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Creating Balance Through Harmonics

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Ancient Art of Perfumery

 

All things in this creation exist within you, and all things in you exist within creation; there is no border between you and the closest things, and there is no distance between you and the farthest things, and all things, from the lowest to the loftiest, from the smallest to the greatest, are within you as equal things. In one atom are found all the elements of the earth; in one motion of the mind are found the motions of all laws of existence; in one drop of water are found the secrets of all the endless oceans; in one aspect of you are found all the aspects of existence.

-- Kahlil Gibran

The best phrase to explain the use of natural fragrances through The Ancient Art of Perfumery is:

"At Pleasure"

The scents can be used without restriction of any kind apart from that of one's own pleasure. They can be used at anytime just like a perfume that is worn or sprayed around in your daily life spaces. In fact, The Ancient Art of Perfumery is the only form of aromatherapy than can justly be defined as "the therapy of pleasure".

The Jewish mystical texts teach us that all of the senses give pleasure to the body, except the sense of smell . . . that gives pleasure to the soul!

Here at Nature's Island we delight in creating custom blends for beauty, health and harmony. Using the world's finest pure Egyptian, Moroccan, Sufi, and Ayurvedic Oils and the purest essential oils from around the globe, our custom blends are created just for you . . . to balance and enhance . . . the uniqueness of YOU!

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Last Updated on Monday, 26 July 2010 06:47
 
The Journey of an Earth Keeper PDF Print E-mail

This is the story of "The Journey of an Earth Keeper"...the story of creation of a very personal blend of "plant spirits" and their lively scents to take a dear friend deep into the journey of his life...where he has been...where he is in this moment...and where he has yet to go. Jeff, thank you for allowing me to share this very personal journey with all who are seeking and find us here at Nature's Island. I am well and truly blessed by your friendship and deeply honored to have been able to dance with the plant spirits to bring this very special blend of love to you!

Jackie

 

Helloooooo! my friend, are you ready for a journey into a world both ancient and new...a world so fiercely beautiful that man throughout the ages has tried every way possible to attain enlightenment -- always with the idea that one must strive only for the spiritual and leave the "body" behind....but they've missed the point...we are spiritual beings who are smack dab in the midst of having a human experience and the key to nirvana lies in the passion and the joy of balancing the two into one big beautiful journey.

and so, may I present...the essence of You!

The Journey of an Earth Keeper

Sweet Amber, warmly earthy, exotic amber floating onto the North African shore to be gathered there by the local fishermen. Amber...beauty of the ages...fossilized resin – the storyteller of the tree people of long long ago – shining on through your warm and living light...comparable only to the best organic honey. So sweet, so smooth...one wonders...was it Mandarin that so inspired the bees to create the honey infused with the living light of joy? As I savor the beauty my mind takes me to another space in time and I hear plaintive singing off in the distance...”Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme”...and I know it is a song of love, protection and purification...Love of Love, Love of Life and Beauty without measure. and deeper still to the gift of the Magi to the Christ Child so long ago. Myrrh, so smooth, so deep and illusively smokey, I breathe your essence deep into my being – only slightly aware of you building the bridge between Heaven and Earth – encouraging my soul’s dreams and visions to find a channel for their earthly expression. To Know the joy of intimate communion...to rise from the heat of just a momentary glimpse of divine union, Sandalwood so etherically sweet, clarifies the beauty...stills the mind...and evokes the spirit of Earth Magic at its most sensual state...yet remains so deeply tranquil...quieting my mind... refreshing my overheated body, Sandalwood reconnects me to my primordial sense of being...preparing the way into the chambers of divine love as Lotus – the twin flame of Oud. Lotus, the feminine essence of God ... opens my heart, beckoning my mind into the stillness of unfoldment as she sensually dances the dance of Love...enticing...inviting...her twin flame, Oud to come dance with her...and as he enters the dance...the entertwining of his absolute masculine with her undeniable feminine...I see God in this dance of creation and I begin to breathe in the wild Musky fire of the moment and I Know that this is what it felt like as God created the world... as I burst into that space of a billion sparkling colors – Rosewood reaches out and brings me back into the earthy, physical joy of such divine union and Sambac, the Queen of the Night – her essence flowing from the starry flowers picked at dawn when her scent is most potent – comes to take me deep into the beauty of the moment.

“Remember” she whispers, “Remember”

... for she knows that it is all so very elusive and even I cannot follow her into the daylight hours as she dances me into the arms of Benzoin who’s scent is so rich, so deeply comforting – softening my mind’s sharp edges, gently grounding my awareness that has suddenly been abstracted by troubled thoughts – ahh Benzoin who comes to reassure that all is real and passion is indeed a spiritual journey as Neroli, delightful blossom of the Orange tree and bringer of Sunshine and warm kisses both sensual and full of light – restablishes the links to reconnect my body and my spirit into the harmony of life.


Jeff,

This blend of the harmonies of Earth Magic...and ultimately the harmonies of you...brings about an opportunity to rebel against the “old” paradigms and put Truth into order. There is a plan to use this destiny force...bringing justice to ALL planetary life. It is a time of fresh ideas, releasing the old for a renewal and transformation into the new order of things. Unity and oneness with life and complete integration of consciousness are necessary to bring this about.

Jackie

Last Updated on Monday, 05 July 2010 16:07
 
The Journey Continues PDF Print E-mail

. . . on the day I was to create this perfumed essence . . . as you will see as you read the letter I sent to Jeff on the day of its creation.

 

 

Curious...yep, that’s definitely what I are...curious...and as they say...curiosity killed the cat....But...satisfaction brought it back again....and this wonderful exchange has been truly remarkably delightful....and I thank you for answering my query sent out over cyberspace...as I called your name and let the wind carry my cry of curious seeking to just exactly the moment in space and time when it would be right for you to answer...”oh hell yes...I am here!”


pilomaya aloh...my friend...with great thanks for answering my call. ;o)
Jackie

Out into the night

under starlit skies

and slivered moon

we danced to spirits’s song

and tales were told

of days to come

stories passed down

from the old ones, they say

of the time

of the Earthkeeper’s Journey

 

But wait! came the cry

carried on the wind

We must wait till morning

for This Journey to begin

early, before the break of day

So...early it is on this sacred day of Love

as crow, the keeper of the sacred laws

and knower of the “unknowable” mysteries of creation

calls for the world to awaken

adding his wisdom as the first drop of Amber falls

into the essence of the journey to come

as the spirit of joy prepared to join

owl – knower of what is hidden

gave one last hoot in blessing

for Earthkeeper

and as the light

began to split the sky

Hawk, the messenger circled round

joining in as Parsley – the protector

danced the way of the warrior

calling out to Myrrh to brighten the way

As Eagle, our connection with the Divine

gave his plaintive call

to let this journey begin....

the sky began to lighten

into the bright colors of dawn

as Sandalwood joined the dance

the Squirrels came to add

the balance of gathering and giving

Mother Earth sent blessings

as the spirit of Lotus

joined with her partner Oud

and in their swirl of musky heat

they dance the passion of the journey

into Earthkeeper’s heart

and the sky brightens

in hues of orange and gold

as the Sandhill Cranes

gather round

just as Rosewood steps in

and Sunlight hits the ground

and as the darkness fades away

Sambac joins the dance

to guide Earthkeeper’s way

as the great Oaks stretch their arms in the breeze

they call to Benzoin to anchor

their wisdom and their strength

as Neroli kisses the earth with full Sunshine to light Earthkeeper’s way

 

and this, my curious friend, is exactly how this journey begins....it is exactly as it happened this fine morning...let the journey begin!

 

Jeff,

You ask how I know to do this or that....and try as I might...all I can say is “How do you explain the unexplainable...you just have to experience it!” In truth, the oils will speak to you...softly at first...but they will show you what they do and where you will feel them most...Most of the language they speak is multi-dimensional....not so much in words...but through touch, feel, scent...and sometimes sound, color...so in my many years of curious seeking I began to put this piece of information together with that piece...much of it very ancient or esoteric in nature and have come up with a simplified way to understand a greater field of what they have to say.

It starts with “in the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God...” Skip to the next idea --  that to know the true name of something/someone is to know their power...step that down to the idea of your birth name may be Jeffrey....but the name you are known by is Jeff...so Jeff is the harmony – the energy – that you are recognized or “known” by. So..in a simplified manner let’s say there is an oil we call Lavender...that is the name that it is known by except for scientists who would most likely refer to it by it’s latin name. But out here in the world it’s powers are known by Lavender. So...suppose I want to make a blend using Lavender...where do I start...how much or how little? Now comes the next piece of esoteric information...the idea of Numerology...but not as it’s usually done today based on Pythagorean number sequences....but based in the ancient Chaldean system which is closely tied to these esoteric teachings...and the harmonies of the universe. Now take this a step further and there is a tie between the numbers as figured by Chaldean numerology and music....more specifically the keys on a piano. Keep in mind that in Perfumery....the various perfumers talk about notes....base notes, middle notes, high notes...in the way you smell or experience this perfume or that one....but those notes are actually the “oils” they use to create that blend...or that perfume....then they go an muck it up by adding about 80% alcohol which makes volume but totally messes with the true scent.

Have I lost you yet? I asked you for your birthday....the day you were born...14...is the one thing that stays constant your entire life. Months change, years change, the variations of your name changes....but 14 is, in truth, your core harmony...to create a blend for you, I just took a collection of all of the oils that resonate with your harmony...whose “names” are numerological notes of 5, 14, 23, 32, 41, 50....then I sat them all out on the table in front of me and asked them all who wanted to dance with you...and they began to tell me the story of the dance as I related it to you.

How to decide on the number of drops....I look at their core number and the variations that it will reduce down to and, just like composing music, figure out which one’s will play the base notes, which will be the middle notes and which will sing the high notes... and just to be sure that I have understood exactly what it is to “sound/smell” like...on those that could go high or low....take a pendulum out and douse the correct harmony...once the whole of the song is written...douse it once again to make sure there is nothing missing...and we’re off to make beautiful music together!

Now...my thought was to create this symphony of 14 energy on the 14th...however, because there is some “important” something that you are going to need to do along this journey, the plant and earth spirits all told me no...we must do this at daybreak on the morning of the 15....which is a harmony of love, money, magic, and miracles but take it further 10/15/2009 this becomes 10 + 15 + 11 = 36 which is an even higher harmony of love, money, magic and miracles which also brings in balance of Personal Love with Universal Love – a balance of Material World with Spiritual World....Intuitive Creative Service - Brotherhood....important balancing factors for one who is an Earthkeeper....

Hand to Heart my Friend . . .May You Walk In Beauty
Jackie

 

Last Updated on Monday, 05 July 2010 16:28