The olfactory sense is designed to register the range of emanations that are components in our natural environment. These possess attendant properties that are either coarse and unattractive and can alert us to danger, or are of the positive, refined and attractive end of the spectrum, providing us with sensory enjoyment.

In our modern lifestyle we are not constantly surrounded by natural life in our environment and the myriad of complex emanations that issue from man-made material around us is apt to dominate the subtler and beautiful perfumes and aromas found in nature’s wilderness, gardens and forests. This is to our disadvantage. When deprived of the pure scents of flowers and plant life, our health of both body and mind suffers.

Whereas the ideal would seem to be to balance our lives by walking in the outdoors, roaming in bushland and forests, most of us have little time to devote to these pleasures and it is reasonable to bring Nature’s aromas to us as an alternative. This can be done by means of pure and adulterated essential oils that offer us exquisite concentrates. All we have to do is to consciously inhale them!

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We have traditions that relate to the sights, the colours, the sounds and the symbols of this sacred season of Christmas and the birth of Christ. All these traditional practices that appeal to us are retained in some degree, whether it is the ornamented fir tree, the nativity symbols, the star of Bethlehem, the candles, the carols, and of course the feasting. Apart from church attendance, we can find ways to increase our pleasure and add the special Christmas scents and sounds by injecting frank

In the growing science of osmics and the healing profession of aromatherapy there is continual expansion of knowledge of the curative powers of essential oils. These applications relate to both physical symptoms as well as mental disturbances. The information here applies to 2000 and is yet to be updated. It will be of general interest to those working with aromatic substances.

As certain artificially produced scents can be harmful when inhaled, they are not recommended for use in either aromatherapy or for meditation. Only essential oils, resins or other plant material is safe to use in aiding meditation.

Agreeable aromas induce deeper, slower inhalations which benefit the nervous system directly through relaxing the solar plexus, and reduce nervous tension. Offensive odours inhibit the depth and rate of breathing.

There are an estimated 80,000 plant species in the world. However, pleasantly perfumed plants are rare. Only about one tenth of the known species are suitable for providing us with the aromatic resins and essential oil required in the production of perfumes.

Scented gardens are a delight and encourage vitality through the stimulus to inhale deeply.

In beginning to build up a range of pure natural essential oils at home there are some useful ones to purchase as a basis, as they have health value, many practical applications and all people find their scents are delightful to inhale.

When using essential oils as remedies for personal health reasons, we must be guided by the science of Osmics as well as being sensitive to our own responses to a perfume. In addition to some oils being sedative and others more stimulating, each has a specific chemical make-up and offers unique properties in healing.

The subtle nature of perfume is beginning to be appreciated through the science of Osmics. Aromatherapy is now a common therapeutic option and is included as one of the modalities used in natural therapies and entering tentative application in orthodox medical science and psychology.