“The Tao that can be told, is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named, is not the eternal name. The unnamed, is the origin of Heaven and Earth. Naming, is the mother of all things. Without desire, one views the mystery. Desiring, one can view only the...

Read this article by Dr. Bruce Berkowsky to learn about archetypes and miasms as they are understood in the Spiritual PhytoEssencing (SPE). This paves the way for the main focus of this article, the Separation Miasm.

Gingergrass is a close sibling species of Palmarosa, these two oils are oils are distilled from two different varieties of the exact same plant species. Learn about the subtle differences between the two plants and understand the inner nature of these two oils via their gemstone synchronicities.

When I developed the SPE interview, data interpretation and blending protocol, I adapted some of its central features from classical homeopathy; another very creative yet highly disciplined healing art, which I have practiced for many years. One of these features is the development and use of a repertory.

This anecdote about nascent teen summer romance can serve as an object lesson about the Psoric miasm and anise oil.

Recently, I formulated a new Spiritual PhytoEssencing (SPE) blend (that my students will be blending and working with) called Return To The One that has great relevance in this era of general divisiveness, separation from one’s real self, and estrangement from spirit,...

In the 19th and early 20th centuries, the Neutral Bath—a type of full-bath—served as an important sedative therapy for institutionalized, emotionally agitated individuals. In this era of unrelenting emotional and physical stresses, the Neutral Bath may be effectively used to soothe and relax the mind/body organism, affording it the opportunity to restore equilibrium. Learn how to take a Neutral Bath and the complementary essential oils for the Neutral Bath.

In the mid-1990s, after nearly 20 years of clinical practice, I came to two crucial conclusions. The first is that all chronic disease, and to a great extent human unhappiness, is characterized by inertia or “stuckness.” The second is that disharmony on both physical...

Essential oils are both biochemical and bioenergetic entities. The practice of Spiritual PhytoEssencing involves the use of phytoessences (i.e., plant essential oils) that are generated and stored by the plant in specialized cells. Virtually every part of the plant...

The self-actualizing drive is the innate creative force within the soul regarding the actualization of one’s potentials. A person who is continually evolving on a deep psychospiritual level is someone whose self-actualizing  drive is active and sustaining its...

Given my background as, among other things, a classical homeopath, and my focus upon the bioenergetic potential of essential oils, the use of a homeopathic-style potentized dilution is prepared from a customized essential oil blend (in addition to the use of the blend...

In Spiritual PhytoEssencing, one of the central archetypes that needs to be determined in each case are the miasms. A miasm is the homeopathic concept that I have adapted into Spiritual PhytoEssencing, of an archetype with a characteristic pattern of archetypal images...

In Spiritual PhytoEssencing, the practitioner is taught how to identify the archetypal pattern that characterizes a particular individual’s soul dynamics. Various components of this pattern are then proficiently matched with corresponding essential oils. The resultant...

Fortunately, you don’t have to believe in Santa to appreciate this particular miracle. We’re all experiencing some degree of hard times right now. I thought that passing along this tale would sprinkle some soul-light among the clouds. Read on to learn more about the Douglas-Fir individual, Hospitalized Children and Santa Claus.

The faster the pace of one’s daily life, the shorter the duration of periods of time seem to be. Learn how to prepare
deep-acting, soul-level healing blends for individuals whose lives seem to be caught up in the racing river of entropy and whose perceptual filters, reactional tendencies and decision-making processes are strongly influenced by the awareness of the acceleration of the arrow of time.

Today’s article is a follow-up to my previous article in which I discussed the surrounding essence, an alchemy technique that I have developed for the Spiritual PhytoEssencing (SPE) blending. In this article, I describe another blending SPE alchemy technique called...

A chakra can be viewed as being a type of archetypal form. Once one identifies which chakras are more influential than others in a person’s mental and physical nature, then oils whose pattern of chakra affinities have a high degree of congruence with that person’s pattern can be selected for inclusion in a personalized blend that encourages soul-level healing.

Modern life features an ongoing degenerative process, whose impact on a soul level is comparable to the destructive effect climate change exerts upon our planet. This degenerative process is fueled by the disappearing influence of the Divine Feminine. In fact, climate...

Archetypes and Archetypal Images Plants are living organisms and all living things, plant and animal, are ensouled. Accordingly, the essential oil is the carrier of the most concentrated portion of the plant's soul essence. In this reference, anthroposophy founder...

Wild Mind; Understanding Symptoms; True Nature of Fever; Connecting Therapeutics to the Laws of Nature; Wholism vs. Reductionism; Mastic (Pistacia lentiscus) & More!

Pine oil is an important oil to consider when blending for a paralytic emotional state characterized by traumatization and related guilt feelings. Relative to soldiers and other warrior types, pine oil harbors powerful astral body forces.

Ambiguous loss, sometimes referred to alternatively as frozen grief, is associated with a lack of closure or clear understanding of the circumstances. Roman chamomile has specificity for a number of varieties of ambiguous loss involving some feeling of guilt, difficult choices and conflicted personal leadership.

A discussion of Dr. Carl Rogers’ foundational concepts and their relevance regarding the inner conflict of the marjoram oil individual.

Activating the Soul-Level Healing Potential Within Essential Oils Via Soul-Level Humility; The Tree Of Life Vessel Of Keter; Angela of Foligno; Humility and Essential Oils as Teachers.

The fear of intimacy may be the product of a diverse array of causative factors. Learn how and where Jasmine oil can be utilized in SPE for overcoming this fear.

In Spiritual PhytoEssencing blending, the blender must operate from an inner point of Nothingness and Silence in order to transcend the purely physical mechanics of blending and gain entry into the inner domain of the oils where the “divine sparks” are most concentrated.

In the process of writing the Douglas-fir chapter for my Synthesis Materia Medica/Spiritualis of Essential Oils, I have discovered that paternal nurturing is one of the central themes of the inner nature of Douglas-fir oil. Elaborating this theme rekindled a vivid...

Looking back through the mists helps us learn about Pemou oil’s theme of extinction, relation with body and adrenal fatigue.

Learn about the the spiritual consciousness/physical-suffering conundrum and about clove oil that has relevance regarding soul-level disharmony in certain spiritual, sensitive, physically vulnerable individuals.

The Difference between Spiritual PhytoEssencing and Aromatherapy; The Concept of the Custom Essential Oil Blend; Identifying the Unique Soul-Nature of Each Essential Oil; The Importance of Intent in Spiritual PhytoEssencing Blending and The Role of the Spiritual PhytoEssencing Blender.

Typically, when a patient is dying, conventional medicine switches into palliation mode. Accordingly, all its efforts are directed via pain medications and other drugs to control suffering. Certainly, the control of suffering is a leading priority. However, there is another equally vital aspect of treatment that is virtually ignored: the need to prepare that person’s soul for its transition to the next plane of its existence.

Trauma of birth and seperation from the mother sets up a deep-seated fear, ingrained into both psycho-spiritual and physical memory. Thus, the theme of separation is a crucial one to note when analyzing a case study.

Essential Oils and Direct Engagement with the Soul; Elements As Archetypes; The Six Element Paradigm; Air Element, Astral Body and the Animal Soul & Essential Oils Associated with the Air Element.

Read this article to learn about anxiety; it’s connection to the solar plexus chakra; essential oils, gemstone and homeopathic remedies for anxiety based on the spiritual phytoessencing.

Cedarwood, carrot seed, lemongrass and angelica oils are integrated into a narrative concerning faith, nurturing via food and reciprocal soul-to soul relation not only between two people but between an individual and God.

It was late afternoon in November of 1984 when I heard someone enter through the front door of my combination office/natural apothecary. The office, where I conducted my practice was at the back; and, fronting the street, was the store that primarily served my clients...

Dysfunctional birth-family relationships are major catalysts in the development of an individual’s pain body. Learn which essential oils can be important regarding dysfunctional family relationships.

In June of 1973 I was teaching biology and general science in a very rough school in Brooklyn. Like many people who eventually became practitioners of the natural healing arts, I am driven by a strong Tubercular miasm current. Thus, like a fire-horse straining at the...

One of the basic synchronicities employed in Spiritual PhytoEssencing is long-term associations between an oil and a particular animal species. Learn about Basil and The Scorpion, Homeopathic Remedy Androctonos and Healing The Scorpion-Type’s Victims.