Ouranon Eau de Parfum: the final chapter of Othertopias

Night stretches over a vast landscape. Beneath the dimly glittering canopy, there is a barely perceptible presence of large forms.

As vision adjusts to the moonlight, the forms become clearer, and when a fire is lit, they are fully revealed in their scale and splendour. They are great stones, arranged in a circle—an ancient remnant of a forgotten ceremony; an indicator of something obscured to the conscious mind, but known to the instincts.

Around the flames, along the stones, and through the darkness, an aroma drifts; a woody, spicy, resinous scent, distinguished by Frankincense, Hay and Myrrh.

The fire crackles. The stones loom. The sense of ceremony heightens.

Endings and beginnings

The sixth and final chapter of the Othertopias fragrance collection, Ouranon— a blend of woody, resinous, spicy notes, replete with an earthy minerality—is the end of a journey.

A journey that began at sea with Miraceti, went ashore with Karst, moved through a verdant wasteland with Erémia, led to encounters with the outer self with Eidesis and the inner self with Gloam, and which now culminates with the enigmatic power of the monolith—the inspiration behind Ouranon—a place of contemplation, and persistence.

Each of the Othertopias fragrances is a doorway to an undiscovered realm, both real and imagined. Together, these doorways constitute an arc; a series; a cycle. Ouranon, in its quiet majesty and ethereal mystery, signifies the end of that cycle.

But Ouranon is also a place of new beginnings. At once a return home, and a portal to the next great adventure.

The silent monolith

The fire dies down. Its embers smoulder, casting a muted glow. Wreathed in unfurling spirals of scent, the monolith maintains its steadfast silence.

It has stood this way for thousands of years, and will stand so for thousands more.