Spiritual Aromatherapy
What is Spiritual Aromatherapy?
It is the use of essential oils in order to affect the spirit. In vibrational aromatherapy it is not even necessary to touch the physical body. Instead one works off the body in the aura using a minute amount of essential oil - just one drop will suffice.
What is the Aura?
The idea of an aura may seem strange or even ridiculous to you. However, we are not just a physical body. We are completely surrounded by the subtle energy bodies which make up our human energy field (aura). The size and shape of the aura varies enormously from one person to another. It is filled with many different colours which constantly change depending upon our emotions and well-being. Some are able to see the aura and the colour changes. In our everyday language we talk of being 'green with envy' or 'red with rage' and these lucky individuals would actually be able to 'see' this occurring!
I believe that we can all at least sense the aura. Try the following exercise. Hold your hands out in front of you, palms facing and gently touching each other. Close your eyes and very slowly move your hands a few inches away from each other. Gradually bring them back towards each other. Repeat this several times.
You will feel as if there is 'something' in the space between your hands. This is your energy field! Now try to sense another person's aura. Ask a friend to sit on a chair. Close your eyes and hold your hands a few inches above their head. Slowly move your hands down following the outline of the body and notice any tingling, feelings of warmth, coldness or any other sensations. Ask your friend if they have experienced anything. Amazing isn't it?
What are Chakras?
The word 'chakra' is a Sanskrit word which means 'wheel', 'disc' or 'circle'. The chakras are like constantly revolving wheels of energy which penetrate both the aura and the physical body. They can also be visualised as lotus flowers - each chakra having a different number of petals. The chakras act as a bridge between the physical body and the subtle bodies. There are seven major chakras which are...
- Crown Chakra
- Third Eye/Brow Chakra
- Throat Chakra
- Heart Chakra
- Solar Plexus Chakra
- Abdomen/Sacral Chakra
Balancing the Chakras
Essential oils have the ability to unblock and balance the chakras and to help you along your spiritual path enlightenment. I have listed some suggestions:
Base/Root Chakra
Oils to earth and ground such as benzoin, patchouli, vetivert.
Abdomen/Sacral Chakra
Aphrodisiac oils such as jasmine, neroli, rose, sandalwood, ylang ylang. Anaphrodisiac oils such as marjoram.
Solar Plexus/Navel Chakra
Oils to relax, balance mood swings, protect the solar plexus and increase confidence such as benzoin, chamomile, clary sage, geranium, jasmine, juniper (cleanses), lavender, lemon, mandarin, melissa, neroli, palmarosa, sage (protects), yarrow (protects).
Heart Chakra
Oils to open up and heal the heart such as benzoin, bergamot, geranium, jasmine, lime, mandarin, melissa, neroli, rose, ylang ylang.
Throat Chakra
Oils to encourage communication and creativity such as blue chamomile, black pepper, eucalyptus, ginger, jasmine, and myrrh.
Brow Chakra
Oils to encourage intution and to clarify the mind such as basil, black pepper, carrot seed, clary sage, fennel, ginger, peppermint and rosemary.
Crown Chakra
Oils to open up the mind to spiritual levels such as cedarwood, frankincense, linden blossom, neroli, and rosewood.
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