{"product_id":"the-prophet-perfume-oil","title":"The Prophet Perfume Oil","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE PROPHET\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\u003eHow shall I go in peace and without sorrow? Nay, not without a wound in the spirit shall I leave this city. Long were the days of pain I have spent within its walls, and long were the nights of aloneness; and who can depart from his pain and his aloneness without regret?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToo many fragments of the spirit have I scattered in these streets, and too many are the children of my longing that walk naked among these hills, and I cannot withdraw from them without a burden and an ache.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is not a garment I cast off this day, but a skin that I tear with my own hands.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNor is it a thought I leave behind me, but a heart made sweet with hunger and with thirst.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA heart made sweet with hunger and thirst: honeyed red musk, red fig, sugared tuberose, and piercing neroli.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThe sales from January’s scents from the Prophet series benefits \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/udtj.org\/\"\u003eUDTJ\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Our mission is to fight for equality and justice based on race, gender identity, sexual orientation, and across all intersectional identities. We seek to end systemic inequalities in Upper Darby, Delaware County, and beyond through community events, service, and programs. UDTJ stands for our 4 core principles: understanding, devotion, take action, and justice.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"A heart made sweet with hunger and thirst: honeyed red musk, red fig, sugared tuberose, and piercing neroli.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46491940356252,"sku":"LunacyActivismProphetJan25-1","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0716\/7891\/8812\/files\/the-prophet-THE-PROPHET-series-2025-web.jpg?v=1772998346","url":"https:\/\/blackphoenixalchemylab.com\/products\/the-prophet-perfume-oil","provider":"Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}