SYNOPSIS

This book will carry you away to the world of exquisite, enchanting scents. Various fragrances affect our moods, may stimulate and excite us or bring us calmness and harmony, can bewitch and inspire, or even heal. Since ancient times essential oils and incense have been employed in healing, for seduction and for religious rituals. Today we are as captivated by the magic of lovely scents and as irresistibly moved by them as ever. The effects that essential oils have can vary greatly. This book particularly treats their subtle influences, but also presents and describes the plants from which they are obtained. Enchanting Scents beckons you to enter the realm of sensual experience, to journey into the world of fragrance through essences. It is an invitation to employ personal, individual scents, to activate body and spirit, and to let you imagination soar. Here is a key that will open your senses to the limitless possibilities of benefiting from fragrances as stimulators, sources of energy and means of healing, or simply to let them broaden the scope of your own perception.

CONTENTS

 

Introduction	9
Plants - A Link to Cosmic Consciousness	13
Essential Oils - The Essence of a Plant	17
The Nose - The Gateway to Consciousness	18
Breath - The Link Between Man and Nature	20
Essential Oils - Fragrances of a Special Kind	22
Essential Oils Described in Brief - (Origin, Production and Application)	25
Bergamot Oil	28
Cajeput Oil	29
Chamonile Oil	30
Cinnamon Oil	31
Clary Oil	32
Clove Oil	33
Eucalyptus Oil	34
Fennel Oil	35
Frankincense Oil	35
Geranium Oil	36
Ginger Oil	38
Jasmine Oil	39
Juniper-Berry Oil	40
Lavender Oil	41
Lemon Verbena Oil	44
Marjoram Oil	43
Mandarin Oil	44
Neroli Oil	44
Niaouli Oil	45
Oregano Oil	46
Patchouli Oil	47
Peppermint Oil	47
Rose Oil	48
Rosemary Oil	49
Sage Oil	50
Sandalwood Oil	51
Savory Oil	52
Thyme Oil	53
Vetiver Oil	54
Ylang-Ylang Oil	55
The Use of Perfume Oil Lamps	57
The Soul of the Plant Touches the Soul of Man	58
Essential Oils - Energies of Transformation	60
Essential Oils for Promoting the Transformation of Sensitivity and the Capacity for Feeling	65
Lunar Energy	66
Ylang-Ylang Oil	67
Chamomile Oil	68
Cinnamon Oil	69
Clove Oil	70
Essential Oils for Promoting the Transformation of the Faculty of Perception and the Ability to Communicate	73
Mercury Energy	74
Lemon Verbena Oil	76
Lavender Oil	77
Savory Oil	78
Peppermint Oil	79
Fennel Oil	80
Marjoram Oil	81
Essential Oils for Promoting the Transformation of the Capacity to Relate and the Ability to Love	83
Venus Energy	84
Rose Oil	86
Sandalwood Oil	87
Clary Oil	88
Geranium Oil	90
Ginger Oil	90
Essential Oils for Promoting the Transformation of the Ability to Find One's Identity and Take Action	93
Solar Energy	94
Bergamot Oil	95
Neroli Oil	95
Patchouli Oil	97
Mandarin Oil	98
Essential Oils for Promoting the Transformation of Willpower and the Will to Act	99
Mars Energy	100
Rosemary Oil	101
Niaoli Oil	102
Oregano Oil	103
Sage Oil	104
Thyme Oil	105
Essential Oils for Promoting the Transformation of the Ability to Find the Meaning to Life	107
Jupiter Energy	108
Juniper Oil	109
Vetiver Oil	110
Jasmine Oil	111
Essential Oils for Promoting the Transformation of the Ability to Concentrate	113
Saturn Energy	114
Frankincense Oil	115
Eucalyptus Oil	116
Cajeput Oil	117
Survey of Essential Oils and their Effects	118

 

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