Muskdeer - The scent of the Hereafter -

Muskdeer – The scent of the Hereafter

Infusion of musk in sandal oil

The name of Musk (musk deer) is known to the entire humanity, but today, a few tens of thousands of live persons have had the privilege to smell its odor. It was the scent of the kings and of the emperors and the common people could smell it only in the wake of the powerful ones on earth. Musk is the very archetype of Scent and possesses an extraordinary power either in the olfactory sense or for its action on the psyche and for its curative virtues.

Musk deer

Musk (musk deer) is still used in Unani and Ayurvedic medicine, together with honey, ruby powder, and other ingredients, as a tonic capable of resuscitating exhausted vital energies. Its reputation as a powerful aphrodisiac is certainly not denied by its very much animally and nearly corporal smell that lends to whoever wears it an enormous charge of physical attraction, conferring him a sense of audacity and assertiveness that he will be able to transform into mental (as the king in order to govern) and spiritual energy (is the scent of the saints and of the prophet Muhammad, Peace be upon him).

The opened purses of musk. Low on the left, the inner skin is visible. It is made to macerate in sandalwood oil (up in the bottle). Low at right, the tail of the Musk Deer…..

Musk is made to infuse in pure alcohol for at least a year

Musk is produced by the male of a small deer, the Musk Deer, from the Hindu Kush and the Himalayas. The Moschus moschiferus is a sedentary animal that marks its territory by dropping small balls of Musk that are produced in a single purse situated under its belly. The Musk deer drops the musk grains during the reproduction season as an olfactory message, for females and rivals, that contains all the information about itself; age, state of health, and genetic patrimony.

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