The tale of the Grand Inca Priestesses is set in Machu Picchu, May of 1462. The harvest is complete and the King calls a celebration day to be led by a priestess. While the shaman priests usually officiate at the grand ceremony, the King points out that the year will be ruled by the Moon, the feminine half of the masculine Sun. But who to choose? Who can create the bond between the Inca gods and his kingdom? He decides to select a priestess by her very fragrance, and from a far corner of the Incan Empire a young priestess arrives with her creation. Citrus notes from oranges represent the sun god while other fruits tell of the deity’s life giving powers; heart notes seem to be carried by the spray from the ocean and a touch of chocolate, and Incan favorite and valuable commodity. The festival is successful, and the Incas scent their shrine with the perfume from the priestess, diffusing it into the air from a flask carved with a cloud. The priestess shares her secret only to a chosen few, who jealously guard the secret of the magical elixir, bringing it out only on the Year of the Moon. Centuries later, a tomb was discovered decorated with a high religious rank…and inside, the sarcophagus of a priestess. Archeologists were amazed at the beautiful scent that filled all the corners of the tomb…and the legend was born.
mandarin orange, grapefruit, orange, red apple, mango, orchid, sea water, lily of the valley, jasmine, sandalwood, oakmoss, teak wood, nectarine, dark chocolate, caramel, musk
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