Anahata: The Heart
by Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab

Anahata: The Heart. It is the Love of Krishna, the breath of Vayu… The twelve-petaled lotus… compassion… unconditional love… psychic healing… empathy…

If it was so empathic in reference to me, it wouldn’t have lavender... oh, well, I’d better practice up on some unconditional love – I’ll need it for this fragrance: Actually I am not totally turned off by the lavender in this fragrance: first, it’s quite a gentle fragrance and the lavender reflects that; second, this is the type of lavender I sometimes enjoy: this is the aromatic rather than the creamy lavender. The lavender is part of a rather soft, grassy / lavender accord. Next arises a floral note, probably a jasmine… the green jasmine note that is not my favorite, and with it is a darker note – probably something like a rosewood that moves the fragrance too an appropriately darker level. Mind you, the fragrance is still very subtle and it is difficult to gather these notes. I don’t detect much movement after the rosewood is reached except that I get occasional wisps of a bright sweetness. Those wisps are quite fleeting, and I hope I’m not imagining them. Anahata gently and all too soon vaporizes – it doesn’t last very long. Yet, I think I will keep testing this… it has possibilities.

The next chakra up from Anahata is Vishuddha, the Throat. To begin at the beginning of the chakra journey, start at the base, the Root, Muladhara.

16th December, 2008.