Feature Writer: Kristen Krascek
Feature Title: Attar
Link: MEWE / 19.08.2019 / Posted to Lilith, Dark Goddess Group
Attar
Definition: Attar is a fragrant essential oil, typically made from rose petals. The name also appears as Attar (Aramaic), Athtar (South Arabia), Astar (Aksum), Ashtar (Moab), Aṯtar (Ugarit) and Ištar in Mesopotamia. In both genders, Aṯtar is identified with the planet Venus, the morning and evening star, in some manifestations of Semitic mythology. The deity is also connected to the Hellenistic goddess Astarte.
I’ve noticed something intriguing about names of Lucifer and Lilith. They seem to share a name, “Attar.” As far as I am aware, the word “attar” is an Arabic word, used in older and modern times to refer to perfume oils, it is also known in India.
Of many things, I have had an interest in perfume and have purchased many of them from the middle east and India. They are fine makers of such oils and they are intense smelling, they are able to reproduce almost exact copies of much more intense, watered down versions of designer perfumes. Far more satisfying in the oil form.
Perhaps this relates to the sensual aspect of both Lilith and Lucifer? The smell (and intimately connected) taste of a being. Something that apparently we are unaware of but are either attracted by or repelled by on some people, i.e. their natural pheromones, which are meant to be a perfume like smell naturally emitted by our bodies.
I know that the psychic senses also include the senses of smell and taste, I myself have smelt things where there should not be such as smell and have concluded it could be spirit entities.
I guess this could also be tied into the fact that incense and oils have been used in worship and/or spirit evocation/invocation for a long time.
RESPONSE FROM LUCY AZ
I too can smell them when they are present. Always a rich pheremonal odor with Lilith. It’s intoxicating.