Candice CovingtonFloral Absolutes
Aromatic Healing for the Physical, Emotional, and Energy Body
Candice Covington is a certified aromatherapist, massage therapist, healing arts master, and energy worker. A former aromatherapist for the Chopra Center, she is the founder of Divine Archetypes, an essential oil and flower essence company, and the author of Essential Oils in Spiritual Practice. She lives on a farmette in Oregon City, Oregon.
Foreword by Elizabeth Ashley
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Meeting Nature in Story
PART 1
The Profiles
Energetic Signatures of Nature’s Gifts
1 Absolutes
Solvent-Extracted Concentrated Plant Extracts
2 Essential Oils
Steam-Distilled or Expressed Plant Extracts
3 Fixed Oils
The Carriers for Blending
4 Other Tantalizing Tidbits
Macerated Oils, Milk Baths, Plant Butters,
and Unrefined Salts
PART 2
The Body Ecstatic
Exploring the Body’s Energetic Patterns
5 Our Body as Expressed in the Elements
Earth, Water, Fire, Air, Ether
6 The Chakras
The Seven Centers of Spiritual Power
7 Symbolic Anatomy
The Body as Story
PART 3
The Blends
Recipes, Prompts, and Inspiration
8 Alchemical Creations
Blending Story, Art, and Sensations
9 Butter, Scrub, and Oil Recipes
Waking Up Archetypal Stories Within
Appendix Practices for Growth, Heart
Opening, and Deep Purification
Resources
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
