Getting through the holidays once a key family member has made their transition is one of the hardest things we humans will ever have to do. Can you imagine getting through a Thanksgiving dinner without your mother who used to set it out with a delicious meal every year? Missing all of the love she put into her food and arguing with your siblings about who will host dinner from now on and who makes the best collard greens and mashed potatoes.
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The use of fragrance goes back to the ancient times. For thousands of years, humans have used oils, incense, and extracts to set a mood for events, or to scent their bodies. In those days natural substances like herbs, leaves, flowers, roots, woods, and animal secretions were harvested for their aromas. These same natural materials are still available today, but thanks to modern science and industrial technologies we also have an array of synthetic fragrances to choose from as well. So, which is better? Whether you choose to use naturally derived or commercial synthetic fragrances to scent your body and home, you will have some safety issues to consider; there are benefits to using both essential oils and synthetic fragrances, but they are both hold some potential dangers. Let’s explore both as you consider whether natural or synthetic fragrance is best for you and your family.
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Throughout history salt has been considered a precious commodity due to its ability to preserve food. Being able to stop food from spoiling had a tremendous impact on society. To preserve organic matter, means to disallow or delay mold, fungi, or bacteria from growing and consuming that matter (food). In a manner of speaking, we could say that salt staves off impurities. What a substance can do in the physical world, it can also do in the energetic world (as above, so below), so salt also staves off energetic impurities as well. Therefore, it is one of the best ways to cleanse the spiritual body from negative energy.
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