Scientifically Speaking…..

Aromatherapy is an age old practice.  The research we see now coming out about aromatherapy is to verify what users of Aromatherapy already know – it works.  We live in an age of Science as Religion, In the past the healer’s were the Shaman’s, Priests, and Elders.  These healer’s had a spiritual connection that enabled them to connect to the healing power of Source Energy, God, Omnipresent Power or whatever else you call the power behind your breath.

Now we get all excited when a study comes out that verify’s lavender is relaxing.  OK – we already know this.  What has happened here?  The pharmaceutical companies have hijacked healing and today’s doctors have no sense of the spiritual root of illness.  Yes, some of the pharmeceutical products may be helpful but they are so harmful that studies need to be done to ascertain side effects – a funny term in my opinion because they are all DIRECT effects – so everyone feels safe about having their liver impacted to help aleviate their acne.

I refuse to buy into this mentaltiy.  When people ask me how it works I ask them how does your skin heal when you have a cut?  Yes, there are the mechanicanics of the body we can see with the white blood cells but what is powering that process?

So what makes lavander relaxing, orange calming and helichrisum healing?  It is no differnt.  Do I need scientific studies to tell me so?  I’m sure you can guess the answer. 

Wamrly,

Maria