Aromagick

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Ever since I was little I had a strong desire to smell everything around me. My fascination with scents and aromas led me to study aromatherapy. </span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>As a diligent learner I quickly became acquainted with the volatile pure essences. As I continued to experiment with both single and blended essences I observed that the fragrances I used had a noticeable impact on my overall mood for instance a single essence or a blend of essential oils can change trigger or enhance various emotions and sensations.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Definition:  I use the word essence as a reference to the sentient consciousness of essential oils.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>As I learned and experimented more I realized that I wasn't just dealing with plant chemistry and molecules but the pure essence of the essential oil I was studying. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Years of working as an aromatherapist practitioner taught me that taking a meditative and ritualistic approach while handling essential oils can elevate my blending skills to a higher level. My experiments with different essential oil blends led me to the understanding that when mixing/blending certain essences together something unique and magical can happen. It is not just that our mood is changing but there is a shift in our consciousness and with the right atmosphere a meditative kind of ritual - a bath in our case we can enter through the </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>doors of perception </em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>and experience altered states of mind albeit subtle ones.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>As part of my initiation into AMOOKOS an East-West Kaula Mystery School I dedicated a big chunk of my studies to learning about the Kala sequence. Kala meaning part perhaps lunar perfume or flower. Each Kala corresponds to a different phase of the moon and a different body part. It didn't take long for the concept of 'Lunar Perfume' to evolve to a whole new way of working with the Kala sequence. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>In the second part of the book I deal with the Eight Witches Sabbaths of the Ritual Year and how they resonate with the </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Eight Magics</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> and the corresponding colours and scented essences.</span></p><p><br></p>