Use of Essential Oils

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Are essential oils part of the occult?

Though I know many faithful and active Catholics that use oils for their health someone sent me an email from the Women of Grace website that stated they are part of the occult. The main page of this article predisposes everyone to this conclusion.

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Essential oils have been used for centuries. What do you think the most expensive perfumes are made of?

Can they be used by practitioners of pagan faiths, yes. Are they 'occult?" NO. (That term means “hidden” BTW.)

Clove oil has been used by dentists for many years to treat toothache. Oils of peppermint and spearmint for gastric distress. Lavender for headaches and burns.

God made all the plants for our use, and that includes the essential oils expressed from them.
 
Some people seem to treat them like magic potions, which I would steer clear of, but they definitely have legitimate uses. Just be careful because they are very strong and typically need dilution, or to be used very sparingly.
 
The women of grace story refers to a company called Young Living.

My mom buys Dottera from her older sister. Clary sage is a life saver at that certain time of the month. There are also blends that help with digestion, sleeping, stress, etc.
 
pensmama87 said:
Some people seem to treat them like magic potions, which I would steer clear of, but they definitely have legitimate uses. Just be careful because they are very strong and typically need dilution, or to be used very sparingly.
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I carry lavender oil with me all the time.

Other oils do need diluting, but not in water - I like jojoba or almond oil for that prose. Clove oil is excellent for a killer toothache.

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In and of themselves they are ok. You need to be careful of the source because a lot of New Ager’s use them and you don’t really know if they’ve done any spiritual activities to them.

I wouldn’t buy them from a source which talks a lot about spiritual practices.
 
jmjconder said:
Are essential oils part of the occult?

Though I know many faithful and active Catholics that use oils for their health someone sent me an email from the Women of Grace website that stated they are part of the occult. The main page of this article predisposes everyone to this conclusion.

Peace on Earth
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I don’t know the source of the email but the blog at Women of Grace warns against buying from vendors that use New Age language or make claims about “energy”. I think the main contributor to the WoG blog is a bit oeverwrought and posts some misleading/erroneous information but in this case I think she’s just tilting at windwills.

And she does suggest a vendor that she thinks is “clean” a term I think sounds weirdly cult-ish so there’s that.
 
This may be a good place to add that Pinterest is deleting a lot of my pins and I’d say about 98% are from my essential oils page. I believe that the websites from which the pins originated make claims about their efficacy that are false so the site or blog owners are making claims of copyright violations to avoid getting in trouble with the FDA or a class-action lawsuit. Oops.
 
Aren’t Frankincense and Myrrh both essential oils?

It doesn’t seem at all “occult” to me, considering how fond Jesus, the Apostles and all early Christians were of anointing oils.
 
ChurchSoldier said:
In and of themselves they are ok. You need to be careful of the source because a lot of New Ager’s use them and you don’t really know if they’ve done any spiritual activities to them.

I wouldn’t buy them from a source which talks a lot about spiritual practices.
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I agree with your post.
 
Just get them thru health food stores. Probably a lot cheaper!
 
Considering the lovely aroma of Chrism Oil comes from essential oils, I would sure hope it’s not an “occult” item!
 
Everyone I know that is into essential oils ( a particular popular brand name) is a Christian. They are expensive, I am not at all convinced of their health benefits. My neighbor is into them, uses them on her kids, vaporizes her home with them, teaches classes about them, etc., yet her kids, who I watch sometimes, are constantly ill with colds and ear infections, and sore throats. The baby had a horrendous diaper rash that was treated with some diaper rash formula and went all the way down his poor thighs. It was a yeast infection and need prompt medical attention, which was delayed because the oils were being used, and I mean the rash was horrendous. And I have caught more colds off of them than anyone. My daughter uses them and it’s the same with my grandchildren.

I cannot stand to see a baby who needs to see a Dr. and is obviously miserable treated with these oils instead. That is the part I object to, and I have personally seen this. This is my experience with them, they need to be used with caution and common sense, but usually are no more effective than any other over-the-counter stuff. They are not a substitute for sensible medical care.

But if people want to spend their money on them, that is their business, just don’t neglect the medical needs of the kids with them.
 
Exiled_Child said:
Aren’t Frankincense and Myrrh both essential oils?

It doesn’t seem at all “occult” to me, considering how fond Jesus, the Apostles and all early Christians were of anointing oils.
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I don’t know if you had a chance to read the blog article or not, but it gives the perspective about the New Age aspect to the question that the writer had.

Basically, what I got from reading the blog article is that it’s not bad to use the oils in themselves.

However, some people use them in what I think would be considered to be a “New Age” fashion, where they’re used with energy healing, and so on.

I have also personally been to oil websites where some type of spiritual blessings would be ascribed to them before they were sent to customers, too.
 
One of the references in the WoG blog was aimed directly at the line of oils me and many of my Catholic friends use. Tho I agree with the caution expressed in this blog - the two sources that were cited do not deserve the label “occult.”
 
Exiled_Child said:
Aren’t Frankincense and Myrrh both essential oils?

It doesn’t seem at all “occult” to me, considering how fond Jesus, the Apostles and all early Christians were of anointing oils.
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No – they’re resin from plants, think ‘soft amber’ – the resin can be used to scent an oil.
 
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Everyone I know that is into essential oils ( a particular popular brand name) is a Christian. They are expensive, I am not at all convinced of their health benefits. My neighbor is into them, uses them on her kids, vaporizes her home with them, teaches classes about them, etc., yet her kids, who I watch sometimes, are constantly ill with colds and ear infections, and sore throats. The baby had a horrendous diaper rash that was treated with some diaper rash formula and went all the way down his poor thighs. It was a yeast infection and need prompt medical attention, which was delayed because the oils were being used, and I mean the rash was horrendous. And I have caught more colds off of them than anyone. My daughter uses them and it’s the same with my grandchildren.

I cannot stand to see a baby who needs to see a Dr. and is obviously miserable treated with these oils instead. That is the part I object to, and I have personally seen this. This is my experience with them, they need to be used with caution and common sense, but usually are no more effective than any other over-the-counter stuff. They are not a substitute for sensible medical care.

But if people want to spend their money on them, that is their business, just don’t neglect the medical needs of the kids with them.
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Yes, this is why I think extreme caution needs to be used with them. I use lavender as a soothing scent in humidifiers at bedtime, and have used citrus scents to brighten a room. I used tea tree oil in a homemade cloth diaper solution to keep it from going funky. But I’ve had the same bottles for years and I’m not trying to cure diseases with them.I don’t deny that some of them probably do have some kind of medicinal property. But they’re not magic.

One big problem with what you describe here about the kids being sick so often is that it’s very possible that they never actually get better, and it’s just one long illness (you can see that with ear infections or with rash.)

Sometimes the simpler remedy is better, but it’s like as not that just fresh air or water or a plain oil like coconut or olive oil would work just as well. Or even just time - the human body can heal a lot of small things all by itself. 🤷 But I’ve seen people swear by some of these things when it’s clear that medical help is warranted, and that makes me so nervous. It also makes me nervous that many products like these are sold only in direct sales, which uses really questionable recruitment practices.
 
pensmama87 said:
Yes, this is why I think extreme caution needs to be used with them. I use lavender as a soothing scent in humidifiers at bedtime, and have used citrus scents to brighten a room. I used tea tree oil in a homemade cloth diaper solution to keep it from going funky. But I’ve had the same bottles for years and I’m not trying to cure diseases with them.I don’t deny that some of them probably do have some kind of medicinal property. But they’re not magic.

One big problem with what you describe here about the kids being sick so often is that it’s very possible that they never actually get better, and it’s just one long illness (you can see that with ear infections or with rash.)

Sometimes the simpler remedy is better, but it’s like as not that just fresh air or water or a plain oil like coconut or olive oil would work just as well. Or even just time - the human body can heal a lot of small things all by itself. 🤷 But I’ve seen people swear by some of these things when it’s clear that medical help is warranted, and that makes me so nervous. It also makes me nervous that many products like these are sold only in direct sales, which uses really questionable recruitment practices.
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This is NOT the case about everyone I know who are faithful active Catholics.
 
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