Introduction Plant Therapy essential oils
The essential oil industry has experienced notable shifts in recent years, with established multi-level marketing (MLM) companies like doTERRA and Young Living facing declining sales while newer, direct-to-consumer brands such as Nature’s Fusion have seen growth. This trend can be attributed to several factors, including market saturation for MLM brands, changing consumer preferences, and increased scrutiny of MLM business models. doTERRA and Young Living, once dominant forces in the essential oil market, have struggled to maintain their market share as consumers increasingly seek out alternatives. Companies like Nature’s Fusion have capitalized on this shift by offering products through more traditional retail channels, often emphasizing transparency in sourcing, organic certifications, and competitive pricing. This change reflects a broader consumer movement towards brands that offer perceived value, quality, and ethical practices without the complexities associated with MLM structures.
Below is information on Plant Therapy’s essential oils, which include infographics and product information PDFs.

Allspice

Anise, Star
Amyris


Negative Emotions: Anxious, weary, overwhelmed, tired, drained, exhausted, negative habits. Complete the Healing Continuum Worksheet (KnowMyself-worksheet.pdf) and pay attention to the “Victim” cycle. Basil was made for those who struggle as anxious/scared “Victims.”
Favorable Properties: Energized, renewed, rejuvenated, rested, strengthened.

Basil
The Oil of Renewal
The symptoms of adrenal exhaustion help identify the main moods that are improved with Basil, primarily fatigue, low energy, being overwhelmed, and the inability to cope with life’s stressors. The smell of Basil oil brings strength to the heart and relaxation to the mind. This oil is also excellent for states of nervousness, anxiousness, and despair.
Basil oil supports those who are under a great deal of mental strain. It rejuvenates vital forces after long periods of burnout and exhaustion. Basil oil may strengthen the adrenals and restore the body to natural sleep rhythms, activity, and rest.
Basil oil is also helpful for recovery from harmful habits. It gives hope and optimism to the tired soul. Basil may assist an individual in giving up false stimulants or helping with substance abuse. Increasing one’s natural energy supports individuals in achieving more outstanding balance and health. In short, Basil is indicated for those weary in mind and body and those in need of strength and renewal. (Emotions 2016)
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Bergamot
The Oil of Self-Acceptance
Bergamot relieves feelings of despair, self-judgment, and low self-esteem. It supports the individual in need of self-acceptance and self-love and invites them to see life with more optimism.
Bergamot has a cleansing effect on stagnant feelings and limiting belief systems. Because of individuals’ core beliefs of being “bad,” “unlovable,” and “not good enough,” they seek to hide behind a facade of cheerfulness. They may fear revealing their true thoughts and feelings. Bergamot’s powerful cleansing properties generate movement in the energy system, bringing hope.
In this way, Bergamot is lovely for those who feel down and hopeless. It awakens the soul to hope and offers courage to share the inner self. Reigniting optimism and confidence in the Self, it imparts true self-acceptance. Bergamot teaches individuals to let go of self-judgment by learning to love themselves unconditionally. (Emotions 2016)
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Negative Emotions: Despair, low self-esteem, self-judgement, unlovable, hopeless. Complete the Healing Continuum Worksheet (KnowMyself-worksheet.pdf) and pay attention to the “Victim” cycle. Bergamot was made for those who struggle as worthless “Victims.”
Favorable Properties: Self-acceptance, optimism, confidence, hopeful, lovable, good enough.

Birch
The Oil of Support
Birch offers support to the unsupported. When someone feels attacked or unsupported, this oil gives them the courage to move forward alone. It helps individuals ground within their center to find their source of inner support and strength. Learning to be flexible and gaining a strong backbone is essential. Birch supports the weak-willed to stand tall and firm in what they believe, especially when one is at risk of rejection if they choose a different way. Birch lends its spirit of endurance to help individuals face trials of adversity so they may weather storms with the strength and conviction of a tree.
Birch also encourages individuals to accept support when it is offered. Often, when individuals have carried their burdens alone, they don’t know how to receive assistance. Birch counsels individuals not to become the reason they are unsupported by blocking those who would lend their support. It reminds us that it sometimes requires more strength to accept help than to go it alone.
Birch teaches those in need to trust that God will always be there, even if all others abandon them. It also reinforces there is more to life than pain, and with the proper support and the correct grounding, one can be held up and sustained through hardship.


NEGATIVE EMOTIONS: Unsupported, alienated, fearful, weak-willed, overly flexible, rejecting help
POSITIVE PROPERTIES: Supported, firm, resolute, strengthened, grounded, connected, receiving
COMPANION OILS: Cedarwood, White Fir, Coriander
Product Information Page: Download the PDF from BarefootBetters or doTERRA. Also, see the eBook on Birch, which can be downloaded from BarefootBetters or doTERRA.

Cardamom-N/A
Cedarwood
The Oil of Community
Cedarwood brings people together to experience the strength and value of community. Those in need of Cedarwood struggle to form bonds with social groups. This can often be due to an overdeveloped sense of individuality. Rather than allowing oneself to be supported by family, friends, or a community, they live by excessive self-reliance. On the other hand, the individual’s difficulty forming social roots may also stem from feeling disconnected and separate from the human family. Cedarwood inspires the feeling of belonging and assists the heart in opening to receive the love and support of other people. It invites the strong-willed individual to couple the strength of individuality with the supportive power of community.
Cedarwood helps individuals see that they are not alone; life is a shared experience. It also assists in opening individuals’ awareness to the support system that is already available to them, such as overlooked friends or family. It invites individuals to both give and receive so they may experience the strength of groups and the joy of relationships.
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Negative Emotions: Inability to form bonds or social roots, loneliness, feeling disconnected or separate from the human family, antisocial. Complete the Healing Continuum Worksheet (KnowMyself-worksheet.pdf) and pay attention to the “False Thriver” cycle. Cedarwood was made for those struggling with excessive self-reliance, “False Thriver.”
Favorable Properties: Connected, belonging, supported, social bonds, neighborly, joy in relationships.

Celery Seed – N/A

NEGATIVE EMOTIONS: Purposeless, discouraged, drudgery, frustrated, unsettled
FAVORABLE PROPERTIES: Purposeful, guided, peaceful, fulfilled, relaxed, spiritually connected
COMPANION OILS: Blue Tansy, Frankincense, Anti-Aging Blend

Chamomile, Roman
The Oil of Spiritual Purpose
Roman Chamomile supports individuals in discovering and living their true life’s purpose. Regardless of what someone does for a living, they can find purpose and meaning in life. Purpose isn’t defined simply by outward actions of individuals; it is housed within their heart and soul and radiates out to the world. As individuals live from the center of their beings, they find power and purpose that is indescribable. They also feel calmer and more at peace.
Roman Chamomile assists a person in shedding the meaningless activities that consume their lives so they can focus on more fulfilling work, even the work of their souls. This oil assists in feeling connected to and supported by divine helpers and guides and calms insecurities about following one’s spiritual path. Roman Chamomile softens the personality when in doubt, easing the overactive ego mind. It restores one’s confidence in doing what they came to this earth to do. People fearfully believe they will end up destitute if they do what they love. Roman Chamomile reminds them to do what they love to experience true success.
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Cilantro – N/A

Negative Emotions: Embarrassed, hiding, fear, humiliated, insecure, judged, shy, worthless. Complete the Healing Continuum Worksheet (KnowMyself-worksheet.pdf) and pay attention to the “False Thriver” cycle. Cinnamon was made for the “False Thriver,” who attempts to mask their insecurities by portraying prosperity.
Favorable Properties: Courageous, self-assured, unashamed, confident, valuable, authentic.

Cinnamon (Cassia)
The Oil of Self-Assurance
Cinnamon (Cassia) brings gladness and courage to the heart and soul. It is a wonderful remedy for the shy, helping those who hold back and try to hide. When a person avoids being the center of attention, Cinnamon can restore their confidence.
Cinnamon dispels fear and replaces it with self-assurance. It challenges an individual to try, even when afraid of making mistakes. Cinnamon aids those who feel foolish by helping them see their brilliance. It supports the soul in seeing its value and potential. Cinnamon assists the individual in discovering their innate gifts and talents. It invites one to let their light shine and live from their authentic Self. (Emotions 2016, p. 25)
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Negative emotions that citronella essential oil helps with:
- Indecisiveness – promotes clearer decision-making
- Emotional uncertainty – supports confidence and clarity
- Procrastination – encourages action and commitment
- Self-doubt – boosts inner strength and conviction
- Mental stagnation – stimulates emotional movement
- Fear of change – facilitates adaptability
- Emotional paralysis – supports personal transformation
Citronella essential oil is best suited for the survivor personality type. Survivors possess the emotional resilience and self-awareness to leverage essential oils for personal growth, in contrast to victims who feel powerless and false thrivers who avoid genuine emotional work. The oil’s properties of clarity and empowerment align perfectly with a survivor’s capacity for transformation and intentional living.
Favorable emotional properties of citronella essential oil:
- Clarity – cuts through emotional confusion
- Confidence – strengthens self-assurance
- Motivation – stimulates proactive energy
- Emotional release – helps clear stagnant feelings
- Personal empowerment – supports decisive action
- Mental refreshment – cleanses emotional residue
- Adaptability – encourages flexibility in thinking

Citronella
The Oil of Clarity
Citronella essential oil offers transformative emotional support for individuals who struggle with being wishy-washy, providing a potent, energetic catalyst for decisiveness and personal empowerment. Its cleansing properties can help dissolve emotional ambiguity, encouraging those prone to indecision to develop a stronger sense of personal conviction and clarity. By promoting emotional boundaries and self-confidence, citronella can assist individuals in breaking through patterns of perpetual hesitation, helping them to trust their intuition and make more purposeful life choices. The oil’s vibrant, clarifying essence is an emotional cleanser, burning away the mental fog that often accompanies indecisive personalities and supporting a more direct, intentional approach to personal and professional challenges.
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Clary Sage
The Oil of Clarity & Vision
Clary Sage assists individuals in changing their perceptions. It gives courage to see the truth. One of the finest oils for the brow chakra (3rd Eye, see Chakras image), Clary Sage dispels darkness and illusion, helping a person to see their limiting belief systems. Clary Sage encourages individuals to remain open to new ideas and new perspectives. It can assist during a healing crisis when a drastic change of perspective is required. Clary Sage opens the soul to new possibilities and experiences.
Clary Sage assists in opening creative channels and clearing creative blocks. It eliminates distractions from the mind and assists individuals in finding a state of emptiness where creative forces may be realized. Opening individuals to the dream world, Clary Sage increases one’s ability to visualize and imagine new possibilities.
Clary sage teaches the spirit how to use its divinely given gifts and is especially helpful in clarifying spiritual vision. It assists in developing the gift of discernment. Clary Sage invites individuals to expand their vision and accept the reality of the spiritual world.
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Negative Emotions: Confusion, darkness, discouragement, disconnection from spiritual realms, hopelessness, blocked creativity. Complete the Healing Continuum Worksheet (KnowMyself-worksheet.pdf) and pay attention to the “Victim” cycle.
Favorable Emotions: Clarity, intuitive, open-minded, imaginative, spiritually discerning.



Negative Emotions: victim, defeated, dominated, enslaved, fear of rejection, intimidated, controlled by others, codependent. Complete the Healing Continuum Worksheet (KnowMyself-worksheet.pdf) and pay attention to the “Victim” cycle. Clove was made for those who struggle to let go of the victim mentality.
Favorable Properties: Empowered, clear boundaries, protected, courageous, independent, capable, proactive, personal integrity.
“Many essential oils possess important antimicrobial, antibacterial, and antifungal properties. Clove and Thyme essential oils have been documented to kill over 15 different strains of fungi.” (Essential 2016, p. 322)

Clove
The Oil of Boundaries
Clove supports individuals in letting go of the victim mentality. Victims feel overly influenced by other people and outside circumstances. They perceive themselves as powerless to change their life situations. Clove helps individuals stand up for themselves, be proactive, and make their own decisions, regardless of others’ opinions or responses.
Clove assists individuals in letting go of patterns of self-betrayal and codependency by reconnecting them with their integrity. It builds up appropriate boundaries and defenses.
Clove gives the pushover the courage to say no. It reignites the inner soul fire and can assist anytime there has been damage to the Self related to childhood pain, trauma, or abuse. Clove is is especially helpful for breaking free of patterns of abuse by restoring the victim’s sense of Self and helping them regain the strength to stand up for their needs. Clove insists that individuals live true to themselves and God by establishing clear boundaries.
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NEGATIVE EMOTIONS: Shameful, guilty, regretful, self-loathing, less than unworthy, suppressed emotions, and rebelling. Complete the Healing Continuum Worksheet (KnowMyself-worksheet.pdf) and pay attention to the “Survivor” cycle. Copaiba invites those who have done something that causes guilt or shame to undergo appropriate remorse and then move on, remembering that forgiveness of the self is also necessary.
FAVORABLE PROPERTIES: Worthy, self-aware, clarity, forgiven,
redefinition of self, purposeful existence
COMPANION OILS: Helichrysum, Frankincense, Black Pepper, Renewing
Blend, Topical Blend

Copaiba
The Oil of Unveiling
Copaiba invites individuals to connect with their past. It offers a deep
intertwining energy that links experience to experience to unveil the deeper meaning and messages showing up in one’s life. Copaiba respects the sacred sheltered within until it is ready to emerge into the light of consciousness. It then invites individuals to become thoughtfully aware of the shadow aspects of themselves and discover who they really are.
Individuals in need of Copaiba often find that vulnerable self-awareness work reveals unresolved pain in hidden recesses of their heart, mind, and body. Many discover they are plagued with feelings of guilt, shame, inadequacy, or unworthiness that have been absorbed from their early environment. These shame-based feelings distort every interaction they have with life. Everything seen through the filter of “less than” creates a perception of the world that is extremely painful and ultimately defeating. Copaiba offers assistance to those caught in lower vibrations of shame, blame, fear, and self-loathing, and other unconsciously internalized emotions. It summons them to begin the unraveling and restoration process necessary for lasting healing and further awareness and insight.
Copaiba invites those who have done something that causes guilt or shame to undergo appropriate remorse and then move on, remembering that forgiveness of the self is also necessary. If not dealt with, these lowest vibrational emotions will drive an individual to rebel or overcompensate. Both are a product of running from their center of truth and existence. Acknowledging the reality of past choices and experiences allows individuals to grow and change in more conscious and clear ways.
Copaiba also invites individuals to come to the Divine for clarity and redefinition. It reminds that the Divine knows them anciently as whole beings–from their earliest childhood wounds to their current limitations. The Divine, as the source and connecting force of everything, possesses the wisdom that transcends mortal perception. Copaiba reassures that mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual limitations are only temporary. The Divine does not expect individuals to navigate the challenges of life alone or avoid the things they need to experience in life to produce necessary growth and change. Instead, Copaiba teaches that the Divine will reveal the higher message of one’s life. It will unveil that they have always been treasured, accepted, valued, worthy of love, and much more. Copaiba imparts that it is only through this divine unveiling that individuals can fully accept the magnificence of what they really are and make peace with the past.
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Cypress
The Oil of Motion & Flow
This powerful oil creates energetic flow and emotional catharsis. Its fluid energy brings stagnant energies into motion. Cypress works in the heart and mind, creating flexibility.
Cypress teaches the soul how to let go of the past by moving with the flow of life. This oil is especially indicated for individuals who are mentally or emotionally stuck, stiff, rigid, tense, over-striving or have perfectionistic tendencies. This hard driving stems from fear and the need to control. The individual tries to force things in life rather than allowing them to unfold naturally.
Cypress encourages individuals to cast aside their worries and let go of control to enjoy the thrill of being alive. It reminds individuals that “damnation” is simply the discontinuation of growth and development. It invites them to step out of the way and allow life to flow freely or without compulsion. Cypress shows how to have perfect trust in the flow of life. (Emotions 2016, p. 32)
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Negative Emotions: Controlling, fear, perfectionism, rigidity, stuck, tense. Complete the Healing Continuum Worksheet (KnowMyself-worksheet.pdf) and pay attention to the “False Thriver” cycle. Cypress was made for those struggling with fear, compensating by over-striving and wishing to achieve perfection.
Favorable Emotions: Flexible, trusting, flowing with life, adaptable, emotional growth.


Negative Emotions: Attached to illness, clingy, defeated, despair, desire to escape life or responsibilities, imprisoned, powerless to heal, sickly. Complete the Healing Continuum Worksheet (KnowMyself-worksheet.pdf) and pay attention to the “Victim” cycle. Eucalyptus encourages responsibility for one’s health and abandons the idea of blaming others.
Favorable Properties: Able to heal, well, liberated, responsible, and encouraged.

Eucalyptus
The Oil of Wellness
The medicinal solid aroma of Eucalyptus demonstrates its powerful effect on the physical and emotional bodies. Eucalyptus oil supports the soul who is constantly facing illness. They may get well for times and seasons, only to return to a common cold, allergies, or congestion in the sinuses and respiratory system.
Eucalyptus addresses a deep emotional or spiritual issue of the need to be sick. It reveals patterns of thinking that continually create poor health. These beliefs may include thoughts such as “I don’t deserve to be well,” “I am the sort of person who is always getting sick,” or “The only way I can get a break is to get sick.” Eucalyptus gives an individual courage to face these issues and beliefs. It encourages them to let go of their attachments to illness.
Eucalyptus encourages individuals to take full responsibility for their health. It also bestows trust that one’s needs and desires can be met, even if they allow themselves to be well. Eucalyptus teaches how to claim wholeness and heal. (Emotions 2016, p. 35)
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Eucalyptus, Lemon

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Fennel – N/A

Negative Emotions: Feelings that are generational or hereditary, burdened by the issues of others. Complete the Healing Continuum Worksheet (KnowMyself-worksheet.pdf) and pay attention to the “Victim” cycle.
Favorable Properties: Free, generational healing, healthy patterns, creating new pathways, spiritual protection.

Fir, Balsam
The Oil of Generational Healing
White Fir addresses generational issues. Patterns and traditions are passed down from family member to family member. Some of these patterns are positive, while others are negative and destructive. Examples of negative patterns may include substance abuse, anger, codependency, physical or emotional abuse, eating issues, pride, and the need to be right.
White Fir assists the individual in unearthing these negative patterns from the hidden recesses of the body and soul. They can be dealt with and put to rest as they are brought to the light of consciousness. Individuals can choose not to participate in destructive family patterns and break the tradition. White Fir aids this process and increases an individual’s chances of success. Breaking these patterns offers a refuge of spiritual protection. It helps individuals stay true to the path of healing, even if their family members oppose them in leaving behind their traditions. (Emotions 2016, p. 65)
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Frankincense
The Oil of Truth
Frankincense reveals deceptions and false truths. It invites individuals to let go of lower vibrations, lies, deceptions, and negativity. This oil helps create new perspectives based on light and truth. Frankincense recalls to memory spiritual understanding, gifts, wisdom, and knowledge that the soul brought into the world. It is a powerful cleanser of spiritual darkness. Frankincense assists in pulling the “scales of darkness” from the eyes, the barriers from the mind, and the walls from the heart. Through connecting the soul with its inner light, this oil reveals the truth.
Frankincense supports in creating a healthy attachment with one’s father. It assists in spiritual awakening and helps an individual feel the love of the Divine. When one has felt abandoned or forgotten, Frankincense reminds them that they are loved and protected. While this oil is incredibly powerful, it is also gentle, like a loving father who nurtures, guides, and protects. Frankincense shields the body and soul from negative influences and assists the soul in its spiritual evolution. Enhancing practices of prayer and meditation, this oil opens spiritual channels that allow an individual to connect to God. Through the light and power of Frankincense, the individual can draw closer to divinity, healthy masculinity, and the grandeur of the True Self.
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NEGATIVE EMOTIONS: Abandoned, spiritually disconnected, distant from father, unprotected, spiritual darkness
POSITIVE PROPERTIES: Enlightened, loved, protected, wisdom, discerning, spiritually open, connected to father
COMPANION OILS: Melissa, Manuka, Myrrh, Litsea, Roman Chamomile

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NEGATIVE EMOTIONS: Abandoned, loss, distrusting, unforgiving, unloving, disheartened, heavyhearted, grieving. Complete the Healing Continuum Worksheet (KnowMyself-worksheet.pdf) and pay attention to the “False Thriver” cycle.
POSITIVE PROPERTIES: Emotional healing, empathetic, trusting, forgiving, gentle, loving, tolerant, open
COMPANION OILS: Copaiba, Manuka, Marjoram, Neroli, Ylang Ylang, Rose, Renewing Blend

Geranium
The Oil of Love & Trust
Geranium restores confidence in the innate goodness of others and the world. It facilitates trust, especially when individuals have lost trust in others due to difficult life circumstances. It also assists in reestablishing a strong bond to one’s mother and father. When trust has been lost in relationships, Geranium encourages emotional honesty, love, and forgiveness. It fosters receptivity to human love and connection.
Geranium aids in healing the broken heart. It encourages emotional honesty by facilitating the emergence of grief or suppressed pain. Geranium softens anger and assists in healing emotional wounds. It assists in reopening the heart so that love may flow freely. Indeed, Geranium could be called “the emotional healer.”
Geranium is a gentle oil, perfect for babies and children. It nurtures the inner child and supports re-parenting this aspect of the self. Individuals who have a difficult time accessing their emotions can be supported by Geranium, as it leads away from the logical mind and into the warmth and nurture of the heart. At its root, Geranium heals the heart, instills unconditional love, and fosters trust.
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Ginger
The Oil of Empowerment
Ginger holds no reservations. This oil has a purpose and will fulfill it! Ginger powerfully persuades individuals to be fully present and participate in life. It teaches that to be successful in life, one must be wholly committed to it.
Ginger addresses deep patterns of victim mentality, which is evidenced by feelings of powerlessness, believing everything is outside one’s control, refusing to take responsibility for life, or blaming life circumstances on other people or outside influences. Victims feel stuck as they decentralize or disown responsibility and blame others for their misfortunes.
Ginger empowers individuals in taking complete responsibility for their life circumstances. It infuses a warrior-like mentality based on integrity, personal responsibility, and individual choice. Here, individuals see themselves as the creators of their own lives. No longer waiting for outside circumstances to change, they choose their own destiny. The empowered individuals assume full responsibility and accountability for the consequences of their actions or inactions.
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NEGATIVE EMOTIONS: Victim mentality, powerless, unwilling to take responsibility, defeated, not present, stuck, blaming others. Complete the Healing Continuum Worksheet (KnowMyself-worksheet.pdf) and pay attention to the “Victim” cycle.
POSITIVE PROPERTIES: Empowered, committed, capable, purposeful, accountable
COMPANION OILS: Cassia, Fennel, Blue Tansy, Encouraging Blend, Inspiring Blend, Spearmint


NEGATIVE EMOTIONS: Body shame, obsession with food or dieting, eating issues, distorted self-image, hiding. Complete the Healing Continuum Worksheet (KnowMyself-worksheet.pdf) and pay attention to the “Survivor” cycle.
POSITIVE PROPERTIES: Respectful of physical needs, body acceptance, nourished, healthy relationship with food
COMPANION OILS: Patchouli, Bergamot, Metabolic Blend, Fennel

Grapefruit
The Oil of Empowerment
Grapefruit teaches genuine respect and appreciation for one’s physical body. It supports individuals who struggle to honor their bodies and are caught in patterns of mistreatment. These forms of abuse may include severe dieting, judging one’s body weight or type, and abusing the body through negligent behavior or violence. These acts are often motivated by hate and disgust buried within the psyche, which gets directed toward the physical body. Though individuals may obsess over their appearance, they never feel good enough. There is a dissatisfaction that persists.
Grapefruit oil is often misused in overly strict dietary and weight-loss programs. This oil helps curb emotional eating because it encourages a positive relationship with one’s body based on love, tolerance, and acceptance. Grapefruit encourages integrity by respecting one’s physical needs. This oil assists individuals in listening to their true physical needs and impulses. It also assists them in taking responsibility for what they feel. Grapefruit teaches that no amount of food can fill a hole in the heart–only love can do that. As individuals take ownership of their feelings and get the help they need in addressing them, they no longer need to hide their emotions behind food, body abuse, strict regimens, eating issues, or other forms of obsession.
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Helichrysum
The Oil for Pain
Helichrysum is a fantastic healer of pain. It aids the walking wounded–those with a history of difficult life circumstances, trauma, self-destruction, loss, or abuse. These individuals need the powerful spiritual support that Helichrysum offers. It gives strength and endurance to the wounded soul who must keep on living despite past difficulties. This oil restores confidence in life and the self, giving the individual strength to carry on. Helichrysum has a powerful relationship with the light of the sun. It imbues joy, enthusiasm, and hope for living. Helichrysum takes hurt souls by the hand, guiding them through life’s difficulties. If individuals can persevere, this oil can take them to new heights of spiritual consciousness. Helichrysum offers hope that wounds can be healed.
Following this spiritual healing and transformation, Helichrysum can teach individuals to be grateful for their trials. It helps them see that if they had not been wounded, they would not have sought healing that resulted in a spiritual rebirth. As the phoenix dies and rises from its ashes, so might an individual be raised from turmoil. Helichrysum lends its warrior spirit so one may face adversities with courage and determination. It brings hope to the most discouraged souls and life to those needing rebirth.
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NEGATIVE EMOTIONS: Intense emotional pain, anguish, or trauma; hopeless, despairing, wounded. Complete the Healing Continuum Worksheet (KnowMyself-worksheet.pdf) and pay attention to the “Victim” cycle.
POSITIVE PROPERTIES: Healing, courageous, hopeful, transforming, persevering, determined
COMPANION OILS: Hope Blend, Soothing Blend, Ginger, Wintergreen, Lime, Siberian Fir, Peppermint

Jasmine – N/A
Juniper Berry
The Oil of Night
Juniper Berry assists those who fear the dark or unknown aspects of themselves. It helps individuals to understand that those things they fear are intended to be their teachers. Instead of hiding from what they do not understand, Juniper Berry encourages individuals to learn the lesson and face their fear. These fears often live within the unexplored areas of the self. Juniper Berry acts as a catalyst by helping individuals access and address those fears and issues that have long been avoided.
Dreams contain nighttime communications. Even nightmares can reveal unresolved fears and issues. Juniper Berry offers courage and energetic protection in the nighttime. It encourages an honest assessment of the information being communicated from within. As individuals reconcile with their fears and other hidden aspects, they experience greater wholeness. Juniper Berry helps restore the balance between light and dark, conscious and subconscious, day and night. It acts as a guide on the path toward wholeness. Juniper Berry teaches there is nothing to fear when one acknowledges and accepts all aspects of the self.
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NEGATIVE EMOTIONS: Irrational fears, recurrent nightmares, disrupted sleep, avoidance. Complete the Healing Continuum Worksheet (KnowMyself-worksheet.pdf) and pay attention to the “Victim” cycle. Emotion of Suppression (keeping in).
POSITIVE PROPERTIES: Protected, peaceful dreaming, courageous, self-aware
COMPANION OILS: Black Pepper, Clary Sage, Protective Blend, Vetiver

Apply juniper berry essential oil to the kidneys to help resolve the negative emotion of suppression. Juniper berry essential oil offers a robust and holistic approach to addressing emotional suppression, assisting individuals to release deeply held tensions and blocked feelings. With its cleansing and purifying properties, this essential oil is known for supporting emotional detoxification, encouraging practitioners to confront and process repressed emotions rather than continuing to push them down. The oil’s earthy, slightly woody aroma can help create a sense of grounding and safety, which is crucial when working through suppressed feelings. At the same time, its energetic vibration is believed to stimulate the release of emotional blockages stored in the body. When used in aromatherapy or during mindful self-care practices like meditation or journaling, juniper berry essential oil can act as a gentle yet profound catalyst for emotional healing, helping individuals develop greater emotional awareness and create space for authentic self-expression. Its therapeutic qualities are particularly beneficial for those who habitually internalize their emotions, as it supports the process of acknowledging, accepting, and ultimately transforming suppressed emotional experiences into opportunities for personal growth and emotional liberation.


NEGATIVE EMOTIONS: Blocked communication; fear of rejection. Constricted, tense, racing thoughts, emotional dishonesty, hiding, fear of self-disclosure; feeling unseen, unheard, or unloved. Complete the Healing Continuum Worksheet (KnowMyself-worksheet.pdf) and pay attention to the “False Thriver” cycle.
POSITIVE PROPERTIES: Open communication, calm, expressive, emotional honesty, self-aware, peace of mind
COMPANION OILS: Spearmint, Restful Blend

Lavender
The Oil of Communication & Calm
Lavender aids verbal expression and calming the mind. Specifically, it calms the insecurities one feels when one risks one’s true thoughts and feelings. Lavender addresses a deep fear of being seen and heard. Individuals in need of Lavender hide within, blocking their authentic self-expression. While they may be going through the motions of outward expression, they’re holding back their innermost thoughts and feelings. The expression is not connected to the heart or soul.
Lavender supports individuals in releasing the tension and constriction that stems from withheld expression. This communication bottleneck can result in worried and racing thoughts, anxiousness, and sleep disruption. Due to past experiences, they may feel unsafe or fearful of expressing themselves because of potential rejection. Often, they don’t allow themselves space to get in touch with all they genuinely think and feel. Their true voice is, therefore, trapped within and goes unexpressed. Strong feelings of being unlovable, unimportant, or unheard can accompany this condition.
Lavender encourages emotional honesty and insists that one expresses one’s innermost thoughts and desires. As individuals learn to communicate their deepest thoughts and feelings, they are liberated from their self-inflicted prison. Through open and honest communication, an individual can experience unconditional love, acceptance, and peace of mind. One can share their True Self with others through Lavender’s courageous spirit.
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Lemon
The Oil of Focus
The delightful citrusy aroma of Lemon oil engages the mind and aids concentration. While Lemon supports the emotional body, its significant effects are experienced in the mental field. The crisp scent of Lemon oil improves one’s ability to focus. Lemon is an excellent aid for children struggling with
school. It teaches individuals to be mentally present by focusing on one thing at a time. Lemon dispels confusion and bestows clarity. It counterbalances mental fatigue due to too much studying or reading. Lemon restores energy, mental flexibility, and the drive to complete a project.
Lemon is beneficial in cases of learning issues. Whether an individual has difficulty concentrating or feels incapable of learning, Lemon clears self-judgments such as “I’m dumb” or “I’m not a good student.” Lemon calms fears and insecurities while restoring confidence in the self. Emotionally, Lemon inspires a natural playfulness and buoyancy in the heart. It assists in releasing feelings of despair and hopelessness by restoring feelings of joy and happiness. Lemon inspires joyful involvement in the present moment by infusing the soul with energy, confidence, and alertness.
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NEGATIVE EMOTIONS: Confused, inability to focus, mentally fatigued, lack of joy and energy, learning issues, guilty, disengaged. Complete the Healing Continuum Worksheet (KnowMyself-worksheet.pdf) and pay attention to the “Victim” cycle.
Lemon also helps with these emotions and recommended oil application locations (Mein 2023, p. 78-79).
Negative Emotion | Alarm Point |
---|---|
Entitlement | Parathyroid |
Detachment, fear of | Spinal Cord |
Frustration | Common Bile Duct |
Jealousy | Lymph |
Left Behind | Lymph |
Regret/Remorse (self-blame) | Tonsil |
Sadness | CNS/Lymph |
Smothered | Pleura |
Stuck | Sinus |
Suffocated | Pleura |
Unreliability (fear of life being unreliable) | Unconscious |
POSITIVE PROPERTIES: Focused, energized, mental clarity, alert, rational, joyful
COMPANION OILS: Rosemary, Dill, Peppermint, Sunshine Blend, Focus Blend


NEGATIVE EMOTIONS: Toxic or harmful energy, despairing, holding on to the past, hoarding, darkness, spiritual blindness. Complete the Healing Continuum Worksheet (KnowMyself-worksheet.pdf) and pay attention to the “Victim” cycle.
Lemongrass also helps with these emotions and recommended oil application locations (Mein 2023, p. 78-79).
Emotion | Alarm Point |
---|---|
Resentment | Hepatic Duct |
Should | Tendon |
POSITIVE PROPERTIES: Spiritual clarity, cleansing, nonattachment, simplicity, discerning, releasing what is no longer needed
COMPANION OILS: Clary Sage, Sandalwood, Oregano, Thyme, Cleansing Blend

Lemongrass
The Oil of Cleansing
Lemongrass is a powerful energy cleanser. It dispels feelings of hopelessness, despair, and lethargy. Lemongrass assists individuals in entering a healing mode or cleansing state. In this state, one easily lets go of old, limiting beliefs, toxic energies, and negativity. Lemongrass teaches individuals to move forward without hesitation. It asks them to commit to a healing path where change occurs regularly.
Lemongrass can also be a powerful tool for cleansing the energy within a house, room, or office. It encourages individuals with hoarding tendencies to let go of everything they no longer need courageously.
Lemongrass also clears negative energy from the brow chakra or spiritual eyes. As individuals let go of past issues and stagnant energy, they can see situations with greater clarity. It supports individuals’ energy is flowing freely and smoothly. Lemongrass has a mighty mission to assist in cleansing physically, emotionally, and spiritually.
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Lime
The Oil of Zest For Life
Lime imbues the soul with a zest for life. Lime elevates individuals above the mire when they have been weighed down by discouragement or grief. It instills courage and cheer in the heart and reminds them to be grateful for the gift of life.
Lime cleanses the heart, especially when emotional toxins have accumulated due to avoidance or repression. This oil revitalizes the heart space, making room for light and joy. It clears discouragement and thoughts and feelings related to losing the will to live. Lime highlights the inner motives hidden in the heart and encourages emotional honesty.
Lime can also assist individuals who have overdeveloped their intellectual capacities but have neglected to develop themselves emotionally. This oil encourages balance between the heart and mind. It clears congestion from the heart region, assisting one in feeling safe and at home in one’s heart. Lime dispels apathy and resignation and instills hope, joy, courage, and the determination to face all of life’s challenges.
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NEGATIVE EMOTIONS: Apathetic, resigned, grieving, loss of will to live, discouraged. Complete the Healing Continuum Worksheet (KnowMyself-worksheet.pdf) and pay attention to the “Victim” cycle.
Emotion | Alarm Point |
---|---|
Belittled | Vision |
Unmotivated | Lung |
POSITIVE PROPERTIES: Courageous, emotionally honest, engaged, revitalized, determined, grateful for life
COMPANION OILS: Tangerine, Melissa, Spikenard, Sunshine Blend, Joyful Blend


NEGATIVE EMOTIONS: Overwhelmed, weighed down, joyless parenthood, stressed, exhausted, discouraged, burdened, jaded
POSITIVE PROPERTIES: Seeing sweetness in life, wonder in parenting, refreshed, joy in simple moments, cherishing childhood, innocent, positive perspective
COMPANION OILS: Myrrh, Frankincense, Restful Blend, Neroli, Ylang Ylang

Mandarin, Green or Red
The Oil of Childlike Perspective
Mandarin is one of the parent fruits of all modern citrus varieties and is considered one of the sweetest of all citrus fruits. As such, Red Mandarin oil offers a unique perspective: it invites individuals to see life through childlike eyes, appreciating the sweetness, wonder, and innocence in life. Children are not as quickly set back or weighed down by the cares of life. They are quicker to move on and bounce back after encountering challenges. Red Mandarin invites adults to embrace this healthier, more resilient way of existing.
Red Mandarin can also be instrumental in supporting parenting. Oftentimes, parents forget the magic and miracle of the lives they have created or accepted. The demands of day-to-day living, including the stress of providing for needs, addressing emotional upheavals, and sheer physical exhaustion, can dim the joy, excitement, and purpose children can offer. Parents often feel overwhelmed, unappreciated, and unable to meet the ever-present demands. This can lead to being discouraged, frustrated, angry, and filled with self-doubt. Red Mandarin reassures that while parenting can be extremely challenging, it can also be rewarding and refining.
This oil encourages all parents and nonparents alike to remember childhood innocence. It invites them to accept that the years of influence are short; life’s seasons change, and children constantly evolve, learn, and grow. Red Mandarin refreshes weary and careworn parents and assists them in refocusing on the beauty contained in the simple moments of life with a child. However, Red Mandarin reassures all who are overwhelmed that even though adult cares and concerns can be challenging, life is still full of sweet moments that deserve attention.
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Marjoram
The Oil of Connection
Marjoram aids those who are unable to trust others or form meaningful relationships. This inability to trust often stems from harsh life experiences. These individuals develop a fear of close connections in relationships. They may tend toward reclusive behaviors, further protecting themselves by abstaining from social interactions. They may also protect themselves by unconsciously sabotaging long-term relationships.
Marjoram shows the barriers people have formed to protect themselves from others. It reveals patterns of aloofness, distancing oneself from other people, and coldness. Those needing Marjoram oil most likely use these protective coping strategies unintentionally. Deep down, they desire the intimate connection they subconsciously sabotage.
Marjoram teaches that trust is the basis for all relationships. It assists an individual in increasing their warmth and trust in social situations. Marjoram softens the heart and heals past wounds. It kindles the fires of trust in relationships so that one may fully blossom. When individuals feel safe and loved, they express their authenticity more freely. Marjoram restores trust and openness so that genuine bonds of love may be formed in friendships and relationships.
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NEGATIVE EMOTIONS: Distrusting, emotionally aloof or distant, overly protective, emotionally isolated, withdrawn/reclusive, fear of rejection, self-sabotage. Complete the Healing Continuum Worksheet (KnowMyself-worksheet.pdf) and pay attention to the “Survivor” cycle.
Emotion | Alarm Point |
---|---|
Disconnected | Umbilicus/Yeast |
Suspicious | Raphe Nucleus |
Unfulfilled | Posterior Fontanel |
POSITIVE PROPERTIES: Emotionally open and connected, close relationships, softhearted, loving, ability to trust
COMPANION OILS: Cedarwood, Neroli, Geranium

Melissa – N/A

NEGATIVE EMOTIONS: Disrupted maternal connection, distrusting, neglected, unsafe in the world, malnourished
POSITIVE PROPERTIES: safe in the world, healthy attachments, trusting, bonding, maternal connection, nurtured, loved, secure, grounded
COMPANION OILS: Rose, Frankincense, Manuka, Monthly Blend

Myrrh
The Oil of Mother Earth
Myrrh oil nurtures the soul’s relationship with its maternal mother and with the earth. This oil supports individuals who have had disturbances with the mother-child bond. Whether it’s a division between the child and the biological mother or Mother Earth herself, Myrrh can help bridge the gap and heal the disturbance. This division or lack of attachment may be related to adoption, birth trauma, malnourishment, experiences of abandonment, or other childhood issues. Myrrh helps the soul feel a mother’s love and nurturing presence. Like the nutrient-rich colostrum found in a mother’s milk, Myrrh oil inoculates individuals from the world’s emotionally adverse and harmful effects. Like the warmth of a mother’s love for her child, Myrrh assists individuals in feeling safe and secure.
When the mother-child bond has been disrupted, the soul may lose its childlike ability to trust. Feelings of trust are replaced with feelings of fear and a belief that the world is unsafe. Myrrh assists individuals in letting go of fear. Myrrh rekindles trust within the soul by reestablishing a healthy connection to the earth and to one’s mother. As the individual learns to once again live in trust, confidence in the goodness of life returns, and the soul feels safe and more at home.
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Neroli – N/A
Orange
The Oil of Abundance
Wild Orange addresses a wide variety of emotional issues. It inspires abundance, fosters creativity, and supports a positive mood. Wild Orange also reconnects individuals with their inner child and brings spontaneity, fun, joy, and playfulness into one’s life.
At its core, Wild Orange teaches the true meaning of abundance. It encourages individuals to let go of scarcity mindsets with all of their manifestations, including fear, nervousness, inflexibility, workaholism, lack of humor, and the belief that there is not enough. Wild Orange reminds the soul of the limitless supply found in nature. Fruit trees, like the orange tree, give freely to all in need. This oil teaches individuals to give without thought of compensation. In nature, there is always enough to go around. Wild Orange encourages individuals to let go of their need to hoard, which is the
epitome of scarcity.
Wild Orange also assists an individual’s natural creative sense. It inspires limitless solutions for problems and issues. One never needs to fear. Wild Orange invites individuals to completely let go as a child does and to live from their True Self. At a person’s core, they are abundance. Sharing, playing, relaxing, and enjoying the bounties of life–these are the gifts bestowed by Wild Orange oil.
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NEGATIVE EMOTIONS: Scarcity, overly serious, rigid, dull, workaholic, lack of energy, discouraged, hoarding, envious
POSITIVE PROPERTIES: Abundant, sense of humor, playful, generous, spontaneous, creative, joyful
COMPANION OILS: Tangerine, Lemon, Ylang Ylang, Red Mandarin


NEGATIVE EMOTIONS: Negative attachments, prideful, opinionated, stubborn, materialistic
POSITIVE PROPERTIES: Humble, nonattachment, willing, teachable, flexible
COMPANION OILS: Sandalwood, Thyme, Melaleuca, Lemongrass, Cypress

Oregano
The Oil of Humility & Non-attachment
Oregano cuts through the fluff of life and teaches individuals to do the same. It removes blocks, clears negativity, and cuts away negative attachments. Oregano is a powerful oil and may even be described as forceful or intense.
Oregano addresses a person’s need to be right. Individuals in need of Oregano may attempt to convert other people to their own fixed opinions. Their strong will can make them unteachable and unwilling to budge. They hold rigidly to their opinions and belief systems. However, Oregano is resolute and has the power to break through a strong will and teach humility.
On the deepest level, Oregano dispels materialism and attachment that hinders growth and progress. While using Oregano, a person may feel encouraged to end a toxic relationship, quit an oppressive job, or end a destructive habit. These toxic attachments limit one’s capacity to feel a healthy connection to the Divine. Oregano encourages true spirituality by inviting the soul to live in nonattachment and teaches that devotion to a Higher Power includes letting go of rigidity, willfulness, negative attachments, and materialism.
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Patchouli
The Oil of Physicality
Patchouli supports individuals in becoming fully present in their physical body. It balances those who feel devitalized and who seek to escape the body through spiritual pursuits or other forms of distraction. Patchouli tempers obsessive personalities by bringing them down to reality and teaching them moderation. This oil is grounding and stabilizing.
Patchouli compliments yoga practice, tai chi, or other exercises that aim to connect the spirit with the body. While using Patchouli, individuals feel more grounded and fluid. This oil calms fear and nervous tension, stilling the heart and mind in preparing the spirit and body for deeper union. It also helps individuals to stay in touch with the earth.
Patchouli helps individuals appreciate the magnificence of the physical body and all of its natural processes and functions. It assists in releasing emotional judgments and issues related to the body, such as believing the body is unholy or dirty. This oil helps with body image distortions and general body dislike. Patchouli brings confidence in the body, as well as grace, poise, and physical strength. It reminds individuals of their childhood experiences when they used their bodies for play and fun. On the deepest level, Patchouli assists an individual to feel at peace while being present in their physical body.
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Pepper, Black – N/A
Peppermint
The Oil of a Buoyant Heart
Peppermint brings joy and buoyancy to the heart and soul. It invigorates body, mind, and spirit, and reminds individuals that life can be happy, and they don’t have to be controlled by fear. It lifts an individual out of their emotional trials for a short reprieve. When individuals use Peppermint, they feel as though they’re gliding through life. It assists in staying on the surface of emotional issues like floating on top of water.
The power of Peppermint can be felt most in times of discouragement or despair. When individuals are disheartened, they may use Peppermint to rediscover the joy of being alive.
However, a person may also abuse the properties of Peppermint oil. If it is used as a permanent escape to avoid dealing with emotional pain, it can hinder growth and progress. Peppermint should not be used in this way. It aids individuals who need a short breather. At times, a reprieve is necessary before reentering emotional waters, but one is not meant to wade in the shallow end forever. When it is accepted and embraced, emotional pain serves as a teacher. Peppermint can assist individuals in regaining the strength needed to face their emotional reality.
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Petitgrain – N/A

Pine
Ravensara

Rose
The Oil of Divine Love
Rose oil holds a higher vibration than any other oil on the planet. It is a powerful healer of the heart. It supports individuals in reaching heavenward and connecting with divine love. Rose teaches the essential need for divine grace and intervention in the healing process. As an individual opens to receive divine benevolence in all its manifestations, the heart is softened. If one can simply let go and choose to receive divine love, they are wrapped in warmth, charity, and compassion.
Rose invites individuals to experience the unwavering, unchanging, unconditional love of the Divine. This love heals all hearts and dresses all wounds. It restores individuals to authenticity, wholeness, and purity. As one feels unconditional love and acceptance, the heart is softened. As the heart fully opens, a fountain of love flows freely through the soul. In this state, one feels charity and compassion. Charity is experienced on behalf of oneself and others. Rose embodies divine love and teaches individuals how to contact this love through prayer, meditation, and opening the heart to receive.
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NEGATIVE EMOTIONS: Bereft of divine love, constricted feelings, closed or broken heart, lack of compassion, wounded
POSITIVE PROPERTIES: Loved, compassionate, healing, tenderhearted, accepted, empathy, receiving divine love
COMPANION OILS: Geranium, Anti-Aging Blend, Manuka, Arborvitae, Comforting Blend


NEGATIVE EMOTIONS: Confused, difficulty adjusting or transitioning, limited perspective, difficulties with learning
POSITIVE PROPERTIES: Mental clarity, knowledgable, teachable, enlightened, open to new experiences, ability to adjust COMPANION OILS: Dill, Lemon, Detoxification Blend

Rosemary
The Oil of Knowledge & Transition
Rosemary assists in the development of true knowledge and true intellect. It teaches that one can be instructed from a far greater space of understanding than the human mind. It challenges individuals to look deeper than they normally would and ask more soul-searching questions so that they may receive more inspired answers.
Rosemary assists individuals who struggle with learning disabilities. It brings expansion to the mind, supporting individuals in receiving new information and new experiences.
Rosemary aids in times of transition and change. When a person is having a difficult time adjusting to a new house, school, or relationship, this oil can assist. Rosemary teaches that one does not understand all things because they have a mortal perspective.
It invites individuals to trust in a higher, more intelligent power than themselves. It supports them in feeling confident and assured during times of great change in understanding or perspective. Rosemary roots them in the true knowledge that surpasses all understanding.
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Sandalwood
The Oil of Sacred Devotion
Sandalwood assists with all kinds of prayer, meditation, and spiritual worship. It teaches reverence and respect for Deity. This oil has been used since ancient times for its powerful ability to calm the mind, still the heart, and prepare the spirit to commune with God.
Sandalwood teaches of spiritual devotion and spiritual sacrifice. It invites individuals to place all material attachments on the altar of sacrifice so that they may truly progress spiritually. This oil asks individuals to assess where their hearts are and challenges them to reorder their priorities to be in alignment with the Divine will.
Sandalwood assists in quieting the mind so that individuals may hear the subtle voice of the Spirit. It raises them into higher levels of consciousness. Sandalwood assists one in reaching beyond their current confines and belief systems. For those who are ready to leave behind attachment to fame, wealth, and the need for acceptance, Sandalwood teaches true humility, devotion, and love for the Divine.
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NEGATIVE EMOTIONS: Disconnected from God or spiritual self, emptiness, overthinking, materialistic
POSITIVE PROPERTIES: Humble, spiritual devotion, spiritual clarity, still, surrender, connected to higher consciousness
COMPANION OILS: Oregano, Spikenard, Anti-Aging Blend, Reassuring Blend


NEGATIVE EMOTIONS: Fear of public speaking, timid, holding back opinions, inarticulate
POSITIVE PROPERTIES: Confident, articulate communication, clarity, courageous
COMPANION OILS: Cassia, Lavender, Clary Sage

Spearmint
The Oil of Confident Speech
Spearmint inspires clarity of thought and confident verbal expression. Individuals in need of Spearmint may hide their thoughts, opinions, and ideas by withholding their voices. Spearmint encourages inner clarity about one’s personal convictions and opinions. It then assists individuals in translating that inner clarity into words.
Spearmint promotes confidence in expressing oneself verbally, especially when speaking in front of groups of people. It helps individuals create an effective stage presence by infusing them with confidence. Spearmint also encourages individuals to take a public stand on behalf of their values and opinions.
Spearmint can be a helpful remedy for those who struggle with communicating clearly for a wide range of reasons, from feeling scattered and inarticulate to stumbling over one’s words. It assists individuals in becoming emotionally clear about what they want to say and then saying it. In short, Spearmint can help individuals access their inner light and convey that light to the world with clarity and confidence.
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Spikenard – N/A
Spruce, Black

Tangerine – N/A
Tansy, blue – N/A

NEGATIVE EMOTIONS: Parasitic and codependent relationships, poor boundaries, weak-willed, drained, emotional toxicity. Complete the Healing Continuum Worksheet (KnowMyself-worksheet.pdf) and pay attention to the “Survivor” cycle.
POSITIVE PROPERTIES: Energetic boundaries, healthy and respectful connections, empowered, resilient, safe
COMPANION OILS: Clove, Outdoor Blend, Protective Blend, Lemongrass

Tea Tree (Melaleuca)
The Oil of Energetic Boundaries
Disinfectant by nature, Melaleuca, also known as tea tree oil, clears negative energetic baggage. It specifically releases codependent and parasitic relationships. These toxic relationships may be with people, microorganisms in the physical body, or spiritual beings. Individuals may feel drained of life force and energy, but they may not be consciously aware of the source of this energy leakage. Melaleuca helps break the negative ties in these kinds of relationships so that new, healthy connections may be formed that honor one’s personal space and boundaries. This energetic “vampirism” between organisms violates the laws of nature. Melaleuca encourages individuals to connect to people and beings in ways that honor and respect others’ agency. It helps individuals recognize the parts of themselves that invited and allowed these kinds of relationships to exist in the first place.
Through these empowering processes, Melaleuca encourages individuals to relinquish all forms of self-betrayal, including allowing others to take advantage of one’s time, energy, or talents; letting others feed on one’s energy; not standing up for oneself; or feeling responsible for the problems of others. Melaleuca assists individuals in purification practices and in releasing toxic debris.
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Thyme

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Turmeric


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NEGATIVE EMOTIONS: Apathetic, disconnected, scattered, stressed, ungrounded, avoiding, crisis
POSITIVE PROPERTIES: Centered, grounded, present, emotionally aware and connected
COMPANION OILS: Helichrysum, Juniper Berry, Grounding Blend

Vetiver
The Oil of Centering & Descent
Vetiver oil assists in becoming more rooted in life. Life can scatter one’s energy and make individuals feel split between different priorities, people, and activities. Vetiver brings the individual back down to earth. It assists them in grounding to the physical world. Vetiver also assists individuals in deeply connecting with what they think and feel. In this way, Vetiver is incredibly supportive in all kinds of self-awareness work. It helps uncover the root of an emotional issue.
Vetiver challenges the need to escape pain. It centers individuals in their True Self and guides them downward to the root of their emotional issues. It helps them find relief but not through avoidance. Relief comes after they have traveled within and met the core of their emotional issue. Vetiver will not let them quit. It grounds them in the present moment and carries them through an emotional catharsis. The descent into the True Self assists individuals in discovering deeper facets of their being. Vetiver opens the doors to light and recovery through this downward journey.
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Wintergreen
The Oil of Surrender
Wintergreen is the oil of surrender. It can assist strong-willed individuals in letting go of the need to know and the need to be right. It takes great internal strength to surrender to a Higher Power. Wintergreen imbues the soul with this strength and teaches how to let go and be free of the negativity and pain one holds on to. The belief that life is painful and must be shouldered alone makes it so. Wintergreen invites individuals to surrender these strong opinions.
Wintergreen reminds individuals that they do not have to do life on their own. There is a constant invitation to surrender one’s burdens to a Higher Power. All that is required is to release and let go. Wintergreen teaches that one can turn their hardships over to that power greater than themselves so they do not have to carry the burden of life all alone.
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yarrow – N/A
Ylang Ylang
The Oil of the Inner Child
Ylang Ylang is a powerful remedy for the heart. Modern-day society honors and reveres the mind over the heart. Yet the heart, with its intuitive ways of receiving information, is an essential part of the soul. Ylang Ylang reconnects individuals with the inner child and the pure, simple ways of the heart. It encourages play and restores a childlike nature and innocence. It assists in accessing intuition or “heart knowing.”
Ylang Ylang is also a powerful remedy for releasing emotional trauma from the past. It is a fantastic support in age regression work and other methods of emotional healing. Ylang Ylang also assists individuals in releasing bottledup emotions such as anger and sadness. Feelings that have been buried inside are brought to the light through Ylang Ylang’s assistance. This oil allows emotional healing to flow naturally, nurturing the heart through the process. It reminds the individual that joy can be felt and experienced more fully by allowing the heart its full range of emotions.
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Blend Comparison
Plant Therapy Essential Oil Comparison Guide
Plant Therapy | Young Living | doTERRA | ||
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Anti Age Palmarosa Oil, Melaleuca Leaf Oil, Balsam Copaiba Resin, Serrata Frankincense Oil, Carterii Frankincense Gum Oil, Australian Sandalwood Oil, Neroli Oil, Rose Flower Extract. | Immortelle Frankincense Resin, Hawaiian Sandalwood, Lavender Flower, Myrrh Gum Resin, Helichrysum Flower, Rose Flower. | |||
Victim Mentality Essential Oils
Ginger addresses deep patterns of victim mentality…believing everything is outside one’s control, refusing to take responsibility for life, or blaming life circumstances on other people or outside influences. (Emotions 2016, p. 39)
6-Time Orientation
Past
Lemongrass – holding on to the past. It encourages individuals with hoarding tendencies to courageously let go of everything they no longer need. (Emotions 2016, p. 46)
Present
asdf
Future
7-Boundaries
Victim – no boundaries
Melaleuca (Tea Tree) – encourages an individual to relinquish all forms of self-betrayal, including allowing others to take advantage of one’s time, energy, or talents; letting others feed on one’s energy; not standing up for oneself; or feeling responsible for the problems of others. (Emotions 2016, p. 24)
survivor – steel boundaries
Oregano addresses a person’s need to be right… While using Oregano, a person may feel encouraged to end a toxic relationship, quit an oppressive job, or end a destructive habit. (Emotions 2016, p. 52)
References
- (Essential 2016) Essential Oils Desk Reference, 7th Edition, November 2016. ISBN 978-0-9966364-9-0. www.discoverlsp.com. Life Science Publishing (Internet Archive and pdf) mirror at PDF
- YouTube Playlist – Behind the Bottle: A doTERRA Original
- YouTube Playlist – doTERRA | 5 Ways
- (Mein 2023) Releasing Emotional Patterns with Essential Oils by Dr. Carolyn L. Mein, Publisher – Life Science Publishing. Available at Amazon.
- (Emotions 2016) Emotions & Essential Oils – A Modern Resource for Healing, by Enlighten Alternative Healing LLC, 5th Edition, updated Fall 2016. ISBN 978-0-9906965-5-1. Out of print, see Bookfinder.com. Also check Open Library. LLC Members – Charles Call, Daniel MacDonald, Sarah Marriott McCann, and Amanda Porter.
- The FDA has not evaluated these statements; they are intended for educational purposes only. They are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease and are not a substitute for professional healthcare. All recommendations are based on third-party research on essential oils and their effectiveness for the above-listed ailments. See www.PubMed.com for references to some of those studies. Check out the research and make your own decisions based on complete information
3. Healing Continuum Worksheet (KnowMyself-worksheet.pdf) by Bill Jensen with revisions by Jeffery J. Jensen. The main goal is to move forward in life with complete honesty. This is achieved when you let go of all negative attachments typically used as excuses or justification for why you are NOT fully living and embracing life. Just going through the motions of life, either as a false thrive (superficial, pretend, facade), victim (stuck), or survivor (bulldoze others). Better is to cast away your beggar’s coat. “I am done with this life of misery. With Jesus, I can start a new life of happiness and joy in Him….” (see Rise! He Calleth Thee by Elder Massimo De Feo, April 2024 General Conference).

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