Chris’ Review: Essential Oils in Spiritual Practice
Candice Covington’s Essential Oils in Spiritual Practice is a beautiful resource for anyone seeking to deepen their understanding of the energetic dimensions of essential oils. This is a beautifully structured guide, weaving together the wisdom of tattvas, chakras, and doshas with the practical application of essential oils in spiritual practice.
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A Transformative Guide to Energetic Healing
Covington provides clear energetic profiles and key energy traits for each essential oil, connecting them thoughtfully to the Five Great Elements (tattvas) and divine archetypes. Her explanations are both accessible and profound. They allow readers to see how each oil resonates with specific chakras and elemental energies, and how these connections can be harnessed for personal transformation and healing.
Covington’s meditation practices and tips for connecting with each element are particularly inspiring. Her guidance goes beyond rote recipes; she empowers readers to identify their personal dominant elements and vibrational signatures, offering tools to purify and align the energetic body.
The inclusion of sacred geometry, archetypes, and even vibrational properties for jewelry and ritual objects creates a rich, multidimensional layer.
“(Essential oils) deal dynamically with the instinctual self…(they) are uniquely qualified to work with the ‘repository of self,’ or karmic birth parents—traits that are so deeply ingrained that they feel solid and immutable.”
~Candice Covington, Essential Oils in Spiritual Practice (2017)
Aligning Spirituality with Essential Oils
I also appreciated the thoughtfully crafted essential oil blend recipes and the practical advice on how to work with them within the context of the archetypes. Covington’s blends are not just about aroma—they are about intention, energy, and spiritual alignment, all of which really resonated with me.
Her approach is holistic, drawing from Ayurveda, Hinduism, Buddhism, and archetypal psychology, yet she presents these traditions in a way that is grounded and immediately applicable to modern spiritual practice and energy work.
Essential Oils in Spiritual Practice invites the reader to embark on a deeply personal journey of energetic self-discovery and healing. It offers a wealth of wisdom, practical exercises, and inspiration. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in the intersection of aromatherapy, energy medicine, and spiritual growth.
You can pick up a copy of Essential Oils in Spiritual Practice at your local bookstore, library, and on Amazon (also available on Kindle).
Find this and other highly recommended reading on my Aromatic Library Favorites list on Amazon.
Also by Candice Covington
- Vibrational Nutrition: Understanding the Energetic Signature of Foods (available on Amazon in paperback and Kindle)
- Floral Absolutes: Aromatic Healing for the Physical, Emotional, and Energy Body (pre-order for availability in September 2025, paperback and Kindle)
Follow on Good Reads
- Title: Essential Oils in Spiritual Practice
- Author: Candice Covington
- Publisher: Healing Arts Press (November 21, 2017)
- Language: English
- Paperback: 226 pages
- Kindle: 232 pages
- ISBN-10: 9781620553053
- ISBN-13: 978-1-62055-305-3
Chris P | Author, Certified Aromatherapist, Natural Skin Care Formulator
Chris (“Mom”) enjoys formulating bespoke aromatherapy, skin care, and herbal products to support her family, pets, friends, and clients. She also loves experimenting with recipes in the kitchen. An avid reader, writer, and lifetime learner, Chris enthusiastically explores research rabbit holes and then writes about her discoveries.💚 (Learn more >>)
