From ancient times essential oils and aromatherapy have been used for so many purposes. Just imagine the ancient Egyptians and using them in their sacred rituals, or for healing, or for bringing harmony into people's lives. Just imagine the ancient Greece where in the "asklepion" one would go to heal and always be helped with the help of sacred scents, or (still in ancient Greece) the "onirikon" where one would go to be healed with the help of information brought forth from dream state and where would always be helped by oils and scents and fragrances to get in tune with the higher planes of consciousness.
All this is real, documented historical fact. Ancients knew about it. Then why don't we know so much about it? Or rather why is it we don't find such topics important?
On the one hand nowadays we're more attached to material values, have more stress in our lives, and are more driven by ambitions and material desires. The life of the ancients was simpler, more in touch with their inner selves and with their consciousness. Those were times of simplicity, of living in harmony with Mother Nature and the Universe, which was the house of the Gods. Everything was integrated, everything was a whole.
But we can return to that inner natural state of Being.
In the present time, we can make use of aromatherapy and with the help of an essential oils guide be able to learn the various uses of the wonderful presents nature has prepared for us. Whether lavender, or lemon, or cinnamon, or rose and rosemary, whether bergamot, geraniums, rosemary, eucalyptus, oregano, peppermint or neroli, all can help in different aspects of our inner, physical or relational life. Why not make use of essential oils when they can relief pains, free old forgotten emotions bring harmony into one's life and relational life, bring harmony and balance between mind, body and spirit?
This is we we've decided to create a small essential oils guide, in order to help you all find guidance in the world of aromatherapy.
You should first know that essential oils are concentrated oils extracted through various processes from plants, flowers, bark and other parts. The best and purest of them of the them are also called 100% pure essential oils. The extraction process involves distillation of the plant through water or steam. It is said that essential oils are to be found at molecular levels inside the structure of the plant. So by various technical means they are extracted and turned into the liquid form we know and can easily use in our daily lives, and adapt to our needs.
Know also that there are two options to obtaining the necessary oils: you could buy essential oils or make them yourself. Making essential oils requires deeper knowledge and is recommended only to the truly passionate, as for more people the option of buying them is best.
Each one of us could have in our homes an essential oils guide, just as we have so many pharmaceutical medicines, which although useful lack in an important aspect: they lack the natural strength of life that can only be found in natural products
Essential oils are however very potent, being considered the super-concentrated essence of a plant. This is why dilution is necessary in order to make use of them. Whether in our household, or to heal emotional imbalances, or simply to relieve the stress that sometimes builds up in our lives bringing much unhappiness both to us and our loved ones.
Welcome to the wonderful world of Aromatherapy and Essential Oils.
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