The Gold Remedy for Modern Life
What We Carry When We Leave
(The Essentials Are Not Always What You Think)
Years ago, I read a quote from Jane Birkin about asking her mother what she took with her when fleeing during the war. Her mother’s reply? “My perfume.” Not documents. Not money. Scent. Jane reflected, “In a crisis, you reach for the superfluous.”
She explained, ‘In the last war, her flat blew up in the air raids,’ she tells me. ‘I said, ‘Mum, what did you take?’ She thought for a very long time and then said, ‘Schiaparelli’s Shocking perfume.’ I said, ‘What? You didn’t take food?’ She said, ‘No. When you have nothing left, you take the superficial for the morale.’ I thought let this be a lesson to me for always.’
I think about that often. The instinct to reach for something beautiful when everything feels uncertain. Not because it’s frivolous—but because it reminds you that you’re still human.
A customer once told me that when she had to evacuate her home during a hurricane warning, she grabbed her essentials—and her bottle of Calendula Solution. She said it gave her a sense of safety, like her nervous system could finally breathe again. And she wanted me to know that.
Over the years, I’ve received messages like this—about how a body balm, a botanical solution, or a solid perfume brought someone a deep sense of comfort and peace.
These stories have always been some of the most meaningful to me—because they reflect how scent can impact a life in a truly profound way.
This is the power of scent.
Maybe what we pack when we flee says more about us than what we keep when we stay.
And maybe scent does something most of us can’t articulate: it stabilizes us from the inside out.
The Remedy of Light and Gold
Calendula Solution is formulated as a gold remedy—sunlight congealed into essence.
Clinically, it supports:
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Intense hydration and elasticity
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Lymphatic and circulatory flow, breaking up stagnation
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Lipid barrier repair to lock in moisture and protect against toxins
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Photoprotective defense against UV and pollution
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Liver-skin connection, supporting detox and resilience
Energetically, it goes deeper:
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Calms the sympathetic nervous system—the fight-or-flight response that becomes overdriven under stress
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Nourishes the etheric body, supporting cellular regeneration, skin healing, and hormonal balance
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Works through the Binah/Tiferet interface in Kabbalistic terms—balancing maternal wisdom with radiant harmony, especially for those who’ve felt judged, dismissed, or emotionally raw
Calendula is for when you’re holding more than your body can carry. It supports psycho-spiritual coherence through the skin.
How to Use It
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A few drops on the face after cleansing
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A nutrient-dense body treatment
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Pressed gently to the heart or solar plexus
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Inhaled like sunlight—slow, conscious, radiant
Practitioners: Apply to the liver and kidney reflex points on the feet to clear stagnation and restore organ vitality.
For some, it’s part of a ritual.
For others, it’s what they take when they flee.
Either way, it’s a reminder: what seems small might be what keeps you whole. And in times like these, it feels even more important not to forget the care that keeps us whole—whatever that may be.
With love,
Julie
