You are:
The Forest Builder
You like being surrounded by nature and practical things. Woodland, firelight, making, building. You enjoy working with your hands or creating a space that feels warm and settled. You’re dependable and grounded, and people rely on that.
You Love: woodland walks, the smell of pine and earth, building fires; cosy, grounded spaces, growing green things.
Your Spring Ritual: Gathering firewood, breathing in fresh forest air.
Your scent
The element of earth can be seen as many things, the soil we dig, the trees we grow and cut, the very food we eat comes from it. The cycle of new life and decay. For those prehistoric people that built and lived within roundhouses, earth was extremely important not only to live on, but to build from too. Timbers would be cut, hewn and dug deep into the ground, acting as a base for their round homes. The wattle used would be insulated and daubed with clay, the roofs covered in the skins of animals or thatch. This was a life that was deeply connected to all elements, especially earth.
Mood: Cracking of timbers echoes, the smell of freshly hewn wood, and earthy pine reach you as you walk towards the settlement. White smoke curls in the air, stemming from the cluster of roundhouses in front of you, as people gather ready for the waning sun. Fir needles break underfoot as you carry for your bundle of foraged wildflowers and currents from the neighbouring forest towards home. The ancient roundhouses are alive around you.
Smell: Evergreens, fallen fir needles, soothing balsam, citrus, and oakmoss.
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Water acts as a road, a connective element, that still grants travellers passage to many of Scotland’s beautiful islands. It’s easy to understand or guess as to why prehistoric people decided to create these beautiful water roundhouses, either by creating artificial islands or by driving wooden stakes into the loch bed. 𝒞𝓇𝒶𝓃𝓃𝑜𝑔 is the perfect candle for water lovers.
Mood: It’s calm as your paddle cuts through the dark, rippling waters below you. Rocking slightly, your hollowed log-boat glides across the loch just as the sun dips behind the hills framing the loch. Cool notes of salt-encrusted driftwood and earthy algae touch your senses as your island home comes into view. The creaking, ancient crannog is alive in front of you.
Smell: Refreshing patchouli, cool seaweed, green algae, saltwater, and driftwood.
Just beyond the west coast of the Isle of Mull lies the tiny island of Iona, filled with sandy white beaches and a rich historical landscape. In 563 AD, St Columba built his first monastery here which lasted until the end of 12th century, despite the reoccurring Viking raids!
Mood: Quills dip into rue and buck-thorn ink, scratching interlacing animals and saints into finely made parchment. Honeyed mead and incense cloud the space, sinking into the wicker walls and daub. Beyond the turf vallum, monks toil. Fresh hay and earth linger as storm approaches, bringing ships like fiery dragons. Welcome to the Early Medieval.
Fragrance: Honey, lavender, nutmeg, mint, patchouli, vanilla, and amber.
As an Iron Age structure, brochs harnessed the power and comfort of fire. Be transported back and sit by the hearth inside these impressive structures. Surrounded by wood and drystone, the hearth was an essential part of life, giving you warmth, comfort, feast and connection.
Mood: You’ve climbed the hillock and entered into the ruins of the ancient broch. It’s quiet here, blocking out the gusting wind, and enclosing you within it’s double-skinned stone walls. Those old walls rise around you again, brick by drystone brick, protecting and comforting. You feel the heat of a long-forgotten fire burning before you, heating your cold fingers and warming your lungs. The scent of cedar and warm spices greet you, mingling with the crisp scent of bergamot and earth. The ancient broch is alive around you.
Smell: Crisp bergamot, warm spices, red cedar, golden amber, and a crackling hearth.