Essential Oil Profiles

In-depth explorations of single essential oils. Learn about the therapeutic properties, aromatic profiles, historical uses, and safety considerations for each oil.

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Tulsi for when the Emotional Fever Hits

Things have been and still are busy, hectic, and transitional at the moment over here at Cathy’s Attars. The changes are positive, but also uprooting

An old twisted juniper tree atop the Rio Grande gorge

The Symbolism and Uses of Juniper

Although the juniper genus is one of the rare genus of trees that is endemic to both North America and Europe, it wasn’t until I

Four Tree Allies for Empowerment

Florian and I use essential oils to support and guide the psyche on the healing journey towards individuation.  Individuation is a word C.G. Jung coined

Three Essential Oils for Protection

Psychic protection is something all of us need to practice at certain times in our lives. It’s good to have a few go-to essential oils

Tulsi Brings Divine Inner Balance

It was a day of celebration when this beautiful tulsi essential oil arrived from India – finally a sacred basil to work with. It is

Yarrow the Wounded Healer

“The archetype of the wounded healer symbolizes a type of consciousness that can hold the seemingly mutually exclusive and contradictory opposites of being consciously aware

Cardamom Helps Digest Trauma

Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) is in the Zingiberaceae family like tumeric and ginger. I have always liked cardamom. I remember making my first curries as a

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