an inspiring tree, it stands amid the evergreens like a golden torch.

I received some fragrant larch needles from Be-en-Foret this year and wanted to use them in something unique, with scents of light amber resins and hints of green. The base is beautiful Pinon Pine and Crimson Kua Myrrh, laced with Larch Needles and dusted with Juniper Wood. The scent dances between Larch, sweet resins, and elegant fresh Hinoki.

 

I am quite delighted by this blend…thank you Be for the inspiration…

 

Contains:

 

Larch Needles

Pinon Pine Resin

Black Frankincense

Kua Myrrh

Juniper wood

Liquidambar

Peru Balsam

Labdanum

Hinoki  and Scott Pine oil

 

Larches are in the genus Larix, in the Pine family.

They are unique because they are deciduous conifers that grow

up to 148 feet tall. They are considered a pioneer species native to

the cooler regions of the northern hemisphere. They are the

dominant trees in the boreal forests of Siberia and Canada reaching

further north into the polar ice than any other tree.

 

From “Tree Spirit” -

 

In the Tungus Evenki language of Siberia, the larch tree was called

Tuuru, meaning “World Tree.” It was seen as a cosmic ladder that

connected Earth to the North Star. This connection worked like a

hitching post that helped shamans accurately navigate the night

skies, thus encouraging travel within the inner and outer realms of

reality. The Tungus word sa - “to know” is the root word for shaman,

as “one who knows.” Some say shaman means “one who sees in

the dark.” Shamans would enter a trance state and travel through

the Tuuru in the upper world/branches, middle world/trunk, and

underworld/roots to connect with the spirit world for insights. The

Tuuru was also the tree that nurtured the “souls” of young shamans

until they were ready to be born.

 

In 1894, an 11,000-year-old wooden idol was discovered in a peat

bog on the eastern slope of the Middle Ural Mountains in Russia.

The Shigir idol stands at 17.3 feet tail. At the time it was made, this

larch tree was already 157 years old. It is now the oldest known

wooden sculpture in the world, twice as old as Stonehenge and the

Great Pyramids, it features a carved head and face on top with six

other faces engraved throughout its long flat rectangular body. These

linear and angular etchings have yet to be interpreted but appear to

contain a story that connects us to a time long forgotten.

 

 

This price is for 1oz in green air-tight jar