This book is so full of great information! I was able to pick out some hydrosols and EO's using this book. Lots of info on each EO...However..It needs more info on HOW to make own hydrosols;o) Otherwise its perfect IMO..
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Jeannie Rose's 375 Essential Oils and Hydrosols is one of the best new books on aromatherpay along with the World of Aromatherapy by the women of NAHA. They have put together a great collection of educational information. One of the best she has yet! I love all of Jeannie Roses books and her new Herbal body book is greatly more detailed and informative also. Love her and everything she writes.

I am available for online discussion. I am an aromaherbalist in the Chicago area. BViolet11@aol.com

This is an excellent resource for the person who is serious about essential oils. If you take Jeanne Rose's home study course, this book is required reading. Every oil is discussed in detail. The section on hydrasols is interesting.

This wonderful little book suggests experiences/rituals that validate, guide and support women diagnosed with breast cancer as they travel the often overwhelming terrain from diagnosis to healing journey. Using the myth of Pandora's Box as metaphor, the awareness, sensitivity and power of the writing and simple heart-felt rituals is inspiring. Highly recommended for support groups--both formally sponsored as well as informal gatherings of friends-- and by individuals in a meditative way.

RIRUALS FOR WOMEN COPING WITH BREAST CANCER is a gift for everyone! We all know of someone who is coping with this desease, perhaps it's ourself. So we are all asking how are we to be and what are we to do with this life changing experience. For women this is a personal, spiritual, physical and psychological journey. This book of rituals gives form and possibility to live as healthily as we can with breast cancer.

As a minister of spirituality I companion many women who are trying to live with breast cancer, therefore I am also coping with the experience. When I read this book of rituals I imediately ordered several. The authors gently, cretively and wisely make suggestions for rituals that can be reflected upon or acted out by the individual or with another or a group. Often the woman coping with breast cancer is not ready to do so with a group. But she does need to ritualize her feelings. So right in the introduction the authors give this permission to the reader.

If there is a poverty of spirit among women today it is the lack of trusting their own power to ritualize life experiences. We have been, and many still are, co-opted to transfer the power of the ritual to a designated minister...usually a male in the patriarchial religions. But in order to live whole lives women must reclaim their power and creat ritual about all life experiences.

This reclaiming or our power is especially difficult when the experience is a devastating loss. RITUALS FOR WOMEN COPING WITH BREAST CANCER invites the women or her circle of friends to reclaim this power. One ritual done well, and this book is a brilliant aid in facilitating this, convinces the person or community of the power of ritual.

I highly recommend this book for all women, all ministers and for all communities of care.

In 1997 I was diagnosed with breast cancer and I was frightenedto death! I didn't know where to turn. Sharing with my childrenbrought tears for them and an inability to talk about it. We were all dealing with the possibility of death and I felt like I had no where to go with my fear.

The doctor told me I was lucky because I had ductul carcinoma in situ, which means the cancer was encapsulated. It was also microscopic. Early detection is always the key to the most hopeful situation. After two lumpectomies and 38 radiation treatments I was told that hopefully I would fall into a 96% category for survival. No matter how hopeful the prognosis, one lives with the FEAR every single day of one's life.

My process began in early June and the treatments were completed in early November. The months between were very difficult. IF ONLY THIS BOOK HAD BEEN AVAILABLE THEN to companion me through the emotions, the sounds and the loneliness conjured by this evil!

Acknowledging one's reality, claiming confidence, naming losses, stream of emotions, taming and living with the fear and celebrating hope -- these are all of things that I was yearning to do in my own personal horror. I did not have the language nor the structure to allow myself these simple yet profound opportunities.

Kudos to the Prism Collective for touching my soul and so many others. Rituals for Women Coping with Breast Cancer is the most wonderful, caring, insightful way to touch the lives of the thousands of women who confront the evil beast every day. This offers courage, hope and a great sense of not being alone in the struggle! Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Because of Jeanne Sinclair-Krause's book "Remember Cynthia Rose" Cynthia Rose will know that her family loved her and fought for her. Many children will never know that anyone in their birth family cared. The great problems of the world are horrific, but they should not distract us from the personal dramas that leave dying families and wounded children. It is terrible when a family loses an adult member. It is criminal if a good, loving family loses the right and responsibility to care for the children of that adult. Often the cohesion of the core family doesn't survive the multiple loss. Social service agencies and community leaders will eventually understand what has happened and have to answer for the loss this child and her family have endured. As states are awarded funds for proper adoptions they should be fined for improper ones. Read this cautionary story and add your voice to the choir by talking to others about this problem and contacting your legislature for changes. I anxiously watch for more to come from this social detective.

We never know when a tragidy may strike. This book can help keep a family together. Very well written, and easy to read.

Bound to become a timeless classic in the field of aromatherapy The World of Aromatherapy is a beautiful treasure to have.

Among the many noted contributing authors are Jeanne Rose, Valerie Worwood, Shirley Price, Victoria Edwards,and Mindy Green to name a few. The book covers a wide variety of subjects~ distillation, hydrosols, the science of essential oils, case studies, botany, skin care, perfumery, pregnancy and essential oil profiles among other subjects. There is also an interesting chapter on Synthetic vs. natural oils as well as a beautiful chapter titled: Bathing in the Souls of Flowers.

A great addition to any aromatherapy library.

I found this collection of essays by 35 of the best known names/teachers in aromatherapy to be excellent. Here is information written with verve and style about distillation, hydrosols, aromatic chemistry, botany, ancient Egyptian embalming with essential oils and unguents. A fabulous skin care chapter is followed by a delicious essay by Barbara Bobo 'bathing in the souls of flowers', there is an entire section on nurturing yourself through pregnancy with essential oils and how to take care of children with the correct essential oils. How can you miss the blending essential oils for personal perfumery or the culinary part, teaches how to use essential oils to flavor and fragrance foods. The oilss themselves are mentioned and several important case studies using the essences are included. There is a great section on business and research for those who want to start an aromatic business and do aromatherapy consultations. And lastly, a 14 year old high school student shows you how to set up an aromatherapy project to proove or disprove that it works. And of course there is a great source list and bibliography. Jeanne Rose is fantastic, her co-editor too. This is a great book.

Jeanne Rose's Herbal Guide to Food is an excellent guide to everything edible! There are tables listing illnesses and the foods that can affect them, vitamins in common herbs, a culinary materia medica and lots of great recipes!

This is not just a cook book, but a must for the serious Herbalist!

Beth Anne Haigler, Medical Herblist

Jeanne Rose's Modern Herbal is a very informative book that covers the basics in a wide range of herbal applications for all ages. Each chapter is filled with practical tips and recipes for maintaining a modern household, from bathroons to kitchen sinks. Also included are chapters on Homeopathic first aide and Aromatherapy and Colortherapy.

Of all the books I have read on the subject, this is one of the most useful!

This book is a must for any natural household!

Beth Anne Haigler, Medical Herbalist

This was one of the first Silhouette Shadows I got ahold of, and it got me hooked! I loved the story. The charactors were well scripted. I don't want to give away too much to people who haven't read it, but air of mystery and delightful origins of the hero (Okay, his mother's the Fairy Queen!) were great.. (I love stuff like this!)

If you're stuck in one of life's pits or are weary from encouraging someone else who's there, this book is for you! It will lift your spirit and brighten your day. Not only does Jeanne Zornes have a fresh way of looking at Scripture, she brings men and women of the Bible to life right in your own home as if they were helping you do the dishes, giving you a hug, or babysitting your children. I felt like I personaly knew each one. And through their eyes, I saw my own life in a different light and realized that opportunitites to encourage and occasions to be encouraged are infinite.

This is another in the American Girls series about Samantha Parkington, a nine-year-old orphan girl living with her grandmother in the America of 1904. In this book, Samantha is all excited, preparing for the coming Christmas. But, when the family finds out that Samantha's Uncle Gard is bringing his girlfriend Cornelia to visit (a serious matter back then), the whole household is turned upside down, along with Samantha's plans. Samantha begins to resent Cornelia, but before Christmas Day arrives, she might just learn a lesson.

The final chapter of this book is a highly informative look at Christmas in 1904 America. Also, I must say that I did enjoy the wonderful illustrations provided by Nancy Niles and R. Grace.

This is another very good American Girls book. Unlike the other Samantha books that my daughter and I have read, this one does not set out to show any of the less savory details of life in 1904 America, but it is nonetheless and enjoyable book with a nice lesson. My daughter and I both enjoyed this book and highly recommend it to you.

Not the best of all the Samantha books, but really great. Samantha is so excited about Christmas and preparing for the holidays. Her plans are foiled when her Uncle Gard announces he is bringing his girlfriend Cornelia home for Christmas. Samantha wants to be nothing but hostile towards her, but as she gets to know her she likes her more and more. A great story about family, people, and the Christmas spirit.

Samantha's Surprise is the third book in a series of books about Samantha. Samantha is invited to A Christmas party put on by her good friend Ida Dean. At the same time she plans to make a large gingerbread house with Mrs. Hawkins, and decorate the house herself. But Samantha's Christmas plans start to fall when her Uncle Gard announces that he plans on bringing his friend Cornelia along for this Christmas. Now, it seems that all of Samantha's plans are destroyed--and Samantha blames Cornelia for ruining everthing. But there's more than one surprise in store for Samantha on Christmas day!
While Samantha's Christmas story isn't neccessarily the best in the series, her story has it's good points, and Samantha learns to accept change as a result. The book is a recommended read to those who are big fans of the American Girls Collection series. The Peek into the Past section at the end of the book tells about Victorian Era Christmas, and how it differed for the rich and the poor.

a very good reference for herbal use. The section on witch-craft is a little bit too far out there, but the different spells and recipes are a good laugh, I wonder where she found them or if she just made them up.

i found this book i a parking lot and it was the start of a whole new approach on life. Any reader will find it to be a no nonsence directory to herbalism.

This invaluable book is a wonderful combination of recipes, anecdotal advice, and historical reference. I would recommend this book for the beginner who is interested in herbal history, would like to know how to find herbs, and start dabbling in recipes. For those who are more experienced, it would complete an herbal library.