Red Roses are the flowers most often associated with Valentine's Day, and as Valentine's Day is this week it seems appropriate to me to look at this essential oil.
There is so much information on the folklore and traditional uses of roses that it is unclear as to when or where the flower was first domesticated. In 3000 B.C. the Egyptians already had rose gardens and also sometimes buried roses in their tombs. Many of the ancient cultures mention the rose. In fact it seems universally agreed upon that the flower had a strong association with the gods. Originally the Greeks referred to the rose as "the king of flowers" but after Sappho referred to the rose as the "queen of flowers" in her Ode to the Rose, it has been known as this ever since. The Greeks believed that the rose first appeared with the birth of Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty.
There is another myth that saya a beautiful maiden named Rhodanthe (rhodon in Greek means "rose") was tirelessly pursued by three suitors. To escape her pursuers, Rhodanthe fled to the temple of Artemis. Her attendants thought that she was even more beautiful than Artemis so they threw the statue of the goddess off its pedestal and demanded that a statue to Rhodanthe be put there instead. Apollo was so angry at the insult given to his twin sister, Artemis, that he turned Rhodanthe into a rose and her attendants into thorns. The three suitors who were chasing her where changed into the three courtiers of the rose: the bee, the worm, and the butterfly.
Another myth blames the god Eros, or Cupid, for the rose's thorny stem. Apparently he was enjoying the aroma of the thornless rose, when he was stung by a bee that had been lurking in its petals. To punish the flower he shot the stem full of arros. Ever since the rose has had arrowhead-shaped thorns.
You can find a mini profile of this oil on my website Rose
On a subtle level Rose is associated with unconditional love, as well as Divine Love. Rose brings in positive energy. It can gently fill in auric holes and seal the auric field after healing work. It promotes a sense of well-being. Rose is very healing for emotional wounds, especially grief. It promotes love, compassion, hope and patience. It also promotes a sense of spiritual connection. It can be helpful in healing work as it is thought to energetically connect the hand chakras to the heart. Rose can help one to forgive others as well as one’s self. Rose enhances one’s connection to all creativity, the arts, and beauty. Rose is used in blends designed to attract love, confer peace, stimulate sexual desires and enhance beauty.
Generally considered non-toxic, non-irritating, non-sensitizing and non-phototoxic.
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