Was: Rare oils. Now: Shamanism and AT

[Guest guest]

Thank you. I know about shamanism as I am a shaman myself when it comes to

my Emotional Healing Massage. I never thought to use shamanism with AT.

 

Thank you, again.

 

Teresea Carson, LMP

www.emotionalhealingmassage.com

(360) 254-7108

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I met Lora Jansson many years ago, she was on a couple of AT mailing

lists I used to to. I'm sure many people on this list remember

her well. If you do a google search, it comes back with quite a few

references to her. From what I understand her current practice is

centered more around shamanism than aromaterapy, but not having talked

to her for many years I might be completely wrong.

 

At the time (we are talking almost 10 years ago) she was a scholar of

both shamanism and aromatherapy (I feel kind of odd talking about

someone who is perfectly capable, I'm sure, of talking about herself).

Specifically, what I remember her sharing with us was that she liked to

do shamanic readings and journeys to connect to the plants and listen to

what they had to say about themselves. Now, I am not at all a shaman but

it is from her that I more or less picked up my approach to blending.

When I need to create a blend for someone special, I first read a lot,

then I go and meditate and then, when it comes to choosing the oils,

they start sorta jumping out at me saying: " Take me, take me! "

Oftentimes I don't even consciously know what does a certain oil have to

contribute to a blend. My experience however is that, once I check, it

turns out this oil would complement the blend very well. Naturally, it's

possible to explain this kind of experience by totally rational reasons

- i.e., that the information I accumulated during my reading somehow got

processed during meditation.

 

But somehow I'm sure that's not the complete answer.

 

Cheers,

Nika

 

Tcarson680 wrote:

 

>nikafranchi writes:

>

>

>>I can't help but start thinking about Lora Jansson and her shamanistic

>>approach to essential oils.

>>

>>

>What's this about? Please elaborate - I'm curious.

>

>Teresea Carson, LMP

>www.emotionalhealingmassage.com

>(360) 254-7108

>

>

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

My experience is much like that, too. I never thought of it as a shamanist

approach, but I suppose it is.

 

I feel centered when I am making soap. Working with herbs, I know that

most of the tools and materials in my hands are identical to those used 5000

years ago. Choosing oils from among many possibilities, infusing them with

herbs, selecting essential oils for their healing qualities or their scent;

exploring the synergies that result from natural materials combined in

specific ways, I am tapping into knowledge and a reverence for nature that

literally extends back to man's beginnings. Those oils, herbs and essences

are a big part of why people drove caravans across ancient deserts and built

ships to sail to unkown horizons. And I know from things that people have

said that something of this experience finds its way through my hands, into

the finished bars of soap, and into the phyches of my customers.

 

Dave

 

 

 

I am not at all a shaman but. . .

When I need to create a blend for someone special, I first read a lot,

then I go and meditate and then, when it comes to choosing the oils,

they start sorta jumping out at me saying: " Take me, take me! "

Oftentimes I don't even consciously know what does a certain oil have to

contribute to a blend. My experience however is that, once I check, it

turns out this oil would complement the blend very well. Naturally, it's

possible to explain this kind of experience by totally rational reasons

 

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[Guest guest]

Hey folks,

 

>But somehow I'm sure that's not the complete answer.

 

Absolutely not. I've seen folks with no background info make

amazingly correct choices through the use of intuitive tools such as

pendulums and muscle testing when the intent is to access whatever

kind of " intelligence " exists within oils, herbs, etc... in a sense,

to let them " volunteer " rather than us " choosing " them.

 

-Josh

[Guest guest]

Thank you, Dave. This I never gave a thought to, although I should've -

it's so true. You just helped me a great deal!

 

Plants and aromas, better than any time machine, can carry us back

through that amazing tunnel of time to draw from the ancient (hidden but

not exhausted) wellspring of knowledge and wisdom.

 

Thank you again.

Cheers,

Nika

 

David Lambert wrote:

 

><snip>

>I am tapping into knowledge and a reverence for nature that

>literally extends back to man's beginnings. <snip>

>

[Guest guest]

Josh,

 

What you said is very true.

 

I feel that by letting oils and herbs volunteer we have them

" cooperating " with us rather than make them " submit " to our will. And

cooperation is always nicer.

 

I don't, however, believe intuition alone to be a good reliable guide in

blending. It works so much better when it's supported by continuous

learning.

 

Cheers,

Nika

 

Joshua Alexander wrote:

 

>Absolutely not. I've seen folks with no background info make

>amazingly correct choices through the use of intuitive tools such as

>pendulums and muscle testing when the intent is to access whatever

>kind of " intelligence " exists within oils, herbs, etc... in a sense,

>to let them " volunteer " rather than us " choosing " them.

>

>-Josh

>

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi Nika :-)

 

>And

>cooperation is always nicer.

 

That's a great way to put it!

 

>I don't, however, believe intuition alone to be a good reliable guide in

>blending. It works so much better when it's supported by continuous

>learning.

 

Definitely not a substitute for learning, just as knowing what we've

learned is no substitute for listening.

 

-Josh