Essential oils for spirituality

Being quite a spiritual person, I wondered if Essential Oils could help with any aspects of Spirituality. After doing ALOT of research, I realised that this is a huge area, again!

Everything has energy, including us. In our day-to-day lives, we are exposed to many different energies, some better than others. Haven’t you ever done something or met someone and afterwards felt positive or uplifted? Likewise, you could meet a person and come away feeling down. We often know people who always seem to be negative about everything and spending a lot of time with them starts to make us a bit negative.

This is because sometimes we may take on these negative energies, making us restless and feeling down or out of sorts. To get energies back into a state of balance we can do a range of things, like Meditation, various exercises, and finding different ways to calm the mind. Find out why meditation is so necessary and why you should try it.

This is not new and has been explored for thousands of years by all the great civilizations. Aromatherapy has played an essential role in spiritual and healing practices throughout history. The ancient Egyptians used incense in temples as offerings to their gods. 

Chinese, Persians, Romans, Greeks, and Indians all used aromatic essences for various Spiritual reasons. The Bible contains many references to aromatic botanicals.

Likewise, nowadays Essential Oils are used in many areas of Spirituality to help people feel more grounded, calmer, connected, and a feeling of perspective. This may be closer to the self, nature, or a higher entity. 

Essential Oils can be used in several ways like Aromatherapy and many other holistic practices such as Massage Therapy, Reiki, Crystal Therapy, and Reflexology. They work specifically on various parts of the physical and emotional body and have a strong and immediate effect because they are absorbed through the skin or inhalation. 

Here are some common areas of spirituality to explore and the various Essential Oils that can be used. 

To cleanse and purify

Angelica, Anise, Atlas Cedarwood, Balsam Fir, Cinnamon, Cedarwood, Clary Sage, Clove oil, Cypress, Eucalyptus, Fennel, Frankincense, Geranium, Hyssop, Juniper Berry, Lavender, Lemon, Lemongrass, Lime, Myrrh, Myrtle, Opoponax, Palo Santo, Peppermint,  Rosemary, Spearmint, Tea Tree, Virginian Cedarwood and White Sage. 

To enlighten and meditate

Agarwood, Balsam, Cypress, Fir, Frankincense, Elemi, Guaiacwood, Guggul, Helichrysum, Jasmine, Myrrh, Lavender, Palo Santo, Rose Cedarwood, Rosemary, Sandalwood, Spikenard, and Western Red Cedar.  

To ground and achieve a sense of calm and inner focus

Atlas, Cedarwood, Balsam, Cinnamon, Cypress, Fir, Frankincense, Galbanum, Geranium, Gurjun, Mastic, Myrrh, Palo Santo, Patchouli, Pine, Sandalwood, Spikenard, Spruce, Vetiver,   Virginian Cedarwood and Ylang Ylang. 

To heal and connect

Bergamot, Carnation, Cedar Wood, Cinnamon, Eucalyptus, Geranium, Jasmine, Lavender, Lemongrass, Lotus, Patchouli, Peppermint, Rose, Sage, Sandalwood, Spikenard, Tea Tree, Violet and Ylang Ylang.

To reconnect a sense of spirituality

Angelica, Balsam, Bay, Bergamot, Cassia, Cinnamon, Clary Sage, Clove, Fir, Frankincense, Ginger, Lavender, Myrtle, Palo Santo, Patchouli, Rosewood, Pine, Sandalwood, Scotch Pine, Spruce and Ylang Ylang. 

To express gratitude or give thanks

Bergamot,  Grapefruit, Jasmine, Lemon, Lime, Neroli, Orange and Ylang Ylang.

To cope with grief

Frankincense, Helichrysum, Neroli, Rose, and Sandalwood.

These are just some ways to use your crystals. To make them more powerful, why not try using a crystal grid or learn how to program your crystals? If you are new to crystals, don’t despair as we can help you with some basic knowledge of crystals, and different ways to cleanse your crystals,

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A vast amount of oils to choose from and to experiment with. Have fun!