On {{{8-8-8}}} at a farewell hula party for some dear friends moving to Hawaii we met a super interesting fellow. Turns out he is a local beekeeper. Greg asked him what he thought was happening to our honey bees. To our surprised he informed us that th…

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It is Lavender season, many festivals in honor of this universally healing herb take place at this time of year. The word lavender comes from the Latin “Lavare” meaning to wash. The herb has a very rich presence in literature and is used widely in medi…

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I am a lover of all things synchronisitc and when it occurs I pay attention. Last week I taught my bi-annual introduction to Aromatherapy class. One of the students begged to whiff distilled essence of carrot seed. I joyfully obliged, for it is a good…

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The perfumes I create are made with actual plant material, sometimes tinctured or infused, and essences obtained from nature in the guise of essential oils. The natural or botanical perfumer has a vast palette to work with in creating their artwork, le…

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History on eau de Cologne is quite varied and difficult to pin down exactly where the word and formula came from. It appears the term eau de Cologne was coined by French soldiers stationed in the city of Köln, Germany. History tells us the first EDC w…

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Who would have thought that pumpkin pancakes would work in perfect combination with lentils. This morning I made pumpkin pancakes for the family. (A few of them for Eve and I had chocolate chips.) Greg decided we needed more protein, thus the lentils c…

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I have finished the initial base chord, it took me awhile to decide exactly which Patchouli and which Vetiver to integrate with the other members of this temporal ensemble. In the end I choose an Indonesian Patchouli with a lovely floral aspect to it. …

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“I choose notes with a cool quality for the “wet, dark” earth aspect from which the fragrance will be built upon, such as: Mitti Attar, Patchouli, and Vetiver. I see the base as a dark leather chord in juxtaposition to the bright floral heart. I add a …

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Mis-information is currently being circulated by the big media conglomerates in regards to Lavender and the benefits of Essential Oils. It makes me think the the large pharmaceutical cartels, who own many media companies, have launched this attack.Fort…

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“You are an alchemist; make gold of that.” - William ShakespeareAlchemy in the Casitas PassMarch 29, 2008Alchemy is often associated with the art of botanical perfume due the transformation of physical matter through the process of distillation. …

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“O my Luve’s like a red, red rose, That’s newly sprung in June; O my Luve’s like the melodie That’s sweetly pla’d in tune.-” ~ A snippet from “A Red, Red Rose” by Robert BurnsAs with just about every holiday the roots of Valentines day go very deep int…

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Let us praise “Leaves” today, for they are a crucial component of our survival on Spaceship Planet Earth. Daily we exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide with these lateral outgrowths which come in all shapes and colors.Leaves are one of the categories…

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Happy Nirvana Day!”To cease blowing” is a close translation for this Sanskrit word Nirvana, used in the Buddhist and Jain philosophical/spiritual traditions. Nirvana, also referred to as Nibanna, is defined a bliss filled state of consciousness devoid …

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Stress levels seem to be on the rise. Primarily due to over extension of our many selves. I’d like to suggest taking an aromatic break with pure essential oils. Essential oils have the dual purpose of lovely aromatic components which contain documented…

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LIP?BALM(Adapted from The Correspondence Course by Jade Shutes)Base ingredients: 1 oz Beeswax 1 1/2 cup Carrier oil (Almond, Apricot Kernel and/or Olive - 1/2 cup of each is good.) 40 drops total Essential Oil per tube (The consistency of the…

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“Morphology can be defined as the form and structure of an organism or any of its parts. In a basic morphological approach we shall begin to look at essential oils based upon the different parts of structures of plants in which they are derived.” 1 Es…

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From Leomardo’s “Book of the Waters”(Manuscript A, 55V.)”Man is said to be the mirror world by the ancients and this is surely well reckoned, in as much as man is made of earth, water, fire and air. His body is the bone as a support and armour for the …

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Lisa Camasi, of the Botanical Perfume Yahoo Group, has challenged all of us on the list. She is encouraging us to consider options to the cultural mind set of consumption on the day after Thanksgiving. Here is a list of her ideas:1. Instead of consumin…

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“Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble.” Macbeth Quote (Act IV, Scene I).Samhain, meaning summers end, is the last of the eight seasonal celebrations. It is a time when the veils between the worlds are at their thinnest …

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“Some perfumers are as fragrant an an infant’s flesh,sweet as an oboe’s cry, and greener than the spring.” ~ BaudelaireIn the art forms of visual, musical and aromatic art there are many parallel universes. Today lets look at the relationship of color …

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