Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab (BPAL) Motherhood Limited Edition Perfume Oil (Limited)
In life, she was Amelia Goyri de Adot. She was promised into a loveless betrothal, but through patience, guile, and the strength of her devotion, she was able to repeatedly postpone the marriage until the death of her father, upon which she was free to marry the man she truly loved. Tragically, her joy was short-lived: on May 3rd, 1903, both Amelia and her son died during childbirth, and she was laid to rest in the Havana's sprawling necropolis with her son resting at her feet. Day after day, year after year, Amelia's heartbroken husband visited their grave. He would knock three times, screaming, "Wake, Amelia! Wake!" In his grief, he could not bear to turn away from her, so when he was forced to leave by exhaustion or circumstance, he would walk backwards until he left the cemetery, always keeping his eyes on the grave of his wife and son. For seventeen years, he came to the grave daily, his heart wracked with anguish. Many years later, Amelia's remains were exhumed, and witnesses saw that not only were the bodies perfectly preserved, but the infant child now rested in his mother's arms: a miraculous symbol of eternal love.
To this day, pilgrims visit La Milagrosa to pray for her intercession, asking that she watch over, bless, and protect children and loving couples.
Lilith paying her respects at the tomb of La Milagrosa, Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón: clusters of mariposa and mahoe, sprays of black orchid, love's red roses, and a thin drift of cigar smoke.
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