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About Morning Star Sandalwood
Morning Star Sandalwood incense has been around for so very long and has remained unchanged. It’s a classic example of a Japanese sandalwood incense. It’s very light, dry, clean and cooling. It is an incense that can be appreciated even in small rooms as it doesn’t give off much smoke and the fragrance its self…
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About Morning Star Amber Incense
Morning Star incenses are all bout theme and variation. All of them have the same gentle, clean, sandalwood core that is distinctive to the line. Morning Star Amber differs in that it has a soft, semi-sweet addition of amber resin. Amber warms up what would otherwise be a cooling sandalwood. It rounds out the fragrance…
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About Patchouli, Light Essential Oil
When we published our blog on the subject of Patchouli, Dark Essential Oil, it created an interest in the contrasting Patchouli, Light Essential Oil. Just how different are they? They are like day and night. Patchouli, Light Essential Oil is brighter, less sweet, more assertive, “hotter”, and greener in fragrance than dark patchouli oil. It…
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Royal Hojari Frankincense
Frankincense can come from many places such as India, much of Northern and Western Africa, and others. Out of all of the sources of frankincense, The Emirate of Oman still is producing inarguably the best of the very best frankincense. The grading of frankincense is involved, but to cut to the chase of it, everyone…
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Smudging Without Sage
Sometimes one doesn’t want all of the smoke nor wants to deal with the process of smudging with sage. Thank goodness there are options. Some incenses contain sage as a key component, permitting one to purify their environment without sage bundles. One of our favorites is Sandesh White Sage. It has a lovely champa-type core…
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BLOG ALTON KELLEY
One of the icons of psychedelic art, Alton was born Jun 17, 1940 in Houlton Maine. He spent his childhood in Connecticut. Art was his passion and he honed his craft at art schools in Philadelphia and New York. His career blossomed in San Francisco where he lived in Haight-Asbury which was the nucleus of…
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WES WILSON FATHER OF PSYCHEDELIC FONT
In psychedelic art Wes Wilson’s art helped to define the psychedelic style that defined the era of the 60’s and 70’s. In fact he is generally acknowledged as the father of the 60’s rock concert poster. His poster feature his admiration and respect for the feminine form and are considered to be an enduring representation…
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Rick Griffin
Rick Griffin was born near Palos Verdes, California June 1944. During his childhood he would accompany his father, who was an archaeologist on digs in the Southwest. His exposure to Native American and ghost town artifacts influenced his art work. He was introduced to the art of surfing at a very young age, this along…
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THE BEGINNINGS OF PSYCHEDELIC ART
Where would psychedelic music be without the art that accompanied the sound of visual experiences that represented the spirit of the times from then until now and into the future, forever! When you think about psychedelic music do you not automatically think about the art that accompanied and enhanced the experience? It is probably…