PLANTS ARE MY ALLIES
Plants are my allies, friends and teachers.
Thanks to my grandparents and mother, plants were a natural part of our lives. In our household there were always preparations, extracts, fermentations, or teas taken from plants from the garden and the wild. Even during the cold German winters our winter garden (a small greenhouse attached to the house) was filled with palm trees, orchids, and flowers of many colors.
My grandmother and mother infused my life with the mysteries and healing properties of the natural world. I learned very early on that plants and flowers are food for the soul. They have the ability to bring magic into our lives.
My personal experience since then has shown me that when we embrace the plants, they give the gifts of health, beauty, and joy. Plants are allies standing by to assist us on this earthly journey and to help us to awaken to the reality of the divine.
When I spend time in nature or travel to distant places I receive ‘scent impressions’. I have a pocket journal in which I log my scent experiences and impressions. Some people hear music… some poetry. I feel and smell stories of scent.
When I return home and go to my blending studio I recreate scent portraits of places, people, stories and dreams. All my botanical perfume compositions and potions come from personal experiences.
Many of the plants and flowers included in my blends are distilled in silica glass vessels. This is a kind of “boutique” hydro-distillation process that enables an essential oil or hydrosol to more fully represent the full complexity of the plant or flower. Other extracts I use are created by maceration in jojoba oil or are tinctured in organic grape alcohol.
My botanical perfumes, herbal colognes, balms and ‘Aroma Hydro-souls’ are my invitation to you to experience the world of scent.
Enjoy…
Christa J. O.
