05什麼是精微芳療法？
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Traditional knowledge is the basis on which all modern practice is
founded and should never be lightly dismissed.
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For example, where a modern textbook describes an oil as
antidepressant and we find an old herbal stating that the plant from which it
is distilled ‘maketh glad the heart’ they are saying exactly the same thing in
the differing terminology of their respective historical periods.
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When we wish to study the most subtle effects of essential oils,
we have even less to go on.
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If the study of mind is fraught with difficulty, the study of the
subtle body and the soul or, if you prefer, the higher self or human
spirituality, is even more so and if you wish to learn about the subtle or spiritual
connotations of essential oils and plants you will find little in the existing
aromatherapy literature to help.
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You will need to explore the holy books of the various religions,
the writing of mystics, alchemists and astrologers, myth and legend, folklore,
fairytales, fables and even old wives’ tales for references to sacred plants,
incenses, anointing oils, ‘magical’ potions and elixirs and herbal talismans.
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You will also need to sift through the nonsense and the work of
charlatans that can get mixed up in some of these sources, as well as
discarding references to essential oils that we know to be hazardous (remember
that earlier usage probably referred to the fresh or dried plant which may he
safer to handle).
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The knowledge of earlier civilisations can be very enriching, as
can that of so-called ‘primitive’ civilisations who are often closer to the
earth and its plants in both their mundane and spiritual lives than we moderns.
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