Category: Meditations

  • Earth Day: On Plants and Their “USES”

    Earth Day: On Plants and Their “USES”

    What’s a plant “good for”? This brief article considers how plants exist for themselves and are beings to cherish and work with, not use.

    CONTINUE READING

  • How to Smell an Essential Oil

    How to Smell an Essential Oil

    Aromatherapy. Essential Oil Therapy. What do those mean? How do you start to learn about essential oils? This video takes […]

    CONTINUE READING

  • Finding Alchemical Gold

    Finding Alchemical Gold

    Alchemy is often referenced when discussing the Arts of Distillation, Herbalism and Aromatherapy. All of these practices involve practical transformation such as tincture making and distillation. They also embody the axiom that energy is neither created nor destroyed, where energy may be transmuted on practical (physical), conceptual and spiritual levels. This energy ebbs and flows…

    CONTINUE READING

  • Hecate Illuminates Transitions and Darkness

    Hecate Illuminates Transitions and Darkness

    Darkness and illumination. These words resonate with the Autumnal Equinox. That time of year when nights slowly become longer, plants shed their leaves and energy goes down to the roots. This time is under the auspice of the Hecate archetype, which has fascinated me for years. I finally took time to understand what this figure…

    CONTINUE READING

  • Myth of the Emotional Brain

    Myth of the Emotional Brain

    Have you been hungry and noticed how irritablitly sets in? Often called “hangry,” this emotional state is a perfect example of physical states affecting emotions. This article contemplates the “body budget” concept in relation to aromatherapy and holistic health.

    CONTINUE READING

  • Your Other | Wild Side

    Your Other | Wild Side

    How does Jungian shadow work (your wild side) intersect with a poem mentioning Basil, Rue and Teasel? This aromatic meditation contemplates this question and includes an essential oil blend to help bring out your wild side.

    CONTINUE READING

  • Meditation: A Guide to the Tactile Sense

    Meditation: A Guide to the Tactile Sense

    When is the last time you really paid attention to your sense of touch? Not necessarily giving a big hug […]

    CONTINUE READING

  • Meditation: A Guide to Your Aural Sense

    Meditation: A Guide to Your Aural Sense

    “Everything you need to know is right where you are.” When is the last time you paid attention to your […]

    CONTINUE READING

  • Shells: A Haiku & Ruminations

    Shells: A Haiku & Ruminations

    Many things may be found along Earth’s shorelines, where rocks and sand meet the rolling waters edge. Shells, rocks, washed […]

    CONTINUE READING

  • Broken Bits of Joy: A Haiku

    Broken Bits of Joy: A Haiku

    It can be easy finding moments of clarity and joy. Not in big, expensive things but in small broken things: […]

    CONTINUE READING