Pictura Fragrans Qetora Zohar

According to ancient legend, qetoret—sacred incense crafted from dried fruits, rare spices, and ancient woods—rose to the heavens, uniting voices into a single harmonious song. But when the great tower fell, brought down by the hubris of its builders, its stones scattered, and voices fractured. The sacred smoke drifted aimlessly, bearing the weight of division. Yet, from the ruins, an ember endured—a fragment of unity, a whisper of forgotten harmony. Qetora Zohar captures this light within the smoke, reminding us of hope, and inviting us to rise above the shadows of suffering toward a shared future of wisdom and love

Fragrance Notes and Ingredients

Top Notes: Fig Tree, Sichuan Pepper, Dates, Yuzu, Cardamom, Elemi, Mace
Heart Notes: Indian Oud, Fig, Myrrh, Hyacinth, Frankincense, Dried Fruits, Tonka Bean, Coriander, Opoponax, Toast
Base Notes: Incense, Carob Tree, Mysore Sandalwood, Ambergris, Ambrette, Musk

Stone Cap : 100% Labradorite

Inspiration

Once, in the time of Babel, when humanity dared to raise their hands to the heavens, the air was filled with the smoke of qetoret, the sacred incense. Its tendrils rose like unspoken prayers, binding the voices of the many into one great song. In the holy tongue of Aramaic, it was said that qetoret carried not only the scent of devotion but the weight of hope—an offering to the unseen, a bridge between the earthly and the divine.

But when the tower fell, its stones scattered across the earth like the fragments of shattered dreams, the voices of humankind were silenced. The tongues that once sang together in harmony now spoke in discord, their meanings lost, their prayers broken. The sacred smoke no longer rose as one; it drifted aimlessly, unable to carry the weight of so many divided hearts. Each soul was left to bear its own sphere of grief, rolling it upward in solitude, straining against the silence that had replaced the sacred unity.

Yet, amidst the ruins of Babel, an ember remained. It was said that this ember, carried within the heart of the qetoret, held the memory of a time when the world was whole. Those who dared to seek it—guided by the scent of enlightenment—discovered a profound truth: that the incense did not rise to reach the heavens but to bring the heavens to the earth. Its fragrance was a promise, a whisper in the ancient tongue, reminding humanity of the unity it had forgotten but not lost.

And so, Qetora Zohar was born—a vessel for the light within the smoke. It is the scent of ancient wisdom and hope, a reminder that even in our separateness, we are bound by the memory of what we once were and what we might yet become. With each breath of its fragrance, the soul awakens, not to rebuild the tower, but to envision a new harmony—one not of stone and mortar, but of spirit and love.

As the smoke of Qetora Zohar rises, it carries with it the echoes of Babel’s dream: that the fragrance of unity might inspire us to create a future where the weight of division is lifted, and the air is filled once more with the scent of hope.

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