Healing Oils of the Bible Book Review

I have never read a book that started off so promising that ended up being so bad, so very very bad, as Healing Oils of the Bible by David Stewart. Read on for my review.

Publishers Blurb

"A book that has in depth research about the healing and anointing with essential oils used in the Bible. The author shows how modern science has found essential oils to be as effective as many medicines today (i.e. antibiotics) without any risks or drug interactions that occur in synthetic medicines. The history starts with Old Testament applications and then shifts to the New Testament applications and applies both to modern times. The book mainly uses the Authorized King James Version of the Bible but also uses the New Revised Standard Version, the Young's Analytical Concordance of the Bible, and Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew and Greek Commentary."

My Opinion

As an herbalist / aromatherapist who is deeply rooted in my walk with Christ, I know that God spoke life into plants and that He created them for us, dear ones. Isn't that amazing?! It is because of this that I know that everything that I need to heal myself and my family is available to me. It's available to you too. This core belief is what drew me to Healing Oils of the Bible, and it is what had me quite taken with the book at the start of the book.

You see, I believe that there is a proper order when seeking healing. First I believe in prayer, the single most powerful tool that we have. Through prayer alone we can be healed, but there are times when we need to use the tools that God has so freely given to us, which is why I believe in herbal medicine second. While some folks lean towards the phrase "God helps those who help themselves", one of the most used non passage phrases, others believe that they need do nothing and God will take care of everything if you just believe. I am somewhere right in the middle of those two groups of people. I believe with my whole heart that GOD HELPS THOSE WHO CANT HELP THEMSELVES, but He doesn't always right things without involving us in a solution. He often helps us by giving us the tools. Lastly, I am not anti-modern medicine if need be.

This is why I loved the concept of Healing Oils of the Bible and initially considered teaching a class around it. The beginning was like someone had written a book on the very core beliefs that I have regarding herbalism and aromatherapy. But... Later, I started to feel much differently about the book, because another core belief that I have about the resources that God has given us is that they belong to each of us freely and a true healer wants to share what he/she knows so that the word can spread, so that others can be healed, and so that it isn't lost through the generations. To me, when used in God's order, herbalism is a ministry.

Author, David Stewart, and I see things differently in this regard I think, as later the book talks about getting people to teach classes on the premise of his book, but with a hook, he endorses only one company, and pushes their patented blends.... DRUM ROLL PLEASE!

BECAUSE HE PROFITS! David Stewart, PhD is tied to Young Living a hundred ways to Sunday. He is a paid speaker for them, and him and his wife are the founders of the Center for Aromatherapy Research and Education, which is not a true organization like the Aromatherapy Institute, but instead a group that promotes Young Living and their Raindrop Therapy, a very dangerous practice. <--- More on that in a bit.

Did you know that wholly natural products can't be patented? Well they can't. That's why I believe that pharmaceutical companies spend all of their time and resources on trying to mimic what is already in nature rather than studying and promoting the use of natural products. This is why I am so disturbed by David Stewart's approach. He has found a way to sell what is already available to each of us, and has pervert God's word for his own extensive profit.

His book markets patented Young Living blends as though they are THE healing oils of the bible. This is a bunch of bunk! First of all, the oils of the bible are not essential oils at all. They are infused oils. To me, this means that we can take from the bible God's intentions for us regarding healing, but we need to know that the use of oils then is NOT what David Stewart presents them to be.

He tells these falsehoods about the practices in biblical times in order to push his Raindrop Therapy. Raindrop Therapy is the dropping of a number of undiluted essential oils on the person being treated. This practice is highly dangerous and there is a high risk for sensitization. Sadly it sounds legit to those who don't otherwise know, since it is advocated through what looks like a professional sight for aromatherapy, even though it is a site for David and Lee Stewart's pure profit.

“by dropping these oils a few inches about the skin, they are falling through your electromagnetic field and will start administering therapy to you before they even hit your body”

Please! {major eye roll}

He gets people on his bandwagon who will "teach" his practices, which is the equivalent to finding free marketing partners for his book, Young Living Products, and his dangerous Center for Aromatherapy teachings. His book includes the resources to teach the class, and he prompts readers on what to do to spread the word throughout their communities by suggesting that it be taken to churches and taught throughout. Admittedly, on the first several flip throughs I thought this might be a good resource in my community. On further reading however, it became clear that Mr. Stewart and I do not see eye to eye, and I found that David Stewart has little concern as to whether or not each person is equipped to teach on the practices of aromatherapy. He even tells you how to handle a teaching situation where you haven't a clue as to what you are talking about.

Time and money is all that is required for Raindrop Therapy Certification through CARE (Center for Aromatherapy Research and Education). Whether seeking a certification to teach, or a student certification, all that is required is a number of fees from application fees, registration fees, and annual renewal fees; and time at to attend a "class". There is no test required. A certificate of attendance is given to everyone who paid cash and showed up. The whole thing seems like a joke, and it's heartbreaking to think about the number of people who believe David Stewart's teachings to be on the up and up.

Originally I had little problem with Young Living other than it being grossly expensive because of it being an MLM company, but the more I find out about Young Living's connections, the more I am disheartened. I am honestly starting to see things throughout some of these MLM's that feels downright cultish.

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