On Self-Knowledge

[doomsday_disco]

And a man said, Speak to us of Self-Knowledge.

And he answered, saying:

Your hearts know in silence the secrets of the days and the nights.

But your ears thirst for the sound of your heart’s knowledge.

You would know in words that which you have always known in thought.

You would touch with your fingers the naked body of your dreams.

 

And it is well you should.

The hidden well-spring of your soul must needs rise and run murmuring to the sea;

And the treasure of your infinite depths would be revealed to your eyes.

But let there be no scales to weigh your unknown treasure;

And seek not the depths of your knowledge with staff or sounding line.

For self is a sea boundless and measureless.

 

Say not, “I have found the truth,” but rather, “I have found a truth.” 

Say not, “I have found the path of the soul.” Say rather, “I have met the soul walking upon my path.”

For the soul walks upon all paths.

The soul walks not upon a line, neither does it grow like a reed.

The soul unfolds itself, like a lotus of countless petals.

Lotus petals cast onto a dark and fathomless sea.

Edited August 11 by doomsday_disco

[leptonpyr]

The description for this one was so evocative that I had to try a decant, but I found this one a little underwhelming. It kind of just smelled like a mix of Y'ha Nthlei and Cthulhu, only with a slight floral note. It definitely shares Y'ha Nthlei's marine notes; I'm not sure exactly which ones, maybe ambergris and eucalyptus? It even smelled slightly citrusy to me, so possibly the bergamot too. After about an hour I started to notice a scent I would describe as slightly bubblegum-y; after 2 hours the marine note started to take a backseat to a kind of soft, gentle floral spice. It was quite nice, but did not last; at the 6-hour mark you wouldn't've known I had put on perfume that day at all, except my skin smelled kind of fresh and pleasantly soap-like.

 

Overall, it smelled nice, but disappeared pretty fast. I think I'll stick to Y'ha Nthlei for this particular marine note, and maybe try layering it with Lightning if I want to add something floral.

Edited September 13 by leptonpyr