kebechet Report post Posted December 20, 2010 This months lunacy is WOLF MOON 2011 This pale and glittering moon hangs high over the deep snows and freezing winds of midwinter. Januarys full moon has been named the Wolf Moon by many cultures, as the nights are filled with the howls of ravenous Wolf packs, and the danger of falling prey to the animals desperate hunger is at its peak. This scent is that of unending, unquenchable hunger and feral madness. This is the dead of winter: a frozen night, chill wind, and the sharp, warm perfume of blood, fur, fang, and claw. Winter air, Terebinth pine, black spruce, long-dead maple leaves, juniper berry, dusty orris, deep amber, white sandalwood, brown musk, blue cedar, ambrette seed, benzoin, and tonka. And also WINTER SOLSTICE LUNAR ECLIPSE Thy shadow, Earth, from Pole to Central Sea, Now steals along upon the Moons meek shine In even monochrome and curving line Of imperturbable serenity. How shall I link such sun-cast symmetry With the torn troubled form I know as thine, That profile, placid as a brow divine, With continents of moil and misery? And can immense Mortality but throw So small a shade, and Heavens high human scheme Be hemmed within the coasts yon arc implies? Is such the stellar gauge of earthly show, Nation at war with nation, brains that teem, Heroes, and women fairer than the skies? On December 21st, the longest night of 2010, a total lunar eclipse will occur. There will be seventy-two minutes of glorious totality while the moon is enveloped in a cloak of luminous, blood-tinged amber. Totality will begin at 11:41 pm Black Phoenix Standard Time. If this isnt a magical night, I dont know what is. A voluptuous and brittle blend of lunar oils and white chypre shimmering with darkly glowing red musk, golden amber, black currant, patchouli, rose peppercorn, blackberry, ylang ylang, and daemonorops astride Yuletides holly berry, white pine, winter rose, and myrrh. Plus, a little something for bpal.org forum members - WILF … because vampires arent the only supernatural beings worthy of our amorous attentions. Warm fur coupled with red and black musk, vanilla bean, patchouli, champaca flower, juniper berry, chocolate peppermint, frangipani, browned sandalwood, ferntop ash resin, and massoia bark. Love and gratitude to Stephen Huang (Lycanthrope here on the forum!) for the inspiration and for blessing us with his adorable, whimsical artwork! - - The Wolf Moon tee is also live at Black Phoenix Trading Post! Woodcut-inspired artwork by Julie Dillon! - - Some recaps of recent announcements A KISS FROM KRAMPUS! Ein Kuss Von Krampus and a few other seasonally-appropriate spooky Black Phoenix Yule scents are still available on the Dark Delicacies web site! EIN KUSS VON KRAMPUS A kiss from Krampus! Willow and beechwood branches, Austrian chocolate, fresh Alpine milk, with paprika, horseradish, black pepper, juniper, mustard seed, and caraway. Goes on like candy, but morphs into a reedy, bittersweet spiced cocoa. CRIMSON CHRISTMAS Have you been bad or good? Santa has sharpened his candy canes, and hes got his eye on you! Gore-splattered snow, chimney smoke, and bloody, broken peppermint sweets. INVASION OF THE FLESH-EATING REINDEER FROM URANUS Trampled gingerbread cookies, scattered rum balls, and indestructible, rock-hard fruitcake and a gargantuan squirt of musk. Dark Delicacies will be offering 10% off of all of their in-house items during the night of BPALs December Will Call! - - * The Millers Daughter (Marchen) and VILF (Vampires Dont Sleep Alone) have been discontinued, effective immediately. Pending orders will still be filled, but we do not have enough stock to accept new orders for these scents. We are hopeful that The Millers Daughter will be able to return in early 2011. * Happy Mercury Retrograde! Twilight Alchemy Labs email is currently down. If you need to order, have a question, or have placed an order in the past few days that hasnt shipped yet, please email wickedgoddess @ blackphoenixalchemylab.com and she will take care of you over there. * Friday (December 10th) was the last day to submit domestic orders for Christmas delivery. We will get orders placed after December 10th out as quickly as possible. - - On December 21, we will have our last Will Call of 2010, and it feature the return of themed Will Calls! The theme for this Will Call is…Santa vs. Krampus. Dress up if you are feeling festive! Just in time for your holiday celebrations we will have five exclusive scents available only at the three Will Call events! * Champagne and Party Hats * Champagne and Absinthe * Champagne and Opium * Pink Champagne * Sparkling Apple Cider Champagne scents are $20 each and only available at Will Call, while supplies last. Supplies are limited and no preorders will be accepted for these items. - - All three Will Call locations will also be hosting a toy drive for Toys for Tots. Everyone who brings a toy ($10 value or higher, please) will receive a 5ml of Mitzvah Goreret Mitzvah. MITZVAH GORERET MITZVAH Kindness begets kindness. Holy hyssop, red apple, massoia bark, and pomegranate with eight different types of honey that represent the sweetness of life and new beginnings. Additionally, at West Coast Will Call only, Black Phoenix Trading Post will be hosting a soap drive for Clean the World. Bring in soap and get a small spritzer bottle of Hispaniola Extrait. HISPANIOLA Brilliant in thy grand hemisphere The marshaled host of Heaven appear, Whence evenings star, unclouded and serene, Emits afar her sparkling rays Where eer the nightly traveller strays, And on his pathway sheds her silvery sheen. Though silent when all creatures shun The fierce blaze of the mid-day sun, Myriads of insects walk abroad at night; And when cool dews from Heaven descend, The air with gladsome voices rend, And hail the star-bright beams of milder light. Bay rum, coconut, wild olive, avocado, bitterwood, sugar cane syrup, muskwood, Creolean pine, lime rind, cacao, and West Indian cedar. Black Phoenix Trading Post will also donate the cost of shipping the soaps to the Clean the World headquarters in Orlando, Florida. - - The west coast will call event will be held on Tuesday, December 21st, from 7 to 10pm at Dark Delicacies. Dark Delicacies 3512 W. Magnolia Blvd (1 block east of Hollywood Way) Burbank, CA 91505 - - GA Will Call will be at Whole Foods Market, aka Harrys Farmers Market, in Roswell, GA, on Tuesday, December 21st, from 5:30 to 8:30pm, inside Salud (which is inside the store.) Whole Foods Market is located at 1180 Upper Hembree Road, Roswell, GA, 30076. Whole Foods accepts Visa, Master Card, Discover, American Express and cash. They will not be able to accept any preorders. - - Seattle Will Call will be held on Tuesday, December 21st from 7:30 to 10:30pm at Knows Perfume. knows perfume 4536 California Ave, SW Seattle, WA 98116 (206) 397-3141 - - The blends that will be available for purchase include those that went live on the Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab website up to and including the Cold Moon update. Forum only scents will not be available at Will Call. We will no longer be accepting preorders at West Coast Will Call, with the exception of orders paid with Paypal, and orders for Twilight Alchemy Lab oils. We will do our best to accommodate all orders, but sales will be based on availability. At this time, Twilight Alchemy Lab oils will only be available at Dark Delicacies via preorder. Items from Black Phoenix Trading Post will be available at Dark Delicacies, subject to stock on hand. If you have any questions, please email us at willcall @ blackphoenixalchemylab . com. - - The beginning of 2011 will see a handful of d20′s, the building blocks of the universe, tarot cards both old and new, smoke and mirrors, madness in the Salon, ancient alchemists, bewitching bath brews, a game of love and lust, a sojourn to the Miskatonic Valley, February Filth, another installation of Last Unicorn scents, and so very much more. Also in the early months of 2011 a new Will Call location! Please check the Black Phoenix Gazette often for details. Other ways of staying in touch: * Join our mailing list. * Participate in the bpal.org forum. * Follow us on Twitter. * Say hello on Facebook. - - Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab and Black Phoenix Trading Post wish all of our beloved clients, friends, and loved ones a new year free from grief, care, and melancholy. Heres to 2011 bringing bright blessings and limitless light to us all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
