Shape Self with Octavia Butler

Self is.
Self is body and bodily
perception. Self is thought, memory,
belief. Self creates. Self destroys.
Self learns, discovers, becomes.
Self shapes. Self adapts. Self
invents its own reasons for being.
God is Change.
To shape God, shape Self.

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Octavia Butler’s inspired scent transports you to an idyllic sunset in the woods, with the base notes of Dark Musk, Cedar, Camphor, Eucalyptus, and Oud. There, you meet her, against the backdrop of her cabin, lost in the movement of the humming lake a few feet away. She welcomes you with a cup of Lavender tea, a strong middle note of this scent. Her feet are bare, and she prompts you to do the same; an image conjured by this scent’s base notes Amber, Tonka Bean, Oakmoss, and Balsam. As you sit down next to her, you listen to the sounds of the leaves and the season’s first cicadas, enveloped in the strong top notes of Sage, and Bergamot. 

You both watch the fireflies as you discuss the early moments of a Revolution and how to prepare for the new beginnings to follow. You vent about current events and she teaches you her understanding of how to adapt to and lead Change. You talk of hopelessness and she reminds you of the power and duty of Imagination. As this scent elevates you, you recall how her heroines have taught you that dreaming of Utopias at least helps you to identify and challenge the inevitability of corrupt systems.