Which deities are associated with the scent of rose water?

[crossfire]

I woke up to the strong scent of rosewater during the hypnopompic state (between sleep and awakening.) I haven't consciously associated any specific deity with the scent of rosewater, so what are the associations streaming along in the collective unconscious?

 

[Viker]

Aphrodite. Maybe love is in the air?

 

[JustGeorge]

Aphrodite. Maybe love is in the air?

That was my thought, too, on who...

I don't know why, but I associate her with dreams. If I had a bad day, and need a good dream, I can sometimes ask her for one(and receive). They're not necessarily love dreams, though.

I think she's more complex than sometimes given credit for.

 

[crossfire]

Aphrodite. Maybe love is in the air?

Ugh. Thanks.

 

[JustGeorge]

Ugh. Thanks.

Why ugh?

 

[crossfire]

Why ugh?

I lean quite heavily towards the asexual side of the spectrum.

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

It occurs to me that the gap between "Interfaith" and "Kitchen Sink" is curiously narrow.

 

[crossfire]

It occurs to me that the gap between "Interfaith" and "Kitchen Sink" is curiously narrow.

Here, have some rosewater. I don't need it.
Should this be moved to the Hindu, Buddhist, and Pagan thread?

 

[Viker]

That was my thought, too, on who...

I don't know why, but I associate her with dreams. If I had a bad day, and need a good dream, I can sometimes ask her for one(and receive). They're not necessarily love dreams, though.

I think she's more complex than sometimes given credit for.

She is a goddess of love but she's also a comforter. Most deities are jacks of different, often related, trades.

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

Here, have some rosewater. I don't need it.

I agree.

 

[Kathryn]

Mary is not a deity per se according to the Catholic church, but she is considered a saint by the Catholic church. She is definitely affiliated with roses, hence the, errr, ROSARY. She may come see you. Please keep me posted!

 

[SalixIncendium]

It occurs to me that the gap between "Interfaith" and "Kitchen Sink" is curiously narrow.

It must be your device. On my Mac, the gap is at least 12 inches.

 

[JustGeorge]

I lean quite heavily towards the asexual side of the spectrum.

I think there's more to her than just sex, though.

She's incredibly intelligent, and she moves quite freely, even if others wish she didn't.

And while she's an Olympian, she strikes me as a bit of an outcast.

 

[VoidCat]

Persephone and other underworld deities I associate with roses for some reason. Im not sure why

 

[VoidCat]

Isis is associated with roses. So is Inanna

 

[VoidCat]

...theres a story of Buddha and a rose. I forgot it tho

Edit: I've never read this book but I've seen it before looking up books for kids doing my homework

Buddha and the Rose

A gorgeously illustrated picture book about the myth of…

www.goodreads.com

Maybe there's a myth the story is based on? It apparently is a story about mindfulness

 

[Kathryn]

TRUE STORY TIME! (Though unfortunately it doesn't have anything to do with roses)

My dad and I were cleaning things out of my grandmother's attic, because she had died a few months earlier, which was very upsetting to me. Now, I know my dad kept EVERYTHING in a file, EVERYTHING, and I knew he had a file on me, and that it was easy to get to, though I hadn't been thru it. Anyway, I thought I had seen everything in my grandmother's house many times. So I was sitting near the opening to the attic, handing boxes down to my dad, and I said, "Dad, I really really need my baptismal certificate," and though he was opposed to me converting to Catholicism, he sighed and said, "Ok, Ok, I know where it is and I'll get it for you." The very next box I opened contained a strange porcelain figurine of the Virgin Mary, that I'd never seen before and I said, "Dad, have you ever seen this before?" He said no. RIGHT BENEATH IT WAS MY BAPTISMAL CERTIFICATE. No lie. I didn't even much care for the Virgin Mary but she got my attention that day for SURE. In fact, she was my sticking point when it came to converting. I still have that porcelain figurine of course. I have no idea how or if my grandmother ever had it in her possession but it's mine now for sure.

 

[crossfire]

Alright, I'm going to take this that I need to be mindful of something within my unconscious mind regarding desire and subjugation (Tibetan Buddhist Padma family.) Thank you! Ya'll have been a great help!

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

I think there's more to her than just sex, though.

She's incredibly intelligent, and she moves quite freely, even if others wish she didn't.

And while she's an Olympian, she strikes me as a bit of an outcast.

She also has war aspects, as her consort is Ares and was sometimes depicted as a war goddess in her own right.

Aphrodite Areia - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Deities are very multifaceted beings. They're never just one thing.

 

[JustGeorge]

She also has war aspects, as her consort is Ares and was sometimes depicted as a war goddess in her own right.

Aphrodite Areia - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Deities are very multifaceted beings. They're never just one thing.

I agree.

I have an altar for both of them(its one altar, it feels wrong to separate them). It takes up a whole wall.