Hydro meaning water and sol meaning solution, the term hydrosol is the aromatic water that carries over the essential oil during the p...

On Venus Day, March 8th, John Steele will share his vast knowledge on the spiritual use of fragrance in Pharonic Egypt, this is a very s...

Art of Botanical Perfume March 2nd & 3rd in Encino, CA April 6th & 7th in Santa Fe, NM The Art of Botanical Perfume is ...

I just completed the pre-recorded call with David Crow, a long time teacher, friend and mentor who invited me as a guest in The Essentia...

"A rolling stone gathers no moss." In my palette as an authentic nature perfumer, oakmoss is one of my most cherished  b...

Since we have gotten an amazing community already signed up for the Alchemy happenings in April, I thought I'd post a few details al...

As part of the Alchemy & Medicine of the Soul workshop we have three other happenings taking place all within the Santa Monica Moun...

Alchemy & the Medicine of the Soul  The Wounded Healer, A Journey Through the Alchemical Stages & the Sacred Union A Work...

Eden Botanicals has an interview with me on their blog and is hosting a special giveaway of my course with the kit! Details on the gi...

Wow, it's been since last January when I last hopped onto my bloody soap box and preached about correct word usage and definitions i...

I am excited to share that a beautiful, cooper alembic has been sent to me. I have chosen to name the still "Spiritus", sinc...

As many of you have already heard, I was introduced to essential oils via a little bottle of Juniperus virginiana , aka red cedar at a...

The price of the raw materials necessary to create authentic botanical perfume have been sky rocketing over the last few years. Many of the ...

Creamy, delicious butter is our star today at Perfume Illuminated, yum! In today's modern, western culture we automatically think of but...

We are in one of the two transformative periods of the western seasonal wheel, Autumn, where leaves turn from green to glorious shades of ye...