Women of a certain age and their essential oils have become something of a meme these days, especially when people insist they can do anything from curing cancer to preventing Covid infection.
But, really, essential oils have a certain brilliance to them, and perhaps it takes women and their sensitive olfactory response to notice.
The olfactory sense connects so many things, from memory, to the ability to taste, to recognizing which newborn is one's own baby, to noticing if something is off in the body. And so much more. The olfactory sense has an effect on the nervous system - those who have experience with essential oils or chicken soup or onions cooking in butter understand that anything from mood to heart rate can be affected by scent.
Lavender is great for relaxation, especially in an Epsom salts bath. Rose is lovely for open heartedness. Vetiver and cedar for grounding. Jasmine for relaxing into the senses of the body. Citrus for upliftment and energy.
I popped into a gift shop today and discovered some new blends of oils infused with crystals and botanicals. I love the idea of raising the energetic vibration by including these activators to the oils, and they also make the small, clear glass roller ball bottles beautiful. I was drawn to two today, one with yarrow leaf and red jasper and the other with rose quartz and rose petals.
Warm oils in the hands and breathe in the scent. Three deep breaths make a beautiful ritual.
A Hundred Days of Happiness is a daily writing practice that opens a landscape of discovery into my own human experience.
Katherine Cartwright has been blogging since 2012, and each year brings new wonders. She asks big questions of the small things in life..
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