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October 27, 20214Comments

Saving Spikenard: The Sustainability Struggle

Some might say that the words sustainable and essential oil can never be in the same sentence. Essential oils have dynamic health benefits, however, they’re also resource-intensive products. Hundreds to

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Aromatic History & Lore

Bio-Regional Aromatic Medicine

Plant Profiles

January 25, 20210Comments

The Medicine & Magic of Pine

Article written by Evan SylliaasenFor ages, humans across the Earth have maintained a special and magical relationship with evergreen trees of all kinds. The multifaceted wisdom in their growth patterns,

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Aromatic History & Lore

Plant Profiles

March 10, 20200Comments

Copal Plant Profile – Ancient Incense & Mystical Medicine

Copal, it's one of the most well-known and oldest names in the world of incense. If you're into incense, surely you've heard of it and likely have burned some before.

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Aromatic Recipes

Bio-Regional Aromatic Medicine

Herbal Medicine

Plant Profiles

Topical Medicine

March 3, 20201Comments

Making Poplar Bud Medicine: Harvesting, Infusions, & Salves

As I write this, the snow in the foothills of the Pacific Northwest has vanished, signs of life begin to sprout from the earth, the first blossoms of the year

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Plant Profiles

Sustainability

November 25, 20190Comments

A Distress Call from the Sacred White Sage Plant

Oftentimes when trends spread like wildfire around the world, there is great deal of misinformation, or lack of understanding around them. Unfortunately, many trends these days include the use of

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Aromatic History & Lore

Plant Profiles

August 26, 20190Comments

Myrrh Plant Profile – The Sacred Bitter Medicine of Antiquity

Have you ever noticed how Frankincense and Myrrh are commonly mentioned together by herbalists and incense connoisseurs, yet Frankincense somehow receives all the attention in the media and medical journals these days? Why

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Aromatic History & Lore

Plant Profiles

Ritual

Topical Medicine

January 1, 20190Comments

Balm of Gilead, Comfort for the Soul

Considered to be among the most sacred of herbs throughout many ancient Eastern cultures, the renown Balm of Gilead was once used in various forms of holy incense and anointing

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Aromatherapy

Aromatic History & Lore

Ayurveda

Plant Profiles

Sustainability

January 23, 20180Comments

The Ancient Divinity and Healing of Sandalwood

One of the most widely used metaphysical plants of the world is the renowned Sandalwood tree. The use of this sacred tree in spirituality and ritual dates back thousands of

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Aromatherapy

Aromatic History & Lore

Incense as Medicine

Plant Profiles

Sustainability

September 11, 20170Comments

Palo Santo – Holy Wood

Palo Santo (Holy Wood) has been used throughout Central America and many northern territories of South America for thousands of years for purification and cleansing of the physical, energetic, and

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Aromatherapy

Aromatic History & Lore

Incense as Medicine

Plant Profiles

Sustainability

May 13, 201741Comments

Frankincense – Divine Communion

Frankincense: the name echoes throughout the fragrant histories of the world as a champion of aromatics. One of the most popular incense materials of the ages, it has nourished many

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