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Aromatherapy for the Soul: Healing the Spirit with Fragrance and Essential Oils

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Fragrances contain unique properties which can not only heal, but evoke emotions memories and even visions: while much discussion revolves around healing, Aromatherapy for the Soul: Healing the Spirit with Fragrance and Essential Oils focuses more on the psyche, with chapters exploring links between spirituality and aromatherapy. It previously appeared as THE FRAGRANT HEAVENS: its new title promises a wider audience.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

If you're seeking a book that culminates much of the already available information in one place, this book could be good for you. It provides guidance on suggested blends for various ailments of a more spiritual nature. The reason I have given this a 3 star rating is because this is not what I was after. For me, a book of this kind hopefully gives you the tools to make your own evaluations of formulae and the 'grass roots' to do it all yourself. I was looking for a book that provided guidance that all the other aromatherapy books do not - it didn't. If you have a general aromatherapy book, or one of the other Worwood books, this one won't add much marginal benefit.

Although somewhat informative it did not contain the recipes I was looking for like the ones in her "The Complete Book of Essential Oils & Aromatherapy" which I've used so much it has the scents of many essential oils amongst its pages.

Aromatherapy forthe Soul: Healing the Spirit with Fragrance and Essential Oils
By Valerie Ann Worwood ISBN 1-57731-562-6, New World Library, 2006

Have you ever walked in a forest after a spring shower or walked through a flower garden in full bloom and breathed in the aromas? How did the aromas make you feel? Did you feel drawn to a particular fragrance? Valerie Ann Worwood's book Aromatherapy for the Soul brings clarity in identifying and explaining why certain aromas appeal to the spiritual senses. This book covers the uses of essential oils in spiritual practices from Egyptian and Biblical times to the present. Worwood's writing style makes reading this book enjoyable and informative. She explains how essential oils can be used to enhance spiritual growth and self-healing. For people in the healing professions she explains how essential oils can affect subtle energy work and their connection to the chakras. She includes helpful charts, simplifying what is a very complex system of the uses of essential oils in assisting the body to heal itself. This book would be a welcome addition to any aromatherapy and/or self-help library.Michelle Holmby, Healing Arts Center, Chico,[...]


Rahasya Poe, Lotus Guide Magazine and Author of "To Believe Or Not To Believe: The Social & Neurological Consequences of Belief Systems"

Have read a number of aromatherapy books but never one about the healing of the soul. Great information in an easy to read format. Glad I have the book for future reference.