dragon_moon (dragon_moon) wrote in rainey_day, @ 2008-06-19 15:28:00 |
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Current mood: | ditzy |
Current music: | jenny lewis~the big guns |
Entry tags: | april fool, beltane, blue fire, boo bam, golden wave, hexennacht, marae, moai, moana, opuhi, rangoon riptide, screeching parrot, te po, tiki king, tiki queen, tupapau, upa upa, worm moon |
Worm Moon etc
ATOMIC LUAU LOUNGE
In the spirit of Polynesian Pop and Tiki Culture, we present Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab's Atomic Luau Lounge: the Exotica Collection.
Tiki Culture became a phenomenon in the late 50's, likely inspired by Hawaii's admission to the union in 1949 and by the memories of World War II veterans that were stationed in the South Pacifi. Tiki enthusiasts were influenced by a panoply of Polynesian themes, and they embraced pop renditions of island artwork, dress, and music, revamping them with a distinctly campy Western flair.
This is our tribute to Donn Beach, a true Pisces if there ever was one. Light the torches, bust out the leis, and bust out the Martin Denny LPs! Without you, Donn, we wouldn't pu pu platters to gorge on, or Zombies to chug!
TIKI QUEEN
Monoi de Tahiti, vanilla, white coconut, tuberose, yla ng ylang, white musk, red hibiscus, and neroli.
TIKI KING
Black coconut, black musk, lemon blossom, and ironwood bark.
++ ATOMIC LUAU LOUNGE: THE BAR
BLUE FIRE
Papaya, blueberry, lemongrass, and gin.
GOLDEN WAVE
Tangerine, gin, passion fruit, guava, and tonic.
RANGOON RIPTIDE
Pineapple, mandarin orange, raspberry, passion fruit, and rum.
SCREECHING PARROT
Golden rum, apricot liquor, pineapple, pomegranate, ginger, brandy, grapefruit, and pink lime.
TE PO
Jamaican rum, almond liquor, orange water, sugar syrup, lime peel, black cherry, vodka, and mint.
UPA UPA
Spiced rum, coconut, pineapple, and vanilla.
++ ATOMIC LUAU LOUNGE: FLOTSAM
BOO BAM
Bamboo reed, palm frond, and hibiscus.
MARAE Vanilla orchid, Monoi tiare, gardenia, and light incense.
MOAI
Volcanic ash and Easter Island palm.
MOANA
Seaweed, awapuhi, and sea foam.
OPUHI
Ginger blossom and vanilla orchid.
TUPAPAU
White sandalwood, pikaki, 'umi'umi-o-dole, and plumeria.
This month's Lunacy also falls prey to our April shenanigans:This month's Lunacy also falls prey to our April shenanigans:
WORM MOON
Do not smirk as a hearse goes by,
For you may be the next to die.
They wrap you up in a big white sheet
And throw you down six feet deep.
They put you in a big black box,
And cover you up with dirt and rocks.
All goes well for a week or two,
Then things start changing; all is new.
The worms crawl in, the worms crawl out,
The worms play pinochle on your snout.
A big green worm with rolling eyes,
Crawls in your stomach and out your eyes.
Til your blood turns mossy green
And oozes out like Devonshire cream.
Worm Moon marks the season of rains, when the worms scuttle forth, aerating the earth with their movements and enriching the soil by digesting waste in organic material, which creates organic fertilizer.
Since April is Black Phoenix's Month of Absurdity, we present a melding of Victorian Grotesquery and springtime fecundity: mold-crusted dirt, decomposing organic matter, coffin wood, drooping funeral flowers, congealed blood, gloomy lunar oils, cuckoo flower, and a gruesome burst of overripe red fruits.
Also featured in our LE section:
APRIL FOOL
The first of April is the day we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year. - Mark Twain
The Fool is many things, but rarely is he foolish. He is the inscrutable zero, he is innocence perfected, and he is the nothing from which all things are created. It is the Fool that reveals truth and brings wisdom to King Lear, and it is the Fool that finally finds the Holy Grail.
Huckleberry, white rose, tangerine, nicotiana, lemon blossom, and Fool's Parsley.
BELTANE 2008
One of the holiest days in the Pagan calendar, Beltane [May Day, Cetsamhain, Floralia and Roodmas... also, Beltaine, Bealtaine, Bealtuinn, Beletene, La Bheltine] is the Day of Baal's Fire, and marks the midpoint of Sol's path between the Vernal Equinox and Summer Solstice. In Druidic tradition, need-fires were set atop hills in a symbolic gesture of bringing the Sun's light down to Earth. Celebrants danced around the fires in harmony with the Sun's seeming movement through the sky, and passed eadar dà theine Bhealltuinn, between the Fires of Beltane, to purify themselves. In Scotland, all hearth fires were extinguished, and the flames from the need-fires were used to rekindle their flames, bringing blessings and good fortune into the household. It doesn't matter where your faith lies, Beltane is sacred to us simply because we're human. It is a celebration of new growth, rebirth, of the fertility of our land, our spirits and our bodies, and is a reminder of the joy in simply being alive. Celebrate life! Wind some flowers into your hair, dab a little oil behind each ear, toss the first petals of springtime onto your yard, and bless your garden the old fashioned way!
Mugwort, French rose, Lily of the Valley, broom, frankincense, myrrh, benzoin, foxglove, woodruff, rowan wood, ivy, sandalwood, spring mint, thyme, iris, copal, and night blooming jasmine.
HEXENNACHT 2008
The Night of the Witches. In the Teutonic calendar, April 30, not October 31, was the night that the witches congregated to celebrate their Work through ecstatic dance, wild music and revelry. The witches fêted with spirits, fairies, and a bevy of otherworldy creatures atop Brockenberg peak in the Harz region of Germany, where they lit an enormous bonfire and cavorted naked until midnight... at which point they donned their robes, boarded their brooms, flying rams and sacred goats, scooped up their cat familiars, and sped off into the night. In later days, it was believed that on this night the witches conjured the devil, who would then select one of them for his bride. This perfume is the scent of the witches' revel: German fir and forest herbs, incense and bonfire smoke, infernal flora, glowing amber, and the wet, glimmering scent of skin warmed by dance.