on scent

scent as a powerful form of identity

signature scents (personal), atmospheric and architectural connection (environmental), … consumerism: signature scents in stores (Cautery, Lijtmaer)

how does smell demonstrate phenomenology more starkly than sight?

what is “embodiment” in the context of inhaling scent?

historical neglect or elevation of smell in Western traditions?

it is, to me, the most mysterious of senses. all the others feel simplistically physical…