About Reviewing Aromatherapy
About the Author of this Site. I completed my Aromatherapy education through Joyessence Aromatherapy Centre Inc. located in Canada from a great teacher and graduated in 2003. I was National Certified by NAHA (National Association of Holistic Aromatherapists) in the same year. I have been working and practicing Aromatherapy every since then and have worked with hundreds of different clients using Aromatherapy. I have witnessed many amazing outcomes with the people I have worked with and continue to be amazed by the subject. I hope you enjoy some the things that I post on this blog.
Forward to reveiwing Aromatherapy
There are a lot of excellent books already out there on
Aromatherapy. "The Art of Aromatherapy" by Robert Tissenrand, "The
Practice of Aromatherapy" by Jean Valnet, Md’., "The Illustrated
Encyclopedia of Essential Oils" by Julia Lawless, "Aromatherapy
Workbook" by Marcel Lavabre, "Advanced Aromatherapy" by Kurt
Schnaubelt, Ph.d. and "The Complete Book of Essential Oils and
Aromatherapy" by Valerie Ann Worwood.
They have covered the subject of Aromatherapy in so much
detail the focus to this Blog is therefore the examination and
discussion of my favorite writings found while studying
Aromatherapy from these Authors. The writings are thought
provoking and entertaining and rang the bell in my mind when I
read them and have been ringing every since. My hope is that this
book will ring a similiar note in your mind and maybe even ring
that bell in your mind also.
The focus of this blog is to examine and discuss Aromatherapy
from a Aromatherapists view who has worked with the different
essential oils and would like to share that view with others.
My views are my own and are based upon reading the vast body
of Aromatherapy science research, but not all taken as proved.
Anyone who is seriously ill should consult a qualified medical
practitioner. Safety and proper use of essential oils is always
recommended with essential oils.
Conventional Medicine has saved my life several times and I am grateful that we have it. I have been hit by cars resulting in broken bones, Accidents amputating my toes and other sicknesses and accidents that would of taken my life and I thank the Doctors and Nurses that saved me.
This blog is not intented to insult the Art of Aromatherapy
or conventional medicine or claim any miracle cures. It is the
hope of the author to educate those that read it about the past
from a Aromatherapists view to the future.
I will also be reporting on some of the amazing metaphors
that I have run across while reading about Aromatherapy.
You are probably wondering how the word "metaphor" made its way
into a blog about aromatherapy. It wasn’t easy, but after thinking
about what has not been written about aromatherapy I thought it
would be insightful to write about the metaphors I have discovered
in the writings of the leading authors as well as other books
written about the subject. This book is not intended to subtract
from these great books concerning aromatherapy, but to bring to
light the metaphors contained within them.
A good example of a classical metaphor is "it’s raining cats
and dogs." On the surface it sounds like a crazy notion when taken
at face value, but in doing a history check one can find claims
that there was a time in Europe when cats and dogs actually lived
in and on the roofs of poor people’s houses, and when it rained
hard, the cats and dogs would come flying off the roof, thus the
saying “it’s raining cats and dogs.” And so the metaphor was
carried down through time to us, but most people don’t have any
idea where the saying came from, but use it to describe a heavy
rainfall.
Metaphors offer an alternative way of looking at things
that are not true in the strictest literal sense, but they are
not untrue either. They are like a view of a train moving down
the railroad tracks. Someone in front of the train sees the train
coming “up” the tracks. When the train has passed someone, they
see it as going “down” the tracks. Someone on top of a hill sees
the train “passing thru the valley.” These are all valid
observations depending on the point of reference.
Another good example is when a pebble is dropped into a pond.
As it hits the water it causes a wave outward in every direction
followed by another smaller wave and another and another, going
out in every direction like the first until all the energy seems
to disappear from where it first began. But the energy created
by the pebble hitting the water continues on. The resulting waves
may hit sand or rock, moving them a tiny bit and changing the
gravity in that small area just a little bit. That little bit
changes the gravity of the entire pond just a little bit and so
on all the way up to the planetary level. When another pebble
falls in a pond somewhere else the same thing occurs. It has been
noted that energy cannot be created or destroyed. Time is always
changing from “what is” to “what was.”
Never before has mankind been so involved with natural
healing knowledge as we are today. The Queen of Sheba, Cleopatra
and many of the ancient names we are familiar with would be in
complete awe of the variety of aromics being made and used today.
There are more essential oils then ever before, and the knowledge
of how to use them is becoming more clear and precise every day.
In my poor, humble house alone there are enough essential oils
for me to be considered one of the richest people in the world
according to those living in ancient times. The production and
use of essential oils is widespread and growing, and the future
economies of farmers, nations and the world will be much better
off as production of these crops and aromics increase. Almost
anyone living on this planet should have the opportunity to
attain an increased level of health and wealth. It will happen
if society will tell the different governments in the world that
they want to move in this direction.
The Material posted on this blog is not meant to take the place of diagnosis and treatment by a qualified practitioner. All recommendations herein are believed to be effective, but since the actual use of essential oils by others is beyond the authors control, no expressed or implied guarantee as to the effects of their use can be given nor liability taken.
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March 10, 2009 6:03 pm
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