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The Charm of Salomé is a fetish of charm, beauty, glamour, and influence — for those who would garner favoritism and power, ruling from the shadows through charm and wit.
These talismans were fashioned in the image of Salomé, daughter of Herod and Herodias — she who whirled a dance so enchanting she was able to convince her uncle of beheading Saint John the Baptist, against his better judgement. This singular moment, known as the Dance of Seven Veils after Oscar Wilde’s 1893 play, codified Salomé as the representation of the sinful maneater, the lascivious woman ruling from the shadows, and the irresistible avatar of female seduction. Throughout history, her legend has evolved around these themes of subtle control, personal influence, and seduction.
These are the qualities which the Charm of Salomé summons. Formulated of five worts and five perfumes belonging to the sphere of Venus, and blessed on the Feast of the Beheading of Saint John, these charms seek to bolster personal power in such a way that one’s influence goes unnoticed as it permeates and penetrates the mind and spirit of peers, colleagues, and superiors. Each charm was bound in blessed cloth and twine, adorned of a single raw copper bead. Each was prayed and sung over as it was fumigated in honor of Salomé and the retinues of spirits taking on her guise.
Each charm should be carried on the person after having been sprayed with your daily fragrance or an appropriate perfume. The Charm of Salomé should be kept fragrant to keep it working.
Sold as curio only.
The Charm of Salomé is a fetish of charm, beauty, glamour, and influence — for those who would garner favoritism and power, ruling from the shadows through charm and wit.
These talismans were fashioned in the image of Salomé, daughter of Herod and Herodias — she who whirled a dance so enchanting she was able to convince her uncle of beheading Saint John the Baptist, against his better judgement. This singular moment, known as the Dance of Seven Veils after Oscar Wilde’s 1893 play, codified Salomé as the representation of the sinful maneater, the lascivious woman ruling from the shadows, and the irresistible avatar of female seduction. Throughout history, her legend has evolved around these themes of subtle control, personal influence, and seduction.
These are the qualities which the Charm of Salomé summons. Formulated of five worts and five perfumes belonging to the sphere of Venus, and blessed on the Feast of the Beheading of Saint John, these charms seek to bolster personal power in such a way that one’s influence goes unnoticed as it permeates and penetrates the mind and spirit of peers, colleagues, and superiors. Each charm was bound in blessed cloth and twine, adorned of a single raw copper bead. Each was prayed and sung over as it was fumigated in honor of Salomé and the retinues of spirits taking on her guise.
Each charm should be carried on the person after having been sprayed with your daily fragrance or an appropriate perfume. The Charm of Salomé should be kept fragrant to keep it working.
Sold as curio only.