Spirit Essentials

Travelling on the ferry this morning, a woman boarded wearing the overbearing scent of synthetic perfume. 😱

Within a short time I felt nauseous and my head began to throb.

I didn’t always have this reaction; I used to love the perfume section of large department stores and I relished in visiting a perfumery in Florence many years ago. 💕

The overpowering scent of perfume permeating the entire vessel this morning, however, was not sensual, exotic, nor glamorous (as the perfume industry likes to portray); it just smelt nasty. As it is.

Commercially available perfumes contain dozens of toxic chemicals that are potentially harmful to our health and can cause migraines, chemical sensitivities and allergic reactions. 😬

Since I’ve started experimenting with my own blending, perfume or “pure-fume” has begun to captivate me again - but now I know and control exactly what goes into the blends I make, and therefore, exactly what I am actually putting on my body…

I’m not trusting it to some mass-marketed perfume provider who hides their ugly ingredients list behind a trademark and celebrity endorsement!

Blending is an art and a science, but provided you always follow correct safety precautions and only use pure essential oils, such as doterra, it can also be fun and therapeutic!

You can tailor your pure-fume to your own personal preferences and express yourself creatively in the process!

I love to…😍

- Create personalised pocket blends
- Explore therapeutic blending
- Use essential oils to complement ritual, spiritual and magic work
- Anoint myself with aromatic blends
- Make massage oils
- Have fun diffusing different oil combinations

🦋 Do you have a favourite pure-fume blend?

If you haven’t yet got started on your journey and would like to learn more about essential oils and personalised/therapeutic blending, please get in touch with me!

I’ve been experimenting lately with using these small essential oil sample vials as tiny holders of sacred space.

Whether it’s to capture the essence/aromatically anchor my intention, work on a particular emotional need, or carry the offerings of my morning rituals with me throughout the day, I change them up accordingly!

“Aromatherapy provides us with a sacred space. Sacred spaces are places of refuge, quiet retreats for renewal, sanctuaries for our senses…

They can be places where we can escape the pressures of the day. They are healing and comforting and cultivate a sense of spiritual renewal, harmony, and balance…

Essential oils can evoke powerful emotions, awaken long lost memories, arouse feelings of our favourite sacred spaces, and reconnect us with the sacredness found in nature.” S. Battaglia

Do you have a favourite oil that helps you create a sense of sacred space?