Digest Number 1477 - Aust Sandalwood

[Guest guest]

Morning Martin,

 

the ABC I mentioned is the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It is the

equivalent of the BBC without any offshoots. Their researchers have a great

deal of credibility and the programme Landline (Thanks Dennis, had forgotten the

name) is information about farming techiniques and product. It is very much

government owned.

 

Quite frankly, I would trust them sooner than various well-known authors as they

do not have a 'position of expert power' to maintain. The information that was

broadcast was not several years ago, but current. So your authority quoted is a

little out of date.

 

Sandalwood is still controlled, as far as I am aware in Western Australia and

CALM has various vested interests which are not necessarily accurate. That

applies to many of the State Government departments, not WA specifically.

 

I think I would trust my Australian Suppliers a lot more than overseas suppliers

with a vested interest (even if it is not monetary).

 

Basically I consider your pedantic comments just so much nonsense and not worth

further discussion. You are holding too tightly to oldfashioned ideas and

appear to be very scared of new ones. Allow other people to have access to new

oils so that they can see what is available and how wonderful they are. You

remind me too much of a lecturer I had who indicated that if she didn't think it

was worthwhile teaching about an oil it was worth while knowing about it. Such

a silly attitude!

 

Never mind, Martin. I am sure that there are many people out there who still

think well of you, I'm just not one of them. Maybe some day I will agree with

your narrow views, but I am not sure that I will live that long.

 

To keep Chris and the other members happy may I suggest that if you wish to

continue this discussion we take in away from the group as after a while

'strong' discussions can become boring or distressing to some Aromatherapists.

 

 

Regards

Merinda

 

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[Guest guest]

>as after a while'strong' discussions can become boring or

>distressing to some Aromatherapists.

 

If people find the strong examination of what they do, how they do it

and what they use, etc. distressing or boring then they have no right

being in the health care business. It is exactly that kind of

covering up or prettying up critical examination of the facts which

has got this trade into the state it is. That state is people

preferering to accept fairy tales than the facts.

 

Oh by the way, never assume that TV broadcasters such as the BBC are

terribly professional nowadays as recent events here have shown. I

would put my faith any day in assembling facts from numerous sources

than what a TV programme tells me.

 

>I think I would trust my Australian Suppliers a lot more<

I have written on that one before on this group. Many suppliers will

tell you what they think you want to hear.

Martin

 

, Merinda <aromamerinda>

wrote:

> Morning Martin,

>

> the ABC I mentioned is the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It

is the equivalent of the BBC without any offshoots. Their

researchers have a great deal of credibility and the programme

Landline (Thanks Dennis, had forgotten the name) is information about

farming techiniques and product. It is very much government owned.

>

> Quite frankly, I would trust them sooner than various well-known

authors as they do not have a 'position of expert power' to

maintain. The information that was broadcast was not several years

ago, but current. So your authority quoted is a little out of date.

>

> Sandalwood is still controlled, as far as I am aware in Western

Australia and CALM has various vested interests which are not

necessarily accurate. That applies to many of the State Government

departments, not WA specifically.

>

> I think I would trust my Australian Suppliers a lot more than

overseas suppliers with a vested interest (even if it is not

monetary).

>

> Basically I consider your pedantic comments just so much nonsense

and not worth further discussion. You are holding too tightly to

oldfashioned ideas and appear to be very scared of new ones. Allow

other people to have access to new oils so that they can see what is

available and how wonderful they are. You remind me too much of a

lecturer I had who indicated that if she didn't think it was

worthwhile teaching about an oil it was worth while knowing about

it. Such a silly attitude!

>

> Never mind, Martin. I am sure that there are many people out there

who still think well of you, I'm just not one of them. Maybe some

day I will agree with your narrow views, but I am not sure that I

will live that long.

>

> To keep Chris and the other members happy may I suggest that if you

wish to continue this discussion we take in away from the group as

after a while 'strong' discussions can become boring or distressing

to some Aromatherapists.

>

>

> Regards

> Merinda

>

> Proud supporter of Sydney Metropolitan Wildlife Services

> To rescue Australian native wildlife in the Sydney met region

> phone 02 9413 4300

>

>

>

>

> Find local movie times and trailers on Movies.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks Martin,

Your sure right about the new. You never really get the true facts.

Nancy

 

If people find the strong examination of what they do, how they do it

and what they use, etc. distressing or boring then they have no right

being in the health care business. It is exactly that kind of

covering up or prettying up critical examination of the facts which

has got this trade into the state it is. That state is people

preferering to accept fairy tales than the facts.

 

Oh by the way, never assume that TV broadcasters such as the BBC are

terribly professional nowadays as recent events here have shown. I

would put my faith any day in assembling facts from numerous sources

than what a TV programme tells me.