Perfume, Astrology & Health
Hippocrates, Father of Medicine and Medical Astrologer, believed that not only did the astrological chart show personality traits but it also showed health indicators. Through an analysis of the chart and especially the balance of the elements (fire, earth, air, and water), he selected appropriate plants and flowers remedies to balance and strengthen the constitution.
As each planet and sign has dominion over like plants and flowers, a corresponding astrological perfume can be created that mirrors your constitution. Naked Leaf Perfumes draws upon the work of Hippocrates and other Medical Astrologers to create Astrological Signature Scents. Here are some of the points I analyze in selecting the essences for your constitutional blend...
Your Ascendant or rising sign represents the face you show the world. The top notes that greet us first in a perfume are similar in this regard. Both draw an initial first impression but are fleeting and make way for something deeper and more profound.
The Sun represents the true nature of the individual, the ego, and for this reason it can be compared to the heart notes in a perfume comprising the main body or theme.
The Moon represents our emotional terrain, our subconscious longings, our needs deep within, but one can only come to know this after all things superficial have fallen away. The base notes or dry down of a perfume appropriately correspond to the moon.
Since Venus represents what we value and also what our senses enjoy, it makes sense that the sign Venus is in will point to the essences we connect with sensually. It’s sort of like our secret power essence.
Fire, Earth, Air and Water are represented in your chart but sometimes not equally. Hippocrates believed that the balance of the elements through remedies was the best way to obtain health.
