Peppermint - 50g

Minty notes. Cool refreshing uplift.

Label 21

Zebra 

Releasement

No matter how tempting it is to curl up into a ball, the zebra embraces this descent as a dive into discovery. They leap with great panache, enjoying the cool air in their mane, and welcome the exhilaration of an untethered moment. 

It is helpful to notice that even as the zebra opens arms wide to the releasement of this free fall, they still maintain control of their teapot. They aren’t losing it completely. They may even be suspended on the ropes, but it’s unclear where those ropes might be attached. To paraphrase Chogyam Trungpa, the bad news is you’re skydiving without a parachute, the good news is there’s no ground.

Passing through the looking glass, they may find themself in a strange new upside-down world. On the other hand, the zebra might find that they were stuck in the upside-down world, and have just dove free. They can’t know without trusting the inversion, and daring to face the fall. 

The zebra’s stripes evoke being on a fast moving train going through a bridge or tunnel, with stripes of sunlight and shadow flickering on cozily hypnotized passengers. Floating in time aboard a car that moves faster than a cheetah, it’s all a matter of perspective. 

When you have a gap, when you have a glimpse of freedom, how do you relate to the space that opens? The zebra has developed a love for space, feeling its open embrace as an invitation.