Although the fruit of the strawberry is not un-common, many of the available essential oils are synthetic. Although the purists may find some degree of impatience with the wide usage of artificial scent, this particular essential remains an extremely popular fragrance and stubbornly endures above the continued object-ions of the naturalist advocates.
Category: Aromatherapy
Aromatherapy: Properties of Wintergreen Oil
A common scent in candies, wintergreen has developed a strong following as an externally applied treatment as well as an inhalant for aromatherapy treatment. Magically, its uses are limited and restricted to certain cultural boundaries. The oil is one of the few that are strictly American in origin. However, the-rapeutically, it is gaining in popularity and use. One caution in regard to this refreshing fragrance: wintergreen should never be taken internally. Although this book does not promote the use of any of the listed substances through ingestion, wintergreen is poisonous enough that it is worth a special mention.
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Aromatherapy: Properties of Vetivert Oil
Vetivert offers a grassy, woody scent that is very clean and refreshing, like the scent of newly mown hay. It is produced from the rootstock of certain grasses and has significant appli-cation in both magickal and healing venues.
Planetary Influence: Jupiter
Secondary Planet: Uranus
Elemental Association: Earth
Secondary Element: Water
Zodiac Influence: Taurus, Scorpio
Mental/Emotional Effects: Lifts fear, strengthens against temptation
Healing Properties: Reduces anxiety, helps to relieve obsessions, mild sedative effect.
Magical Properties: Protection against enemies, magical or otherwise.
Aromatherapy: Oil Blends
As far as the actual physical preparation of an aromatherapy blend is concerned, the original method learned twenty years ago is as valid and workable in my own practice as it ever was. Personal preference demands that blending be done in small quantities. Although many essential oils have a considerably lengthy shelf life, my own preference is to have each blend as fresh as possible. For this reason, no more than one dram of oil is prepared at a time.
Aromatherapy: Methods of Blending Oil
In most practices, all that will be needed in order conduct the business of oil blending will be a selection of eyedroppers, some alcohol, vials or other containers to house the finished creation, and a workbook in which to record the insights of experimental work, the development of various formulae, and any information that may be pertinent to research and ongoing aromatherapy practice.
Aromatherapy: Properties of Ylang Ylang Oil
Ylang ylang is one of the more exotic scents. It is the fragrance of the idealist, the dreamer, the poet, and the spiritual adventurer. Even its name speaks of exotic beauty, meaning “flower of flowers.” The pleasant fragrance extracted from the flowers of the ylang ylang tree lends itself to an entire array of emotional arousal. Its unique exotic fragrance makes it a favorite scent as a meditation aid for spiritual pursuit as well as a lavish ingredient connected with the pursuit of luxury in an aromatic bath. It lends itself equally well to the pleasured pursuit of godly glory and the glorious pursuit of godly pleasures. It cultivates the exotically spiritual and, as an aphrodisiac, serves the spirit of the exotic.
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Aromatherapy: Therapeutic Applications
In aromatherapy practice, healing methods may employ fragrance in a number of ways. The ultimate purpose is to deliver the virtues of the scent to the client in a way that will most benefit his or her condition to ease or alleviate the complaint.
Depending on the nature of the specific ailment, different methods of delivery may be chosen.
Aromatherapy: How to Apply Scent
In the most basic translation, aromatherapy is the art of healing through aromatic substances. Yet, in application, the art of scent treatment has a dual action. Through instinctual response, like that of an animal that is equally aware (and equally stimulated) by the scent of an approaching enemy or a potential mate, our sense of smell is connected to a whole array of inborn response mechanisms. Our gut reaction to this smell or that is a touch of the wonder and bounty of nature’s design.
Aromatherapy: Direct Therapeutic Application Formula
5-7 drops pure essential oil, oil blend, or direct application oil 1-2 teaspoons carrier oil Alternatively, oil may be mixed well into 1-2 teaspoons of unscented body cream, lanolin, or aloe vera cream instead of carrier oil. Be certain it is mixed thoroughly.
In some cases, an aromatherapy remedy can be applied directly to the affected area, particularly in the case of muscle ailments. A word of caution: do not apply the remedy to an area where the skin is broken!
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Aromatherapy: Indirect Inhalation
Another type of inhalation is an indirect method. Rather than administering the oil remedy directly to the subject, the person’s surroundings are treated with the chosen scent. This can be accomplished in several different ways.
Indirect Inhalation Formula
Pure essential oil or oil blend