Luna in Cancer Talismanic Perfumes

Indie perfume QUEEN, long-time collaborator, and most excellent magical practitioner Elizabeth Barrial rides again!

Note for anyone nerve wracked regarding emotional or mental instability re: Luna in Cancer, Beth’s contributions are always more mediated, pre-filtered versions of the energy than the raw materia Sphere + Sundry creates. If a perfume description fits your own intent, they are always one of the “safest” items from any series, but still very potent!

When in doubt, divine…

MANTLE OF CONCEALING NIGHT

Thou silver Deity of secret Night,
Direct my footsteps through the Woodland Shade,
Thou conscious Witness of unknown delight,
The Lover’s Guardian, and the Muse’s Aid.

By thy pale beams I solitary rove,
To thee my tender Grief confide,
Serenely sweet you gild the silent Grove,
My Friend, my Goddess and my Guide.

E’en thee, fair Queen, from thy amazing height
The Charms of young Endymion drew,
Veil’d with the Mantle of concealing Night,
With all thy Greatness, and thy Coldness too.

– Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

This oil was crafted to augment the appreciation of transient pleasures and rekindle the ability to experience pleasure. It is oil that can be used both to explore mysteries and to craft them, to enhance divination and to assist in the understanding of oracles, especially when utilizing methods that involve water or the night sky.

Sandalwood essential oil and chips (Santalum spicatum), pink lotus absolute (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn), violet leaf absolute (Viola odorata), Kashmir lavender essential oil (Lavandula augustifolia) and lavender bud (Lavandula officinalis), myrrh essential oil (Commiphora myrrha) and tears (Commiphora kua), lemon balm, coconut oil and meat (Cocos nucifera), orris butter (Iris pallida Lam), pineapple leaf and fruit compound (Ananas comosus), tea leaf (Camellia sinensis), and silver.

MUSE’S AID

…and nine Mousai sang your dirge with sweet responsive voices. Not one Argive you have seen there who was not weeping, the clear notes went to their hearts.

Channel your dreams and nightmares into art.

Jasmine absolute (Jasminum grandiflorum) and star jasmine petals from the TAL garden (Trachelospermum jasminoides), mugwort herb (Artemisia vulgaris) and essential oil (Artemesia herba alba), labdanum absolute (Cistus ladaniferus), lavender maillette (Lavandula angustifolia Mill), blue lotus petals (Nymphaea caerulea), orris butter (Iris pallida Lam), ylang ylang essential oil (Cananga odorata var. genuina), ruby red grapefruit essential oil (Citrus paradisi Macfad), opoponax resin (Commiphora opoponax), Oman frankincense essential oil and tears (Boswellia sacra), blue gum eucalyptus (Eucalyptus globulus), and silver.

LOVER’S GUARDIAN

An oil of gentle reconciliation, of balance and finding common cause. It is an oil of forgiveness and healing, mutual understanding, peace and accord, and an oil of defense against those who would tear a relationship apart.

Lover’s Guardian takes the edge off of raw emotions and can be used to help you process explosive and uncontrolled emotions by cooling your mind so that you can think more clearly, process the pain, work towards healing, and embrace joy.

Bitter almond essential oil (Prunus armeniaca L), star anise essential oil and herb (Illicium verum), lavender absolute and flowers from the TAL garden (Lavandula angustifolia), violet leaf absolute (Viola odorata), mugwort herb (Artemisia vulgaris) and essential oil (Artemesia herba alba), sandalwood nut CO2 (Santalum spicatum), orris butter (Iris pallida Lam), jasmine sambac absolute (Jasminum sambac), rose otto essential oil (Rosa x damascena), silver, carnation petals from the TAL garden, and sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum).

TO THEE MY TENDER GRIEF CONFIDE

By thy pale beams I solitary rove,
To thee my tender Grief confide,
Serenely sweet you gild the silent Grove,
My Friend, my Goddess and my Guide.

This is an oil of comfort that assists you in shouldering the burden of the sorrows of the world. It helps ease grief and despair, fortifies you when you are experiencing compassion fatigue, and assists you in finding solace within your faith and within your community.

Cucumber seed essential oil (Cucumis sativus), mugwort herb (Artemisia vulgaris) and essential oil (Artemesia herba alba), sweet fennel essential oil (Foeniculum vulgare ssp. capillaceum var. dulce) and bronze fennel from the TAL garden (Foeniculum vulgare), white lotus absolute (Nelumbo nucifera), lavender absolute and flowers from the TAL garden (Lavandula angustifolia), wild-harvested prickly lettuce (Lactuca serriola), camphor, violet leaf absolute and petals from the TAL garden (Viola odorata), silver, butter CO2, and crushed pearl.

Offered in a 5 ml amber apothecary bottle for $48 each, or $192 for the full set of 4.

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SKU: N/A Categories: Luna in Cancer, Talismanic Perfumes

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Muse's Aid does what it says on the tin

I've decided to start writing again this year, like really writing, and I have a Cancer 10th House, so I figured Muse's Aid would be a helpful ally to call on. And sometimes I don't really get BPALs, or it takes a while for me to really feel their energy (I'm not sure I "get" Mantle yet), but Muse's Aid showed up for me right! I was looking for inspiration for a project I wanted to start by the time Jupiter conjoined my Midheaven, and I spent a lot of my first wear just huffing it, especially because it is *so good.* I love a well-done white floral, and the ylang ylang really sings in Muse's Aid to create a sexy bubblegum indole that wears so well in the summer, though its subtle warmth makes it easy to imagine wearing year-round. A lot of times, I have to get used to a BPAL, or look past the scent not quite being for me, but Muse's Aid was instantly one of my favorites, as has been the case for most of the lunar scents I've tried. (Makes sense!) But on day one, I wore this to go swim in a river, and by the time I got home, my brain was on fire with ideas and gears clicking into place, and it felt like the ideas I'd been previously struggling to put into words were vibrantly coming to life in front of me. Really special, and I'm excited to see where my budding relationship with the Muses takes me! If the concept of the scent speaks to you, I'd absolutely recommend checking it out.

the Mantle of concealing Night

I have been eyeing the Mantle of concealing Night perfume for a long time. I finally got it and oh my goodness my intuition was right. I just love how it smells. It's my 3rd perfume purchase from S+S but it's by far my favorite scent. I use it for meditation and divination. It's so lovely. It's a bit elusive but I adore it nonetheless.

Lover's Guardian

This scent is so wonderfully whimsical. It feels like turning into a delicious biscuit. I've noticed it brings me closer to trusted spirits. Lovely!

Mantle of Concealing Light

This perfume healed so many ancestral wounds around pleasure and access to ease, rest, and play. I was living with a family member who I hadn't been around regularly since I was a child, and I slowly began to notice habits they had that pinged something in my brain, making me realize "that's where that comes from." We started having a number of conversations about our ancestors and those who had passed on, and a similar narrative kept coming up around restriction as a form of protection and survival. But, there was one night when I could feel this stirring rage. Not at my family member or my ancestors, but at the trauma we had collectively. The Moon was about to enter Cancer, and I decided "enough was enough!" I was going to end this addiction to restriction. Lead by Artemis, I hid cotton swabs dabbed with this perfume all over the house. One in every room and one in every corner of the kitchen. I listened to music that reflected the releasing of trauma like "No More" from Into The Woods. I then prayed to Artemis asking for a shift in our family's pushing away of pleasure and joy, for we had moved on from our need to survive in that way. After, the song "Mama Will Provide" from Once on this Island played in my head and I immediately put it on, dancing through our home. And I can't describe how I knew something was different except to say that I could feel my Ancestors so powerfully, and it was as if they were full--satiated--for this first time ever. Hunger had subsided and they were satisfied. A breathtaking ritual with a gorgeous perfume--an absolute game-changer!

Mantle of Concealing Night

As a native Mars in Cancer, this fragrant potion does not cause any undue Lunar Cancer side effects for me. Beautifully crafted perfume and is both grounding and boundary pushing.

Smells heavenly

Very light and grounding.

To Thee My Tender Grief Confides

I love this scent! Not as instantly enthralling as Mantle, but soft, comforting. It's been a tremendous help with grief these past months.

To thee my tender grief confide

This BPAL smells super strong - sometimes I don’t like the scent. I haven’t noticed much in terms of grief work with it. If anything, I’ve noticed feeling tired.

Mantle of Concealing Night

By far thee most addictive scent I have ever had the joy to perceive, just, otherworldly enchanting. It feels so comforting, soft, like coming home. Definitely helps in divination, communing with the sky, feeling cheerful and peaceful, in inner child related work, and in finding incredible music.

To Thee My Tender Grief

A tremendous aid for therapy — it really unlocks deep wells of emotion that need to gush out. Smells like a hug from the Divine Mother.

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Info Sheet

Creation Date	Night of April 7th, 2022. Hour and Night of the Moon. Chart in image gallery.
Areas of Application	Altars, Perfume Points
Step / Function	2. Fortifying / Additive / Blessing
Magical Applications	Feminine Mysteries, Mojo Bags / Sachets, Witchcraft
Planetary Body	Luna, Moon in Cancer
Uses / Applications	Acquisition, Animals (Drawing), Cooling, Divine Favor / Intervention, Divine Feminine, Embodiment, Emotional Attachments, Emotional Availability, Emotional Processing, Female Hormonal Regulation, Fertility, Finding the Root Cause, Foundational Issues, Gentleness, Giving / Receiving Care, Growth, Homemaking / Nesting, Housing (Finding, Keeping), Hydration, Intuition, Kids (Draws / Magnetizes them), Magical Speech, Magnetism, Manifestation, Material Gain, Material Goods, Matrilineal Healing / Connection, Memory (Improving), Milk Production, Nourishment, Openness, Pleasure, Re-Mothering, Re-Parenting, Rest / Relaxation, Safe-Keeping, Seduction, Self-Care, Self-Worth, Shadow Work / Exploration, Sleep, Softening the Heart, Soul Retrieval, Sweetness, The Secret, Unmet Needs, Wild Abandon, Women (Improving Relationships with)
TCM + Ayurvedic	Yin (Cultivates)
Times / Activities	Before Bed, Before Leisure, Remediation / Rites of the Moon
Vegan	Yes — Vegan
Warnings	HIGH STAIN POTENTIAL — Always perform patch tests before application to any medium
Perfume	Lover’s Guardian, Mantle of Concealing Night, Muse’s Aid, To Thee My Tender Grief Confide, Full set of 4 Luna in Cancer BPALs
Dimensions	0.8 × 0.8 × 1 in
Weight	1 oz

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