Handmade Jaguar's Breath Incense

Everybody here at White Witch was so impressed by the standard of Nathaniel Musselman's Kyphi that we wanted him to make something new especially for us. Kyphi is used to relax and help sleep so we asked for something that was going to stimulate and excite and fire people with enthusiasm. We wanted an incense that could be burned at celebrations, at parties, while doing creative work and while dancing, singing and studying. Our expectations were exceeded by miles as Jaguars Breath suits it all and so much more.

Nathaniel began his investigating and studying for the project. He kept us informed every step of the way. His passion and his attention to detail go hand in hand with his creative genius. Every ingredient used was chosen with care and attention to purity and quality.

Jaguar's Breath is Mesoamerican inspired and heavily influenced by Aztec and Mayan components. Nathaniel began the arduous task of experimenting with different blends and materials. Jaguar's breath has been described as shamanic, and narcotic, the perfume from the smoke is tenacious, evocative and wild. The whole project took six months to complete. There is a wet version and a dry version. The wet version contains vanilla infused honey and mezcal.

A friend, Kathy Robles came up with the idea that we could donate a percentage of our sales to a wildlife conservation program. We became very excited as Nathaniel had expressed his wishes when we were in early stages of product development that some good would come from the whole project. So when Kathy came to us with details of the Northern Jaguar Project we thought it was perfect. Kathy took care of making contact with the conservationists that were working on the program and sent them some samples. They loved the incense and were enthusiastic for us to get going. So here we are and we are happy to announce that 10% of all proceeds from the sale of Jaguar's Breath goes to the Northern Jaguar Project.

Buy the wet version now for €4.00, it comes in a wooden box hand painted with dragons blood resin.

Buy the dry powder now for €3.75

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A Beautiful Accord

Lately labdanum has been calling to me, from the shelf. I have a smidgen of Mandy Aftels labdanum which I am saving as there is nigh only a drop or two left. I have a thick golden syrup colored labdanum which was bottled by A Little Ol' Factory and which I like well enough and a dark molasses like labdanum by Eden Botanicals. I also have a sticky tar like black raw labdanum which is mouth wateringly delicious to smell. So calling to me they were for over 2 weeks and tonight I answered. I went to my organ and I took down the dark labdanum from Eden Botanicals and it cried "the boronia, the boronia". I took a little vial and I let that voice tell me how many drops of each to put in the vial and what a wonderful beautiful accord they made together. Suddenly the labdanum isn't labdanum, and the boronia isn't boronia. It's something else, something new. Its light and dark, like day and night. It's rich and warm. It's smooth and sweet. Then the cedarwood shouted at me, I thought, no not cedarwood...well actually the cedarwood didn't shout at all. What really happened is this: I looked up at the top shelf of my organ to where I kept my top notes. I thought to myself, the right top note could turn this smooth sweet light darkness into a velvety sky, a sky that one looks at and is not sure if it is the evening or the morning light. A velvet twilight. So I took down the cedarwood, Mandy Aftels cedarwood, and with the addition of a couple of drops I found that I was correct. I have indeed created an accord of velvet twilight.

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