They are few the cases of ghosts that emit a fragrance of flowers. One of the best known examples is that of Dolley Madisonwife of the fourth president of the United States, James Madisonwhose presence still today emits a strong smell of lilacs in Madison House, Washington.
Another famous spirit that cultivates the habit of emitting flower aromas is the Lady of the Jasmine (Jasmine Lady); ghost of an unknown woman who was murdered by her husband in the Hotel Mineral Springs. His presence is always preceded by the smell of jasmine, an essence that—it is said—was the one he used in life.
Legend holds that this mysterious woman and her husband came to the hotel to enjoy its hot springs. During her stay, the woman met another guest, fell madly in love, and had a whirlwind romance with him. Since her husband was staying at the same hotel, the woman used jasmine perfume to inform her lover that they could see each other during the night.
The smells caused by ghosts are usually sudden and very brief. They appear and disappear almost instantly, and only occur in specific places.
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The non-human spirits of the astral plane give off a strong stench of putrefaction, in some cases, or of vegetables in a state of decomposition.
Unpleasant odors, a demonic manifestation?
- The non-human spirits of the astral plane give off a strong stench of putrefaction, in some cases, or of vegetables in a state of decomposition.
- The latter are generally related to poltergeist-type phenomena.
- Angels give off a very distinctive scent, particularly guardian angels.
- Angels use smell to transmit a message to humans
Let’s remember that our brain examines aromas in the same area where intuitive thoughts and what we know as “feelings” are processed – the limbic system; So fragrances are a kind of trigger, both for emotions and memories, which can provoke in us a wide range of very specific sensations.
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Doreen Valiente was a member of the coven led by Gerald Gardner and extremely important during the public appearance of Wicca and for the entire neopagan movement. Valiente was the surname of Doree’s second husband, the exiled Spanish Republican fighter Casimiro Valiente.
The researcher maintains in her work:
- How to connect with the archangels, that angels have a kind of code based on fragrances to communicate with us.
- The aroma of flowers, especially roses, is the most used by angels of all hierarchies.
in his book The angelic language: history and myths about the language of angels, explains that Angels use the smell of roses because this flower has a higher energy and vibration than the others.thus becoming the primary vehicle of communication for beings that share that high vibration.
Well, if we believe in angels we can follow the explanation of Doreen Virtuethis time expressed in the book: How to listen to your guardian angel, where he speculates that the smell of roses comes from our guardian angel, and that the meaning of the message has to do with courage, in others words: encouragement to face a difficult situation.
However, the smell of angels has a wide range of interpretation even for the same individual.
Those who believe in this possibility maintain that the guardian angel can send fragrances that particularly remind us of a person, of a moment in our lives, pleasant or not; with the purpose that we examine it in relation to what is currently happening to us.
In most cases, the smell sent by angels reminds us of a particular person.
But there are aromas that, far from reminding us of someone, evoke special places in our memory: home, the sea, the mountains, even the aroma of certain trees, trigger all kinds of sensations in us. Those who really believe in angels explain that these types of messages can help us work on something unfinished in our lives.
Strangely enough, angels are also capable of emitting the smell of certain foods that trigger all kinds of memories in our brain. It is not the smell itself that is important in the message, but what it provokes in our memory.
John Deefor example, who studied Enochian in depth: the language of angels, affirms that each fragrance emitted by angels has its own meaning for each one, although in fact they have traits in common:
- Incense: spiritual enlightenment.
- Roses: courage, courage, comfort.
- Grapes: gratitude.
- Mint: purity.
- Cinnamon: peace.
- Spruce: joy.
Those who wish to delve deeper into this complex, but fascinating language of angels can consult an interesting book titled: Enochian Dictionary: The Fallen Angels of John Dee and The Book of Enoch.
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Demons emit unpleasant odors.
Demons emit unpleasant odors
In some demonological treatises, for example: , it is argued that smell is the best way to identify the presence of a demon. Medieval exorcists were considered true hounds capable of following the trail of demons in a particular village by following their scent.
Another forbidden book, De Daemonialitate et Incubis et Succubis, conjecture that Incubi and Succubi emit a kind of aphrodisiac vapor capable of awakening in us an uncontrolled passion. Once the sinful moment of fervor has passed, that same smell transforms into a fetid vapor of sweat.
De la démonomanie des sorciers and the famous Malleus Maleficarum, on the other hand, clarify that even witches emit a diabolical smell of putrid waters, stagnant, and in certain cases to excrement. It is not that this stench comes naturally from them, but that they use it to mask the smell of sulfur that remains impregnated in them during sabbats and covens.
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Demons smell like sulfur.
Demons smell like sulfur
The stench is so strong that anyone who smells it feels as if the inside of his nostrils were burning.
To conclude this odoriferous review of the afterlife, we will say that, author of one of the strangest cursed books of all time, the De Masticatione Mortuorum in Tumulis; something like “the chewing of the dead in their graves”, he states that even vampires and the undead in general emit a singular stench, the trace of which permeates the places they frequent during the night.
This putrescent, overwhelming stench, the wise man clarifies, is usually confused with the smell of gases of rather intestinal origin; farts, in other words.