Fragrances and aromas have been used throughout time for love and seduction. Now modern science is discovering what lovers and the sunsually aware have always known -- that smell is a powerful stimulant that affects our emotions and our memories, our well-being, and even our destinies. "Scents and Sexuality" explores this little-known realm, showing how the potent and pure essential oils of nature can heighten the pleasure of daily life or enrich a romantic evening.
A noted aromatherapist provides rich insight into the spiritual powers of fragrance. Including a guide to analyzing the differences between physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual crises, this book presents a system of using essential oils homeopathically. Color illustrations.
Fragrances possess a unique ability to evoke emotions, memories, and visions. Since the dawn of time spiritual traditions as diverse as Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Shinto, and Buddhism have used fragrances to enhance the experience of the Divine. With Aromatherapy for the Soul, world-renowned aromatherapist Valerie Ann Worwood has created a comprehensive guide to the use of essential oils and aromas to enhance spiritual practice. Originally published as The Fragrant Heavens, this groundbreaking book draws equally upon the pioneering research of eminent scientists and the insights of leading spiritual teachers. Extensive charts and exercises demonstrate how to use fragrance in healing, prayer, and meditation and in conjunction with vibrational and energetic healing. This extraordinary guide covers more than seventy essential oils and will help you call upon the divine power of fragrance to enrich your spiritual journey.
Fragrances possess a unique ability to evoke emotions, memories, and visions. Since the dawn of time spiritual traditions as diverse as Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Shinto, and Buddhism have used fragrances to enhance the experience of the Divine. With Aromatherapy for the Soul, world-renowned aromatherapist Valerie Ann Worwood has created a comprehensive guide to the use of essential oils and aromas to enhance spiritual practice. Originally published as The Fragrant Heavens, this groundbreaking book draws equally upon the pioneering research of eminent scientists and the insights of leading spiritual teachers. Extensive charts and exercises demonstrate how to use fragrance in healing, prayer, and meditation and in conjunction with vibrational and energetic healing. This extraordinary guide covers more than seventy essential oils and will help you call upon the divine power of fragrance to enrich your spiritual journey.
Here is a complete guide to aromatherapy, a modern healing technique with ancient origins. Essential Aromatherapy organizes essential oils into alphabetical listings, providing their profiles, applications, and the physical and emotional conditions that warrant their use. Also included are detailed treatments for a variety of ailments and special circumstances.
With new recipes and information on dozens of new ingredients, this expanded and updated edition of Incense is an essential guide to making your own homemade blends with natural ingredients. Join author Carl F. Neal as he presents an extensive collection of incense knowledge, including 129 recipes and helpful descriptions of 125 ingredients, twenty-nine base materials, sixteen binders, and two new rituals. Whether you want to make loose, stick, coil, or cone incense, this comprehensive edition provides detailed instructions for everything from finding the right ingredients to proper drying methods. With expanded sections on basic techniques, natural charcoal, and shopping for ingredients at the local super-market, this is the perfect book to help you explore your "scentuality." Praise: "One of the most readable books on the subject of incense I have read in many years."—Mike Gleason, PaganNews.com "Incense: Crafting & Use of Magickal Scents is an impressive book on a subject that has not been done to death in other books...If you are interested in making your own incense, or just want to know more about incense and how it is made, you'll want a copy of this book."—eCauldron.net review "This is an excellent book for those with an interest in incense making or who are just starting out, and as Neal notes, even if you don’t end up making your own incense, you'll have a much better idea of what goes into the process and which things to consider when purchasing off the shelf at your local shop."—SpiralNature.com "As an herbalist, craftsperson, and teacher myself, I find this book essential...I highly recommend it and will sell it at my own store."—New Age Retailer
Completely updated, the best book on the topic available anywhere has just gotten better! A necessary resource for anyone interested in alternative approaches to healing and lifestyle, this new edition contains more than 800 easy-to-follow recipes for essential oil treatments. No one has provided more thorough and accurate guidance to the home practitioner or professional aromatherapist than Valerie Ann Worwood. In her clear and positive voice, Worwood provides tools to address a huge variety of health issues, including specific advice for children, women, men, and seniors. Other sections cover self-defense against microbes and contaminants, emotional challenges, care for the home and workplace, and applications for athletes, dancers, travelers, cooks, gardeners, and animal lovers. Worwood also offers us her expertise in the use of essential oils in beauty and spa treatments, plus profiles of 125 essential oils, 37 carrier oils, and more. Since the publication of the first edition of this book 25 years ago, the positive impact of essential oil use has become increasingly recognized, as scientific researchers throughout the world have explored essential oils and their constituents for their unique properties and uses.
Like the citizens of every recorded society, we have turned to incense, potpourri and pomanders to add to the quality of space we inhabit. Even today, people travel many kilometres just to sit and walk in a beautiful garden - just as they did in the days of the Gardens of Babylon. And why? Because it is instinct that the very essence of nature is a healer to our spirit and to our soul. Of course our bodies respond to aromas! We dont need science to tell us that. Go sit in a beautiful garden and breathe in the brilliant blend of aromas, and you will notice an uplifting of your mood and spirit. It is true, however, that some people respond more acutely and readily to aromas than others. This is not really unusual when you consider how magnificently developed the sense of smell becomes in a blind person. As the Royal Blind Society will tell you, you can develop your senses far and beyond the average person when you have to, or when you just simply want to. When a woman or a man arrives at that stage of their life when they become more aware of their senses, of nature and the world around them, we believe it marks a very important point in their development. Scentual Awareness is the term we use to describe this growing appreciation of aromas and fragrances, and the sense of smell - hence the title of this book. We believe our book can open the way to a whole new world for you. It will give you insight into a new approach to nature through one of its most powerful tools - those fragrant essential oils drawn from flowers and grasses, trees and roots, leaves and fruit. These remain the great untapped resources of our planet. Our book, Aromatherapy for Scentual Awareness shows how each essential oil can offer many diverse benefits. One of the most holistic of all systems of medicine, you will see for yourself how the oils can alleviate symptoms, prevent many illnesses and disorders, influence our moods or create special environments in our homes, offices or wherever we may spend our days - all without the chemical pollution of our bodies or our environment. In writing this book, we have drawn largely on our own experiences in day-to-day life, in the visible improvements to our appearance and the general state of our health and wellbeing. We have also drawn on feedback from friends and relatives, but most importantly from the thousands of people we have come in contact with through our work as aromatherapists, including many who have come to our workshops and demonstrations. They have all had stories to tell.
Feel calm in an instant with essential oils If you're searching for serenity now, essential oils provide a simple, all-natural way to feel calm and relaxed fast. Essential Oils for Soothing Anxiety is the only complete guide that delivers quick and easy remedies, rituals, and recipes to help address a wide range of symptoms—including stress, tension, headaches, and insomnia. From Grapefruit Lavender Body Butter Bars to Good Vibrations Mood Booster Body Spray, this comprehensive essential oils book gives you the tools you need to make soothing self-care products. Along the way, discover how to increase your focus through breathing, relax your mind and body to release tension, add essential oils to a massage, and so much more. Take a deep, cleansing breath and let the restorative healing begin. Essential Oils for Soothing Anxiety includes: Calming remedies—Get in-depth profiles on the 10 best essential oils for creating peace and calm, including bergamot, cedarwood, and lavender. Soothing rituals—Learn how to de-stress in an instant through meditation, massage, breathing exercises, and other self-care techniques. Refreshing recipes—Explore step-by-step recipes for powerful personal-care elixirs like aromatherapy bath salts and moisturizing body creams. Find relief in a flash naturally with Essential Oils for Soothing Anxiety.
