| Water is one of the Five Elements of feng shui. | | | | Sweet Orange, Ylang Ylang, Chamomile and Patchouli |
| When the Five Elements (metal, water, wood, fire | | | | - 4 oz. mister bottles (a mister is a bottle with a fine |
| and earth) are balanced, we are more comfortable | | | | spray nozzle) |
| and productive. Since many indoor environments have | | | | - Labels |
| little or no water, I often suggest adding water to a | | | | I arranged the rocks in the bottom of the glass bowl |
| space. Essential oil misters (which also make great | | | | and then poured in the filtered water. (Note: If you'd |
| gifts) are a fun and delightful way to add the | | | | like more information about using the vibration of |
| element of water to your space. | | | | words with water, see Masaru Emoto's book The |
| There are many brands of essential oil misters for | | | | Hidden Messages in Water.) |
| sale. Just make sure the bottle contains pure | | | | I let the bowl of water sit with the rocks in the |
| essential oil, then use your intuition and your sense of | | | | window, next to a sun chime for 24 hours. The |
| what smells good to choose your mister. You can | | | | water is then infused with the vibration of the |
| also make them yourself. This year I decided to | | | | words, the sun, the stars, the moon and the chime. |
| make essential oil misters to give as gifts. I created | | | | After 24 hours, I filled the mister bottles with the |
| the misters with charged water. This water is infused | | | | charged water. |
| with the vibration of special words and it adds that | | | | Then I added between 15 - 20 drops of essential oil |
| vibration to the space that the mister is used. The | | | | to each bottle. Use your judgment to decide how |
| last ingredient, pure essential oil, adds a refreshing | | | | much essential oil to use for your misters. Also, use |
| smell as well as the energy from the plant or flower | | | | care in handling the oils. They are very concentrated |
| that it comes from. | | | | and should be used with caution. It is not advised to |
| I've outlined my process below. | | | | apply essential oils directly to skin. To learn more |
| I used: | | | | about essential oils I recommend The Illustrated |
| - Filtered water | | | | Encyclopedia of Essential Oils by Julia Lawless. |
| - A glass bowl | | | | Last I made up some fun labels and put them on the |
| - Small polished rocks with the words: love, power, | | | | bottles. |
| miracle, freedom, success, passion, wisdom, create, | | | | To use: Shake to mix the oil and water. Then mist |
| and health | | | | and enjoy. |
| - A blend of essential oils that included Lavender, | | | | |