In fact, our words “pharmacy” and “pharmaceutical” come from the Greek term φαρμακεία ( pharmakeia), which means sorcery or enchantment. The physical properties of a substance and spiritual forces regularly co-mingled in the ancient pagan mind. Most ancient cultures also didn’t place a sharp distinction between the natural and the supernatural the way we do today. While there are very modern methods for extracting essential oils (also called “volatile oils”), ancient people have been using aromatic oils from plants for thousands of years. The Egyptians, Chinese, Indians, Persians, Greco-Romans, and nearly every other ancient culture used aromatic oils in various ways-mostly for medicinal or ritualistic purposes. Learn more about my favorite essential oils in this post. While it is worth doing your homework about essential companies you buy your oils from, I do not believe avoiding essential oils for spiritual reasons is a mature Christian attitude (you can read here about our journey in choosing an essential oil company). Therefore, they argue, if we use essential oils for same reasons, aren’t we engaging in cult practices? Occultists and pagan religions have used oils for millennia for their health properties. I sometimes have to wonder if the devil is laughing at us.Įver since my wife started talking about how she uses essential oils, we occasionally hear from Christians with grave concerns about essential oils and the occult.
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