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Plants And Humans
"O Tiger-lily," said Alice, addressing herself to one that was waving gracefully about in the wind, "I wish you could talk!"
"We can talk," said the Tiger-lily, "when there’s anybody worth talking to.”
Alice was so astonished that she couldn't speak for a minute: it quite seemed to take her breath away. At length, as the Tiger-lily only went on waving about, she spoke again, in a timid voice — almost in a whisper. "And can all the flowers talk?"
"As well as you can," said the Tiger-lily. "And a great deal louder."
Through The Looking-Glass
by Lewis Carroll
If you want to know a tale of pure strength, perseverance, and the overcoming of adversity, then may I suggest you become familiar with the evolutionary story of plants. The story of the evolution of plants is actually even more magical than any fairy tale because it is a tale that is true.
We all know that plants are important in keeping us alive by providing the Earth with oxygen to breathe and food to eat. However, we tend not to notice them much because they remain static and don't have eyes or facial expressions like humans or animals do. We should, however, probably be taking the time to appreciate them for more than just the air, food, shelter, or clothing they provide us with.
Science has shown that plants are far more sophisticated than we once imagined. Plants can move, smell, taste, listen, and memorize. Plants communicate and are anything but silent. They can send and receive messages to one another through chemical molecules. They can send alarm signals to neighboring plants to warn of danger. For example, if a corn plant is being attacked by a parasitic caterpillar, the corn plant can actually emit an odor that will attract the insect that preys upon the caterpillar. The odor also signals other corn plants to emit the same odor. The predator insect will then come to rid the corn plant of the caterpillar and prevent further infestation. Plants can predict weather and Stefano Mancuso of The University of Florence has shown that grape vines are actually receptive to classical music!
Mysterious powers are at play and plants are hiding their secrets.
Humans are still struggling to produce efficient solar energy, while our green neighbors have been mastering this technique since long before we even appeared on Earth. While we must search for food, plants can readily transform sunlight into sugar molecules for nourishment...a ready-to-use form of energy called photosynthesis.
For millions of years, plants have survived global catastrophic events, fires, and extreme weather conditions. They have conquered all environments including volcanic lands, dry deserts, estuaries, ice and snow, and even the asphalt of our cities. Unlike humans, plants cannot flee from danger, and they cannot move to a more comfortable climate of their choosing. Like the corn plant example mentioned above, if any harmful bacteria, virus, insect, weed, or animal attacks a plant, the plant has no means of escape. Due to this immobility, Mother Nature has shaped and altered each plant to adapt to its ever-changing surroundings and protect itself.
What is most fascinating about this evolutionary tale of plants is that humans can benefit so greatly from what they have endured. Plants have learned to survive on their own and humans can benefit from this. Plants have adapted potent chemical constituents to protect them from all that goes on around them.
THIS IS WHY ESSENTIAL OILS ARE SO POWERFUL AND BENEFICIAL.
The human body and the plant body have so many parallels. Historically and in modern times, humans have utilized essential oils to attract and even repel other beings (consciously or unconsciously), to protect against microbial agents, to support respiration, and to defend against pests and insects such as mosquitoes.
Plants and humans have co-evolved together and have developed a symbiotic relationship for millions of years! We work together as one unified system. Like a fairy godmother, Mother Nature has bestowed glorious gifts upon us in the form of plant essential oils. It has been thousands of years now that humans have been benefitting from these powerful and naturally-occurring plant substances.
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We may not be aware of it, but all plants and animals are communicating with one another all of the time. Jack Schultz of The University of Missouri says that the same signals that insects use to communicate with each other for sex are biochemically very similar to some of the signals plants are using to talk to each other. These signals are also quite biochemically similar to hormones we have in our body for signaling as well! Life has evolved using a common set of signals and communication between different organisms known as signal stealing. With essential oils, we humans have the ability to take signals from a plant and use them in our lives in a way that benefits us all.
Schultz says that the language of the plant is all odors. All languages differ from plant to plant. If we could crack the code for plant language, then plants would be speaking to us all of the time.
Because the environment surrounding a plant is so ever-changing, the chemical components of a plant are ever-changing. Essential oil composition varies from year to year, batch to batch, and country to country because the plants are constantly responding to their environment. So, for example, lavender flowers grown at a high-elevation in the foothills of the Himalayas are going to have quite a different aroma than lavender flowers grown wild in the mountains of France. Also, the next year's harvest of these same two lavenders could differ even further if uncommon weather patterns take place. They may both be the same species of lavender known as Lavandula angustifolia, but the chemical makeup of each results in two unique aromas. Thus, plants are communicating with humans and telling their story through the components of each essential oil aroma they produce! Because of the ever-changing nature of the plant essential oils we use in our Twelve Spells potions, you may notice that the aromas vary from one bottle to the next.
As you can see, when you inhale the aroma of the essential oil of a plant, that plant is telling you a story.
MUCH LIKE FAIRY TALES, PLANTS HAVE MANY LESSONS TO TEACH US ABOUT LIFE AND SURVIVAL
Just as we perceive our surroundings and react with stress and emotions, so do the plants that surround us. They have adapted ways to survive, and they have quite the tale to tell us.
HOW DOES ALL OF THIS APPLY TO TWELVE SPELLS POTIONS?
We at Twelve Spells have bottled up this magnificent plant magic and concocted a few potions just for you. We all need essential oils to connect us with nature and to nourish and protect our mind, body, and spirit. Plants and humans have co-evolved together, and we have a symbiotic relationship. Plants need humans, and humans need plants. Since ancient times, humans have used the nourishing powers of plants to care for their inner souls and outer skin. The 100% pure and unadulterated essential oils and carrier oils we use in our Twelve Spells potions will effectively beautify and nourish you from the inside out.
Why use cosmetics full of laboratory-created chemicals when Mother Nature has already offered you her magically nurturing plants? It is time to bring nature back into our beauty and wellness routines. Twelve Spells is here to help you do that!
LET THE PLANTS NURTURE AND TAKE CARE OF YOU.
REFERENCES
Berrod, T. & Russell, Q. (Directors). (2014). Invisible Nature. France: Mona Lisa Production.
Crow, D. Aromatic Intelligence: The Healing Power of Essential Oils. Retrieved from http://www.floracopeia.com
Shutes, J. (2015). Aromatic Component and Research Reference Manual. Chapel Hill, NC: EWSHAS Publishing