 About Aromatherapy "You cannot give more days to your life, but you can give more life to your days..." Aromatherapy combines the soothing, healing touch of massage with the therapeutic properties of essential oils. These oils are obtained from plants, flowers, herbs, trees and grasses and have been renowned for centuries for their remedial powers. Aromatherapy is an holistic treatment which can have a profound effect on the mind, body and emotions. Conditions which respond well to Aromatherapy massage include:
Egypt and Aromatherapy Discover the wonders and wisdom of Ancient Egypt and learn how you can apply them to improve the quality of your life. The ancient Egyptians used aromatherapy, Oracles, Magick, Symbols and Astrology to assist them in their daily lives and to help them when making important decisions. In fact, such was the importance of the stars that they aligned the pyramids to the constellation Orion. Cats were repsected as it was believed that they were the key to the other world and the cat Goddess Bastet was widely worshipped. The Temple of Dendera is a legacy to the respect in which Ancient Egyptians held astrology. Cleopatra employed the intoxicating powers of Jasmine and Neroli to seduce Mark Anthony. Frankincense was used to embalm the Pharoahs and to assist their passage to the Afterlife. Myrrh was said to have formed as a result of a tear from the Horus falling on the ground. In the book of perfumes (1867), Rimmel describes "One hundred and twenty children, bearing incense, Myrrh and Saffron in golden basins, followed by a number of camels, some carrying three hundred pound weight of Frankincense, and others a similar quantity of Crocus, Cassia, Cinnamon, Orris and other precious ornaments."
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