{"product_id":"on-clothes-perfume-oil","title":"On Clothes Perfume Oil","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eON CLOTHES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2022 we created\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/blackphoenixalchemylab.com\/product-tag\/on-children\/\"\u003ea pair of fundraiser oils\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eadapting a chapter from Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet into scent. Considering the challenges that await in 2025, we’ve decided to continue this work with a monthly series of fragrances that will gradually complete the entire book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProceeds from these scents will be donated to a series of trustworthy charitable organizations, selected month by month; everything above the cost of production will be donated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1923, The Prophet (\u003ca\u003eGutenberg Press link\u003c\/a\u003e) has been translated into more than 100 languages, continuing to inspire new readers with its lyrical observations of human nature and open-ended spiritual instruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book imagines a series of pronouncements offered by the sage Almustafa (“the chosen and the beloved, who was a dawn unto his own day”) to inhabitants of the fictional city Orphalese as a gesture of gratitude for their hospitality during his twelve-year stay. One by one, various citizens step forward and ask for Almustafa’s thoughts on a long list of topics such as love, death, commerce, justice, and religion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Prophet responds with wisdom that could be considered non-denominational, though clearly influenced by the Lebanese author’s familiarity with Sufi and Maronite beliefs as well as the work of Transcendentalist poets. After satisfying the Orphalesians’ many queries, at last he boards a ship setting sail for his homeland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince Gibran set these events outside of any known time or geographical location, Almustafa’s wisdom can be received today, or in the future, and ring just as true.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen love beckons to you, follow him,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThough his ways are hard and steep.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd when his wings enfold you yield to him,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThough the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd when he speaks to you believe in him,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThough his voice may shatter your dreams as the north wind lays waste the garden.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you. Even as he is for your growth so is he for your pruning.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEven as he ascends to your height and caresses your tenderest branches that quiver in the sun,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo shall he descend to your roots and shake them in their clinging to the earth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"woocommerce-product-details__short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd the weaver said, Speak to us of Clothes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e     And he answered:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e     Your clothes conceal much of your beauty, yet they hide not the unbeautiful.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e     And though you seek in garments the freedom of privacy you may find in them a harness and a chain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e     Would that you could meet the sun and the wind with more of your skin and less of your raiment,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e     For the breath of life is in the sunlight and the hand of life is in the wind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e     Some of you say, “It is the north wind who has woven the clothes we wear.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e     And I say, Ay, it was the north wind,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e     But shame was his loom, and the softening of the sinews was his thread.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e     And when his work was done he laughed in the forest.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e     Forget not that modesty is for a shield against the eye of the unclean.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e     And when the unclean shall be no more, what were modesty but a fetter and a fouling of the mind?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e     And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"woocommerce-product-details__short-description\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSunlight on skin: sweet amber, honey dust, golden sandalwood, and soft musk.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThe sales from April’s scents from the Prophet series benefits \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheransettlement.org\/\"\u003eLutheran Settlement House\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, who provides food access, homelessness services, domestic violence services, senior care, and educational resources to Philadelphia’s communities.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003clabel class=\"screen-reader-text\" for=\"quantity_69aee9fe7eec1\"\u003e\u003c\/label\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Sunlight on skin: sweet amber, honey dust, golden sandalwood, and soft musk.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46491972829340,"sku":"LunacyActivismProphetApril25-2","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0716\/7891\/8812\/files\/ON-CLOTHES-Web-The-Prophet-copy.jpg?v=1772998346","url":"https:\/\/blackphoenixalchemylab.com\/products\/on-clothes-perfume-oil","provider":"Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}