Aromatherapy for the Soul Healing the Spirit with Fragrance and Essential Oils

by Worwood, Valerie Ann

• ISBN13: 9781577315629
• ISBN10: 1577315626
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-08-08
• Publisher: New World Library

Summary

Fragrances, with their intriguing ability to evoke emotions, memories, and visions, have played an important role in the world’s spiritual traditions since the dawn of time. Drawn from the essential oils of plants, they serve as an earthly connection with the Divine. In her fascinating book, renowned aromatherapist Valerie Ann Worwood breaks new ground with an in-depth study of the use of fragrance in spirituality. Drawing on the pioneering research of eminent scientists and the insights of leading spiritual teachers, she provides exhaustive guidelines detailing how fragrance can be used in many spiritual practices, from Shinto and Buddhism to Native American rites. Extensive charts, exercises, and formulas demonstrate the use of aroma in healing, prayer, and meditation and in conjunction with vibrational and energetic healing. Covering more than 70 essential oils, this extraordinary guide helps readers call upon the divine power of fragrance to enrich their own spiritual journeys.

Table of Contents

List of Charts and Illustrations	xi
Introduction	xiii
PART ONE: ON THE CELESTIAL WINGS OF FRAGRANCE
Let There Be Light: Plants and Their Spiritual Nature	3	(16)
The Singing Forest	4	(4)
Plants That Feel and Speak	8	(5)
The Sanctity of Plants	13	(2)
Essential Oils: The Unseen Energies	15	(4)
Using Essential Oils for Spiritual Union	19	(24)
Thought, Intent, and Purpose	20	(3)
Purification	23	(2)
Handling and Storage	25	(1)
The Spiritual Connection	25	(10)
The Heavenly Atmosphere	26	(3)
Anointing	29	(3)
The Sacred Waters	32	(2)
Body Oils	34	(1)
Spiritual Blending	35	(1)
Blending with Prayer and Affirmations	35	(1)
Methods of Use	36	(7)
Carrier Oils	39	(1)
Special Care	40	(3)
Prayer and Meditation	43	(20)
Prayer	44	(15)
``Dear God . . .''	47	(1)
Taking the Pathway to Heaven	47	(3)
Blocks in the Flow	50	(3)
Creating Your Spiritual Haven	53	(2)
Heaven Scent	55	(4)
Meditation	59	(4)
On Perfumed Angels' Wings	63	(18)
Angelic Aromas: The Angelic Vibrations	71	(1)
The Angelic Fragrances	72	(9)
A Fragrant Transition	81	(12)
The Fragrance of the Spirit	85	(1)
Making the Transition	85	(2)
Using Essential Oils to Make the Transition	87	(6)
Spritzers	88	(1)
Hydrolats	88	(1)
Fragrance and Transition --- The Long Tradition	88	(5)
Remembrance of Fragrance Past	93	(8)
The Aroma-Genera Experience	96	(5)
Fragrant Clouds of Purity and Protection	101	(16)
The Beneficent Home	104	(2)
Clearing the Atmosphere	106	(2)
Misters and Sprayers	107	(1)
Water Bowels	108	(1)
Essential Oil Cleansing Bundles	108	(1)
Energy-Cleansing Baths	108	(3)
The Elements	111	(1)
Holy Smoke --- for Purification	111	(6)
Fragrant Plant Bundles	113	(4)
Multidimensional Bodies	117	(20)
The Subtle Bodies	120	(4)
Essential Oils and the Human Auric Field	124	(13)
Choosing Essential Oils for Subtle Energy Work	129	(8)
PART TWO: AROMATHERAPY AND THE SPIRITUAL CONNECTION
Vibrational Aromatherapy	137	(24)
The Chakras	139	(1)
Body Scanning	139	(7)
Using Vibrational Aromatherapy in Treatment	146	(12)
Music	146	(1)
Sounds	146	(1)
Color	146	(1)
Aromas	147	(1)
Accessories	147	(1)
Treatment	147	(4)
Miasms	151	(1)
Energies	151	(1)
Healing the Spiritual Crisis	152	(6)
The Fragrant Symphony	158	(3)
Energetic Aromatherapy	161	(32)
Essential Oils and Spiritual Healing	163	(3)
In the Room	164	(1)
In the Auric Field of the Client	165	(1)
On the Healer	165	(1)
Essential Oils and Distant Healing	166	(2)
Healing Lists	168	(1)
Essential Oils and Reiki	168	(1)
Essential Oils and Energy Workers	169	(1)
Essential Oils and Crystal and Gem Therapy	170	(4)
Essential Oils and Channeling	174	(4)
Essential Oils and Color Healing	178	(15)
The Essential Oil Spiritual Profiles	193	(99)
Capturing the Fragrance of Your Favorite Flowers --- What to Do If You Don't Have the Essential Oils	194	(95)
Glossary of Therapeutic Properties	289	(2)
The Aromatic Traditions	291	(1)
The Goddess of the Sacred Trees	292	(25)
Ancient Egypt	293	(2)
Mesopotamia	295	(2)
The Hebrew Tradition and the Kabbalah	297	(3)
The Christian Tradition	300	(4)
Ancient Greece and Rome	304	(2)
The Vedic Scriptures	306	(2)
Islam and Arabia	308	(2)
Buddha of the Sacred Tree	310	(2)
Taoism and Chinese Tradition	312	(1)
Shinto and the Japan Tradition	312	(2)
The Native American Nations	314	(3)
Appendix One: Safety Data	317	(2)
Appendix Two: Suppliers	319	(2)
Bibliography	321	(8)
Acknowledgments	329	(2)
Index	331	(12)
About the Author	343