The Psychoanalysis of Fire
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OLFACTIVE PUBLICATION 08 — 25
A Study of Gaston Bachelard
A Scent by David Chieze
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»The same flame that destroys also illuminates. Enter the fire— what remains after burning shines with newfound clarity.«
Texture | CHARRED, COILING, SILKEN-MATTE
Feeling | FORGED, PURIFIED, TRANSMUTED
Outline | SMOKY, AROMATIC, WOODY
the U N F O L D I N G
F I R S T (O - 1 hr)
a spark | something stirs | senses sharpen
↓
(1 - 3 hrs) T H E N
clarity through haze | burnt edges soften | cool radiance
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L A S T (3 + hrs)
soft landing | a gentle embrace
MATERIALS
PINK PEPPER, INCENSE ESSENTIAL OIL, LEATHER, OLD PAPER, ORRIS, CHAMOMILE, CISTUS LABDANUM, ENCENS PYROGÉNÉ, MUSK, CEDARWOOD, PATCHOULI
i n s t r u c t i o n s
wear when: BURNING AWAY WHAT NO LONGER SERVES
If you are drawn to rituals of renewal and understand destruction as creation
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THE PSYCHOANALYSIS OF FIRE, THE PHILOSOPHY
Gaston Bachelard's "The Psychoanalysis of Fire" (1938) explores humanity's primal relationship with flame—how fire symbolizes both destruction and creation, knowledge and forbidden desire. This work examines how fire connects to our deepest psychological impulses, from Prometheus stealing fire from the gods to the purification rituals across cultures.
╸
OLFACTIVE PUBLICATION 08 — 25
A Study of Gaston Bachelard
A Scent by David Chieze
╸
»The same flame that destroys also illuminates. Enter the fire— what remains after burning shines with newfound clarity.«
Texture | CHARRED, COILING, SILKEN-MATTE
Feeling | FORGED, PURIFIED, TRANSMUTED
Outline | SMOKY, AROMATIC, WOODY
the U N F O L D I N G
F I R S T (O - 1 hr)
a spark | something stirs | senses sharpen
↓
(1 - 3 hrs) T H E N
clarity through haze | burnt edges soften | cool radiance
↓
L A S T (3 + hrs)
soft landing | a gentle embrace
MATERIALS
PINK PEPPER, INCENSE ESSENTIAL OIL, LEATHER, OLD PAPER, ORRIS, CHAMOMILE, CISTUS LABDANUM, ENCENS PYROGÉNÉ, MUSK, CEDARWOOD, PATCHOULI
i n s t r u c t i o n s
wear when: BURNING AWAY WHAT NO LONGER SERVES
If you are drawn to rituals of renewal and understand destruction as creation
_
THE PSYCHOANALYSIS OF FIRE, THE PHILOSOPHY
Gaston Bachelard's "The Psychoanalysis of Fire" (1938) explores humanity's primal relationship with flame—how fire symbolizes both destruction and creation, knowledge and forbidden desire. This work examines how fire connects to our deepest psychological impulses, from Prometheus stealing fire from the gods to the purification rituals across cultures.
╸
OLFACTIVE PUBLICATION 08 — 25
A Study of Gaston Bachelard
A Scent by David Chieze
╸
»The same flame that destroys also illuminates. Enter the fire— what remains after burning shines with newfound clarity.«
Texture | CHARRED, COILING, SILKEN-MATTE
Feeling | FORGED, PURIFIED, TRANSMUTED
Outline | SMOKY, AROMATIC, WOODY
the U N F O L D I N G
F I R S T (O - 1 hr)
a spark | something stirs | senses sharpen
↓
(1 - 3 hrs) T H E N
clarity through haze | burnt edges soften | cool radiance
↓
L A S T (3 + hrs)
soft landing | a gentle embrace
MATERIALS
PINK PEPPER, INCENSE ESSENTIAL OIL, LEATHER, OLD PAPER, ORRIS, CHAMOMILE, CISTUS LABDANUM, ENCENS PYROGÉNÉ, MUSK, CEDARWOOD, PATCHOULI
i n s t r u c t i o n s
wear when: BURNING AWAY WHAT NO LONGER SERVES
If you are drawn to rituals of renewal and understand destruction as creation
_
THE PSYCHOANALYSIS OF FIRE, THE PHILOSOPHY
Gaston Bachelard's "The Psychoanalysis of Fire" (1938) explores humanity's primal relationship with flame—how fire symbolizes both destruction and creation, knowledge and forbidden desire. This work examines how fire connects to our deepest psychological impulses, from Prometheus stealing fire from the gods to the purification rituals across cultures.
Carl Jung explored the shadowlands between conscious thought and the collective unconscious, transmuting personal trauma into self-knowledge. Breaking from Freud, he ventured into uncharted psychic territories where archetypes reveal themselves in dreams and symbols. His concept of individuation embraces both luminous and shadow aspects of our nature. Jung's legacy persists as an invitation to encounter the numinous within—to recognize that patterns haunting our dreams are ancient perfumes accompanying humanity since our earliest myths.