12 Oils of the Bible-Hyssop-Part 8

Do you suffer from compulsive behavior or OCD, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder? When one suffers with these compulsive behaviors, the feelings are so overpowering that one may be at their extreme whits end wishing, hoping and praying for help and relief from these debilitating, overwhelming feelings.

The typical sufferer performs tasks, or compulsions, to seek relief from obsession-related anxiety. Within and among individuals, the initial obsessions, or intrusive thoughts, can vary in their clarity and vividness. (Read more on OCD)

These feelings could be very deeply seated in the DNA and difficult to treat, diagnose or to cure, but don’t give up hope, continual awareness and work is the best thing to do.

Tips on what to do:

* Educate yourself. Learn everything you can about OCD. The more you know, the better able you will be to manage your symptoms.

* Stay connected to family and friends. It’s important to have a network of family and friends you can turn to for help and support.

* Join an OCD support group. In a support group, you can share your experience and learn from others who are going through the same thing you are.

* Practice relaxation techniques. Meditation, yoga, deep breathing, and other stress relief techniques may help reduce the symptoms of anxiety brought on by OCD. Seek out the help of a Reiki practitioner. Reiki may be very beneficial to relieve stress.

* Try this technique with Hyssop essential oil:

• Put 2-4 drops of Hyssop in the palm of your hand.
• Apply with your finger, on the top of your right ear. (To release issues with mother and father.)
• Apply on the top of your right toe. (Release fear of the unknown and emotional blocks.)
• Lastly, breath in the scent from your hands.

Hyssop essential oil could be an essential oil to give a try, to possibly experience some relief from obsessive behavior.

While there is some uncertainty that Hyssopus officinalis is the same species of plant as the hyssop referred to in the Bible, there is no question that hyssopus officinalis has been used medicinally for almost a millennium for its antiseptic properties. It has also been used for opening the respiratory system.

Exodus 12:22— “And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and strike the lintel and the two side posts with the blood that is in the basin; and none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning.”

Scriptures: Leviticus 14:4, 6, 49, 51, 52; Numbers 19:6, 18; I Kings 4:33; Psalms 51:7; John 19:29; Hebrews 9:19

Hyssop (hyssopus officinalis) has a very long history as a cleansing herb. Hyssop is a protective herb of the heavens. It is touched with the love and protection of the divine.

Source: Stems and leaves.

Ancient Uses: Spiritually cleansing, help for focusing mind in meditation, purification from sin, addictions and destructive habits, compulsive behavior; various medicines, respiratory relief, decongestant, expectorant, repeller of evil spirits (During the Passover, the Israelites struck the posts and lintels of their doorways with an branch of hyssop releasing its aromatic oils, along with the lamb’s blood, as protection from the death angel.)  During His last moments on the cross, Jesus was offered a sponge with sour wine extended with a fragrant branch of hyssop.  Why hyssop?  Crucifixion is death by slow suffocation as one’s lungs gradually fill up with fluid.  Breathing the scent of hyssop may have been offered by ladies of mercy to those dying by crucifixion to help ease their congestion and provide some relief both physically and emotionally.

Modern uses: Monoterpenes reprogram miss-written information in the DNA and thus promote permanent healing at a cellular level.  Hyssop has been used to relieve anxiety, arthritis, asthma, respiratory infections, parasites, sore throats, cuts and wounds. Metabolizes fat, increases perspiration, detoxifying, and emotionally balancing. *

Application:  Diffuse, topically, orally.

Hyssop oil is found in: White Angelica, Awaken, Harmony, Exodus II, Relieve it and Immupower.

Uses of Hyssop:

• Add several drops to a glass spray water bottle to clear a room of charged emotion or depression.*
• Rub a drop or two on shoulders, may help  to reduce tension.*
• To loosen up a tight chest, inhale; it’s highly expectorant.*
• 20th century physicians who used herbs in the United States used hyssop oil to soothe burned skin.
• Apply in cold compresses as soon as possible after bruising, may help to reduce the bruise.*
• Hot compresses of hyssop oil may be helpful for rheumatism.*
• 10 drops in a 1oz base of carrier oil can be used as a chest rub for respiratory conditions.*
• For the respiratory system, especially may help to discharge toxins and mucus, diffuse, apply to throat and chest, and feet.*
• Add 5-10 drops to bathwater for nervous exhaustion, melancholy or grief.*
• Use a drop on injured area, may help to prevent scarring.*

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More articles on Oils of the Bible:

12 Oils of the Bible-Frankincense-Part 1

12 Oils of the Bible-Myrrh-Part 2

12 Oils of the Bible-Aloes-Sandalwood-Part 3

12 Oils of the Bible-Cassia-Part 4

12 Oils of the Bible-Cedarwood-Part 5

12 Oils of the Bible-Cypress-Part 6

12 Oils of the Bible-Galbanum-Part 7

12 Oils of the Bible-Myrtle-Part 9

12 Oils of the Bible-Onycha-Part 10

12 Oils of the Bible-Rose of Sharon-Part 11

12 Oils of the Bible-Spikenard-Part 12

* This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Resources: “Healing Oil of the Bible” by David Steward Ph. D

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