The Pillars

[Ina Garten Davita]

The pillars at the entrance to Solomons temple. And he reared up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand, and the other on the left; and called the name of that on the right hand Jachin, and the name of that on the left Boaz.

These two pillars, therefore, stand for the two great spiritual principles that are the basis of all Life: Jachin typifying the Unity resulting from Being, and Boaz typifying the Unity resulting from Love. In this Dual-Unity we find the key to all conceivable involution or evolution of Spirit; and it is therefore not without reason that the record of these two ancient pillars has been preserved in our Scriptures. And finally we may take this as an index to the character of our Scriptures generally. They contain infinite meanings; and often those passages which appear on the surface to be most meaningless will be found to possess the deepest significance. The Book, which we often read so superficially, hides beneath its sometimes seemingly trivial words the secrets of other things. The twin pillars Jachin and Boaz bear witness to this truth.

The Hidden Power by Thomas Troward, 1921

 

White cedar, cypress wood, sweet myrrh, honey myrtle, white sandalwood, spikenard, and frankincense.

Beth continues to evolve as an artist. This collection is unique, and beautiful, complex, and stunning.

Another stunner! Again, nothing like this in my collection. Creamy, woodsy, resinous, perfectly blended, with just a breath of floral skimming below the surface.

Cedar can be problematic for some people, but my skin loves cedar, rendering sweet, smooth, and gleaming.

So well blended, no one note is screaming for attention. It's beautiful, I want to bathe in it.

[crimescenecleanup]

Lovely exotic woods, perfectly balanced, with cedar and honey myrtle at the forefront.

 

The honey myrtle is sweet and delectable and green, like honey stirred into a summer herb tea.

[zankoku_zen]

Cedar, sandalwood, with a resinous background. This smells like summer woods, cedar, and I get a fair bit of sandalwood. Smooth and gorgeous. Good throw and wear length,

[annemathematics]

a smooth rich blend of resins and woods. cedar always amps on me, and I can easily suss it out here, but it's so nicely swaddled in frank, cypress and myrrh that I feel like this was the role cedar was born to play: to fill out this masterpiece and anchor all of the magic. I can't not huff myself when I wear this. I also love layering it with the lighter crescent moon.

[Lucchesa]

Honeyed cedar. So good! If those two notes work for you, don't miss The Pillars. Woods and honey myrtle with the resins in the background, just beautiful. I didn't get great wear length from this, but I was in a hurry and applied straight out of the shower without any moisturizer, so I suspect lasting power is normally pretty decent.