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Books > Medicine > Complementary medicine > Aromatherapy
"Magical Aromatherapy" by Scott Cunningham combines the modern
science of aromatherapy with the ancient science of magical
perfumery. Together they make a powerful system that can improve
your life and bring you what you want. Already, over 170,000 people
have found out how useful this book can be. You can, too
In these pages you'll discover how to use aromas from fresh and
dried herbs and essential oils to make changes in your life. You
can use them to bring you love, peace, protection, psychic
awareness, happiness, joy, and more.
You'll discover that the dried seeds of celery can be used to
enhance psychic awareness or bring restful sleep. The fresh flowers
of gardenia can be used for peace, love, and spirituality.
Honeysuckle can be used for weight loss and prosperity. This book
includes full instructions on how to use these three and
ninety-seven more aromatics
If you do magical rituals, you'll also be thankful for information
such as the ruling planet and element for each of the herbs. Also
given are aromas of the seasons, lunar cycles, days of the week,
and zodiacal signs. You'll also learn how to make, store, and use
essential oils. Cunningham also includes addresses of essential oil
distributors; fresh and dried plant distributors; and aromatherapy
organizations and publications. There's even a glossary and a great
annotated bibliography, as well as a history of magical perfumery.
Even if you've never done any magic in your life, you can use this
book. For example, to attract love, "visualize yourself freely
giving and receiving it as you smell the crushed fruits" of the
caraway. You can repeat this several times a day, especially if you
are worrying about your current relationship.
And if you've been doing rituals for a long time, you will find
this book to be invaluable. The correspondences and information
will allow you to use aromatics to enhance any of your rituals.
This is truly a book anyone can use.
A Comprehensive Guide to the Use of Essential Oils & Hydrosols
with Animals It is only in recent years that aromatherapy, or
essential oil therapy, has gained substantial acceptance; this is
primarily due to French veterinarians who have begun using
essential oils and hydrosols in their practices. Laypeople, of
course, have been enjoying great success treating animals with the
very same substances for many years; for it is not just the medical
professionals who can safely and effectively administer these
aromatic oils. Anyone enabled with quality essential oils or
hydrosols and adequate knowledge can use a plant's most
concentrated and energetic byproducts to improve the health of
their animals, and treat and prevent various illnesses and common
ailments. Aromatherapy is actually a science that has a much larger
archive of supported scientific data than most other holistic care
methods. However, most of these studies were originally published
in French or German. Aromatherapy was the first natural, holistic
therapy the author began using, and she relies on it as my primary
form of healthcare to treat and balance all sorts of minor ailments
and discomforts in the lives of her family and their pets. She has
rarely needed to use any other sort of remedy to achieve the
desired result. These powerful substances are the most fascinating,
sensual and complex of all natural therapies -- a combination that
proves to be so enthralling it eventually develops into a grand
passion for many.
For thousands of years fragrance has been used, across many varied
cultures, for altering mental and emotional states, and as part of
spiritual practice. This book explores the impact of fragrance on
the psyche from biological, anthropological, perfumery and
aromatherapy viewpoints. Beginning with an exploration of our
olfactory system and a discussion of the language of odour, the
author examines the ways in which fragrance can influence our
perceptions and experiences. She introduces us to a broad range of
fragrance types - woody, resinous, spicy, herbaceous, agrestic,
floral and citrus, as well as the attars that form part of Unani
Tibb medicine. Traditional and contemporary uses and the
mood-enhancing properties of fragrance types are presented. The
book then provides an overview of the theoretical and philosophical
frameworks that have been used to analyse how and why we choose
fragrance. Finally readers are given guidance on how to cultivate
their olfactory palate, which reveals a new dimension in the use of
fragrance to enhance wellbeing. This book offers a wealth of
knowledge on plant aromatics and the powerful influence of
fragrance on wellbeing. It will be of particular interest to
aromatherapists, perfumers, psychotherapists, ethnobotanists and
anthropologists.
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