essential oils and meditation

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ESSENTI L

OILS N

ME IT TION


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ESSENTI L OILS N ME IT TION

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First pub lished A pril 2007

K ath leen P epp er. 2007

l)ra win gs B od e R ik vx ,

2007

B ritish L ibrary C ataloguing -in-Publica tion D ata

A catalogue record fo r th is book is availab le lrom t lie lk it ish L ib rary

ISl~i \ 978-1-90 98-12-6

D e d tc a t i on

I 11 01dclike to ded icate th is book to Y lana 1lavw ard , w ho \\ a \ t ea ch e r o fmed it at io n

in

1975

L w as on her n inetie th b irthday that I 1 11 fr,h cdth is book .

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I canno t adequate ly thank m y husband . Ro i . for h i:.. pa tience in help ing m e w ith the com puter. I

should like L oacknow ledge m y gratitude L oG abrie l ,\lo jay . P rincipal of l hc Institu te o lT rad itional

I lcrbal \ led ic ine and A rom atherapy . w irh whom I st u clicd in

199 .

I le aw m e deeper in sigh ts in L o Lhe

qu alities of essen tia l o ils . includ ing th eir energetic (v ihnu ion l p ropcrt ics. and m any olthc keynotes

used fo r the essen tia l o ils d iscu ssed in th is w ork . For the hrie l lii,to rical overv iew ofthe use o fp lan t

m a te ria ls . T 1 11 :1Rm11Tl lF .RP\ 11 01 i i . ;11001-- .b y S hirley P rice (T ho rx ou . 199 h as been in valu able . T hank s

arc also d ue to C oli1 11 11lay ll a rc l lo r h i:.. hclp lu su pp or: an d ad vice .

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CONTENTS

Csing Essential Oils and Plant

f .11m ~vpt

u s

1 1

Materials in Medi lat ion

5 E v e r a s t i 1 1 g

1 6

turo utt on

5

Fnink inccnsc

2 9

r l lchcmy and E ss en tia l O i ls

9

Ci11ger

3 1

I l ys so p

The Chakras the Subtle Body and

/as111 i11e 3

l .avent lcr

3 6

Oils in Medi talion

II

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8

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atu Esseuiiu

O ils II

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, \/ /1 1 1 1i 11 go t he S p ir it

. \ ~v r rh

-I I

o f th e P la 1 1 t

Essence

1 1

,\ ard

3

E s s rn tu) O i l . i 1 lj c ty 1 1

.Yero/ i

I

B lm d i1 1g O ils lo F ap ori:e

Patcuoul

1 7

t h c 1 1 1a t a

I

\ forkshop

1 5

Pcppcn11 i11 l

1 8

Pinc 5 1

Spiritual Oualirics of

Hose

5 3

1lcdilalion Oils

f foSi /11( /1)

1 \1 1g clim ro of

1 6

Sandalwood

5 9

Ba lsa111 j1 r 1 8

Cedatwood

1

Conclusion

C h a 1 1 1 01 1 1lc

1 1

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p lan ts and h erb s have rrad irionallv been used to

induce a m ed ita tive s ta le . ll is be lieved tha t ce rta in

csscn t ia l o ils can be used to lead the m ind lrom the

every day sta te in to one o r re laxation and m ed ita l ion .

lodcrn sc ien tists u se a p iece ofequipment ca lled an

e lectroencepha lograph lo m easu re the rate o r b rain

wave s . In m ed ita tion , the rate o r th e b ra in waves

a lte rs . T o quo te lrom a

scicntif i

repo rt in ano ther

book in th is se ries . E v idence that m ed ita tion leads

lo an increase in a lpha waves is ex ten sive .... charac

ic rist ic b rai n -w ave pa l tern o r Jong -te rm m cd itato rs

in clu de s stro ng b rsts o f fronta lly do rn i nan I I he a

rhy thm s. during which m cd ita ro rs repo rt peace fu l.

d rifting . and genera lly p leasan t experiences with in

t a ct s e lf -awa rene s s.

T here a rc several ways o f u sing essen tia l o iJs as

an a id Lo

med i t a t i on .

They can he evapo ra ted over

wate r u s ing a lea lig lil o r in an electric d iffu ser o r va

p orize r. T he~ c :11 1b e u sed di rcctly o n th e b od y. -fo r

exam ple . on

th e ch es t

ove r he heart chakra o r

th e

th ird e~ c(ey eb ro w c en r e), o n he in side o r h e w ris ts

o r inner ank lebones where the pulses arc . II u sed d i

rectly on the sk in , essen tia l o ils shou ld be d ilu ted

firs t in som e vegetab le o il. lik e alm ond or jo joha, as

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p lan ls is found in cave pain L ing s in the D ordognc re

g ion o r F rance . da: ing from abou t e igh teen th ousand

vea rs ago . Th ese pa in tings arc

t h o u g h t

lo show hall

p lan ls w ere gen era lly

u s ed

fo r m ed ic in al p u rposes .

T here arc m any w ays to ob ta in arom a tic ex trac ts

from p lan ts. T hese inc lude exp re ss ion o f th e p ee l. as

w ith c itru s fru its : en lieu rage , w here jasm ine flow ers

arc la id on L rays o f f t o r o il lo ex tract ih c per fume:

m acera tion and so lven t cx trac rion , as w ell as the

usua l m ethod o f distill tion D is Lilla Lio n w a s tra di

t ionallv u sed L o e x rac r cxot ic

l l owc r

w aters and es

sences fo r u se in perfum es, such as ro se. T he am oun t

o f essential o ils p resen t in th e peta ls is ve ry sm all.

Y ou need six

y t h ou s a nd

ro ses L o m ake

28

g rams

(a

flu id ounce) o r ro se essen tia l o il. T hal is , tw en tv -Iivc

ro ses p roduce one d rop o r o il. m ak ing ro se o il 1T ry

expens ive .

J

as a ch ild . you tried L o m ake ro se p er

f ume

by

soak ing ro se pe ta ls ,

this

is

th e

reason

tha t

th e resu lt w as dis ppointingto say the leas t:

T he earl ics t ev idence [o r ex t racling arom a ic

substances from p lan ls is found in E gypL and Ind ia .

abou t five thousand years ago . In bo th coun tr ie s, th e

use o r p lan L s p layed an im portan t ro le . lin k ing re li

g ion and m ed ic ine L oge l her. In Ind ia , th ere has been

con inuous use o f p lan ls in A yurv cd ic m ed ic ine un

til th e p resen t. O ne o fthe o ldes t re fe rences lo using

p lan ts is found in th e V edas . In X lohcn jo D ara , an

anc ien t c ity excava ted in the Indus \ alley in w ha: is

now Pak is tan , l he re is a rchaeo log ical ev idence o r a

m ethod o r p ri

i l

ivc

d is l i ll al io n. P la n m a te ria l. s uc h

as sanda lw ood . g in ger. m yrrh . cinnam on and co rian

der, w as p laced in a c lay vesse l. l hen covered w ith

a t h i c k lay er o r sheep s fleece and hea ted . The fleece

w ou ld g radually be sa tu ra ted w ith

t h e

essen tia l o il

from c o n d e n s e d steam and . w hen coo l. it cou ld be

squeezed lo p roduce

th e

oil.

lt

is though t a s im ila r

sy stem w as also used in

Egypt

There is p l e n t y o r in fo rm al ion abou t [he use o r

p lan ts in F gyp l and the :\ilc is know n as the crad le

o r m ed icin e.

Ccd a rwood ,

lrank inccnse . m vrrh and

c innam on w ere in com mon use . A s w ell as the p rirn i

l ivc m eans o r d is ill a t ion no ted . the Fgyp l inns used

lars o r w axes to ex trac t

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o r w ax -so lu ble m o le cu le s

from p lan ls . and pa in in gs o r jars con ta in ing such

substances a rc seen in EgypL ian Lam bs. The E gyp

l ian s w ere so successfu l in the ir u se and know ledge

o f p lan ls th a: em ba lm ed bod ies a rc s till p rese rved

l Irrec th ou san d y ears la te r. P erfu mery w as asso cia ted

w ith the E gyp tian p ries thood , w ho w orked ou t the

fo rm u las tha t w ere used by th e pharaohs Lo a no in t

l hcm sc lves fo r cerem ony , w ar and love . Spec ial in

c en se c alle d kvph i w as bu rn in o ffering a l sunse t lo

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R a . th e E g y p l ia n su n g o d . T h e re a rc se v e ra l re c ip e s

fo r k y p h : a n d it in c lu d e d su c h in g re d ie n ts a s w in e .

h on ey ra is in s m y rrh . c ard orn om ju nip er. m in t.

c y pre ss sp ik en a rd c as sia a n d c in na m on . Ii w as re -

p u te d lo h e a l th e so u l. T h e E g y p tia n s w e re n o t th e

o n ly p e o p le w h o u se d a ro m a s o r re s in s in re lig io u s

c e re m o nie s. A ssy ria ns .

H a h y l o n i a n s

P h o e n i c i a n s

I lc h re w s C h in e se . G re e k s a n d R o m an s. a s w ell a s

C hristia n s a ll b u rn t re sin s lik e fra n k in c e n se in th e ir

r el ig io u s c e re m o n ie s .

W he n M ose s le d th e H e b re w s o u t o f E g y p t h e

w ou ld h a v e ta k e n h is k n o w le d g e a b o u t o ils h e rb s

a n d sp ic e s to Isra e l. L ie w a s b ro u g h t u p in th e p a l-

a ce o f th e p ha ra oh a s

h e a d o p te d so n o r a p rin c e ss.

a n d w ou ld p ro b a b ly h a v e k n o w n a b o u t

h e r el ig io u s

u se o fo ils a n d p e rfu m es . S e v e ra l o ils. su c h a s h y sso p

m yrrh . fra n k in c e n se a n d sp ik cn a rd a rc re fe rre d L o

in th e O ld lc sta m en t. O liv e o il w ou ld h a v e b e e n th e

u su a l c a rrie r o il a t th a t L im e in th e x tid d lc lia st. In

h e B o o k o r S a m ue l. th e p ro p h e t a n o in te d S a u l a s th e

lirst k in g o r Isra e l. S o a k in g re sin s o r o th e r p la n m a -

tc ria l. su ch a s R ow ers. ste m s le a v e s o r ro ots in v e g -

c tu h lc o il u n i ii

i t

a b so rb e d th e re sin s a n d e sse n c e s.

c o uld m ak e rra g ra n l o ils fo r re lig io us u se . S om etim es

th e ju ic e o r flo w e rs a n d p la n ls w o u ld b e sq u e e z e d

o u t in to th e c a rrie r o il.

ESSENT I LO ILS ND MED IT T ION

T h e G re e k s w en t to E g y p t to s tu d y m ed ic in e a n d

e ss e n c e s a n d c la ssifie d a n d in d e x e d th e k n o w le d g e

o f p la n ts. H ip p o c ra te s sa id th e w ay L o h e a lth w as L o

h a v e a n a ro m a tic b a th e v e ry d a y . T h e R o m a n s g a v e

u s th e w ord p e rfu m e w hic h c o m es fro m th e L a tin

p er lu m u m m ea n in g th ro u gh th e sm ok e re fe rrin g

L o th e b u rn in g o f in ce n se . R om an so ld ie rs L oo k se e d s

L o t h e c ou n tr ie s

t h e y

ru le d so th a t h erb s lik e fe n ne l.

p a rsle y . sa g e . ro se m ary a n d th y m e ca m e lo B rita in .

D io sc o rid c s a R om an w ho liv e d in th e first c e n tu ry

A D

w ro te a b o u t th e u se s o f fiv e h u n d re d p la n ts in

h is h oo k e s u tt er ia i\tf ed ica

In th e first m ille n niu m B ag hd ad b ec a m e th e c e n -

tre fo r ro se o il fro m P ersia . It is h o u g h t th a t th e A ra b s

w ere th e first lo c lisL il eth y l a lc o h o l fro m fe rm en te d

su g a r so p ro v id in g th e first a lte rn a tiv e m eth o d o f

e x tra c tin g e sse n tia l o ils u sin g so lv en ts Da m asc u s

a lso h a d a p e rfu m e in d u s try . T n th e te n th c e n tu ry .

th e fa m ou s P ers ia n p hy sic ia n A v ic en na d is co ve re d

th e m od e rn m e th o d o f d istilla tio n . Im pro v in g th e

sim ple d ist ii la L io n m eth o ds o f th e tim e he e x te n de d

th e c o o lin g p ip e a n d c o ile d it e n a b lin g th e v a p o r-

iz e d p la n t m ole c u le s a n d ste a m lo c o o l m ore q u ic k ly

a n d c fiic ie n lly . K no w le d ge a b ou t u sin g e s se n tia l o ils

a n d p e rfu m es w as b ro u g h t L o E u ro p e b y th e C ru sa d -

e r s.

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th eir re lig iou s an d m ed ic inal U S C H ildegard o r B in

gen grew lavender for its o il, and frank incense and

p ine oils w ere bu rned lo com bat the p lague. F rance

b ecam e fam ous for its p erfu mes.

In the tw entie th cen tu ry , investig ation began

in L o t he healing prope rties o f essen tia l o ils. and the

term arom atherapy cam e in to use about 1950 . E s-

cnria l o ils arc u sed in beau L ytherapy , m assage, c lin

ica l arom atherapy and as a supp lem en t lo sp iritu a l

hea ling . A ll o f these therap ies w ork on body, m ind

and spirit, see ing the body in a ho lisL ic w ay . U sed in

m assage, or in bath s or as com presses, th e m olecu les

of the essen tia l o ils arc qu ick ly absorbed through the

kin by m eans o f the hair fo llic les and fine po res. Ln

inhala tion .. as on a tissue o r from a vaporizer,

they

are abso rbed through the o lfac to ry nerve and in to

the L im bic sy stem and then circu laLccl Lh rough the

n er vo us s ys te m .

Often

essen tia l o ils can get stra igh t

to the em otions or p laces that need healing . D iffer

en t essences have differen t proper ies, on w hich arc

based the trad itional herbal use . T rad itional ta lcs o f

the w ay in w hich gods, goddesses and archetypes arc

associa ted w ith p lan ts and herbs also p rovide clues

to their sp iritua l u se .*

*Fo r mu h o r this in format ion . h av e d ra w n

l

Shir ley

Price s

A1to~1 1T11E 1t1P111 1tK11 K

( Th or so ns . L o nd on . 1 993 ).

lchemy and ssential O ils

In m edieval Eu rope, a lchem y w as a ph ilo sophy and

b ranch o r sc ience l hat sough lo find a \\ a) o r turn

ing base m etal in L ogold . and to d iscover the elix ir o r

lilc . o r the philo sopher s stone. a universa l cure . IL is

though t today that th is w as a m etapho r for tu rn ing

the denseness o r the physical body in to the gold o r

sp iritu a l en ligh tenm en t. A nother defin ition is that ii

is a synonym fo r the m eans or tran sfo rm at ion .

P aracelsus, in th e six teen th cen tury , m ain ta in ed

lhal the m ain ro le or a lchem y w as no t LOturn base

m etals in to gold , hu t ra ther Lo ex tract the healing

prop erties of p lan ts . I le C it t hat d is L illa t io n re leased

the m os sp iritu a l e ssences or the p lan ts, and so aro

m athcrapy can be considered a form or alchem y. J\s a

resu lt o fh is w ork , essen tia l o ils o f ccdarw ood, c inna

m on, frank incense , m yrrh , rose , ro sem ary and sage

becam e w ell know n.

Essen tia l o ils . by their v ery n am e, arc the essen ces

of the p lan ts. In d istilla tion , th e sp irit o fthe p lan is

re leased and p reserved in the essen tia l o il. T he m ore

y ou h on ou r

he sp irit o f the o il, th e m ore it w ill L each

you . \N e now live in a very techn ical era , surrounded

by the design s of m odern L cchno logy . Y et 11 clive on

a beau tifu l p lanet, ca lled by many aia or M o ther

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2 TH E CH A KRA S T H E S U BTLE B O D Y

A N D O ILS IN M ED TTA TTO N

S ubtle A natomy and E ssential O ils

l . : \T l

l r ad i tio n al s pir itu al L e ac hi n g s o f y o ga , it is s aid

th at l he su b le b od y, c on sistin g o f m an y la ye rs a ro un d

the physical body . contains 72 ,000 tuulis A n d i is

a poin t in the physical body where energy connects

the cncrgy bod ies Lo the physical bodv . \\ h en

w as

tudyi.ng T rad itional C hinese \ led ic inc on Cabric l

. \l oj ay s c o u rs e. w as fascinated lo realize that the

tsubos (acu-poin ts) o f acupuncture , acup ressure and

h ia tsu arc also used in ~ oga.The sam e places w here

pressure is p laced on the body i11a yoga posture arc

the tsubos w here pressu re is applied in acupressure

and arom atherapy m assage. The yoga

s n s

puL

pressure on the sam e tsubos during the lim e l he

postu re is held . w hile using the correct breath ing

te ch niq u e, e ith er m h t p r a a y m a ( fu ll y o gic b re ath )

o r l j ja y i p r a a y a J a (v ic to rio us b rea th ), d ep en din g o n

th e p ost urc an d trad ition being fo llow ed .

\Vh i l c

is n ot p ossib le L Ohave a fu ll d iscussio n o f

chakras here , there m ust b e an alchem ical co nnectio n

betw een them and the w ay in w hich oils arc abso rbed

from the subtle body . w here the chak ras arc . in to the

p hv sic ul b od v, T he se ve n m ajo r c ha kra s a re co nn ec te d

Lo the sp ine . They connect w ith the physical body

L hrough the endocrine g lands, w hich arc the physical

counterparts or the chakras. The sp ine , w hich is lik e

a tree-trunk , or slall; supports your body . T he nerves

and circu lation sv stem in ihc physical body and the

u dis in the subtle body are lik e the branches and

w igs l hat rad iate ou t and carry energy around l hem .

The Iirm cr and stronger the sp ine is , l he

bcuc r

th e

posture is , a nd th e better is the ci rcu lation or nut ricn ls

and su btle life-forces th at flo w arou nd ou r bod ies .

The ancien t ~ oga tex ts in form us that there is a

sub tle energy called

p m n

con ta ined in the air w e

breathe and in l he pure food w e cal that nourishes

our bodies. Ln the east. it is ca lled

o r chi The le

brew s called it

iu rch

The C reeks referred lo it as

p e J a

A ll l hesc w ords carry a sub lcr m essage

about breath than the English word docs. The lilc

force . then , is carried around the body in the b lood

circu lu tion and the subtle cncrcv throush L ile

tuulis

U t

and chakras. The chakras arc a ttached lo the sp inal

THE CHAKRAS THE SUBTLEBODY AND OILS IN MEDITATION


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co lum n as cen tres o flig l1 t ra ther like be ll be ll-shaped

flo wers . T hey arc l ike rece ivers .... T hey seem L o ab

so rb . take in . the L igh t: they seem to be w here the

b od y b re ath es in th e v ita l fo rce s (V V hiL eE ag le . S piri

tua l unfo ldm en t I) .

W h ite Eag le , a tw en tie th -cen tu ry sp iritua l teach

er. con tinues tha t the cen tre o r the chakra system is

the heart chak ra . no t the head cen tre o r the b ra in .

IL is lik e th e sun around w hich the so lar system re

vo lv es. T hen the prec ious jew el w ith in the lo tus

qu icken s and grow s. \:\ hen th e o ils a re inha led in L o

the resp ira to ry system the sub tle essences arc taken

up in to th e c ircu la to ry system th rough the heart.

W hen essen tia l o ils a re app lied like perfum e to the

pu lse po in ts insid e the w ris ts and inner ank les . they

connec t w ith som e or the tsubos and also the arte

rial system . W hen the o il is app lied on to the h igher

ch akra po in ts. like th e crow n or th e head , th ird eye .

th roa t and heart, th e sp iritua l benefits o r th e o il a re

absorb ed in to a ll the bod ies . phy sical and sub tle . o r

sp iritua l. (In m ed ita tion , use one po in t on ly to app ly

the o ils .) A lso . during inh ala tion of th e essen tia l o ils .

they arc carried d irec tly in to th e bra in th rough th e

lim b ic s ys tem .

R em em ber lh ;rl essentia l o ils shou ld be b lended in

g -

et le

oil w hen u sed d i ree l I v o n h e s kin .

ESSENTIALO ILSAND MED ITATION

ttuning to the Spirit of

the Plant ssence

Once w hen I w as in T exas, w ork ing w ith the Nat ive

Am erican teach ings. m y teacher to ld m e to fo rge t

w hat I had been to ld abou t th e w ay in w hich the

ind igenou s peop les had found ou t the hea ling and

sp iritua l p roperties o r p lan ts . D id you th ink , she

asked . tha t in those days. the m ed ic ine peop le a te a

tiny po rtion and w aited to sec w hat w ou ld happen?

No. th ;_ it wasn t how they found ou t. T hey sa t w ith

the p lan t and tuned in lo it. T he p lan t to ld th em how

to u se it. \\ c can still do it, if w e learn how and prac

tise and ifw e rad ia te love and respec t lo it.

D r E dw ard B ach , w ho d iscovered and devel

oped the l~ach flow er h ealing essences, a lso u sed

th is m ethod . H e developed such sensitiv ity in body

and m ind tha t he w ould search the fie ld s and hedge

row s fo r flow ers tha t w ou ld hea l the negative sta les

o r m ind tha t he su ffered , b ring ing h im back lo har

m ony . lk fo rc d iscovering th e particu la r rem edy . h e

w ould experience th e em otiona l s ta tes tha t w ou ld be

hea led by the p lan t.

~ l y teacher go t m e to sit under trees and ask

them to te ll m e how I c ou ld use th em . I w as am azed

at w hat th ey sa id . espec ia lly as

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th e tre es and p lan ts o f T exas. S he w ouldn t te ll m e

w t

thev w ere un til a fte r I had tuned in . S o here

is th e w ay th a t you can tune in to p lan ts and the ir

essences. W e arc so used Lo read ing a referen ce book

or look ing up th e In te rn e t. 11 efo rg e t w e can re ly on

ou r ow n in sp ira tion and in tu ition . It s a m atte r o f

tru sting ou rse lv es. K eep a no tebook and reco rd your

p lan t a ttun cm cn ts o r m ed ita tions. so you beg in to

bu ild up a reco rd or w hat you rece ive . Y ou w ill g e t

d iffc ren L id eas w henever you do th is . Ithough th is

book w ill z ive

\ U

som e ideas to bcu in w ith . vou can

a lso lea rn L o re ly on you r ow n in tu itio n . S hare your

in si.g h ts w ith a g roup o r friend s w ho a rc a lso in ter-

cslcd in p lan L s.

SO

a

ll \\

trad ition o r p lan t u se can

be bu ilt up .

In d is tilla tion , th e sp irit o r the p lan t is re leased

and p re serv ed in th e essen tia l o il. T he m ore you

honou r th e o il. the m ore iL w ill L each vou . \\ hen I

use essen tia l o ils du ring m y w ork shops. I c hoose and

ded ica te th e re lev an t o il fo r the pu rpo se . acco rd ing

Lo the top ic o r th e w ork , lo in sp ire th e partic ipan ts

and re lease o ld pall em s in o rd er L o bring in new w is

dom and know ledge .

I. C hoose th e p lan t if vou have it. o r an essen tia l

o il o f your cho ice . O rgan ic o r w ild p lan ts arc best if

you can get th em . Ifyou use an essen tia l o il. y ou

G111

use a vapo rizer o r pu t one o r tw o drop s on a tissu e

to sm e ll

it .

Y ou can also u se a d rop over the th ird eye

(eyeb row cen tre) o r the heart cen tre a l the cen tre

o f th e chest. U se one d rop o r th e essen tia l o il in a

teaspoon or l cg e tab le o il-a lm ond o il o r g rapcsced

o il a rc easily availab le a t the pharm acist. lo joba a lso

m akes a good hasc bu t iLw ill be so lid in co ld w eath er.

Y ou can b lend you r m ix tu re in an egg -cup or sim ila r

sm all v esse l and cover w ith c ling film . keep ing it in

th e rc f rigcra to r fo r u se on ano the r o ccasion . II th e

p lan t is lrom ano th er coun try o r con tin en t. and no

supp lies arc availab le h ere , you can find p ic tu re s

o f L he p lan t L o help w ith vou r v isu a liza tion . T he

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in te rnet is a good sou rce o r in fo rm ation and you

cou Id pri

11

o ff the p i cl u re .

2 . S il in a qu iet p lace w here you w ill no t be

d istu rbed . T urn o llth c phone. II you L ike m ed ita tive

m usic . p lay som e m usic lo c rea te the righ t atm o

s ph er e. e sp e cia lly

if

you live in a no isy p lace . L igh t a

cand le lo rep resen t ligh t. C sc a w h ile cand le o r one

tha t is l he co lou r o r l he flow er o r p lan t.

1 . T une in lo vou r b rea th . N o tice each b reath

as it com es in and goes ou t. II you r m ind w anders.

b ring it back lo the brea th .

V isualize vou rse lf surrounded by pu re w hite

ligh t. T in w hile ligh t re flects silv er and gold ligh ts

and the co lou rs o r the p lan t o r flow er. B rea the it in

un til you fee l you arc lillecl h is ligh t and it su r

rounds you . Y ou find you rse lf s itting in a sphere o r

beau tifu l ligh t. A s you con tinue Lo focus on your

b reath and the colou rs . L ake them in to the cen tre o f

you r chest, th e heart cen tre . or m ind in the heart as

\\ hi le E ag le , the sp iritu a l teacher. calls iL .

5 . N ow bring you r a tten tion and in ten tion Lo

the o i I or p lan

II you know the co lour of the flow er

o r p lan t. v isualize the co lour. T une in Lo ii. T hink

o r no th ing e lse and b rca t he from you r heart cen tre

in L o the p lan t s energy . Y ou m ay sec the sh in ing form

or the p lan t dcva, a ll ligh t and co lour, w h ich w ill be

1 4 E SS EN T IA LO IL S A ND M E DIT AT IO N

w ork ing w il h you to use the plan I Show er the p lan t

w ith love from you r heart. a ssuring you w ill use iL

011111 fo r ihc h ishcst < rood . T rus l w ha t vou arc L a id bv

,/ ~ C l .

it . B e open lo any p ictu res, thoughts , co lours. feel-

ing s or ideas that com e Lo you .

6 . \\ hen the m ed ita l ion is com p le te . focus

you r alien lion back lo you r brea th ing . D eepen your

b rea th and start L o lis ten L o any sounds a round you .

F eel you r IC eLon l he lloo r, rub you r hands L ogel he r lo

create w arm th and then cup them over you r c losed

eyes . x lassagc you r b row , checks. jaw and chin and

then open you r eyes and stre tch you r body . \\ r ile

dow n w hat you experienced . Som e or the ideas and

m ed itation s I u sed in th is book cam e Lo m e m anv

years ago . bu t in sigh ts a rc no los t ifw ritten dow n.

ssential il S afety

N ev er ta ke e sse ntia l o ils in tern ally

D ilu te essen tia l o ils be fo re using on the sk in . A s

a general ru le . U SL O nl to tw o d rops of essen tia l O il

P uru cc ls us c alle d th is th e rchvus (s ec \ lo ja l . 1Ro 11 v ru ru -

11>1

ro n

1111111>: ; 1111~111u

r . p . - 1:9 ).ll is th e s pir itu a l e ss en c e,

t he I il e- fo r ce o f h r p la nt. a lso c alle d lh e q i


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C h o o s e g o o d

q u a lit j :

e s s e n t i a l o i l s , p rc k ra b ly o r

g a n ic . A lw a y s lo o k fo r th e L a lin b o ta n ic a l) n a m e lo

m a k e su re y o u k n o ll w h a t y o 1 1 a rc b u v in g . If y o u a rc

n o t a n a ro m a th e ra p ist. y o 1 1 r n o se w ill s o o n g e l u s e d

L o in h a lin g th e b e st q 1 1 a lity o ils if y o u visit p h a r m a

c ie s th a t h a v e g o o d te ste rs . o r g o lo a w ork s h o p w he r e

vou c a n g e t used L o g oo d qu litv o ils. R em e m b er

th a t th e sc e n t o f a n e s se n tia l o il m ay n o t b e q u i le th e

sa m e a s th e p la n t p ro d u c e s : l he re is a su b tle d iffe r

e n c e a n d y o m n o s e

wil l

s o o n le a rn lo

dist inguish

it

.\lso . c h e a p e r a n d p o o r e r q 1 1 a lity o ils sm ell c o a rs e r,

Coed

e s se n tia l o ils a rc m o r e e x p e n siv e b u t w o rth

while 1 1 s i n g . sp i llv w he n c h o s e n fo r m ed ita tio n .

lk g in to le a rn

a b o u t

b le n d in g b y p 1 1 L tin g o n e d ro p o f

e s se n tia l o il a l a L im e in a sm a ll d ish . \\ h rn y o u g e t

lo a p le a sa n t sc e n t. w rite d o w n y ou r c om b in atio n.

T h e n y o u c a n mult iplv in th e p ro po rtio n you w ish lo

u se . F o r e x a m ple . y o u m ig h t d e c id e o n a r a tio o lo n c

d ro p o r c u c a ly p t u s lo l 1 1 0 d ro p s o r la v e n d e r. , la k e a

lim e s six q u a n tity . a n d it would la s t f o r se v e r a l se s-

s io n s w h e n o n e o r t 11 0d r o p s a r c u se d . so s to re th e o il

m ix in a s m all

5

o r S rn l d ro p p e r b o t L ie .

THE CHAKRAS THE SUBTLEBODY AND OILS IN MEDITATION 5

o n e te a s p o o n 5 m is ) o f \ e g c ta b lc o il. If y o u r s k in

S e n s i t i v e . U l l 1 1 0 te a s p o o n s 1 0 m is) o f v e g e ta b le

L

t sc

g r a p e sc c d . a lm o n d o r jo jo b a , m a k in g su re

th ey a rc o f c o sm etic q ua lit ~ 1 10 1c o ok in g o ils .

D o 1 1 0 1 u se c ir ru s o ils 0 1 1 t h e s k in b e fo re g o in g

o u t in th e s u n .

E ss e n tia l o ils a rc n o t s o lu b le in w a te r . s o d is

p c r sc th e m v ig o r o u s ly b e f o re b a th in g a n d u se n o t

m o re th a n fiv e d ro p s in a b a th - le s s if v o u r sk in is

e n sitiv c o r d am a g ed .

I n c a se s o f in to le ra n c e , ilv o u L in d e s se n tia l o ils

m ak e y o u r s k i n re e l p ric k ly . r1 11 Jn v eg eta ble o il, lik e

g ra p e s c c d o r a lm on d . lo a b so rb th e e ss e n tia l o il a n d

e a se i rr it at io n .

L sc irr ita tin g o ils in b u rn e r o r d if fu se r o n ly .

n o t o n

t h e

s k i n .

II y o u a rc u n d e r m e d ic a l su p e rv isio n . a lw a v s

c o n s u lt a d o c to r o r a q u a lifie d c lin ic a l a ro m ath e ra

p ist b ef o r e 1 1sin g c ssc n t ia l o ils .

D o n o t u s e d u rin g p rc gn a n cv

lending Oils to Vaporize

at a Wm kshop


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3 SPIRITU A L QU A LITlES OF M ED ITA TION 1 LS

ngelic root

Anodica archanodica)

....

Kcvno te :

r 0 1 i j i d e 1 1 r e . c la ri t y . s p tr i t u a l i n s p ir a ti o n a n d

connection

l o a n g e ls .

Aff i rmat ion :

r \ s 1 1 1 T o 1 1 1 1 d e dh y t h e l 0 F i 1 1 g e 1 I C l g o f

a 1 1 8 d s

ant

a r c h r 1 1 1 g e l s

tuu

t h e i r i n sp ir a t l o n i s a ll l a y s

a F a i / a h lc l o 1 1 1 c.

TlllS

P L \ : J T

is w ell know n becau se the ste rn s are

cry sta llized in sug ar and used in cake deco ra tion .

is so me im es ca lled an ge l's g rass .

A nge lica is exp ensive , u su a lly on ly ava ilab le in

th e trade , A n arom atherap is t m ay be ab le Lo se ll you

I o r 2 m is . T he p lan t is ca lled a lte r th e archang e ls

'b ecau se o r its an ge lica l v irtues ...

i t

is a herb o f ' th e

sun .' (C ulpep er) A s an h erb o fthe sun , it i s a s s oc i a ted

w ith A rchang e l M ichae l. I .ik e h e sw ord o f' A rc ha ng el

\ l ichael . i t can he lp lo cu t th ro ugh illu s ion s , he lp in g

u s Lo face ou r sh adow se lfand 10 d eve lop m ore sp iri-

1 11 ally as w e b ec om e se lf-a wa re .

assis ts in he lp in g

u s L o c o nn ec t w it hou r sp iritua l n a tu re .

I bu rn th is o il w hen connec ting w ith ange ls and

ESSENTIALO ILSAND MEDITATION

a l w orkshops w hen need ing lo a ttune lo h igh er

s pi rit ua l v ib ra tio n s.

lnvite

A rchange l ~ tichae l and a ll

ange ls lo jo in you w hen using ii fo r me it tion o r if

f~1 c ilila ling a w orkshop . F or p ersona l u se . ii w ill a lso

he lp you lo connec t w ith you r ow n guard ian ange l,

w ho is w ith you from b irth . Although m any peop le

are ab le to speak and connec t w ith th e irs , o th ers d o

no t k now how Lo connec t w ith them . U se the fo llow

ing m ed ita tio n lo a ttune L o you r guard ian ange l o r

w hen vou need L ocon tac t it fo r n art icu la r adv ice .

db


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\TTU~ i\ \ Ei\T TO YOLJR P .ERSO i \ i\ I. i\ NCE l. S

Pu t one or tw o drops of angelica o il in a vaporiz

r to scen t th e a ir. C en t re y ou rself w ith g en tle b rea th

-

Feel each brea th in the nostrils as you breathe

ri and ou t. F o llow the brea th as it en ters y ou r ch est.

g in lo v isualize a sh in ing sun above your head . A s

u breathe in , v isua lize yourself be ing filled w ith

igh l. w hich floods yo11r w ho le being . F ee l as every

atom and cell is rad ia ting ligh t like m illions o r liny

un s , F eel yourse lf ris ing upw ards, as ii on w ings of

igh t, along a pa th or ligh t in to the w orld of ligh t.

c th is pa th , as a shafl o r ligh t sh in ing in fron t o f

you . as you travel up it.

Y ou find yourse lfin a beau tifu l garden . IL is sum

m er and the sun is sh in ing as you w alk w ith bare

fee l across the grass . T he grass fee ls son and ve lve ty

under your feet. T here arc beds of flow ers o f m any

co lours on each side of the path and the w arm air

filled w ith a beau tifu l scen t. Y ou feel filled w ith

p ea ce a nd lra nq uillit

3 . In fron t o f you is a m agn ificent rose arbour w ith

w hite roses c lim bing over iL . T he arbour is bu ilt in

the shape or a la rge circle w ith w hile tre llised pan

e ls and an arched en trance. L ike a tem ple fo rm ed or

w h ite ro se s. Ins ide arc w hite m arb le benches. A t the

cen tre is a beau tifu l foun ta in . T he w ater rises up in L o

the a ir and ra inbow m ists fo rm in the sp ray as the

sun catches the w aler d rop lets.

4 . S it

l

one or the benches . V isua lize your ow n

persona l angel com ing to sit beside you and ask

fo r its nam e. open and recep tive L o any ideas o r

m essages tha t com e L o you and don t d ism iss them

as on ly im ag ina tion . A sk questions o r d iscuss any

prob lem s tha t concern you a l th is L im e.

S . Y our angel L eU s you tha t yo11don t have jus l one

angel. T here is a w ho le team of angels that w orks

w ith you in d iffe ren t areas o r your L ife .Y ou arc never

a lone and ~ ou h ave never been alone and they com

m unica te w ith you in m any ll ays-th rough dream s.

books . ideas. the th ings peop le say to you . the songs

you hear. B e a le rt to p ic tu res. ideas o r insigh ts .

6 . T no11 tha t ange ls o r ligh t su rround you and the

p lane t earth a t th is spec ia l L im e. Sp iritua l s lreng lh

and insp iration arc flow ing in to us . and the p lane t.

from the sp iritual realm s tha t su rround us. so tha t

peop le can m ake progress in sp iritua l unders tand

ing . A sk . and you w ill be g iven a ll the insp ira tion you

need lo help you . T h is m ay com e in the m ed itation

iisclfo r in som e o ther w ay al ano ther L im e.

7 . W hen you fee l your m cd ita t ion is fin ished . m ake

sure you are cen tred again (sec no te 6 on page 14

S PIR IT UA L Q UA LIT IE S O F M ED ITA TIO N O ILS 17


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ls m fir

1\b ies balsamea

1,;c\ l lo te: joy. ml igh1e11111ml . c lea11s i11g .

Aflirrnat ion:

ly

mind

is

pure

and c lea r

and

r1111

1 l

Fi//,

al/.

Balsam Fir m igh t he d illicu lt L o source , hu t is inex

p ensive w hen you can lind it. F ir l recs arc som e or

the com m onest trees in the w orld and g row in h igh

a ltitud es and in the no rth ern hem isphere . The scen t

o r the trees is very fresh and clean sing , p articu la r

ly on a w arm day w hen the resin is re leased from

the need les and branches. T he balsam fir g row s in

A m erica and C anada , and w as used

by

th e N at iv e

A m ericans fo r m ed ic ina l and re lig iou s purposes . T Lis

a L on ie , b ring ing c lean sing , en ergy and v ita lii v .

T he o il is steam -d is tilled from the need les and

brings the lresh arom a o r th e C hris tm as season . the

w in ter so ls tice , in to hom es. Fir l rees arc th e trees o r

cho ice fo r C hris tm as trees . They also bring scen ts

rem in iscen t o f the grern fo rest in to th e hom e in the

w in ter, w ith th eir up liftin g. g reen and v ib ran t en ergy .

T he arom a has a stim ula ting effec t on th e im mune

s v s i cm , b ring ing m en ia l a le rt n ess a l a lim e w hen the

energy is

1011-.

For c la rity o f m ind in m ed ita tio n , d rop

one or l wo d rops or b a lsam fir in your arom atic b lend .

8 ESSENT IALO ILSAND MEDITAT ION

ILa lso o pens th e chest, a llo win g you L o Lak e a d eeper

b rea th . D eep b rea th ing has an energ iz ing and open

ing c llccr on the heart chak ra , th rough its connec tion

w ith the thym us g land .

often

know n as the h igher

heart ch akra . T his connecL ion betw een l he b rea th , th e

m ind and the heart chak ra , enab les l h e m ed iL aLor L o

m ake a sp iritua l connec tion w ith the h igher se lf and

yet rem ain aw are and grounded . B alsam fir resona tes

w ith the em otion o fjoy . know n in th e yoga trad ition

a s b lis s

mw 11da ),

the u ltim ate go ;d o fo ur life on p lane t

earth . Joy , b liss , is l he goal o r l he m cd ira to r, b ring ing

th a t sen se ora l one m cn t, un ion w ith th e d iv ine .

There are references L o l ir in th e B ib le , such as

w ill pu t in th e desert the cedar and the acac ia , th e

m yrtle and th e o live . I w ill se t p ines in th e w aste land .

the fir and th e cypress toge ther, so tha : peop le m ay

sec and know . m ay con sider and understand . tha t

the hand or th e L ord has done th is , tha t the H oly

O ne of Israe l has crea ted it (Isa iah 41 : 1 .9 ,2 0).

The B ib lica l B alm o f G ilead is sa id lo be the

ba lsam fir. b u t a d iffe ren t varie ty o r t A cco rd ing L O

A M odern H erba :v i rs C ricvc), it is a l ree l ha t g row s

abou t ten o r tw elv e fee l h igh , ra re and d ifficu lt L o

grow . It has been grow n in pro tec ted gard ens in C airo .

LLw as m en tioned by C alen and D ioscoridcs and ex

ported lo R om e at th e rim e of V espasian . Som e sto ries


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. the ~ teen o r Sheba gave

it Lo So lom on . Its nam e

aim deriv es from balsam in its deriv a tion from the

ebrcw

ot

s111 i 11 'ch ic fo lo ils . o r sw eet sm ell .

L n m v researches in to balsam fir . I have found

nnect ion s be t w een archangels and th is o il.

11 '.- l:d sh ifl.com /pro du cts /h tm I/art ic lc s.h t m I) In

e T ree o r L ifc m odel, th e po si L ion a ll he ccn l re

o rt

he

l y .

th e so lar p lexu s chak ra and th e heart ch akra ,

know n as T ilc rc t, m ean ing B eau ty or Sp lendou r.

d it is asso c ia ted w ith A rchange l :\lichae l w ho is

II o f' s p lendour, lik e th e sun . H is n am e m eans L ik e

n to G od . T h is p lace a t the cen tre o fthe body is lik e

the sun . around w hich the o th er six chak ras . like the

lan ets , o r arch ang els (arch etyp es) rev olve (C ortcns.

v o n u : : wrru , \ : - - ; c ; 1 - : 1 s .'H u t lo r you w ho revere m v

nam e. th e sun o f righ lcou sness w ill r ise w ith hea ling

n ils w in gs.' ( .\ la lach i

4:2

B ecau se o lth is connection betw een th e open ing

l f

th e chest and heart chakra , b a lsam (ir , A rchangel

v lich ac l and h is p lace on th e T ree o f L ile . an idea l

m ed ita tion is a connection w ith h im .

i \

I ic h uc l b ri ng s

you cou rage and in sigh ts in to m ak ing changes t

1110\ COil from stagnation in you r life .

A T TU X H \EK T TO A RC lr\l\ E l. \ll I IJ\FL

I . S ittin g in you r usua l m ed ita tion po sition . b eg in

to cen tre you rse lf w ith your b rea th ing , F o llow the

brea th in to you r chest and heart c en t re . F ee l you rse lf '

ba th ed in go ld en sun ligh t and ris ing upw ards on a

rayof l ight .

2 . Y ou find you rse lf in a beau tifu l g arden am ong

avenues or fin e tre es . l.o ok around and sec a bcau li

[u l w hite bu ild ing in th e d is tan ce a l th e end or one o r

th e v is tas . \\ 'a lk tow ard s it un til y ou arc stand ing in

fron t o fit. IL is a tem ple o r ligh t. w ith a fine ly -ca rv ed

door and seven s tep s o f c lea r

quartz

le ad ing up to it.

3 . C lim b th e step s. e e l ing th e w arm th and sm oo th

n css o r th e cry sta l unde r your b are fee t.

.

W hen you reach th e doub le doors . there arc

h and le s o f go ld . T u rn the hand le and open th e doo r.

In sid e is a b cau tilu ] c ircu lar h a ll. T he lloo r is quartz

and th ere arc p illa rs o r go ld en ciir in c . T he roo f is

open to the ligh l and

it

pou rs in . rad ia ting and spar

ld i11g o nto the cry sta l. A s it doc s so . th e hall re flec ts

a ll th e co lours and shades of the

s pee r

rum . V ases o f'

rose s and lilies stand a round the w alls and the ir p er

fum e fills the a ir .

'i. A L th e cen tre is a cand le , lik e a p illa r , w ith a still

llam e bu rn ing on it. T he cand le is lev e l w ith vour

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heart cen tre . T here are w hile benches p laced around

th e w alls and you sit on one . T he a l m osphere is

peacefu l and you lcc l re fresh ed and energ ized .

6 . B ecom e aw are o fih p resence o f A rchange l \li-

ch acl. Y ou m igh t see h im as a co lour, o r as a sh in ing

lighL , a v ib ra tion , o r as he is u sua lly pa in ted in p ic-

tu res. I low cvcr you sec h im o r sen se h im . you know

he is th e re .

7 . I le lak es a cand le and ligh ts Iro rn th e p illa r

cand le , then g ives ii L o y ou . IL i s a sym bo l o f lighL ,

to show you th e w ay fo rw ard in your life , If you a rc

stuck and do no l know w hat L o do . you can v isualize

th e \\'ay ahead using the ligh t o fthe cand le . ,\\ichael

ask s you w hat w ill b e th e firs t th ing you w ill do dur-

inu th e corn inu w eek lo m ove on and m ake chances .

Tell h im any sm all idea tha : com es

m ind . (B ig

th ings star w ith sm all steps. o r th ink b ig and start

smal l . )

8 . LL is lim e lo re tu rn now . T hank ing the A rch-

ange l you w a lk back L o th e en ranee and dow n the

step s, m oving back along th e ray or ligh t un til you

lind yourse lf s iltin g in your room again . B eg in L o

g round yourse lf by brea th ing m ore deep ly , fee l the

so lid ity o f the floor, th e g round and start lo stre tch

and oprn your eyes.

2 ESSENTIALO ILSAND MED ITATION

ed rwood

Cedtus at lant ica)

Keynote :

slrm g lh . sta /J ili y . a nd en dur an ce.

A flirm a tio n: /;\,\I

a /1 v a ys fi ll ed 1 v il h s pir ilu al s /r en g lh .

tlte st r e1 1 g1 hlo en du re lh ro ug h lif e: c;greates chal lc11gcs.

C eda rw ood o il is inexpen sive and ii can easily be pu r-

ch ased in a good pharm acy o r health s to re . C cd rus

atlan tica is the A tlas ced ar tree . c lose ly re la ted th e

cedar o f Lebanon . C cdrus derive s from the A rab ic

w ord kcd ron m ean ing pow er. T he ancien t E gyp tian s

u sed ccdarw ood as ritua l in cense and it is o ften m en-

ioned in the H ih le , C edar o r Lebanon w as used in the

bu ild ing or So lom on 's tem ple : 'S o g iv e o rders th a t ce-

da rs o r Lebanon w ill b e

U

fo r m e' C l k ing s 5 :6 ).

The T ib etans used ii as tem p le incen se . The

w ood is v ery strong , resisting decay and repelling

in sects due L o th e h igh concen tra tion o f essen tia l

o il in iL .I t is good (o r m en ta l concen tra tion , a use fu l

ab ility in m ed ita tion , w hen eve ryday though ts can

d istrac t th e m ind . I like lo th ink o lcedarw ood as ih c

p illa rs o r ou r ow n tem ple , the tem ple o f the body ,

w h ich houses th e sp irit. U sing ccdarw ood helps L o

keep us grounded in m ed ita tion and ye t stills the

m ind w hen 11 'e fee l tha t our though ts arc scattered .


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ir itu a llv , c c d a rw o o d g iv e s im m o v a b le s tre n g th in

o f c r is is .

1 1

is s a id lo b rin g th e a n g e ls o f

wis-

c l o s e r .

a n d w ill b rin g th e g u a rd ia n a n g e ls c lo s e r

tim e s w h e n w e n e e d e x tra s l r c n g th . \ V o rw o o d ,

FR \ R\ \T

I I E . \\ l : N S . p .

119

T h is o il th e n . c a n

u s e d a n ~ L im e w he n y o u a rc re e lin g v u ln e ra b le .

a g o o d o il to k e e p in th e office d e sk . b rie r c a s e

- h a n d b a g . In h a lin g a d ro p o f c c d a rw o o d o il fro m

s u e is u s e fu l d u rin g w o rk p la c e e m e rg e n c ie s o r.

e n tra v e llin g , L o g iv e s tre n g th a n d c o n fid e n c e in

e r c n i e n v iro n m en ts . II c a n b e u s e d a s a re s c u e

- m e d v n o t in te rn a lly ). T h e B a c h flo w e r re m e d y .

CUC

R e m ed y . is a n id e a l ra rl

Ill'

lo C arr~ w ith it.

d

it c a n b e ta k e n b y ut h .

\\ h e n y o u w a n t L o

m e d i t a t e

lo g a in s tre n g th a n d

v t r a

in s ig h ts i1 1a p a rtic u la r s itu a tio n , b u rn a d ro p o f

e d a r w o o d , o r p u t o n a tis s u e lo in h a le it. a n d fo llo w

h e m e d ita tio n m e th o d o n p a g e s

13 14 .

h momile

(Nlalricaria rccutit G e r m a n C h a m o m ile a n d

A n th e m us n u /J i/is . R o m a n

C h a m o m i l e )

K c y n o e s : ca 1 1 1 pe ce a c ce p a n e e. s e rl 1 1 it y .

A f f i r m a t i o n :

I a111at pe t

T h is o i.I i s q u ite e x p e n s iv e , e s p e c ia lly G e rm an c h a m

o m ile . b u t y o u s h o u ld b e a b le L o fin d it.

C h a m o m ile is a s m a ll h e rb , o f which h e re a rc

se v e ra l s p e c ie s . Its fin e le a v e s a re le a th e ry a n d its

[lo w e rs a re ra th e r lik e d a is ie s . It w ill g ro w a lm os t e v

e ry w h e re , b u t th riv e s b e st o n s a n d y s o il. W he n u s e d

a s a la w n in th e g a rd e n , its fra g ra n c e is re le a s e d in to

l h e a ir w h e n p e o p le w a lk o n it. T h e l w v a r i e t i e s

th a t a re u s e d m o s t fo r d istiW ng e s s e n tia l o il a rc th e

G e rm an a n d R o m an c h a m o m ile s . D u rin g v a p o riz a

tio n . it r ills th e a ir w ith its d e lic a te a ro m a. C h a m o

m ile L e a i s a v e ry p o p u la r a n d s o o th in g d rin k , u s e fu l

fo r m ig ra in e h e a d a c h e s a n d g a s l ric p ro b le m s a n d a s

a to n ic a n d a n a lg e s ic . Chm110111 i l la is a h o rn c o p a t h ie

re m e d y fo r to o th a c h e a n d te e th in g in b a b ie s . J I i

a ls o u s e d in p e rfu m es . c o s m etic s, s o a p s . s h a m po o s

a nd l lu v ou ri ng s.

C h a m om ile h a s h a d o v e r th re e th o u s a n d y e a rs o f

tra d itio n a l h e rb a l u s e i1 1 th e a n c ie n t w o rld a n d th e

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M c d i t c n n n c a n

a re a . T h e a n c ie n t E g y p tia n s d ed ic a t-

e d th e h e rb lo th e s u n . to R a th e s u n g o d . T ts s u n n y

a s s o c ia tio n s a s s is t th o s e w ith s a d n e s s , d e p re s s io n

a n d m e la n c h o ly to re e l jo y ag a in . in rh c s a m e w ay

th a t th e s u n b rin g s w a rm th a n d u p liftm cn t a fte r th e

d a rk n e s s o la s to rm . IL im p a rts a s e n s e o r p e a c e , c a lm

a n d s e re n ity lo th o s e w h o h a v e b e e n e m o tio n a lly

distressed

A v a rie tv o r c h a m o m ile o il w a s u s e d o n th e

b o d y o f R a m e s e s 1 1 in 1 2 2 4 B C a s a p re p a ra tio n fo r

b u ria l. S ta tu e s o f g o d s . d e c o ra te d w ith le a v e s a n d

l o w e rs , w e re fo u n d in

T u t a n k h am e n s

L om b . O ne

o r th e s e h e rb s w a s a v a rie ty o r c h a m o m ile . w h ic h

w a s d e d ic a te d to th e m o o n d u e to its s o o th in g a n d

c a lm in g a b ilitie s , u s e fu l w he n p e o p le a re a n g ry a n d

irrita b le a n d s u ffe rin g fro m s tre s s . it is a ls o th o u g h t

th a t C hris t w ou ld h a v e k n o w n a P a le s tin ia n v a rie ty ,

c h a m o m ile a n th c m us p a la c s tin a . C h a m o m ile w a s

d e d ic a te d lo S i n n e . th e m ot h e r o f th e V irg in M ary ,

T t re p re s e n ts p a tie n c e in a d v e rs ity b e c a u s e o f u s d e li-

caie h u t h a rd v n a tu re . It w a s o n e o f th e n in e s a c re d

h e rb s o r h e S a x o n s a n d th e y c a lle d it tu yihcn I L i s

a ls o k n o w n a s th e p la n t s p h y s ic ia n a s it p ro m o te s

h e a lth in o th e r p la n ts g ro w in g n e a rb y .

T h e e s s e n tia l o il is b lu e . d u e L o th e p re s e n c e o f

a z u lc n c , w ith th e G e rm an v a rie ty b e in g d e e p e r in

ESSENTI LO ILS ND MEDIT T ION

c o lo u r. B lu e is a s s o cia te d it h th e th ro a t c h a k ra ,

e n a b lin g p e o p le L o e x p re s s th e m se lv e s c le a rly a n d

to w ork o n a n g e r a n d le a r. B ec a u s e o r its a s s o c ia tio n

w ith th e s u n a n d th e m oo n a s s o u rc e s o flig h t. it rc s o -

n a tc s w ith th e b o d y o r lig h t. In m ed ita tio n , un i t e s

u s w ith th e L ig h t, h e lp in g to s o o th e a n d c a lm a g iL a -

tio n , s o th a t m ed ita tio n b e c o m es e a s ie r.

MEDIT TION ON PE E

T his m ed ita tio n is a tra d itio n a l y o g a v is u a liz a tio n

L o b rin g a b o u t s e re n ity . T h e b lu e c lo u d le s s s k y

re p re s e n ts th e m in d w ith o u t d is L ra c lin g th o u g h ts

c lo u d s ). If c lo u d s a p p e a r in th e s k y , ju s t v is u a liz e

th em llo au ng a w ay o ut. o ls ig ht,

I. S p rin k le a fe w d ro p s o r c h a m o m ile o il in to th e

v a p o riz e r. Y ou c a n u s e e ith e r o r b o th v a rie tie s .

2 . A ttu n e L o y o u r b re a th in g . lly o u a rc re u s e , b e g in

lo n o L ic e th e g e n tle c a lm in g a ffe c t o r c h a m om ile a s

y o u b re a th e in its a ro m a.

3 . V is u a liz e th e b lu e s k y , s till a n d c a lm , w ith o u t

a n y c lo u d s , a s o n a s till s u m m e r c la y . C o n tin u e to

b re a th e g e n tly a n d fo c u s o n b o th y o u r b re a th , th e

a ro m a o f th e o il a n d th e b lu e o r th e s k y . y o u r m in d

w an d e rs L oo th e r th in g s . b rin g it b a c k .

4 . C o n tin u e u n til y o u fe d c a lm a n d s e re n e . T h e n

c on clu de y ou r m e d ita tio n.


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inn mon

C i n a m o u zcyla c u n i

. n o L e s: jo y .

warmth

r m a t i o n : I a 111J illc d v l joy and c 11 1 if id c 1 1 rr

urniuy

c in n a m o n sh o u ld n o t b e u s e d o n th e s k in .

it is an irritan t. L Lis b e s t u se d in l h e b u rn e r o r d if

e r.

in n arn o n is w e ll k n o w n as a s p ic e in c o o k in g an d

b u rn in g o il in C h ris tm as s p ic e b le n d s . T h e aro m a

.c in n am o n . b le n d e d w ith m an d arin o r o ran g e an d

alsam f ir, c e darw oo d, o r p in e c ss c n t ial o ils im rn cd i

e lv in v o k e s th e fu n a n d jo llily o f th e p artv s e as o n .

. e o f f a m ily an d f rie n d s al re - u n io n s an d c c lc b ra

io n s . an d u p lif ts th e s p iriL s d u rin g th e c o ld d ark

o f w in l er.

IL is a v e ry an c ie n t m e d ic in al p lan t an d w as u s e d

n E g v p r in th e e m b alm in g p ro c e ss . It is lre q u e n tlv

m e n tio n e d in th e B ib le . fo r e x am p le , in E x o d u s 3 0 .

h e re x lo sc s is in stru c te d lo m ak e a h o ly o il th at in

c lu de d six -an d- a-h alf p in ls f ou r litre s) o r c in nam o n

o il. I l w as lo b e u se d in o rd in atio n s e rv ic e s an d w as

h o lv b e c au s e it w as d e d ic a te d to C o d . C in n am o n

w as also k n o w n an d u se d in C h in a, w h e re

is m en

tio n e d in re c o rd s d atin g b ac k lo 2 7 0 0 B C .

l. se

c in n am on sp arin gl~ in

th e

b u rn e r o r d iff u s

e r. as it h as a s tro n g a ro m a th at c a n o v e rp o w e r o t h er

o ils . It c re ate s a c h ee rf u l atm os p h ere w h e n v ap oriz e d

w ith th e ab o v e o ils fo r p artie s an d lu n c tio n s in th e

w i n i er.

B .\S IC B L E N D F O R A

S P IC Y C l IR fS TI\ IA S B U R ;--.JN C 0 1 L

2 d ro p s o fc in n am o n e s se n tial o il

6 d ro p s o f m an d arin o r ran g c rin ) o il)

4 d ro p s o f c c d arw o o d o r b als am fir o r p in e ac

c ord in g L o yo m p re fe re nc e o r av ailab ility )

P lac e in a v ap o riz e r w ith a lit L ie w ate r an d a le a lig h t

u n d e r. o r in a d if fu se r o r aro m a s to n e .

T h is b le n d is id e al fo r p arty tim e d u rin g th e w in

tc r, C h ris tm as an d N ew Y ea r se a so n an d b rin g s an

atm os p h e re o r w arm th an d re ju v e n atio n .

lif ts th e

s p irits al th e d ark e s t L im e o fth e y e ar.

S PIR IT UA L Q UA LIT IE S O F M ED IT AT IO N O ILS


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uc lyptus

E u rn ly p tu s g lo lm / 1 1s )

Keynotes :

l i3 1 m r r 1 1 1 d

vi tali ty:

c l e a n s i n g : o p t im is m a n d

o p e 1 1 1 1 e s s : a d a p t a b i l i t y .

:\ l f irma t i on : 1 a 1 1 1 J i l le d 1 v i t 1

divine

c 1 1 e1 g y a n d s /r c 1 1 g 1

h.

, \ ~ J i j

i s i 1 1l w n 1 1 0 1 1 y .

o wlia love a n d l o v e what

d o

an t

I d o i t f o r t h e h i g h e s l 8 o o d o f a l l .

The oil is inexpensive and easily ob tained good

pharm ac ies and health food shops. IL is contra-ind i

ca ted during hom eopath ic treatm ent. L tis best used

as an in ha Ian as it is qu i le strong for use on the skin

and should first be d ilu ted iJ1 a good qua lity vegeta

b le oil (sec p ag es

13-14 .

Eucalyp tus is native Lo A ustra lia , a lthough it is

now found everywhere. L t is a beau tifu l L aU ever

green tree and l here a rc over seven hund red varier ics.

A mong them arc a lem on-scented one, Euca l yp t u s c i -

t r i a d o r a

and a pepperm int one,

E 1 1 c a 0 1 p l 1 1 sdives .

The

oil is d istilled lrom the leaves and tw igs. T he leaves

arc very tough and leathery, w ith not m uch arom a

wh en f irst a ttemp tin g Lo sm ell them . H ow ever, w hen

you rub them hard and b ru ise them , the scent of the

oil is released onto your hands and fills the a ir. Its

oil is w ell know n as an inhalant for chest and lung

E SSENTIA LO ILSAND MEDIT AT ION

infections. op ening th e c hest for ea sier b reath ing . IL

is stim ula ting , sooth ing and anti-dep ressant. In the

sam e w ay as l c leanses and op ens th e ch est, enab ling

th e l1 1ng s t o L a ke in a d eep er b rea th . p syc holog ic ally,

it a llow s for openness and m ore enthusiasm in life. IL

is a good oil to use w hen peop le arc feeling restricted

in their lilc choices. It helps peop le w ho arc tim id

and w ant Lo m ake changes buL can t find the cou r

age L o do so. ILevokes a v ita l. lree-sp iritcd sense of

adventure. (:-lojay. i\Ro\ n rn \P \ rnR I IE. \ l . INCTllE

SP IR IT ,p . 6 9 )

A ccord ing to Suzy C hiazza ri, i11 C oi.orn Srrxrs

eucalyp tus c lea rs the w ay for past-lilc recall and can

open the heart L ouniversal love. ILenables peop le Lo

overcom e jea lousy and envy. Follow ing the anc ient

docl rinc of signatures, l he heart shape of l he leaves

ind icates that it is a hea rt tonic and also cleanses old

psycholog ical w ou nd s lrorn th e h eart. easing dep res

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\IEDITATIOl \ FOR PCRIF\ INC AND I IEAU~C

TUE

HEART

-:liis m editatio n cam e 1 m e w hile silling under the

ca lyptus tree in m y garden . L Iis on ly a sm all tree

e in a tub -bu I I love sitting under it and gazing

the pattern its leaves m ake again st the sky. Y ou

-n ight be ab le 1 find a eucalyptu s tree in rour local

ark and . on a hot c lay. lie o r

s

under it, g azing al

the paucrn of the leaves as Ihey arc ou tlin ed against

he sky. A s you id ly gaze al th is pattern , you m ight

also ask the I rec ilyou m ay pick som e leaves. C rush

hem in you r ringers and hold I hem Lo your nose so

that you inhale the arom a. Tune in lo the tree in the

way described prev iously and be open lo any ideas,

pic tu res in your m ind , o r in tu itive thoughts about

how the tree w ill help you. O r

s i:

al hom e and pu t a

drop or I wo of Ihe csscn L iaI o i I in a burner.

Th is m ed ita tion is a w ay or using eucalyptus o il

Lo r elease any old grievances or g rief or hurls lrom

you r hear I ccn I re (chakra), your cm ot ional sc i

L

ILw i l I

help lo heal jea lousy or envy and the sort o r hurtfu l

though ls that keep repeating in the m ind , lry though

w e m igh t Lo release the pattern . The sym bolism g iv

en is that the room you visualize in the m ed ita tion is

the sta le of your inner heart. 13~ ,spring-c lean ing ii.

vou cleanse out o ld hurls .

I . B reathe deeply and take your thoughts in to you r

heart cen tre . F ind yourse lfstanding in fron t o fa door.

Take

som e lim e Lo

s

it c lcarlv , See the doo r hand le

and the pattern ofthe w ood. ls it pain led or polished?

W hal docs the hand le ofthe doo r look like?

2 . Tu rn the hand le and open the door. C o th rough

and find you rself in a beau tifu l room , bu t ii is ne

g lec ted and dusty. The room sym bo lizes l he inside o r

your heart chakra . the energy ccn l re o r your hear I.

3 1~ 1k ca ny c lea nin g m a te ria ls yo u fo nc y-d ustc rs .

po lish , a bucket and m op. a vacuum cleaner. W ash

and clean the room , open ing I he w indow s lo le t in

the fresh air and sw eep ou t the dust and rubb ish .

X lakc a bo nfire o utsid e 1 b urn th e ru bb ish .

W hen the room is clean . you look around and see

a display case w ith a sm all beautifu l box in ii. II is a

golden box . decora ted w ith hcautifu l gem stones. bu

Ihe gold is tarn ished and Ihe gem stones need clean

ing . so you clean them and the box .

5 . Y ou arc curious 1 sec w hat is in the box . II is locked .

bu t you hnd a key hanging on a silver chain around

you r neck . IL fits the lock and vou open h e b ox . In sid e.

you see yo ur secre t h eart cen tre . This is th e place w here

you r secre t hopes and dream s arc , th e ones only you

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k now abou t. and also th e hu rls and g riev ances yo u

have bu ried and h idden . IL look s neg lected and dL rly .

\\'h al m ate ria l is iL m ade from ? Perh ap s it is a p ink

v elv et h eart. o r sarin d eco rated w ith ribbon or lace . o r

gem stones. \lake it as bcm uifu l as you can and be as

se ntim en ta l a s

\ OU

lik e. I l ow c an

\ OU

m end it o r d ean

it? D o Ih is now . T hen pu t th is h ear cen tre back in to

your ch cs I. Y ou don 't need Ihe go lden box now . be

cause you don '1 need lo lock your heart aw ay , bu t you

can leave it in the roo m. Y ou have cleaned and po lished

your hear and fee l good . The pow er of v isua liza tion

is \'e ry slrong and , com bined w ith the eucalyp tus o il.

w ill certa in ly help you lo find your h idden slreng th

and en thusiasm agaiJ l. T his h elps you lo connec t w ith

y ou r tran sp crso na l se lf an d re le ase o ld g rie f an d h url.

6 . C onclude your m ed ita tion in your usua l w ay .

ESSENTIALOILSAND MEDITAT ION

v erlasting o r mmortelle

I I e l i c h 1 y s u 1 1 1 a 1 1 g u s ti jo l i1 1 1 1 1

Kcvnoles

lc tt in o .

r e l e a s i 1 w. jor ofr i 1 w.

.. .

. . . .

. . . . .

. . . . . .

. . .

Affirmation: l le t ~ o r 1 1 1 d je e l s r l j i .

Everlasting is I he nam e g iven lo the dried flow

ers 1ha1 are pu t in w in ter arrangem en ts. \\'hen the

c luste rs o f sm all y ellow flow ers arc d ried they reta in

the ir co lour. so are cvc ifasL ing . w hence Ibey g et I he ir

nam e. Ii is a trad itional European herb that g row s

in ILaly a nd the i\lcd iterrancan .11 has pow erfu l hea l

ing ac tions and has sim ila r p roperties 1 0cham om ile .

Its o il is one of the m ost pow erfu l a rom atic essences

and stim ula tes the body 's own ab ility 10 hea l itse lf

11ra ises the sp i ri Is. B ecause of i Ls rcla t ion sh ip lo I he

sunflow er. ii is o ften ca lled 'sun go ld '.

B ol h evcrlast in g and cha m om ilc o ils regu la te l he

flow or

q i.

o r life-fo rc e e nerg y. F ,v crla sl in g a lso reg u

lates the b lood . IL is va luab le fo r varicose ve ins and

headaches. Ii is excellen t fo r severe b ru ising . as d i

verts the [low o f b lood aw ay from the bru ise and d is

perses t In the sam e w ay . on the em otiona l leve l,

can d isperse deep ly -he ld energy b lockages. like jeal

ousy . anger and resen tm en t, w hich arc sym ptom s or

stagnanl

q i

's tuck energ y'. E verlasting is ex trem ely


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valuable fo r those w ho canno t face deep pain fu l

m em ories, and fo r those w ho find ii d ifficu lt to re

lease the ir pain by sharing

w ith a healer. therap ist

o r svm pathct ic friend . E verlasL ing ass is ts the sufferer

Lo f ind inner sL rcngth and perseverance in com ing Lo

term s w ith the ir feelings and m em ories . IL help s Lo

re lease un resolved fee lings and

cmo t

ion s l ha t arc

dense and bu ried deep . IL c an be used . in conjunc

t ion w ith psycho hcrapy . Lo releases old defence

m echan ism s and is com fort ing ill

th e

p rocessing o r

em otional l raum a ( ww w .natu resg i

I .com),

Everlas ting is know n as one o r th e sacred o ils .

encourag ing sp iritua lity and personal g ro ll lh . The

sp iritu a l pu rpose or eve rlasting is lo m ake peop le

f e e l sa le . It s tim ula tes in tu it io n and offers en cou rage

m en t and insp ira tion fo r the sp iritua l jou rney .

A s uita ble v is ua liz atio n us ing everla sting o il is

based on the scvcn -chakra svsrc rn . those pa rts o fth e

sub tle energy body w here l hesc ancien t m em orie s

a rc s to re d.

H y

clearing the chakras o f p ast g ricr and

memor i e s .

11 l

can m ow on . The co lou rs o f th e chak ra

flow ers g iv en here a re from pub licu t ions or I he Bihar

Schoo l o f Y oga. :- tung ir, Ind ia (S wam i S atyananda

S ara sw a t i, 1993). The v isualiza tion is one I experi

enced spon taneously w hen Leach ing abou t chak ras

and have oft n u sed sin ce . Y ou can do th is p rocess lv -

ing in th e yoga re laxat ion pose . s v s ii B e s u re L o

re main a wak e.

the ~

oga trad ition referred lo . the co lours

of

th e chakra flow ers arc as fo llow s. T he nam es o r the

chakras arc I he Eng lish ones. The roo t o r l h e flow er

is al l he sp in e and I he

llow r

opens Io I he [ron I o f

ll

body (excep t the base chak ra and l he crow n).

l ow

ever ,

is sa id I h at the posit io ns of th e flow ers change

w hen vou concen tra te on them . In m edita tion . the

chakras tu rn lo lace up L o H eaven , b ring ing in sp ira

tion and sp iritu a l ligh t in to th e physica l body and

y ou r ev eryd ay Iile .

ROOT(a l the base o r the sp ine . l he coccyx). Four d ark

re d peta l s (norm ally open ing tow ard s I he earth )

f \ El. (b elow the nav el), S ix v crrn iIion p eta ls

SOLAR

P l.E X L S (abo ve the nav el).

Icn

b r ig hL y e ll ow

pc Lal s

EA R (a l th e ccn trc o r t he chest, s l igh L ly lo t h e righ t

o r the phy sica l heart) tw elve b lu e pe ta ls

T l IR 01\T -sixLeen purp le pe ta ls

R RO \\ (o r th ird ey e)-tw o silver-g rey p eta ls

CRO\\ i\ (crow n of th e head . o r slighL ly ahovcj >

one thousand b righ t red peta ls (open ing tow ard s

Heaven) .

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C l IM. :RA \llSt.;AllZAT101\

B efo re you do

h is. take som e

irn c Lo rem em ber the

peta ls and colou rs o fthe chak ru s and w here they arc .

o r read iL on Lo a Lape o r rn .

I. Pu t a d rop or w o ofeverlasting o il in e v ap or-

izer or on a tissue .

2 . T ake up the yoga relaxation position , s v s n

and take som e tim e to re lax in to it. A ttune to you r

still. q uiet an d re lax ed b reath .

3 . T ake you r a tten tion to the base o r the sp ine , th e

coccyx . V isua lize a dark red lo tu s b lo ssom w ith fou r

pe ta ls. Y ou arc look ing al it Irorn above because the

roo t is under the sp ine on the floo r. In your m ind 's

eye . exam ine the pe tals fo r any w ithering or in sec ts

in the flow er. T hey arc a sym bo l o r a b lock or d is

rup t ion or the energy flow in the chak ra . (B ees arc

01 \:I

h ey r ep re se n

I I

he ga the ring o r nee ar, o r

nuil

a sy rn ho l o r d iv ine energy ) V isua lize the IighL or

he

sun sh in ing in to the [low er, S ec any w ithered peta ls

regenerating , in sec ts ly ing aw ay . un til th e [low er is

p e rf ec t a ga in .

4 . i\love up L o the position jus t be low the navel.

V isua lize a verm ilion (b righ t o range) lo tu s w ith six

pe tals . A s befo re . look deep in L o the llow cr w ith your

m ind 's eye and check

it

fo r w ithe ring . b ru is ing . o r

ESSENT IALOILSAND MEDITATION

in sec ts. V isu alize th e su nlig ht sh in ing in L oth e flow er

u ntil iL ap pea rs p erfe ct.

5 . R epeat th is p rocess w ith

h e so lar p le xu s c hak ra .

above the navel. see ing a brigh t ye llow lo tu s w ith L en

pe tals . R ep ea l w ith th e fo llo win g ch akras :

- the heart w ith a brigh t b lue lo tu s w ith tw elve

petals

- the throa t w ith six teen pu rp le pe tals

h e b ro w w ith Lw o silve ry -g rey p eta ls

T hen v isua lize the crow n chak ra . and see its thou

sand (or m any ) brigh t red peta ls open ing L o

he

ligh t. T he crow n chakra is no t u sua lly b locked bu t

m ay

be

clo sed , so open the pe tals . V isua lize rhc ligh t

ofthe sun sh in ing in to it.

6 . R etu rn through the chak ras , lrom crow n to

base. c lo sing all th e peta ls as you go th rough the v i

sualization , T his clo ses the chak ras. C ontinue w ith

the re laxation un til you fee l ready to gel up . R oll on to

you r s ide and L ake s om e tim e to sit up slow ly .

* IL is v ery im p ortu nt L o do se th e c ha kra b efo re ta kin g u p

e ve ry da y a ctiv it ic s, a s le av in g th em o pe n

rnay

lead

Lo

over

s cn s it iv i tv . A

l IY

b en efic ia l th era py to d ea r o ld b lo ck ed o r

s ta gn a nt e n er gy is Z e ro B a la nc in g . I tc an d o t hi s w i th o ut e x pe

r ie n c in g o ld . painful memo r ie s . S e c www ze ro b a la n ci n g. com .


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r nkincense

Bos1 vc l l ia c rtetii

l eynote:

t m 1 1 q1 1 illit y in con t cmp ia t i on . sp i r i tua l [ree-

r 0111

Affirmation:

I fl r ej re sl ie d a n d

n 111 11ed

n th e U g fit.

Frank incense o il is m idd le o r the range in price and

can be found in good hea lth food sto res . is very

w ell know n as incense . Its nam e derives lrom the

F rench w ord jim 1c m ean ing pure o r rea l and the

Latin

i n c c iu l o

mean ing

burn . S o its nam e m eans

r ea l i nc e ns e.

F rank incense is ob ta ined from a tree tha t g row s

in the i le Fast and A frica, Sm all inc is ions arc

m ade in the trunk and a m ilky-w hite resin . o lco rcsin ,

seeps ou t. The resin h ardens in to an orange-b rown

gum . T he o il is ob ta ined by steam distilla tion . It has

b een used in relig ious cerem onies fo r cen tu ries and

is p robab ly the o ldest know n ingred ien t o f incense.

T he Egyp tians used it in the tem ple incense they used

a t sunse t and also as a cosm etic and fum igan t.\ vhon

burn t. it p roduced a b lack pow der ca lled koh l, used

by Egyp tian w om en as eye shadow and eyeliner.

Jew ish cerem onia l incense a lso inc ludes frank

incense as one o r the four m ain ingred ien ts . IL is the

sw eet-sm elling incense. as the B ib le tells us: T hen the

T .o rd sa id to M oses, Take frag ran t sp ices-gum res

in , onycha and galbanum -and pure frank incen se .

all in equal am oun ts and m ake a rrag r:in t b lend or

incense .the w ork of a perfum er. It is L obe salted . pu re

an d sacred .... I t sha ll be m ost ho ly to you .... C onsider

it h oly to the l.o rd . (E xodus. 30 : 34-35).

M en tioned tw en ty -tw o tim es in the l~ ib le, it w as

one of the g if ts p resen ted by the m ag i to the in fan t

Jesus C hrist, as recogn ition o lh is d iv in ity .

F rank incense has an im portan t effect on the m ind

and sp irit. s tillin g the ag ita tion and w orry often ex

perienced in every day lilc and producing ca lm ness.

stillness and tranqu illitv It s low s and deepen s the

brea th . he lp ing Lo bring m ind and body in to the

sta te o r un ity necessary fo r m ed ita tion . F rank incense

ho lds som e of the h igher w isdom o f the un iverse

and is va luab le fo r connec ting w ith the h igher sell,

the e te rna l sp irit. U se iL a lso if there arc seem to be

m ale vo le nt o r n eg ativ e e nerg ie s a tta ch ed L oso me on e,

w here its h igh v ib ra tion w ill assis t in the rem oval o r

these energ ies . LLcan also m end a tear o r sp lit in the

aura, caused by sudden traum a, shock o r opera tions.

T hroughou t its h is to ry , frank incen se has been

ded ica ted to m any so lar de ities . su ch as the B aby

lon ian sun god , l~aa l, the E gvp tian god , R a . and the

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6 . C o n tin u e w ith th e th r e e f o ld b r e a th a n d a flir

m a tio n s lo r a s h o rt r im e u n til y o u a r c re a d y to c lo se

y o u r m ed ita tio n c lo sin g in th e u su a l 1 l a y .

W h e n y o u a rc w o rr ie d a n d a g ita te d . u se a d ro p

o f f r a n k in c e n se o n a L iss u e . A lte r a try in g d a y . p u t a

d r o p o r tw o in a w a rm b a th b e f o r e b e d tim e to h e lp

to still th e m in d a n d re le a s e o ld m e m o rie s . b e c a u se

fr a n k in c e n se h e lp s to b r e a k lr o m th e p a st. V \lh e n

w o rr ie d a b o u t e x a m s o r in te rv ie w s p u t o n e o r t1 1 0

d r o p s o r f ra n k in c e n s e o n a tiss u e a n d k e e p it w ith

y o u . T t w ill h e lp y o u to still y o u r L h o u g h L s a n d lo c u s

o n th e q u e st io n s y o u h a v e L o a n s w e r.

i n r

7 ing ih e r o j 1 c in a /i s

Kcvnotcs:

ini t iat ive.

s e / f~ c s / ( ( 1 1 / . C O l / rc t~ ( ( / J ld S l lC C S S i ll

ocn

UP.1 t - . :1 s111D,engu in B ooks. 1977

In The Song of Songs,' the b ride of the songs

speaks: 'T am a rose of Sharon ' (2 : . I)

In a recen t book (T m: S l'C rlE TT E.1c11

N G S

o r: \ l.IR \

~ l.1 cD .\L l'M ) ,C la ir e N a hm a d a nd \ la rg arc t 1 3a ilc yta ke

the R ose of' Sharon Lo be \ lary ~ lagdalene or even

Isis herse lf. T he rose sym bolizes the sp irit. Shar -011

is considered Lo be an O rb it o f L igh t, 'an inner w orld

of the sp iritua l rea lm s assoc ia ted w ith advanced en

ligh tcnm en l.' The lily upon the su rface of the w aler

is taken as a sym bo l o f sp irit and the rose is its inner

m ost cen tre , the jew el al the heart o f the lo tus.

0\ I \ tr I P i\ L \.1lC~ I

T he sp iritu al tea ch er, \i\'h ite E ag le , sp ea kin g th ro ug h

G race C ooke, spoke often of the rose . I le rem inded

b is studen ts o f the R osicrucian B ro therhood , w hose

greeL ing w as 'm ay the rose b loom upon your cross '.

T h is m ean t tha t th rough constan t striv ing tow ards

the L igh t, the darkness o f m ateria lity , the cross .

(as tro log ica l sym bol o f p lane t Earth ) w ou ld be

transm uted in to the frag ran t rose of the sp iritua l

liJe Ste lla P ola ris A ugust-S ep tem ber 1962 , W hile

Eag le

Publishing

Trust

I le re ferred Lo C hris t as the

\ laster o f the R ose .

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\IE D IT A T IO N O N T l IE R O S E

I. S il fo r m e d ita tio n a s d e sc rib e d p p . 13 14 . u s-

in g ro se o il.

2 . V isu a liz e a b rillia n t lig h t lik e th e s u n o r a ra d i

a n t sta r sh in in g a b o v e y o u . B re a th e in its lig h t a n d

fe e l it s h in in g d o w n th ro u g h y o u r c ro w n c e n tre

c h a k ru ) in to y o u r c h e s t a n d h e a rt c h a k ra .

3 . C on tin u e L ob re a th e in th is lig h t a n d se c it sh in in g

o n lo a b e a u t ilu l ro se b u d in th e c e n tre o r v o u r c h e s t.

th e h e a rt c h a k ra . O bse rv e th e ro se a n d its c o lo u r.

4 . A s th e lig h L c o n tin u e s lo sh in e o n L o th e ro s e . s e c

th e p e ta ls b e g in lo o p e n . T h e p e ta ls o p e n w id e . D ee p

in th e h e a rt, y o u r h e a rt. o f th e ro se . y o u s e c a sm all

d ro p o f d e w . T h e lig h t p o u rs d o w n o n to th e d ro p o f

d e w a n d it b e c o m es b rillia n t lik e a d ia m on d .

5 . T h e ro se b e c o m e s a u II-b lo w n ro s e w ith a b ril

lian d ia m o n d , th e je w e l o f e n lig h te n m en t, d e e p in

its h e a rt. T h is d ia m o n d . th e je w e l o f th e C h rist, o r

e n lig h te n m e n t. o f B ra h m a n . o r th e C re a l S p irit, is

a lw ay s th e re . w aitin g lo b e d isc o v e re d a n d re v e a le d .

T h e n w e tru ly k n o w o u rse lv e s.

6 . W he n y o u a rc re a d y L o c lo se y o u r m e d ita l io n ,

v is u a liz e th e p e ta ls o f l he ro s e c lo s in g a g a in lo p ro

te ct l h e je w el.

7 . lk in g y o u r a tte n tio n b a c k L o th e b re a th , th e n

o p e n y o u r e y e s w he n re a d y .

ESSENTIALO ILSAND MED ITATION

osem ry

R o s e m a r i n u s o .f f7 c in a i s )

K e y n o t e s :

s e l j~ : 1 1 0 1 1 1 e d g e

d e d i c a t i o n .

a n d d e s t i n y I t i s

a n h cr i: o f r e 1 1 1 e 1 1 1 / J r a 1 1 c e .

A f f i r m a t i o n : 1 r e m e m b e : who I

m 1 1 .

1 1 1

/ J e r e

I

a 1 1 1 j i - 0 1 1 1 .

1 v h y

0 1 1 1 h ere w here I a 1 1 1

g o i n g

W arn in g : R o se m a ry o il s h o u ld n o t b e u se d in c a se s

o r e p ile p sy o r d u rin g p re g n a n c y . I lo w cv c r, in su c h

c a s e s ,

t

is sa le to u se l h e h e rb in c o o k in g .

~ 1 la n y o f u s p ro b a b ly re m e m b e r ih c w e ll-k n o w n

k e y n o te m en L io n o f ro se m ary in th e w ord s, T he re s

ro s e m ary . th a t s fo r re m em bra n c e , w hic h a rc fro m

O ph e lia s sp e e c h in I kun le t C u lp ep er r ec om m e nd ed

it to h e lp a w e a k m e m o ry a n d lo q u ic k e n th e se n se s .

It is a s so c ia te d w ith th e su n , w hic h b rin g s v ita lity .

R ose m ary o il is e a sily o b ta in a b le a n d is in e x p e n

s iv e . R ose m ary is a v e ry p o p u la r c u lin a ry h e rb . T Lis

a n e v e rg re e n p e re n n ia l s h ru b , w ith le a th e ry g re e n

s p ik y le a v e s a n d p a le b lu e flo w ers in sp rin g tim e. T Ls

n a m e. ro se m ary , is d e riv e d fro m th e l.a rin Nos mar i

1 1 1 1 s .

m ea n in g ro s e o ft h e se a . S prig s o fit c a n b e so a k e d

in v in e g a rs a n d o liv e o il to im pa rt its p ro p e rtie s fo r

c o o k in g a n d a h e rb a l m assa g e o il c a n b e m a d e fro m

iL by in fu sin g th e s p rig s in a v e g e ta b le o il.


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The ancien t E gyp tians hum sprigs o f rosem ary

as ritua l incense and p laced them in the tom bs or

the pharaohs lo he lp them rem em ber I heir fo rm er

life . The p lan t w as also sacred Lo the G reeks and

Rom ans. The G reeks ded ica ted ii lo A po llo , the sun

god , and Ihe god Loo o f m ed icine , m usic , poe try and

prophecy . IL sym bolized loya lty , death and rem em

brance , as w ell as scho larly learn ing . Peop le w ore

garlands or rosem ary a l w edd ings and im portan t

occasions to sym bolize trust and faithfulness This

custom con tinued in E urope. as sp rigs o r g ilded rose

m ary w ere presen ted L oguests lo sym bolize love and

friendsh ip . It w as burn t as incense at funerals Lo r e

spec t and honour the deceased . R osem ary has been

assoc iated w ith good luck lo r cen tu ries and is a lso

know n as an herb or p ro tec tion . In m ed ieva l tim es.

it w as used Lo pro tect against Ihe p lague and also as

a L on ie to im prove hea l

h . Rosem ary a lso assists the

w ork or healing angels and iL pro tec ts psych ica lly .

S C one drop or ihc o il on a tissue , o r in the w aler

you w ash w ith in the m orn ing iryou arc trave lling on

pub lic transport, w ork ing in a busy office o r dealing

w ith the pub lic. IL is a lso a stim ulant, w ak ing you up

ready fo r the day .

C sed in m ed itation , iL brings confidence and se lf~

worth . II is an exce llent o il lo use fo r those w ho d is-

m iss Ihe ir m ed ita tions as on ly im ag ination and lack

confidence in

heir inner gu idance . For such peop le ,

bu rn ing or using

he o il on a

ssue w ill help 10 m ake

the sp iritua l connec tion needed during m ed ita tion .

It w ill he lp them Lo b ecom e m ore con liden t in us

ing and trusting the gu idance tha t com es lo them .

The o il he lps us lo rem em ber w ho w e rea lly arc.

that

ll

are sp iritua l beings hav ing a hum an expe

rience

s e

the affirm ation above). II has an a lT in iLy

w ith the brow chakra , know n as the th ird eye.

jn

lutkr

in the yogic system . Th is is the chakra par

ticu la rly assoc iated w ith the in tu ition and inner v i

sion . M oder education docs no t encourage the use

or the im ag ina l ion . W hen I am Leach ing w orkshops

and m edita tion , I o ften ask how m any peop le w ere

rep rim anded fo r daydream ing al schoo l w hen they

w ere y ou ng . T he re is u su ally a o ne -h un dre d-p erc en t

response . W ere you Lok i lo slop daydream ing and lo

pay al Len t ion lo the lesson in progress? T hal is one

w ay lo lose the connec tion w ith your sp iritua l se ll;

w hich com munica tes th rough the im ag ina tion and

in Lu iL ivegu idance .

lm ag inaL ion is tru ly the doorw ay Lo your ere

alive

pow ers . II is p rim arily a sp iritua l 1h ing and

opens up a h igher w orld .

whit

Eag le)

W hite Eag le has a lo t L o sav abou t im ag ination .

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Ile rem ind s u s th at w hen w e s p ictu res in ou r

m inds and im ag ine them clearly , w e arc deve lop ing

sp iritu al c la irvoyance. W e need Lo use the act o f w ill

to go in to the w orld of im ag ina tion and cvcntua llv

1 1 cw ill realize 11 ca rc v isitin g th e w orld o lsp irit. H e

tells u s Iha]. w hen w e th ink t is on ly m y im ag ina -

tion , it is rea lly the low er m ind speak ing and it is

our enem y. So using rosem ary o il he lps Lo rem ind us

that w e do com e from the w orld of sp irit. and w e w ill

re turn there . bu t a lso w e can go the re now in m ed ita-

tion . R osem ary a lso help s w ith develop ing c larity in

u sin g th e w ill in cre ativ e v isu aliz atio n.

8 E SSENTIA LO ILSAND MEDITAT ION

\ ISUAIJZATlON TO CO t\ l\1KT \\ ITH

YOUR PURPOSE

I. U se the essen tia l o il as befo re and b rea the s low ly

and sm oo th ly . T hink o r noth ing bu t your b rea th .

W itness each b rea th as il com es and goes.

2 . V isualize lighL su rrounding you and filling you

un t ii you fee l every atom and cell or vou r w ho le be-

ing reso natin g w ith lig ht.

3 . S ec in fron t or you a sh irting being o r ligh t. you r

guard ian (o r personal) ange l. Im ag ine it c learly .

W hal co lours is it w carin s or w ha t co lou red Iish t

~ ~

is

it ?

I low do you lccl? (peacefu l. h appy , con fiden t.

lov ing ) \\ ha t o the r positiv e IC cling s m igh t you fee l?

Th is is the keyno te or your pe rsona l angel.

4 . T he ange l L akes you th rough the ligh t un til you

see in fron t o f you a m agn ificen t bu iJd ing . IL is a li-

brary of reco rd s. W hat does it look like? Is it L ike a

u niv ers ity , a c ity L ib rary , a civ ic b uild in g? C rea te it in

you r m ind . D ec ide w hat the a rch itec ture is lik e . th e

doo rs. w indow s, step s Lo the en trance . In it you w ill

find your B ook or L ife . w hich reco rd s a ll you ag reed

to do befo re you re l u rned Lo th is earth Iifc

5 . G o in to the m agniliccn t bu ild ing w ith you r an-

ge l. In side there is a large recep tion a rea w ith co r-

rido rs lead ing from it. Fo llow the angel along one of


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l he co rrido rs . O b serv e th e l u rn ish ing s and dcco ra

L ion s . T here arc doo rs along l he co rrido r.

Wha l

do

th ey look L ik e ' Y o u com e to a doo r w ith y ou r ow n

n am e on it. Th is is w here th e records o f you r

life

are

held .

6 .

Co

in to the room and inside you sec a la rge tab le .

O n iL is a book . your B ook or L ife . There is a cura

L or or w ise m an-w om an there, your sp irit gu ide .

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lite m ission . W hen you ask lo r he lp , they w ill a lw ays

he lp you. The book is open. a l a page thaL Lelis y ou

w hat you dec ided Lo d o in l h is life befo re you w ere

born . The guide and angel he lped you lo choose your

paren ts and the conditions ~ou would need in life .

Y ou even dec ided your nam e.

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you need help w ith your life, ask for gu idance . II 'you

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