Sweetgrass EO

[Guest guest]

I fwd'd your comments to the massage therapist fried of mine who has

sweetgrass EO and he sent me the link to the brand he has:

http://www.arthuronintl.com/

 

He was wondering what you thought? Obviously anyone can have a snazzy

website...

Melissa

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I checked out the website, interesting to me, for I live in Michigan,

Lake Huron being on one side of it....

Most of the things on the website are typical tourist items , maybe the

drums could be authentic..

Native American's did not use the incense burners as shown on the

website. They used smudge bundles...

It does not state on the web site where the EO's are from.

Again, NO native American clan, band, Canadian neither, EVER distilled

plant material to receive essential oils.

Some infused fat or oils ...

NONE of it should be for sale either if it is used for sacred ceremonies.

Last year someone swiped writings from my teacher Keewaydenoqua and

posted it without her permission, etc edited, shortened on their website.

When I called them on it, they told me they had met Kee and remembered

her sacred Cedar oil, could they please buy a Gallon of it...

I about blew a cork and it was obvious to me they did not hang around

the island for more than a few hours or Kee....

To make sacred cedar oil, we only do it on the island, a well kept

secret passed down from apprentice to apprentice and a commitment to

stay on the island* for at least 4 weeks to make the oil or help with it

and to do that for a few years. Most people are just not willing to go

through all that, besides as Kee would say, when you made sacred things,

you had to think pure and sacred thoughts while doing it...that's a

toughie...

Our oil NEVER get's sold, goes to the people of our Drum who need it and

know how to use it.

C-M

 

*This is an unpopulated island in Lake MIchigan where people did come to

learn and study with Keewaydenoqua the old ways. Living utmost

primitive, no running water, no electricity, boat coming only once a

week, weather permitting. Kee has trained her 'Oshkewaybeegs' well, they

are carrying on her teachings.

I discussed with her , as well as Winona la Duke the application of

essential oils , as far as traditional medicines are used within the

native American communities.

Some people use them, some who are even medicine people use them, just

like they would use aspirin or tylenol, it's a personal preference. BUT,

traditionally , NO, none did steam distill plants to obtain EO's.

Macerating herbals in fat was known and often used for medicinals or scents.

Sweetgrass it is always burned, just like cedar.and sage and tobacco

the four herbals used in the directions of the sacred pipe...