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The World of Aromatherapy
Edited by Jeanne Rose and Susan Earle
Published by Frog, Ltd., 1996
Reviewed by
Marian K. Brown
Educational,
informational and motivational. The World of Aromatherapy is
not just another book detailing the uses of aromatherapy. It is
collection of writings by the women of
NAHA (National Association of Holistic Aromatherapy). From botany
basics, culinary uses, scent and our psyche, as well as the traditional
uses of oils, there is something for everyone.
Because of the wide range of information
and author backgrounds, The World of Aromatherapy both offers
new topics and useful insights on the more common subjects. For those
just getting interested in aromatherapy, this book is a must. It will
peak your curiosity and excite you to learn more--to focus your interest
or branch out to one of the many other of aspects of aromatherapy you
will read about.
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Along with the staples of
aromatherapy in the use of health and beauty, I found the chapters "A
Healing Partnership: Oils and Crystals" and "Scent, Soul, and Psyche" to
be particularly intriguing. Both are information-packed chapters,
introducing aspects of aromatherapy that may be new to many of us.
I have been
interested in crystals for many years and relatively new to
aromatherapy. This essay provided many ways to bring these modalities
together, in harmony. Patricia Davis points out that combination is a
natural. "Crystals enable us to bring the energy of the mineral kingdom
into our healing work, just as essential oils enable us to draw on the
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In nature,
plants and minerals live in the most intimate harmony; plants
drawing upon the minerals for their nourishment, and it feels
good and seemingly to bring them together again for the healing
of ourselves and fellow humans."
Of course, being
written by women, this book includes of some of the best information for
women available dealing with pregnancy, endometriosis, infertility, and
"essential" women's oils.
Case studies,
projects, business and research offer information for the more skilled
aromatherapists.
For me, being able to
read essays from some of the most noted aromatherapists, including
Jeanne Rose, Barbara Bobo, Ann Berwick, Valerie Ann Worwood, (and Susan
Earle) all in one book, make this reading truly special.
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