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The Scent of Grief: Understanding Aromatic Death Rituals | Atropos Parfums In this online lecture, we will explore scent as the invisible language of mourning.

🕯️ Enrollment Open🕯️ Join historian and perfumer Nuri McBride for The Scent of Grief: Understanding Aromatic Death Rituals. Our class will explore how fragrance shapes mourning, memory, and the invisible rituals of loss.

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November's newsletter drops Friday, and I cried a little while I wrote it.
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#indieperfume #artofperfume

The Diabolical Sensorium: Gender, Witches, and the Senses During the Early Modern Period In Early Modern Europe, witchcraft was as much a sensory threat as a moral or theological one. In the Witch Trials, the witch was imagined as possessing penetrating supernatural senses that could harm...

New essay on Osmé at Atropos Parfums:

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#PerfumeHistory #OlfactoryCulture #SensoryStudies #CulturalHistory #WitchcraftHistory #HistoryOfPerfume

I'm so excited to have you join us!

The Odour of Witches: Scent During the European Witch Hysteria | Atropos Parfums In this online lecture, we will explore smell, suspicion, and sorcery in early modern Europe.

The Winter Lecture Series returns on October 25th with The Odour of Witches: Scent During the European Witch Hysteria. This class is a deep dive into the role of "odorous evidence" in the European witch trials of the Early Modern Period.

✨ I smell witches… ✨ The October issue of Aromatica de Profundis wafts in this Friday, just in time for the season of smoke and shadow. 🌙🕯️ If you haven’t signed up yet, now’s the moment. 🖤

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In honour of Pride Month, I'm opening the article from this month's Aromatica de Profundis
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The Human and Ecological Costs of Perfume – World Sensorium / Conservancy Sorry, this product is unavailable. Please choose a different combination.

Check out my latest piece in World Sensorium: worldsensorium.com/the-human-an.... It explores the environmental and human impacts of fragrance production. #PerfumeIndustry #EcoAwareness #perfume

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Patchouli & The Social Ecology of Fragrance In this online lecture, historian and perfumer Nuri McBride will explore the cultural impact of the patchouli plant.

You will love this class if you are interested in the connection between aromatic plants and society, passionate about plant wisdom and cultivation history, and eager to explore the history of the fragrance trade's plants. #Patchouli #FragranceCulture

Patchouli & The Social Ecology of Fragrance In this online lecture, historian and perfumer Nuri McBride will explore the cultural impact of the patchouli plant.

You will love this class if you are interested in the connection between aromatic plants and society, passionate about plant wisdom and cultivation history, and eager to explore the history of the fragrance trade's plants. #Patchouli #FragranceCulture

We loved this article about Hildegard of Bingen's concept of Viriditas, aka spiritual ecology. 🌿 #EcoLiving #PlantLove www.themarginalian.org/2025/01/07/h...

Patchouli & The Social Ecology of Fragrance In this online lecture, historian and perfumer Nuri McBride will explore the cultural impact of the patchouli plant.

Join historian and perfumer Nuri McBride for "Patchouli & The Social Ecology of Fragrance." Discover the cultural impact of this unique plant in our online lecture. Don't miss this sensory journey! 🌿 #PatchouliPower #FragranceHistory

Gardens of Adonis: Women, Death, & the Senses Every summer in ancient Athens, strange gardens emerged in courtyards and on rooftops. Seedlings were precariously sown into handfuls of soil within clusters of broken pottery. These impromptu micr…

Uncover the fascinating crossroads of myth and mortality through the perspective of women and the Adonis gardens. #Mythology #Heritage #scentculture

Anointed with Ambrosia: Scent in Greek Myth In this online lecture, historian and perfumer Nuri McBride will explore the role of olfaction and odour in ancient Greek mythology.

Explore the role of fragrance in ancient Greek mythology with us this Wednesday. www.eventbrite.com/e/anointed-w...

#Mythology #ScentMagic

Theatre of the Dead: Sensory Staging in the American Funeral Home The Memory Picture concept in American funerals centers on creating a life-like illusion of the deceased to offer comfort to mourners. This practice follows strict aesthetic guidelines to shield mo…

NEW POST In this long-form piece, we are stepping outside of olfaction to examine the history of sensory staging in the American Funeral home. We will track the evolution of the funeral as a cathartic ritual and note the shift from active participation to passive viewing.

Anointed with Ambrosia: Scent in Greek Myth In this online lecture, historian and perfumer Nuri McBride will explore the role of olfaction and odour in ancient Greek mythology.

Join us this Wednesday as we delve into the significance of scent in ancient Greek myths. Discover more at: www.eventbrite.com/e/anointed-w...

#GreekMythology #ScentStories

NEW POST!! 🥳In this piece, I explore how women in ancient Athens used ritualized grief, plants, and their senses to cope with the often harsh reality of their lives. deathscent.com/2025/04/10/g...

In this online lecture we will explore the role of olfaction and odour in ancient Greek mythology. www.eventbrite.com/e/anointed-w...

NEW POST!! 🥳In this piece, I explore how women in ancient Athens used ritualized grief, plants, and their senses to cope with the often harsh reality of their lives. deathscent.com/2025/04/10/g...

In this online lecture we will explore the role of olfaction and odour in ancient Greek mythology. www.eventbrite.com/e/anointed-w...

We have six tickets left for Wednesday's class. If you love oud, you should check it out. www.eventbrite.com/e/agarwood-t...

Agarwood & The Social Ecology of Fragrance In this online lecture, historian and perfumer Nuri McBride will explore agarwood as an aromatic artefact in the cultural sensorium.

This month's online lecture at Atropos will explore agarwood as an aromatic artefact in the cultural sensorium. You will love this class if you are eager to explore the deeper history of the plants of the fragrance trade.

Agarwood & The Social Ecology of Fragrance In this online lecture, historian and perfumer Nuri McBride will explore agarwood as an aromatic artefact in the cultural sensorium.

This month's online lecture at Atropos will explore agarwood as an aromatic artefact in the cultural sensorium. You will love this class if you are eager to explore the deeper history of the plants of the fragrance trade.

There is simply the rose; it is perfect in every moment of its existence. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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ROSE MONTH: I adore Farid ud-Din Attar's poetry. His work was very influential on the Sufis, Rumi in particular. However, I love that he was a herbalist and attar maker by trade, and you can see his love of plants and scents throughout his work.

Theatre of the Dead: Sensory Staging in the American Funeral Home The Memory Picture concept in American funerals centers on creating a life-like illusion of the deceased to offer comfort to mourners. This practice follows strict aesthetic guidelines to shield mo…

NEW POST In this long-form piece, we are stepping outside of olfaction to examine the history of sensory staging in the American Funeral home. We will track the evolution of the funeral as a cathartic ritual and note the shift from active participation to passive viewing.

If they don't love you like an obscure Sumerian god, are they really worth your time?

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#valintinesday #love #literature #Babylon #floralfebruary #roses #nurimcbride

This month at Atropos-Learning, we will delve into the ecology of human desire for visual and olfactive beauty through our obsession with the rose. www.eventbrite.com/e/rose-the-s...