Modern Alchemy Secret Society Candle

thankfully secret society isnt very churchy despite the frankincense and myrrh , unlike cire trudons spiritus sancti or heeley's cardinal . ive done my church quota when i was a young altar boy and i even worked voluntary saturday mass . instead this candle is cool and resinous , sweetened slightly by cedar and patchouli . the sandalwood has a smoothing quality over the warm incense that isnt bone dry either . the deep blue color of the vessel and wax really push the cold feeling in my imagination . when i have this burning i always turn the vessel so the etched art faces me and once the wax hits a certain level , to just above the hand shake in the art , u can watch the cold blue flame on the inside flicker behind the flames above the hands . however one can never escape the church vibe from burning frankincense except this isnt the outward face of a casual mass . for me i think somethin more esoteric , somethin behind the scenes , maybe from below . its dark and far removed from the gold hues of brightly lit candles on an altar and if church is even in my thoughts when i smell this its when the lights are off and only the cobalt blue and vermillion stained glass color the darkness for an empty audience . secret society evokes images of hidden entrances , gargoyles , hooded robes ushering between vaults , deeply colored paintings w/ images of cryptic symbols surrounding saintly but unrecognized faces , tomes filled w/ blank pages , hallways that somehow lead back to where you started even tho you turned no corners . the fear comes not from anything outwardly menacing but from not knowing what happens within . throw is 3 outta 5 . fragrance 4 outta 5 . of all the history candles ive burned secret society is my top favorite