Right after the vision and dictation for the Feast of Tabernacles in the notebook on the Nativity of Mary,663 about two hours later, at 2 p.m., and when there is no flower in the room or even in the house or the nearby gardens, I perceive a sudden, very intense smell of carnations coming from the left-hand side of my bed. Such a clear, strong fragrance that it makes me turn my head, looking for the source. But there is no human source.
Some days ago I also noticed it. But then there was a single carnation - one, but it was there - and although the sharpness of the perfume and its magnitude were disproportionate to the solitary carnation, I still wanted to say, “That one is giving off the scent.”
Today there is no flower. This morning, too, at 5 a.m., when coming out of sopor, the first sensation I noticed was a sharp scent, still on the left-hand side, and, astonished as I was, I sniffed because it was good, but without analyzing its qualities. Today I say, “It’s the same scent of carnations as a few days ago.” I don’t know who it is. It then disappeared as instantly as it had come after having left many waves.
Paola caught me sniffing. I put on an air of indifference and did not want to say anything. I know she realized something. But I haven’t asked her what. When she reads this, she will tell me what she noticed, and then I’ll add it on here.
663 These passages are to be found in the Preparation cycle