Candice Covington - Essential Oils in Spiritual Practice: Working with the Chakras, Divine Archetypes, and the Five Great Elements

To the vast wonders above, below, and all spaces in between

Essential Oils
in
Spiritual Practice

Before formal analytic analysis, before formal scientific methods, peopleasked questions about reality and focused on observations of the world andon subjective experience. Theories of outer and inner reality were a part ofevery culture and every spiritual tradition. From the perspective of contemporaryWestern science, many of these systems are hard to understand andintegrate with our worldview. In particular, systems that use and incorporatesubjective experience may seem intuitively powerful, yet they remaindifficult to integrate into our sense of reality and are therefore difficultto believe. Candice Covington does a brilliant job of explaining Vedicunderstanding and the five elements and integrating this worldview withcontemporary archetypal psychology and contemporary scientific thinking.This is a good and powerful read. Challenge yourself and enjoy.

CHRISTINE G. GLENN, PSY.D., CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST IN PORTLAND, OREGON

An exceptionally talented woman, whose words are as beautiful as the aromasshe creates, Candice Covington has now created a must-have book foranyone interested in spirituality, ayurveda, and the subtle use of essentialoils. Profound and engaging, this book is a worthy and important additionto any aromatic library.

SHELLIE ENTEEN, R.A., L.M.B.T., WRITER, AROMATHERAPIST, AND WORKSHOP TEACHER

I was so excited to read this book! Weaving wisdom traditions with contemporaryscience, depth psychology, and personal dreams, Candice offersa bold vision and a wealth of practical applications for working with essentialoils and vibrational remedies. In her exploration of Lilith and Snake aspotently creative shadow archetypes, she does not shy away from namingthe importance of consciously embracing the primordial depths to facilitatelasting change. If you want to understand how transformation and deephealing actually work, this book is a must-read!

ANDREA MATHIESON, CREATOR OF THE RAVEN ESSENCE PROJECT AND EARTHSONG MYSTERIES

The five elemental yantras; sacred geometry of the tattvas

Acknowledgments

To all of my friends and loved ones who held my hand and encouraged me along the way, deep thanks. I would like to give special thanks to Nancy Thurston, who opened up condo 18 as a hallowed creative space and was endlessly encouraging and such a dear friend; to Ra., who spent countless hours talking theory with me as I fleshed out ideas, and for being a true friend through and through; to Denise P. for her sweet support and love; to Charles Daniels for getting me started and Charlie Shapiro for all his help and keen insight; to Dr. Glenn for sharing her wisdom and kindness; to the Cook family for opening their hearts and homes to me, in particular my dear Curtis; to my Chopra family, especially Shey Shey, Moni j., and Bunny Kelie, for creating a fertile, supportive space for me to grow, learn, and love in; to Dr. Sheila Patel for writing such a beautiful foreword and for carving out a niche for me to bring my theories to life and making it possible for me to practice them in such a rarefied place; and to Jamaica and Nancy, the sweetest, most patient editors on earth, who helped me more than I can say.

Foreword

It is well established that who we really are is not only the physical molecules that make up our body but also the energy that suffuses our being and expresses itself through our thoughts and feelings. Ultimately, we are the awareness of our physical sensations and thoughts. Studies in neuroscience have shown that we can influence our cells (and thus our physical body) by applying electromagnetic fields to the body and that our own body maintains subtle energy fields that can be influenced by our thoughts and intentions. An imbalance in any layer of our existence can cause disruption in the entire system. In other words, an imbalance in the subtle energy body can cause both emotional turbulence and physical illness. In my practice as a medical doctor, I have often come across situations where the solution did not lie at the level of biomolecules or matter. Before developing an understanding of ourselves as fields of energy and awareness, I had nothing to offer patients to further their healing if medications or medical procedures didnt work. In this book the author offers an approach to healing that addresses the subtle layer of who we are: a field of energy, one that can be influenced by the vibrational and energetic qualities of nature. She gives us the information and tools to address the root cause of our imbalances and maximize our healing abilities.

In the typical Western medical model we use a very Newtonian, mechanistic viewpoint of who we are, which is only an approximation of reality, and ultimately an illusion. This approach to healing does not give us access to the myriad healing modalities that influence the subtler nature of who we are. This is why I see so many patients who have been to doctor after doctor only to become more confused, and often more sick, in the end. A new paradigm of healing is emerging in which we can address our underlying energy fields, below our physical/cellular domain. As we shift from a material, Newtonian paradigm toward a more holistic viewpoint, we gain access to powerful forms of energetic healing.

In this book a gifted healer describes an ancient method of energy healing in a way that anyone can understand. She beautifully lays out the theory and rationale behind the use of essential oils, tattvas, and divine archetypes. This method does not directly address our physical body, as Western medicine does, but instead engages our subtle energy body. Healers have used this type of energy healing for millennia to remove obstructions that have gotten in the way of us experiencing our true, balanced nature. These time-tested methods provide us with a system of subtle energy medicine that can encourage deep healing and vibrant well-being.

When I first met Candice, I was familiar with the theories of our underlying nature of vibration and energy, but through her work with essential oils and tattvas, I was able to experience firsthand the power of our internal energies. Since experiencing this healing modality myself, I have begun offering it to my own patients, and I can see the transformation that happens when we begin to affect the deepest layers of who we are.

With extensive research, self-study, and personal experience, a gifted and knowledgeable alchemist gives readers a practical guide toward applying energetic healing through essential oils, tattvas, and divine archetypes to foster their own healing. If you are feeling stuck in your healing process, I encourage you to use this guide as a way to move toward your natural state of wholeness, health, and happiness.

SHEILA PATEL, M.D. MEDICAL DIRECTOR, CHOPRA CENTER FOR WELLBEING CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA