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Q U O T A T I O N S O F V A L U E
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		Spiritual Nutrition & the Rainbow Diet - by Gabriel Cousens, MD
"The color and arrangement of food creates certain mental and physiological readiness. For example, depending on what foods are displayed, the content and concentration of our saliva changes. This is further augmented by our conscious responses to the aroma and taste of food. Depending on what qualities of food we need, we become consciously and unconsciously drawn to the tastes, smells, and colors of the different foods."

		The Re-Enchantment of Everyday Life - By Thomas Moore
"The ancient Greeks were the first to divide the human senses into the five categories of touch, sight, hearing, taste, and smell. The sixth sense has not been named officially, but it might be accurate to call it the pheremone sense: a system of chemical communication that processes those airborne molecules that facilitate subconscious communication between people."

A R O M A T H E R A P Y A R T I C L E
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		Aromatherapy: A Lifetime Guide to Healing With Essential Oils - by Valerie Cooksley
Good all around overage and methods for use, lots of therapeutic methods for skin, moods, emotions, respiratory and other body systems. Probably the best essential oil reference guide (listed in the back of the book).

		Aromatherapy: An Illustrated Guide - by Clare Walters
One of the best introductory books, includes pages of color photos of the plant parts used in the oil extraction process for 36 popular oils. Also includes good sections on massage, how to make your own soap, and skin cream, but limited sections on therapeutic uses, or properties.

		Aromatherapy for Healing the Spirit: Restoring Emotional and Mental Balance with Essential Oils - by Gabriel Mojay
Follows the Chinese 5 element theories as well as yin/yang. Excellent Materia Aromatica of 40 oils Blends and methods for restoring emotional balance. Well illustrated.

		The Art of Aromatherapy: The Healing and Beautifying Properties of the Essential Oils of Flowers and Herbs - by Robert B. Tisserand
Well documented massage techniques, and detailed background on odor intensity, evaporation rate, etc. Very well done therapeutic index and cross-reference of properties of oils.

		Encyclopedia of Aromatherapy - by Christine Wildwood
Perhaps the best book here, covers all aspects of aroma- therapy, an excellent pictorial section on massage techniques, aromatherapy for pets, babies, and medical coverage of all aspects of the human body, skin, circulatory system, muscular, respiratory, nervous, reproductive and some coverage of spiritual aspects. Lacking a cross-index of therapeutic or oil properties, but lists all oils, their extraction method, oil types, cautions, price, and list of other potential oils for blending.

		The Fragrant Heavens - by Valerie Ann Worwood
Delves into the spiritual dimension of the fragrance. Excellent listings of methods of use, and our multi- dimensional bodies, listing of top, middle and base notes, the chakras and emotional muscular sites on the body. Detailed spiritual profiles of all the essential oils. Rudolph Steiner stated that 'Matter is the most spiritual in the perfume of the plant.'

		The Fragrant Mind : Aromatherapy for Personality, Mind, Mood, and Emotion - by Valerie Ann Worwood
The definitive reference on aromatherapy and how it affects the mind and personality. Specific blends for emotional healing, addiction problems, creativity, and anything else you can think of. Well done section on how to make blends, including illustrations.

		The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils : The Complete Guide to the Use of Oils in Aromatherapy and Herbalism - by Julia Lawless
An excellent reference source for all of the oils (over 150) includes their extraction method, uses, aromatherapy uses, and distribution - lots of illustrations and photos. The most comprehensive book listed here.

		The Power of Aroma : Using Essential Oils for Health and Healing - by Joanne Rippin
Great pictorial book that goes into detail on massage for all ages, babies through the elderly. Includes a useful chart for common ailments, and many pictures of plants, therapies and treatments that can be used. Personal care, hair care is also covered well.

		The Secrets of Aromatherapy - by Jennie Harding
Great little book that outlines properties and uses, but most notably a fantastic section on massage blends and how to make them, how long they will keep, etc. Also includes case studies of aromatherapy treatments.

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