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By Katya Faris, M.A., M.A.
To celebrate the launch of my new brand, Uma’s Upayas™ Aromatherapy Navagraha Elixirs, I want to share my research that I’ve done on aromatherapy and the grahas, or planets. My trademark has been made, and I’m awaiting the certificate! This is something very special to me, because as someone with a lot of allergies I have found that essential oils really help.
How Does Aromatherapy Work?
The limbic system is the part of the brain responsible for emotion and memory, and where trauma is held. Release the emotion, and change your feelings about the the memory. Scent activates memory, and through pure scents like Essential oils we can shift our emotions. Synthetic scents like modern perfumes all fall under the planet of Uranus, whereas pure Essential oils are ruled by the other planets. Below is a list of each planet and the oils that support it to bring out the best qualities.
Planetary Affiliation of Essential Oils
Surya-Sun
Essential oils that encourage the Leo’s benevolence of character and boost the generosity of spirit are cypress, lavender, geranium, chamomile, cinnamon, frankincense, benzoin, and elemi. The great seventeenth century herbalist, Nicholas Culpeper, places the various kinds of Cedar under the dominion of the Sun and Mars. Citrus oils like Orange flourish in warm, sunny climates and their fragrance evokes the Sun by conjuring up both sunny colors and the spherical shape of the fruit. Frankincense was employed in the worship of the Sun god Ra in ancient Egypt. Saffron is both golden and quite precious, like the Sun’s signature metal, gold. Rosemary and Cinnamon are warming like the Sun. Finally, flowers that are “golden and bright yellow or large and showy” (Rex E. Bills) belong to the Sun, such as Chamomile with its Sun-like center and eminently healthful scent.
Moon-Chandra
Oils that help Cancer let go of the past are frankincense, cypress, rose, galbanum, honeysuckle, and patchouli. Essential oils that bring a sense of tranquility to the environment are chamomile, melissa, sandalwood, geranium, ylang ylang, rose, vetiver, lavender and neroli. Fear of the future can be eased with the essential oils of benzoin, clary, sage, marjoram, lavender, chamomile, frankincense, geranium, jasmine, melissa and cypress. Lunar scents would also be well-placed as heart notes, and the Moon rules over white and night-blooming florals like Jasmine. The poignant, melancholy fragrance of Orris (Iris) root perfectly embodies the mood of the Moon, as do other “cold” florals like Violet.
Mercury-Budh
Herbs in general are ruled by Mercury, and herbal scents like Lavender, Marjoram, and Cardamon tend to be volatile top notes and evaporate quickly on the skin, true to speedy Mercury’s fleetness of foot and rapid revolution around the Sun. Essential oils that assist mental acuity are peppermint, rosemary, helichrysum, basil, black pepper, lemon, and verbena. Virgos, when they overdo it on mental stimulation, can feel overwhelmed and fried, so essential oils that soothe an overzealous mind are lavender, marjoram, ylang ylang, angelica, chamomile, melissa and patchouli. Essential oils that can help to reduce the Virgo’s compulsive and over-focused need for organization are sandalwood, vetiver, patchouli, cedarwood, clary sage, lavender, neroli and melissa. Essential oils that support health while lowering obsessive worry are marjoram, cardamom, ginger, lemon, grapefruit, petitgrain, valerian, thyme, hops and galbanum.
Venus-Shukra
Venus in general has the rulership of flowers and hence all floral scents, although there are major exceptions to this rule. Those workhorse sweet scents of perfumery, Rose and Ylang-Ylang, constitute the mid or heart notes of a blend, and what a fitting term for the immediacy, beauty, and fullness that these essential Venusian elements add. Essential oils that stimulate creativity and bring out new ideas are rosemary, ginger, peppermint, melissa, frankincense, eucalyptus, cardamom, basil, and lemongrass. Essential oils that fill a place with harmony and peace are chamomile, lavender, cypress, rose, sandalwood, jasmine, geranium, neroli and clary sage. Essential oils that bring out the best in a party situation are frankincense, patchouli, ylang ylang, rosemary, peppermint, bergamot, eucalyptus, and lemon.
Mars-Mangal
Essential oils that can soften and calm the Martian’s assertive fire are chamomile, lavender, marjoram, rose, patchouli, celery seed, and peppermint. Oils to help Aries develop warrior wisdom are geranium, frankincense, cedarwood, clary sage, elemi, sandalwood, vetiver, neroli, and spikenard. Essential oils that support health and strength of character are basil, black pepper, juniper, eucalyptus, tea tree, cardamom, geranium, lemon, grapefruit, peppermint, rosemary and sage. Hot-tempered, impatient Mars rules over pungent and peppery spices like Black Pepper, Ginger, and Galangal, which also qualify as top notes in the world of natural perfumery.
Jupiter-Guru
Wise and benevolent Jupiter has the rulership of essences that add richness and depth to a blend, and Rex E. Bills places balsam trees in general under Jove’s banner, though without explaining why. Incensey base notes like Copaiba, Peru, and Tolu Balsam, Tonka Bean, Opoponax, and Styrax would therefore be under the rulership of Jupiter. If you are a Sag, and not receiving what you feel you merit, some oils that may help support self-worth and self-esteem are *sandalwood, rosewood, elemi, vetiver, ylang ylang, geranium, rose, cedarwood and jasmine*. Oils that encourage freedom and adventure are tea tree, eucalyptus, vetiver, geranium, thyme, hyssop, rose, clary sage, melissa, helichrysum and rosemary*. Essential oils that bring out the best in a Sag at a party or in a classroom are *patchouli, peppermint, basil, juniper, frankincense, pine, rosemary, neroli, melissa, sage, grapefruit, clary sage, helichrysum and bergamot*.
Saturn-Shani
Burnout that comes from over-work and over-dedication to a task can be eased with sandalwood, patchouli, vetiver, lavender, chamomile, melissa, marjoram, bergamot, lemon, petitgrain and/or jasmine. Essential oils to help one re-connect with one’s emotional needs are jasmine, peppermint, vetiver, elemi, rosemary, basil, melissa and helichrysum. Oils that assist the sense of aloneness that paranoia brings are neroli, frankincense, chamomile, rose, jasmine, melissa, and lavender. Greed and aggression can be tempered by geranium, lavender, sandalwood, clary, cedarwood, and vetiver. Essential oils that can help to bring them out of their internal emotional world over-laid by a hard shell are hyacinth, cedarwood, elemi, rose, geranium, rosewood, helichrysum, palmarosa and cypress.
Essential oils that help alleviate swelling and stiffness from the knee joints are eucalyptus, camphor, tea tree, cypress, ginger, lavender, rosemary, lemon, juniper, and pine.
Rahu-North Node
Oils that soften the hard stubborn edges of personality are coriander, lemon, peppermint, rose, chamomile, marjoram, lavender, mandarin, ylang ylang, juniper and sage. Greed and aggression can be tempered by geranium, lavender, sandalwood, clary, cedarwood, and vetiver. Oils that encourage, soothe and comfort the inner world are lavender, neroli, sandalwood, patchouli, ginger, elemi, frankincense, rose, angelica, ylang ylang, chamomile, immortelle, campaca, carnation, and hyacinth.
Ketu-South Node
Oils that support the healing practices are practically all of them, but in particular, the high vibrational absolutes like rose, jasmine, lavender, hyacinth, melissa, linden blossom, carnation, champaca, immortelle, lotus, violet leaf, neroli, vetiver, and myrrh, as well as ylang ylang, sandalwood, patchouli, frankincense, angelica, rosemary, elemi, and vanilla. The gift, that they are intuitive, understanding, and sensitive can be supported by essential oils such as sandalwood, frankincense, ylang ylang, vetiver, melissa, elemi, rose, neroli, angelica, jasmine, and clary sage. The curse, that they are spacey, disconnected, dreamy, and unrealistic can be grounded by essential oils like rosemary, peppermint, black pepper, bergamot, helichrysum, basil, and cedarwood. Oils that assist the sense of aloneness that paranoia brings are neroli, frankincense, chamomile, rose, jasmine, melissa, and lavender.
Essential oils that help with the fear of being out in the world are clary sage, spikenard, frankincense, marjoram, melissa, sandalwood, ylang ylang, lavender, geranium and vetiver.
Sources Cited
1) Bovenizer, Suzanne. https://suebovenizer.com/aromatherapy/essential-oils-and-astrology/. Accessed 11-28-20.
2) Devereux, Charla, and Bernie Hephrun. The Perfume Kit. MacMillan Publishing Company. New York, NY. 1995.
3) The Pluto Babe.
http://theplutobabe.com/theawirsching/2013/4/28/planetary-rulerships-of-essential-oils.
Accessed 11-28-20.
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