Anyway, I put the oil away, and didn't crack it open again until my beloved YL Frankincense Oil went dry one day. Well, it didn't take long before I became a huge "abundant" fan of Young Living Abundance Oil (I mix it with unscented body lotion from Everybody), and recently I did a search on the Net to find out if there were "others" like me.
I found a post by Melodie Kantner [a 13-year YL distributor] entitled, "Why Abundance Oil Holds a Special Place in My Heart," where she explains, "Abundance oil was introduced to me at a time when I was hopelessly depressed ... [even experiencing] suicidal feelings ..." Melodie's mother received some oils from YL, and she brought them to her daughter to see if they might help. Melodie was drawn to the Abundance Oil stating, "within minutes [after using it] my mood was lifted up so much I was giggling and dancing ..."
Smiling, I thought to myself, "yes, Abundance sisterhood!" I then thought what a great oil this would be to advise for those depressed (Abundance has brought a smile to my face too, and, er, okay, I've done a little dancing as well), so I looked in my Essential Oils Desk Reference, to see what they had to say on the subject. But to my surprise, not only was Abundance left out of the suggested oils for depression, but it was left out of every other emotional response leading up to it, such as abuse, agitation, anger, anxiety, apathy, argumentative, boredom, concentration, confusion, and day-dreaming. Yet, frankincense is mentioned in more emotional challenges than not.
Maybe it was the frankincense and/or orange in Abundance that aided Ms. Kantner and myself, two oils that are indeed listed for help with depression in the EODR. I haven't the answer in that regard (maybe Melodie does!), but I'll leave you with YL's Overview on Abundance Oil and let you make up your own mind on whether to give it a whirl or not:
Abundance™ is created to enhance the frequency of the harmonic magnetic energy field that surrounds us. This higher frequency creates what is called "the law of attraction," which refers to the things we attract to ourselves. Abundance opens us to a wealth of possibilities.P.S. After using the aforementioned Abundance/skin cream mixture daily for weeks (I applied it after swimming), I couldn't help but notice my skin was becoming soft, very soft. My husband even remarked, "like a newborn baby." While that might be a slight exaggeration ... and some might say it could be just the Everybody lotion (let me make this abundantly clear), I wouldn't place any bets on it.
[Update: Just days after publishing this post, our priest, who speaks in a wonderfully simplistic fashion, said in regard to depression (it was the theme of his homily), that one cannot remain depressed if they say every day (numerous times as needed), "Jesus I love you. Mary I love you." Now if you're an agnostic, you're in real trouble on this one, but i'd be remiss not to mention this solution as there are a number of avenues of "holy-istic" healing one can implement, in addition to using the essential oils God put on this earth for our benefit.]
Disclaimer Notice: This information is intended for educational purposes only and is not meant to substitute for medical care or to prescribe treatment for any specific health condition.
