Maia - Sandalwood and Spring Blossoms
For the Goddess of Spring and the fires of May…
A luscious blend of Precious flowers and Resins and Mysore Sandalwood
The scent of Spring growth
Sweet blossoms and verdant vines
The tears of trees and tender heartwood
Violet shadows shade tender petals
All merge in Vernal scented delight
Under Maia’s warm starlit night
Contains:
Mysore Sandalwood
Blossoms of Osmanthus and Mimosa absolute
Violet Leaf Absolute
Superior white Oman Frankincense
Lawudo
Breu Claro
About the Goddess Maia -
We derive the name of our most beautiful springtime month from
this ancient goddess who appeared in both Greek and Roman legend.
In Greece, she was "grandmother," "midwife," or "wise one" (variant
meanings of her name). Originally the goddess of the night sky and
later the oldest of the Pleiades, The Romans identified the
Greek Maia with their fire-goddess of the same name; she, like Flora
and Feronia, ruled the forces of growth and warmth, including sexual
heat. Maia's festival was held on the first day of her month, a rite that
still survives in the Christian dedication of May to Mary, queen of
flowers.
- Patricia Monoghan
The beautiful art on this incense is by
NikkiElla Whitlock, her fabulous mixed media mosaics can be found on Etsy