A Questions of Scents
There is the earthy scent of a clean world, slightly acidified, but fresh, as the rain hits the ground. The screen doors are open and there is also the smell of biscuits backing in the oven. Despite the lack of sun, it seems everything is becoming all brand new (I was reading E.E. Cummings last night). And the world is right at this particular time.
Yet this same wondrous day would be different if the smell was of fried grass, browning in the drought, nothing baking, and the canned scent from the air conditioner pumping away.
Since Friday I have been paying attention to smell and how it affects the rest of the senses. We all do this. I still smile at the results of my last hypnosis session and how scent played a major role in it. I have always been a bit weary of using scents in the office other than helping get rid of the musty smell. You never know who is going to be sensitive to what. Even my candles are not particularly smelly. But I have come to think there might be a place for scent in hypnosis.
Here’s the question:
Do you use scents (candles, aroma therapy, etc.) in your practice and if so, how do you utilize it? Have you had good results?
