It occurs to me some of you might want to know who I am. A few of you already know, and as evidenced by a few emails/messages I’ve gotten recently, some of you know who I am from a completely different area of the creative arts.
I’m Di Rajchel. I am an occult writer, a perfumer, Wiccan and deeply religious - hopefully without being obnoxious about it - and I come from a highly eclectic background. My interests, aside from those related to perfume and natural cosmetics, include environmental preservation, lowbrow art, gourmet cooking/cooking from scratch, organic food, alternative health, herbalism, tarot from a Jungian analysis perspective, urban magic and ritual, classic novels, and I am an overt television and technology junkie. I run a Doctor Who fan meetup in my city, and while I shy away from con/festival culture, I tend to share the fandoms of those who are very much part of those cultures. I’m also unapologetically plus sized - yes, fat - and I write about plus sized fashion. I can find almost anything interesting, if given a reason and a chance to listen and to be heard.
As to my background in perfumery, it’s an extension of 20 years of independent herbal study. So yes, though it sends horrors through some self-named perfumistas, I’m self-taught - and I thoroughly enjoy the horror this causes. While I certainly plan to get more formal training down the line, I don’t think anything will replace the intimacy I experience by nursing some of my plants from seedling to seed.
So hello! This is me. :)
