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Raindrop Messenger

The Raindrop Messenger is the official newsletter of CARE, The Center for Aromatherapy Research and Education.

In each issue of The Raindrop Messenger you will find articles and essays on a variety of topics related to health and longevity. Our hope is to be informative and, perhaps, inspiring to you for the benefit of your physical, mental, social, emotional, and spiritual life. The Raindrop Messenger is also a friendly way of keeping you abreast of CARE’s ongoing programs, activities and helpful books and videos.

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Evergreen Trees in Your Home Raindrop Messenger December 2024
Evergreen Trees in Your Home Raindrop Messenger December 2024

Raindrop Messenger

Evergreen Trees in Your Home

Evergreen Trees in Your Home Many people this time of year bring various types of evergreen trees inside their homes for the holidays. For me, I prefer a real tree as opposed to a fake one. This is partially because of the nostal…
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Relationship and Connection - Raindrop Messenger August 2024

Relationship and Connection

Relationship and Connection – One of the unique privileges of being human is the opportunity to make authentic connections and have meaningful relationships with others, the world around us, and with our Creator.
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Which Oil Should I Use for This - Raindrop Messenger - June 2024

Which Oil Should I Use?

Which Oil Should I Use? – There are several ways that we may try to find the answers. But what is the best approach to finding the right oil,
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10 Reasons to Learn Raindrop

10 Reasons to Learn Raindrop from a CARE Instructor

10 Reasons to Learn Raindrop from a CARE Instructor – When someone first has an interest in learning how to do Raindrop Technique, it may be difficult to navigate where to begin.
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Raindrop Messenger Archive

Lookin’ Out My Back Door - Raindrop Messenger April 2024

Lookin’ Out My Back Door

Lookin’ Out My Back Door – The notion that God provides us with a healing environment in our backyards will be much more evident to those that live closer to nature rather than in city and suburban areas, though His works can be found there as well.
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The Point of Power - The Raindrop Messenger March 2024

The Point of Power: Making Changes in the Here and Now

The Point of Power: Making Changes in the Here and Now – How do we make that emotional, mental, and spiritual shift? It all starts with a desire to do so. When that desire becomes strong enough, the way appears.
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A Rose by Any Other Name Raindrop Messenger February 2024 fd96e411

A Rose by Any Other Name

A Rose by Any Other Name When God creates the essential oils within the rose petals, there is something very special about that. God is love, and His act of creation is an act of love. Without God’s loving creative power within the roses, they are lifeless.
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Success or Failure in the New Year Raindrop Messenger January 2024 d547e7cd

Success or Failure in the New Year?

Why does it seem so difficult to make the changes that we want to make in life? Habits are important, and if we are to make the changes we desire it all starts with the little things we do every day.
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He Who Laughs… Lasts - Science and scripture back up the claim that laughing heals the body.

He Who Laughs… Lasts

He Who Laughs… Lasts – Laughter is good for you, and that’s no joke. We’ve all heard the adage that laughter is the best medicine. Science and scripture back up the claim that laughing heals the body.
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Developing Gratitude for All Around Success Raindrop Messenger November 2023 f1b460dd

Developing Gratitude for All Around Success

As Thanksgiving rolls around, many Americans turn their minds toward gratitude. Of course, you don’t have to live in the US to develop an attitude of thankfulness.
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The Dynamic Duo: Oregano and Thyme With winter quickly approaching, many of us look for ways to reinforce our amazing immune systems. Both oils are fantastic

Oregano and Thyme A Dynamic Duo

The Dynamic Duo: Oregano and Thyme With winter quickly approaching, many of us look for ways to reinforce our amazing immune systems. Both oils are fantastic
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CARE Summit 2023 at Highland Flats Tree Farm

CARE Summit 2023 at Highland Flats Tree Farm -September 2023

CARE Summit 2023 at Highland Flats Tree Farm – Every year CARE Instructors come together for our Annual CCI Summit so that we can refresh, learn, and grow.
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Lee's Departure - Volume 15, Number 1

Lee’s Departure – Volume 15, Number 1

Lee’s Departure – Volume 15, Number 1 – Lee’s funeral was planned and carried out entirely by her children, listed here in descending order by age: Jonathan, Lora Lee, Keith, Benjamin, Anthony.
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Our Volcanic Diamond Trip to Hawaii - Volume 14, Number 3

Our Volcanic Diamond Trip to Hawaii – Volume 14 Number 3

Our Volcanic Diamond Trip to Hawaii – Volume 14, Number 3 – We spent a wonderful week at a beautiful sea-side resort a few miles south of the Hawaii Airport on the western side of the island.
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The Story of Aroma Life

The Story of Aroma Life – Volume 14 Number 2

The Story of Aroma Life – Volume 14, Number 2 – Aroma Life is a blend of essential oils offered by Young Living, and I thought it would be interesting to tell how and why Aroma Life came to be formulated.
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From Branson to Taiwan - My Asian Odyssey - Volume 14, Number 1

From Branson to Taiwan – My Asian Odyssey – Volume 14, Number 1

From Branson to Taiwan – My Asian Odyssey – Volume 14, Number 1 – November 2015 Lee and I taught a 4-day CARE Intensive in Branson then on November 12 I flew to Japan for a two-week tour of five cities giving lectures on the Chemistry of Essential Oils
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In Case You Heard Any Rumors - Volume 13, Number 3

In Case You Heard Any Rumors – Volume 13, Number 3

In Case You Heard Any Rumors – Volume 13, Number 3 – As a Young Living Diamond Distributor, my loyalty to Young Living, and to Gary and Mary Young, is complete and without reservation.
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It's Spring & Allergy Season Again - Volume 13, Number 2

It’s Spring and Allergy Season Again – Volume 13, Number 2

It’s Spring and Allergy Season Again – Volume 13, Number 2 – Meteorologists are now alerting us to the presence of pollen in the air, which can cause a lot of misery for those who are sensitive to it.
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Overcoming Diabetes: An Amazing Ecuador Bonus - Volume 13, Number 1

Overcoming Diabetes: An Amazing Ecuador Bonus – Volume 13, Number 1

Overcoming Diabetes: An Amazing Ecuador Bonus – Volume 13, Number 1 – For the last year or so, I have been taking several natural products that keep my blood sugar down.
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The Challenge of Being #1 in the World - Volume 12, Number 3

The Challenge of Being #1 in the World – Volume 12, Number 3

The Challenge of Being #1 in the World – Volume 12, Number 3 – Exciting things happening to ensure that we can meet our current needs and position Young Living to sustain even more explosive growth.
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Lee's Successful Protocol for Breast Cancer, by David Stewart, PhD - Volume 12, Number 2

Lee’s Successful Protocol for Breast Cancer, by David Stewart, PhD – Volume 12, Number 2

Lee’s Successful Protocol for Breast Cancer, by David Stewart, PhD – Volume 12, Number 2 – What follows is the story of how she is overcoming it and will achieve a totally cancer-free state of health.
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An Effective Herbal Treatment for Cancer by Lee Stewart - Volume 12, Number 1

An Effective Herbal Treatment for Cancer by Lee Stewart – Volume 12, Number 1

An Effective Herbal Treatment for Cancer by Lee Stewart – Volume 12, Number 1 – Essiac tea is an herbal remedy for cancer known to a Native American Tribe in Northern Ontario, Canada.
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Are Chakras New Age?, by David Stewart, PhD - Volume 11, Number 4

Are Chakras New Age?, by David Stewart, PhD – Volume 11, Number 4

Are Chakras New Age?, by David Stewart, PhD – Volume 11, Number 4 – Mentioned in both the Old and New Testaments of the Bible. Chakras are not New Age. They are Old Age being rediscovered.
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Harmonies, Melodies & Symphonies with Essential Oils - Volume 11, Number 3

Harmonies Melodies and Symphonies with Essential Oils – Volume 11, Number 3

Harmonies, Melodies & Symphonies with Essential Oils – Volume 11, Number 3 – Which is best To apply oils sequentially one at a time in layers Or to mix and apply them all at once as blends?
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How I Survived a Black Widow Bite with Prayer and Oils - Volume 11, Number 2

How I Survived a Black Widow Bite with Prayer and Oils – Volume 11, Number 2

How I Survived a Black Widow Bite with Prayer and Oils – Volume 11, Number 2 – There was no scarring or visible evidence that his arm had been bitten by a deadly spider followed by gross swelling and incrustation with dead and dying tissue only weeks before.
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We Don't Sell - Volume 11, Number 1

We Don’t Sell – Volume 11, Number 1

We Don’t Sell – Volume 11, Number 1 – You are actually suggesting a “change in life style” by mentioning essential oils and what they can do for one.
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Love Is A Choice - Volume 10, Number 4

Love Is A Choice – Volume 10, Number 4

Love Is A Choice – Volume 10, Number 4 – It is a decision. It is an action, not a reaction. Real love is a choice and a decision initiated and controlled by you, the lover, and not a response to the actions of the other person.
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Overcoming Lyme Disease with Essential Oils - Volume 10, Number 3

Overcoming Lyme Disease with Essential Oils – Volume 10, Number 3

Overcoming Lyme Disease with Essential Oils – Volume 10, Number 3 – Chances are, you know someone who has Lyme Disease.
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A Prophecy Whose Time Has Come - Volume 10, Number 2

A Prophecy Whose Time Has Come – Volume 10, Number 2

A Prophecy Whose Time Has Come – Volume 10, Number 2 – Modern Medicine is based on a flawed paradigm employing pharmaceuticals of only transient value.
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Care for Your Gut and Your Gut Will Care For You - Volume 10, Number 1

Care for Your Gut and Your Gut Will Care For You – Volume 10, Number 1

Care for Your Gut and Your Gut Will Care For You – Volume 10, Number 1 – Young Living’s DiGize Oil Blend and some of its many benefits for regular or daily use.
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Why Doesn't Young Living Sell Birch Oil? - Volume 9, Number 5

Why Doesn’t Young Living Sell Birch Oil? – Volume 9, Number 5

Why Doesn’t Young Living Sell Birch Oil? – Volume 9, Number 5 – If Young Living cannot find a reliable source of therapeutic grade oil of a given species, rather than sell an inferior grade, they won’t carry that species at all.
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Anyone Can Claim Their Oils to Be Therapeutic Grade - Volume 9, Number 4

Anyone Can Claim Their Oils to Be Therapeutic Grade – Volume 9, Number 4

Anyone Can Claim Their Oils to Be Therapeutic Grade – Volume 9, Number 4 – But Only Young Living Can Claim Young Living Therapeutic Grade™ by David Stewart, PhD.
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Scar-B-Gone Recipe by Nancy Sanderson - Volume 9, Number 3

Scar-B-Gone Recipe by Nancy Sanderson – Volume 9, Number 3

Scar-B-Gone Recipe by Nancy Sanderson – Volume 9, Number 3 – Here is a formula that I made up and it has done wonders for scars. Read the testimonies below of those who have used it.
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Growing Into Diamond By David Stewart - Volume 9, Number 2

Growing Into Diamond By David Stewart – Volume 9, Number 2

Growing Into Diamond By David Stewart – Volume 9, Number 2 – Diamond is a highly coveted rank in Young Living. Only Crown Diamond is higher. Young Living Diamonds make a lot of money, and that income is for a lifetime that can even be passed on to their children.
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Can Oils & Drugs be Used Safely at the Same Time? - Volume 9, Number 1

Can Oils & Drugs be Used Safely at the Same Time? – Volume 9, Number 1

Can Oils & Drugs be Used Safely at the Same Time? – Volume 9, Number 1 – A common question that I receive is whether or not essential oils can interfere or have adverse reactions with a prescription drug.
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The Case for Thieves vs. Windex™ - Volume 8, Number 6

The Case for Thieves vs. Windex™ – Volume 8, Number 6

The Case for Thieves vs. Windex™ – Volume 8, Number 6 – Nobody would dream of spraying food with Windex, but they do spray various surfaces in their home with it.
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How God Protected the Israelites from Disease - Volume 8, Number 5

How God Protected the Israelites from Disease – Volume 8, Number 5

How God Protected the Israelites from Disease – Volume 8, Number 5 – The 30th Chapter of Exodus discribes God-given formulas for a Holy Anointing Oil and a Holy Incense composed of essential oils and resins.
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Biblical Remedies for House Mold and Ailments of the Skin - Volume 8, Number 4

Biblical Remedies for House Mold and Ailments of the Skin – Volume 8, Number 4

Biblical Remedies for House Mold and Ailments of the Skin – Volume 8, Number 4 – The fourteenth chapter of Leviticus describes a blend of essential oils composed of 50% cedarwood and 50% hyssop.
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HEALING: GOD'S FORGOTTEN GIFT By Dr. David Stewart - Volume 8, Number 3

HEALING: GOD’S FORGOTTEN GIFT By Dr. David Stewart – Volume 8, Number 3

HEALING: GOD’S FORGOTTEN GIFT By Dr. David Stewart – Volume 8, Number 3 – This publication is meant to bring back to the 21st century the healing mission as practiced by Jesus, his disciples, and the early church.
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All You Need is Love, by D. Gary Young - Volume 8, Number 2

All You Need is Love, by D. Gary Young – Volume 8, Number 2

All You Need is Love, by D. Gary Young – Volume 8, Number 2 – I feel very strongly that the biggest problem we face today is a lack of love.
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Are Essential Oils a Cure for Monster Bacteria like MRSA? - Volume 8, Number 1

Are Essential Oils a Cure for Monster Bacteria like MRSA? – Volume 8, Number 1

Are Essential Oils a Cure for Monster Bacteria like MRSA? – Volume 8, Number 1 – The most likely means to combat MRSA is essential oils, which are among the most versatile and effective antimicrobial agents known.
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Intuitive Decision Making With Applications in Aromatherapy - Volume 7, Number 6

Intuitive Decision Making With Applications in Aromatherapy – Volume 7, Number 6

Intuitive Decision Making With Applications in Aromatherapy – Volume 7, Number 6 – When our intuitions are working, we can jump to the best and most valid conclusions and live a fruitful and happy life.
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When Modern Medicine is a Good Thing - Volume 7, Number 5

When Modern Medicine is a Good Thing – Volume 7, Number 5

When Modern Medicine is a Good Thing – Volume 7, Number 5 – An interesting and useful procedure for identifying the right body system or source underlying a problem when using essential oils for therapeutic purposes.
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Identifying the Right Body System with Essential Oils - Volume 7, Number 4

Identifying the Right Body System with Essential Oils – Volume 7, Number 4

Identifying the Right Body System with Essential Oils – Volume 7, Number 4 – An interesting and useful procedure for identifying the right body system or source underlying a problem when using essential oils for therapeutic purposes.
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The Ant Philosophy By Jim Rohn - Volume 7, Number 3

The Ant Philosophy By Jim Rohn – Volume 7, Number 3

The Ant Philosophy By Jim Rohn – Volume 7, Number 3 – The Ant Seminar taught and lived by tiny six-legged creatures with brains smaller than the head of a pin, yet containing all the wisdom they need to succeed and survive.
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Release the Emotion and the Disease Disappears - Volume 7, Number 2

Release the Emotion and the Disease Disappears – Volume 7, Number 2

Release the Emotion and the Disease Disappears – Volume 7, Number 2 – There are many books that connect physical diseases, illnesses, and conditions with unresolved emotions buried in our body and psyche.
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Quantum Physics, Essential Oils & the Mind-Body Connection, by David Stewart - Volume 7, Number 1

Quantum Physics, Essential Oils & the Mind-Body Connection, by David Stewart – Volume 7, Number 1

Quantum Physics, Essential Oils & the Mind-Body Connection, by David Stewart – Volume 7, Number 1 – Essential oils are composed of numerous chemical compounds, numbering from a few dozen to several hundred in a single species.
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The Neuro-Auricular Technique (NAT) by Dr. David Stewart - Volume 6, Number 6

The Neuro-Auricular Technique (NAT) by Dr. David Stewart – Volume 6, Number 6

The Neuro-Auricular Technique (NAT) by Dr. David Stewart – Volume 6, Number 6 – The purpose of the Neuro-Auricular Technique (NAT) is to jump-start and reconnect all of the synapses of the brain and upper spine, particularly in the locus ceruleus and vagal ganglia.
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Applying the Feelings Kit in Your Daily Life - Volume 6, Number 5

Applying the Feelings Kit in Your Daily Life – Volume 6, Number 5

Applying the Feelings Kit in Your Daily Life – Volume 6, Number 5 – By focusing on fixing your feelings, you can fix most aspects of your life–physical, mental, and spiritual.
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Twelve Questions to Ask Those Who Invite You to Join Another Company - Volume 6, Number 4

Twelve Questions to Ask Those Who Invite You to Join Another Company – Volume 6, Number 4

Twelve Questions to Ask Those Who Invite You to Join Another Company – Volume 6, Number 4 – This is not a comprehensive list of questions you could ask, but if their answer to any or most of the above is no, or I don’t know, then how do they know their oils are pure therapeutic grade
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15 years Younger in 24 Days: My Experience at the Ecuador Clinic - Volume 6, Number 3

15 years Younger in 24 Days: My Experience at the Ecuador Clinic – Volume 6, Number 3

15 years Younger in 24 Days: My Experience at the Ecuador Clinic – Volume 6, Number 3 – What I permanently gained was the knowledge and a set of newly established habits to maintain my regained good health and to keep on improving indefinitely.
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How Could I Not be a Believer? - Volume 6, Number 2 - In his workshop, Dave points out that there were two different types of healing mentioned in the Bible.

How Could I Not be a Believer? – Volume 6, Number 2

How Could I Not be a Believer? – Volume 6, Number 2 – In his workshop, Dave points out that there were two different types of healing mentioned in the Bible.
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Death by Ben-Gay®: Synthetic vs. Natural - Volume 6, Number 1 - Synthetic compounds are significantly different than their natural counterparts in a number of ways, even when they have the same chemical formulas.

Death by Ben-Gay: Synthetic vs. Natural What’s the Difference? – Volume 6, Number 1

Death by Ben-Gay®: Synthetic vs. Natural – Volume 6, Number 1 – Synthetic compounds are significantly different than their natural counterparts in a number of ways, even when they have the same chemical formulas.
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Answering the "White Paper" on Raindrop - Volume 5, Number 6 - If anyone asked you about the "White Paper on Raindrop" and you want to have an informed answer, here it is.

Answering the White Paper on Raindrop – Volume 5, Number 6

Answering the “White Paper” on Raindrop – Volume 5, Number 6 – If anyone asked you about the “White Paper on Raindrop” and you want to have an informed answer, here it is.
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The Transience of Drugs and Permanence of Oils - Volume 5, Number 5

The Transience of Drugs and Permanence of Oils – Volume 5, Number 5

The Transience of Drugs and Permanence of Oils – Volume 5, Number 5 In this issue we want to discuss some other aspects of essential oils that make them effective medicines, not only today, but effective medicines for all future time.
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Oils and Allopathy: Permanent Medicine vs. Temporary Measures - Volume 5, Number 4

Oils and Allopathy: Permanent Medicine vs. Temporary Measures – Volume 5, Number 4

Oils and Allopathy: Permanent Medicine vs. Temporary Measures – Volume 5, Number 4 – Throughout the world, many cultures of the historic past anointed and healed with essential oils with great success on an intuitive and spiritual basis, but they were not able to understand nor explain their remarkable powers from an intellectual or scientific viewpoint.
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The Spiritual Nature of Prescription Drugs - Volume 5, Number 3

The Spiritual Nature of Prescription Drugs – Volume 5, Number 3

The Spiritual Nature of Prescription Drugs – Volume 5, Number 3 – The pharmaceutical industry has no interest in healing the sick. Its only interest is in selling more drugs.
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12 Oils of Ancient Scripture - Volume 5, Number 2 - These powerful oils are excellent for supporting all of our body systems, as well as offering a variety of emotional and spiritual benefits.

12 Oils of Ancient Scripture – Volume 5, Number 2

12 Oils of Ancient Scripture – Volume 5, Number 2 – These powerful oils are excellent for supporting all of our body systems, as well as offering a variety of emotional and spiritual benefits.
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Wealth and Spirituality: Are They Compatible Or Contradictory? - Volume 5, Number 1

Wealth and Spirituality: Are They Compatible Or Contradictory? – Volume 5, Number 1

Wealth and Spirituality: Are They Compatible Or Contradictory? – Volume 5, Number 1 – It is rare that a person living in poverty can make any great contribution to the welfare of others when they have to spend all of their time just surviving themselves. One needs a level of affluence to afford to be generous with both their time and their resources.
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Doing Raindrop Without a License: Is it Legal? - Volume 4, Number 6

Doing Raindrop Without a License: Is it Legal? – Volume 4, Number 6

Doing Raindrop Without a License: Is it Legal? – Volume 4, Number 6 – Discovering the regulations pertinent to you in your area is something you would have to research yourself, that is, if you think it is necessary to know.
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A Scriptural Basis for Raindrop Technique - Volume 4, Number 5

A Scriptural Basis for Raindrop Technique – Volume 4, Number 5

A Scriptural Basis for Raindrop Technique – Volume 4, Number 5 – There are some Christians who are uncertain about using essential oils as being compatible with scripture and who question raindrop technique in particular.
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Charging for Raindrop - Volume 4, Number 4

Charging for Raindrop – Volume 4, Number 4

Charging for Raindrop – Volume 4, Number 4 – Jesus recognized and accepted the reality that work in the material world, however spiritual, charitable, or divinely ordained, still requires material support
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The Institute for Energy Wellness Studies and becoming an Integrated Aromatic Science Practitioner - Volume 4, Number 3

The Institute for Energy Wellness Studies and becoming an Integrated Aromatic Science Practitioner – Volume 4, Number 3

The Institute for Energy Wellness Studies and becoming an Integrated Aromatic Science Practitioner – Volume 4, Number 3 – IEWS offers programs leading to certificates and diplomas as an Integrated Aromatic Science Practitioner (IASP). The IEWS program has been strongly endorsed by Gary Young.
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Our Oils are Just as Good as YLEO, Only a Lot Cheaper

Our Oils are Just as Good as YLEO, Only a Lot Cheaper – Volume 4, Number 2

Our Oils are Just as Good as YLEO, Only a Lot Cheaper – Volume 4, Number 2 – From time to time I am approached by representatives of other companies who sell essential oils alleging that their oils are just as high in quality as those of Young Living.
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Sensitivities to Essential Oils - Volume 4, Number 1

Sensitivities to Essential Oils – Volume 4, Number 1

There are a couple of ways one can be sensitive to essential oils, but an allergic reaction is not one of them. Allergies are erroneous immune responses
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The Non-Sweet Truth about Non-Nutritive Sweeteners - Volume 3, Number 7

The Non-Sweet Truth about Non-Nutritive Sweeteners – Volume 3, Number 7

The Non-Sweet Truth about Non-Nutritive Sweeteners – Volume 3, Number 7 – Non-nutritive sweeteners are popular. They promise the taste pleasures and satisfaction of white sugar (sucrose) without the calories and without upsetting the balance of sugars in your blood.
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Hurricanes Earthquakes and Oils - Volume 3, Number 6

Hurricanes, Earthquakes and Oils – Volume 3, Number 6

I was a professor and director of Seismological Observatories and Centers for Earthquake Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for seven years and at Southeast Missouri State University at Cape Girardeau for five years.
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v3n5 - Sunshine, Suntan, and Sun-Sensitizing Oils

Sunshine, Suntan, and Sun-Sensitizing Oils- Volume 3, Number 5

It’s summer time in the Northern Hemisphere and time for sunshine and suntans. This is a time also to be aware that certain essential oils can promote sunburn.
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Healed of Arthritis in the Knee - Volume 3, Number 4

Healed of Arthritis in the Knee – Volume 3, Number 4

Healed of Arthritis in the Knee Volume 3, Number 4 Essential oils are not like pharmaceutical drugs that never heal but make you dependent on them for the rest of your life.
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The True Meaning of AFNOR

The True Meaning of AFNOR – Volume 3, Number 3

AFNOR (Association Francaise de Normalization) was founded in 1926 and is a French government-approved organization under the administrative supervision of the French Ministry for Industry
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The Chemistry of Essential Oils Made Simple

The Chemistry of Essential Oils Made Simple – Volume 3, Number 2

The Chemistry of Essential Oils Made Simple – This is the most comprehensive chemistry book on essential oils ever compiled, and the easiest to use and comprehend. Whether you have a background in chemistry or not, you will understand and enjoy this book.
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Shelf Life for Essential Oils

Shelf Life for Essential Oils – Volume 3, Number 1

Shelf Life for Essential Oils – Some British references on aromatherapy say one should throw away their oils every six months and purchase a fresh quantity. Such advice may be valid for certain carrier blend oils, but is not valid for pure unadulterated aromatic oils that are the products of distillation.
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Christmas Scents

Christmas Scents – Volume 2, Number 7

Christmas Scents – One of my favorite things during this time of year is all of the wonderful scents. There is no question in my mind of the therapeutic value of aromas.
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Why Clockwise Circles?

Why Clockwise Circles? – Volume 2, Number 6

Why Clockwise Circles? The concept dates back thousands of years to Chinese medicine where the yin and yang principles are said to rotate in opposite directions, both clock and counterclockwise.
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When is Organic Organic? And Natural Natural?

When is Organic Organic? And Natural Natural? – Volume 2, Number 5

When is Organic Organic? And Natural Natural? – the terms organic and natural mean on most product labels and it probably isn’t what you thought they meant or hoped they meant. Knowledge is power. Use it.
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A Rose is a Rose is a Rose

A Rose is a Rose is a Rose – Volume 2, Number 4

A Rose is a Rose is a Rose – Most men and women enjoy perfumes, whether they be colognes, aftershave lotions, sachets, or costly potions to titillate emotions.
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Bees: The First Aromatherapists

Bees: The First Aromatherapists – Volume 2, Number 3

Bees: The First Aromatherapists – You could call it Sex in Advertising. Contrary to what you may think, the first to employ sex in advertising were not people. It was plants. In order to attract insects to pollinate them, plant’s most common device is to produce oily compounds that imitate sexual pheromones.
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The British vs the French: Two Schools at Odds

The British vs the French: Two Schools at Odds – Volume 2, Number 2

The British vs the French: Two Schools at Odds – If you are not deeply involved with American aromatherapy or have been involved only a short time, you may not be aware that there are two competing schools. There is the British School and the French School.
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The Merck Manual

The Merck Manual – Volume 2, Number 1

The Merck Manual – The intent of the Merck Manual is to describe every known disease and condition to assist doctors in making diagnoses.
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Beating the Flu Without Drugs and Antibiotics

Beating the Flu Without Drugs and Antibiotics – Volume 1, Number 11

Beating the Flu Without Drugs and Antibiotics – The flu struck early this year here in Colorado. A couple of weeks ago, on the news, two schools were being interviewed.
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The Truth about Tinnitus

The Truth about Tinnitus – Volume 1, Number 10

The Truth about Tinnitus – Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) is a problem for some and no problem at all for others. Tinnitus is when you have become aware of the workings of your body’s electrical field as a audio sensation.
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Why Oils Heal and Drugs Don't

Benefits of Being a Registered Aromatherapist – Volume 1, Number 9

Benefits of Being a Registered Aromatherapist – Many users of essential oils are interested in obtaining a nationally recognized credential as a professional aromatherapist. At this time, there is only one such credential. It is through the Aromatherapy Registration Council (ARC).
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Why Oils Heal and Drugs Don't

Why Oils Heal and Drugs Don’t – Volume 1, Number 8

Why Oils Heal and Drugs Don’t – If you tell a medical doctor that essential oils can bring about healing with no negative side effects, they won’t believe you. This is because in medical school students are repeatedly told by their professors that all effective medicines have negative side effects, and if they don’t, then they can’t be effective.
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A Statistical Validation of Raindrop

A Statistical Validation of Raindrop – Volume 1, Number 7

The Bible has more than 500 references to at least 33 species of essential oils and/or the herbs from which they are distilled.
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Essential Oils Then and Now

Essential Oils Then and Now – Volume 1, Number 6

The Bible has more than 500 references to at least 33 species of essential oils and/or the herbs from which they are distilled.
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Oils for Things that Bug You

Oils for Things that Bug You – Volume 1, Number 5

At this time, no state of the U.S. or province of Canada issues licenses for the practice of aromatherapy or considers it to be a profession to be regulated.
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How to Become a Registered Aromatherapist

How to Become a Registered Aromatherapist – Volume 1, Number 4

At this time, no state of the U.S. or province of Canada issues licenses for the practice of aromatherapy or considers it to be a profession to be regulated.
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Breech Babies and Sweet Myrrh

Breech Babies and Sweet Myrrh – Volume 1, Number 3

“Did you happen to bring the myrrh?” I asked Sarah as we headed to Tennessee with our two children, Caleb and Joseph. “Got it right here!” answered Sarah.
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Healed of Pneumonia with Biblical Oils

Healed of Pneumonia with Biblical Oils – Volume 1, Number 2

Shortly after I published the book, Healing Oils of the Bible, my pastor came down with pneumonia. It was on a late Sunday or Monday morning.
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The Blood-Brain Barrier

The Blood-Brain Barrier – Volume 1, Number 1

It was thought for years that the interstitial tissues of the brain served as a barrier to keep damaging substances from reaching the neurons of the brain and the cerebrospinal fluid. Instead of a barrier, it would be more accurate to consider it as a sieve or filter through which only molecules of a certain size or smaller can pass.
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