Scenter Yourself with the fragrance notes of the Virgo Essence:

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This season marks a time to harvest the fruits of your labor. All of the trials, joys, challenge and ease of this year has bore fruit; it is high time to begin to reap what you've sewn. The planet Mercury is opening communication with the natural world, to aid in the transformational magic that is your birthright.  

🧳WHAT'S IN THE BOX 🧳 

1.Virgo Essence : Anoint each day, to lift your spirit and attune you to the wisdom of your lessons. Wear behind the neck and inside the elbows.

2. Tangible Magic: this is the oil to represent the final stage of manifestation. Surrender and allow your creation to break free and form a life of its own. Tap into your TRUST with this soothing blend of oils: Lavender, Neroli, Orange & White Tea.

3. Queen of Hearts, Rose Tincture: This is an edible extraction of rose made with vodka and local honey. Rose strengthens the heart and organs, while softening the emotional heart to feel into our truest expression. Rose is flower with the highest frequency, so potent and delicate. She blooms with radiance and strength, yet bares sharp thorns to protect her throne.  

4. White Sage for burning or making tea. This Sage is home grown and harvested from my garden. Because this plant is so popular, it has been over-harvested in the name of capitalism. Practice gratitude for this herb that is native to the Indigenous people of America and Mexico, by burning or drinking it with reverence. 

VIRGO MUSINGS

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Virgo energy is known to be particular and organizes. That is because this time of year calls for the carful consideration of what crops are harvested to eat, to save for winter and what to leave for the birds and the promise of next years' bloom. Nowadays, if we are not in the business of farming or growing our own winter reserves, we can transfer this thought to our work life, relationships, and self-inquiry.

As the summer comes to a close, what have I learned about my habits and preferences?

Is my daily routine and ritual still providing successful output?

Who am I feeling most connected and close to these days? 

When Virgo season comes along we are called to the mutable nature of this sign. The circumstances in our lives are all subject to change and in this last season of summer we are faced head-on with the inevitability of endings. Embrace the Virgo inside of you by intuiting the solution to your changing needs; the new task to shake up your routine, the new food to satisfy a hunger, and maybe even a grounding meditation to keep your heart steady in the change happening around you.

Planet: Mercury. Moving the quickest in orbit around the sun, this planet is a change maker and highly efficient communicator as the mythic embodiment of Hermes Trismegistus. Half the size of the Earth, Mercury is the fastest moving planet making a full revolution every 88 days!

Mythology: In Greek myth Mercury is also called Hermes Trismegistus (thrice greatest), a clever trickster, an inventor, and the messenger of the gods. In Egypt he is known as Thoth, the source of Hermetic writings. He communicates ideas from the upper realms to earth and back. He rules over astronomy, astrology, medicine, the alphabet, magic and alchemy.

Color: The color green symbolizes balance and growth.

Day of the Week: Wednesday. In French, Mercredi, and in Spanish, Miércoles which both sound more phonetically related. A day auspicious for commerce, communicating, writing and even the alphabet. If honoring Mercury with a ritual, Wednesday is perfect. 

Symbol: ☿ The circle of spirit over the cross of earth with a chalice of wisdom. Very similar to the symbol for Venus, this symbol indicates intersex, trans-gender, and non-binary gender. A symbol once used for insects and flowers that were neither male nor female or hermaphroditic. The symbol for Mercury is also the caduceus, a staff intertwined with two serpents. As per relation to alchemy, no wonder the modern use of this symbol is for hospitals:

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Metal:  Quicksilver. Change form, be unpredictable, expect the unexpected.

Body: Mercury rules over everything in twos on the body. Work with the hands to calm the mind 🤲🏼. If our bodies are restless take space to calm the mind in nature. If our mind is restless, stretch and feel the body with loving awareness. 

Oils: Lavender to calm an overactive mind. Bergamot to inspire joy in the turning of the season.

Herbs: Skullcap to release tension in the head. Sage for purification of the self and home in preparation of a new season.

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Ritual 

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It is simple: clean your home, clean your fridge, organize your closet, purge old items and then light a candle and enjoy your new space for the journey ahead.

The season of harvest means you'll be accumulating newness, and if you don't make space for newness, where will you hold it?

Clear the old and make way for the new!

Ritual Suggestion:

1. Clean your alter of all items

2. Dust and smudge the space to clear the energy

3. Find items you hold dear, that have significance from this year.

4. Call in your personal protector guides, and then your "elevated + benevolent ancestors" to the space. 

5. Ground down into the space as you sit before your sacred space. Now you can ask for any prayer of your choosing.

6. Sit in stillness and listen.

Mini Astrology Session for Virgo.

+ Mercury in our chart is our key to our communication and the 6th house of Virgo indicates health and wellbeing. 

This season of Virgo calls all of us in to attune to the practices, foods, thoughts and actions that are best for our overall health. 

Find the planet Mercury in your birth chart to tell you:

 🗣️ Your communication style

Find the 6th house in your chart and the sign that its in to see:

💌The flavor of your self-care.

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Utilize this season by cleaning up the habits that may not serve, clearing space for the new season to come and infusing your life with healthy rituals and boundaries. Pay attention to what friends are talking about, and the overall collective conversation of change and extract what is healthy and nourishing for; leave the rest.

Harvest blessings to you as we move through this season of growth and reclamation.

love 🌹 ,

Your fave Scentress