My friend
Laraine Kyle knows of our search for Pinion Pine essential oil to make available to you all. Two weeks ago she emailed me about a distiller she had talked to from the mountains of Northern Utah. She said she hadn't met him yet, nor sampled his oils, but she was impressed after talking to him. Of course I emailed immediately.
Today the samples arrived. Pinion Pine essential oil... clear and free and... absolutely wonderful. White Fir...Abies concolor... clean, the scent of the deep woods. Sagebrush... Artemesia tridentata. I wish you could have seen T and I... I think we both got high just off the scent strips. We are both in love with the two conifers. The Sagebrush was a surprise, much deeper and more earthy than the Owyhee we offer, and I'm not sure yet whether or not I like it. After all, I'm a Yankee lady, and don't know what the scent of sagebrush is. But I suspect our western friends will love it; and know that for ritual work it will be wonderful. Powerfully cleansing. (Laraine suggests that it might be helpful in treating parasites, as well.)
These amazing oils are from trees gathered high in the Utah mountains, near Grand Staircase National Monument and Bryce Canyon. The trees have either fallen naturally, or are scheduled for cutting for firebreaks or other conservation. The distiller does not use power tools in gathering the branches for his still; hand saws, not chain saws, no power chipper ... just man power. Nothing to disturb the pristine environment where they grow.
Supplies of these rare and precious oils are quite limited. We will bring in all that he is willing to ship us to make available for you. (The White Fir bows are not even wildcrafted; they are distilled from recycled Christmas Trees.) The Balsam Fir has always been "my" Christmas scent, since it is the Christmas tree of my Boston childhood. I think those born and raised in the Rockies may find this crystal clear White Fir oil the scent of Christmas past.
We are also bringing in supplies of the hydrosols, for emotional and ritual work. We can't wait for their arrival to make them available to you. Watch for the announcement in our newsletter and on our Facebook page.
We hope you will love them as much as we do! I'm diffusing a tiny bit in my workroom even as I type. The final touch to clear the lingering aromas from the recent flood, restoring both the air in this room, and my spirit as I type.
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