Saint Extase
There are states that reason cannot explain.
The mystics know this, those who, across the ages and across religions, have lived that particular moment when the body no longer belongs entirely to the earth. The stigmata that appear. The visions that impose themselves. The trance that invades, surpasses, transcends. A connection with the invisible so powerful that it leaves traces upon the flesh.
Thérèse d'Avila, Francis of Assisi, Maimonides, Isaac Luria, the Baal Shem Tov. The Sufis in prayer. The Tibetan monks in deep meditation. The shamans in trance.
Whatever the tradition, whatever name is given to this force, the experience itself is strikingly similar. A total surrender. An elevation. A pleasure that is not of this world.
The scent of holiness floating in the air. Touched by grace. Divine pleasure. Ecstatic orgasm.
For this is precisely what it is, that fine line between spiritual ecstasy and the ecstasy of the body. The mystics themselves did not always distinguish between the two. And perhaps there is no difference at all.
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Green Notes, Verbena, Wildflowers |
Heart
Blue Chamomile, Clove, Honey Absolute, Labdanum, Nutmeg, Patchouli |
Base
Animal Accord, Cedar, Elemi, Musk Accord, Myrrh, Precious Woods Accord, Styrax, Tree Moss |
Eau de Parfum — 50 ml / 1.69 oz
