Eros 'Open Heart' Sensory Spell Bottle

Our Eros 'Open Heart' sensory spell bottles are housed in two vintage heart-shaped bottles, each filled with a floral blend made in devotion to Eros and prayed over to help open your heart to both yourself and your Loved Ones. 

We have two bottles available: Carved Cupid and Heart’s Window.

• Our Carved Cupid bottle is made of white majolica ceramic and originally created by Designs by Hope in 1994. The front of the bottle shows two Erotes in relief, one handing the other a rose while the other claps his hands together in surprised delight. Between them is a small potted plant and a heart that begins the decorative frame around the edge of the bottle. It can be opened and closed with a cork at the top.
• Our Heart’s Window bottle a made of glass with a cork at the top to open and close it. It has a small square base to stand solidly and a wide circular mouth where the cork fits. The glass has been tinted red, yet has faded on one flat face of the heart. This viewing window allows the contents to be seen Truly, without any filter or tint from the rose-colored glass. 

These bottles have been packed with a blend of herbs handcrafted in devotion to Eros as part of the working, including rose petals, pomegranate peel, and sustainably foraged Scotch Broom. They have been prayed over as they were blended, asking Eros for his blessing of wisdom, understanding, and empathy: necessary qualities for a healthy, loving relationship rooted in honesty and respect. The herbs were awoken with prayer, asked to share their wisdom and work with each other to open the heart of each bottle’s recipient. 

Each bottle was first purified with a blend of cleansing waters. As the mixture was blended and packed inside, we prayed to Eros and the herbs, asking for their blessing and aid in opening the heart of whoever these pieces goes to. We prayed that Eros might grant you the strength and courage to allow yourself to be Known, even when it is terrifying, as he was terrified when Psyche first lit the Lamp. We prayed that as you let yourself be Known, you would open your Heart to fully and fearlessly Know your Loved Ones, romantic or otherwise. It takes a great deal of courage to share our Shadow Selves, scariest parts of ourselves we pretend aren't there, to anyone; including both ourselves those we're closest to. It takes as much courage to meet the Shadow Selves of our Loved Ones with a truly Open Heart. More than courage, we must have wisdom, understanding, and empathy—without them, how would we be able to hear our Loved Ones without Judgment, the way we'd want them to hear us? 

These spell bottles are designed to open your heart: to allow you to know your Loved Ones and be truly known, accepted, and loved in return. As Psyche needed courage to light the lamp, as Eros needed courage to lean into the Light, these bottles are workings to give us the courage to Open our Hearts. Work with it when you want to deepen a relationship, be vulnerable, take a chance on someone, trust your loved one with the most tender parts of you. Work with it for the wisdom and understanding to lovingly receive the open hearts of your Loved Ones, to hear them without judgment, and to handle their heart as tenderly as you’d have them handle yours.

Eros is deeply connected to sensuality and experiencing the world through the senses. This working is rooted in those sensory experiences, especially through touch, sight, and scent. In this working, you'll engage touch with the texture of the bottle, sight through close inspection of the bottle and its contents, and scent through the perfume of the floral offering inside. To begin working with your bottle, pick it up and focus on the feeling of its texture beneath your fingers. 

• For our Carved Cupid bottle, focus on the relief etched in the bottle. One Cupid is taking a chance to trust the other with their heart, extending a rose. The recipient doesn't hide their delight, trusting that the gift is given in earnest. Both Erotes are able to meet each other with earnest, fearless delight and open hearts. Take a moment to imagine both sides of the exchange: what it would feel like to fearlessly offer your heart to another and to fearlessly receive the heart of another. 
• For our Heart’s Window bottle, feel the texture of the smooth glass beneath your hands. Explore the shape and curves of the bottle with your fingers. Peer through the window to see the Heart’s contents truly, setting aside rose-colored glasses. Accept the truth of the contents inside, whatever they may be, with all the shadows between each petal—as you’d have your Loved Ones accept all your shadows without judgment. Take a moment to consider what it would be like to open a window in your closed heart, allowing your Loved Ones to peer inside and see your True Self. Take another moment to imagine cradling the Tender Heart of your Loved Ones and, with their permission, gazing inside to see their True Self. Imagine the relief of being seen, accepted, and loved for your True Self, and giving that same gift to your Loved Ones. 

With your heart open, hold the bottle securely between two hands and shake it. Sometimes, an open heart feels like endless excitement at the potential you see ahead: shake the bottle, putting your excitement into the petals through shared motion. Other times, an open heart means being honest with our fears about what might be coming down the road: cradle the bottle gently between cupped hands and rock it gently, comforting your tender heart. When it feels like the bottle and your heart are in harmony, feeling the same feelings, open the cork. Whisper either your hopes or your fears around opening your heart into the bottle. Pray to Eros for the courage to Open our Heart and the wisdom to handle the Open Hearts of others with tender hands. Inhale the scent of the potpourri inside the bottle; do this until you feel ready to continue your day with an Open Heart. Kiss the bottle gently as a reminder of your love before setting it down and moving forward. 

Please note that this mixture is NOT SAFE to burn or consume internally in any way. Scotch Broom is toxic when inhaled or injected.