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Why are essential oils for pets so controversial?

by Allie Phillips
Learn how to safely use essential oils with your cat
My kitty Stella

When I decided to specialize in essential oils for pets I KNEW that I would be swimming in a hornets nest. I have no problem with that because the foundation of my business is helping animals (and the people who have animals), especially abused, neglected and shelter pets. And that means being innovative and changing the paradigm of how we help our animal companions. I made that decision over 10 years ago and this topic is still a hornets nest.

Why is this so controversial? I have a few theories.

1 – There are essential oil brands on the market that are SO adulterated with chemicals (from the growing and distillation process) that they are unsafe for animals (and honestly for us, too). So the blanket response is to not use oils with pets.

2 – There are essential oil brands that distill the oils improperly to not allow for ALL of the constituents to be released which is what balances the oil for safe use with animals (even the controversial oils). Most people don’t know that.

3 – There are essential oil brands that never ever mention usage with animals (on their website or bottles) yet people think they can be used with pets. When their pet is then harmed they blast it all over social media perpetuating the MYTH that essential oils cannot be used with animals. This spreads fear.

4 – There are animal care professionals and organizations who are untrained in essential oils yet have a platform where they pronounce that ALL essential oils are harmful for pets. I would rather have people be safe than sorry with their pets, but this is ill-informed misinformation that continues to be spread.

5 – There are essential oil studies that people cite that proclaim that certain essential oils are unsafe for animals yet they do not disclose the brand that was tested. My cats ingest citrus essential oils everyday (gasp!) and I diffuse citrus oils all day long. Their lab tests show that they are healthy and thriving.

I could go on and on and on …..

Essential oils can be safe for your cats and dogs
My kitty Dobby

Here’s what I know from 10+ years of intensive studying AND usage of essential oils with pets …

…. it absolutely comes down to the safety of the brand. When I only teach about using pet-safe oils, I only mention Young Living. Some people think it’s a sales ploy.

You know what? IT IS! I only want people buying pet-safe esssential oils AND learning from people like me who are trained and skilled in how to use them.

As an attorney who specialized in animal protection cases, I look to what a company says about their products. If an essential oil company has ZERO information on their website about animals, they are telling you by omission to not use the oils on or around your pets. That includes diffusing.

Young Living has information on their website about essential oils for pets, they have a pet-specific essential oil line called Animal Scents, and they host educational events on oils for pets.

Thank you for reading this far (you get a gold star for that!).

Learn how to safely use essential oils with your cats and dogs in The Oily Pet book
My kitty Rudy

4 ways to learn about safe essential oils for pets.

First – Be sure to like my Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and YouTube pages for education on safe essential oil techniques for pets.

Second – Grab The Oily Pet book, now in it’s 2nd edition. This book will give you the foundation to be confident in offering essential oils to your cats and dogs.

Third – Watch my Oily Pet online class to understand some of my favorite ways I use essential oils with my cats and pet clients.

Fourth – Get the oils that I have been using since 2013 and are safe to use with your pets. You can start with the Animal Scents kit or the Pet Premium Bundle. With your purchase I will send you a FREE copy of The Oily Pet book and add you to our private education pages where we talk about animal wellness.

And if you’re interested in other animal wellness education? Check out upcoming class dates for my Crystal Healing for Animals classes (in-person and online). You will love the science and the practical tips specific to animals!

Be well, Allie

Woo woo, says who?  As a Chief Master Catalyst blending 7 health & energy certifications with my lawyer brain, my passion is helping people understand the science and logic behind crystals, energy healing, essential oils, Universal Laws and more. Once you logically understand how they work, you will understand the metaphysical and spiritual benefits and have your ah-ha moment. I am the author of The Oily Pet and The Oily Crystal and creator of The Oily Crystal Master Class and The Crystal Cluster. As a former prosecuting attorney & animal protection expert, I love helping people understand their animal companions at a deeper level, while helping abused, neglected & shelter pets heal. For those of us who have them grace our worlds, they are our soul mates.

Why we resonate with animals

by Allie Phillips

Rudy PurrmasteThe other day I was conducting a telephone remote healing session with a friend. I have been getting clear messages lately from angels, especially during these sessions with my friend, and this particular sessions was particularly strong.

I received this message from Archangel Ariel: People are 3rd dimensional souls, which can be heavy energy because we are grounded to Earth. But animals are 4th dimension souls, which is a lighter energy, more evolved energy, and why they more easily give unconditional love and acceptance.

Wow, it was so cool to get that message. For those of us who have companion animals bless our lives, we instinctively know this. Our animal companions give us unconditional love, even on those days that we are not our best. Our animal companions raise our energy and vibration and help us feel better. It’s why they lay beside us or on us when we are not well.

For someone who has been repeatedly disappointed and betrayed by people, they may decide to share their lives with animals. I see this in my animal protection work where people leave their high-powered jobs to build an animal sanctuary or open up a kitty daycare. Or they lock themselves away from people and begin to collect far too many animals. They crave that 4th dimensional unconditional loving energy that only animals can give us.

So what type of animal do you resonate with? Dogs come to us to make us more outgoing, get us outside, interact with others, and to play. Cats come to us to help us slow down, to rest (especially in contorted yoga positions), to spend time in the sun (like a cat laying in a sunny window) and to select who you associate with carefully. Horses are incredibly spiritual animals which is why people called some horses “spirited.” If you are drawn to horses, you are drawn to increasing your spirituality.

Animals can teach us so much about how to live a truly more compassionate and giving life if we just take cues from them. If you want to learn more about healing with and for animals, check out my training classes: Crystal Healing for Animals, Essential Oils for Animals, Integrated Energy Therapy for Pets, and Reiki for Animals.

About Allie Phillips:

Me and JAcobAllie is a unique combination of self-empowerment coach (Certified Law of Attraction Counselor and Life Coach), energy therapist (Usui Reiki Master-Teacher, Integrated Energy Therapy Master-Instructor, and Advanced Crystal Master), award-winning book author, attorney and nationally-recognized animal advocate. Whether it’s wanting more freedom, creativity, loving relationships, financial security, wellbeing, relaxation, or adjusting to the energy of our new world … she looks at each person and animal holistically and creates a well-being plan. She holistically combines these methods to help people gain control of their lives and to help animals live with comfort in our hectic world. It worked for her and will work for you! She particularly loves helping our animal companions because for those of us who have them grace our worlds, they are our soul mates.
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In order to get what you want, help others get what they want

by Allie Phillips

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I love this quote from Zig Ziglar because it exemplifies how energy works. What you send out is what you get back. What you give is what you get. Give and you shall receive. Right? You’ve probably already heard this, but are you really doing it?

So, I want you to think about you most want in this life? Now I want you to not focus on your wants and honestly answer what you are doing to help others?  This could be in the form of volunteering your time or money, it could be in the form of offering something that people pay for to improve their lives (such as a book, coaching, energy healing, a new healthy recipe, etc.), it could be what you share on your social media pages, and so on.

I have posed this question to a few dozen people over the past few weeks and received a consistent answer back: I am too busy to help others; I am barely able to help myself. If you fall into that camp, keep reading!!

Why is giving and helping others so important in a world that is so busy? Because when you shift your energy away from what can I get for myself to how can I serve and help others, your vibrational energy begins to slough off the negative energy of gimme gimme gimme and that endless to-do list, and allow in the flow of positive energy of I have something worthwhile to share with others.

It doesn’t matter whether what you offer is free or comes with a price. When you genuinely want to help others achieve what they want most in life (whether human or animal), you are sharing your gifts with the world and making the world a better place. And it is perfectly fine to charge for that because if you can make a living at doing what you love, everyone benefits!!!

Sound cliché? I challenge you to spend the next week with this mantra in the forefront of your mind: How can I serve? This instantly drops the energy of gimme gimme gimme and that pesky to-do list, and helps you embrace that when others succeed and achieve what they want, everyone benefits (including you).

Because I never ask anyone to do what I am unwilling to do, what I am doing to serve? Well, it can be exhausting because pretty much every waking minute of the day I am serving others and would do so whether I was paid or not (and much of what I do is not for financial gain). Here are a few of those activities:

  • I educate people on how to prevent and protect animals from abuse;
  • I volunteer to help care for abused, neglected and homeless cats (if I can help one cat purr with joy, my work is complete);
  • Everyday I read, educate and invest in myself so that I can share what I know to help people live their best life;
  • On weekends I am creating a domino effect of healing by teaching classes so that others can learn energy therapy techniques (click here to check out my upcoming class schedule);
  • I provide energy therapy sessions to help people and animals feel better;
  • I work nights and weekends creating a new signature coaching program to help people invest in themselves and step into the life that they were born to live; and
  • I write a weekly newsletter and blog (like this one) to share my love of essential oils, crystals and other energy modalities and showcase their amazing power to balance the physical/emotional/mental/spiritual body for improved wellness. I love it when someone reads what I’ve written and they sign up for a class, purchase a crystal, change how they relate to others, or invest in a kit of oils that inevitably leads to an energy shift.

As I create, develop and share, I do so with this ringing through my ears, how can I help others get what they want? It’s never about making money or having the most Facebook likes; it’s about having someone say thank you for sharing what you know … it changed my life!

So this week, please please please ponder how you are helping others and you will be graced with a boom-a-rang return of that energy. And please post me a comment here or on my Facebook page about how you are serving. We can all help each other serve and that will change the vibrational energy of the planet!

About Allie Phillips:

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Allie is a unique combination of self-empowerment coach (Certified Law of Attraction Counselor and Life Coach), energy therapist (Usui Reiki Master-Teacher, Integrated Energy Therapy Master-Instructor, and Advanced Crystal Master), award-winning book author, attorney and nationally-recognized animal advocate. Whether it’s wanting more freedom, creativity, loving relationships, financial security, wellbeing, relaxation, or adjusting to the energy of our new world … she looks at each person and animal holistically and creates a well-being plan. She holistically combines these methods to help people gain control of their lives and to help animals live with comfort in our hectic world. It worked for her and will work for you!  She particularly loves helping our animal companions because for those of us who have them grace our worlds, they are our soul mates.

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Watch those hands: sending energy healing

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Lucy crystal classIs it ethical to send energy healing to a person or animal without their permission? This is a very sensitive topic for some healers. No matter where you look these days, you will encounter stories of people and animals who are suffering, hurt, in harms way or passing.

It is natural for a healer to want to send healing during times of suffering. This is a compassionate, empathetic response that is normal. Good intentions are admirable and much needed in this world. But it is important to look to your energy healing training on any ethical guidelines that you received. For most modalities, permission from the energy healing recipient is required. It is actually considered a violation of our ethical standards to send healing to anyone (person or animal) without permission. Why? A doctor, accountant, or other professional would not provide a service without permission, right? The same goes true for energy workers. But most important, the energy that you send could end up interfering with any healing work that they may already be doing and may not be in the person or animal’s highest good.

So how do you ask permission?

  • If the person is with you, just ask!
  • If the person is at a distance and you can contact them, ask for permission!
  • If the person is at a distance and you do not know them to ask permission, meditate and quiet your mind, look at their photo (if you have one) and mentally send them a question asking if they would welcome some healing energy. The first thing that comes to mind is their answer. If the answer is no, it must be respected. But you can certainly ask again another time.
  • If it is an animal that is with you, follow the same procedure above. Quiet yourself, sit with the animal, ask them (out loud or in your mind) if they would welcome healing. Listen for an intuitive answer or watch to see if they move towards you. If they move away or give a clear signal that they do not want healing, always respect it and stop. You can always try again later. Never ever force energy healing on an animal … that is absolutely an ethical no no!
  • If the animal is at a distance or you do not know, quiet your mind, focus on their photo (if you have one) and follow the same procedure above to see if you get an intuitive answer. Only if you get a signal to proceed should you offer healing.
  • If any any point you do not get a clear answer or are uncertain, be cautious and do not send healing.

In some modalities, such as Integrated Energy Therapy (an angelic healing), you can send healing without permission and the energy will be stored for the person or animal and when they are ready to receive it, that is when it will arrive for them. Permission for energy healing

We all want to help and it can be heartbreaking to watch others in pain. But we must avoid sending energy when it’s not welcomed. So before you activate that glorious healing, stop, ask permission, and only send if you receive a clear verbal, physical, or intuitive message to proceed.

Happy Healing!

About Allie Phillips:

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Allie is a unique combination of self-empowerment coach (Certified Law of Attraction Counselor and Life Coach), energy therapist (Usui Reiki Master-Teacher, Integrated Energy Therapy Master-Instructor, and Advanced Crystal Master), award-winning book author, attorney and nationally-recognized animal advocate. Whether it’s wanting more freedom, creativity, loving relationships, financial security, wellbeing, relaxation, or adjusting to the energy of our new world … she looks at each person and animal holistically and creates a well-being plan. She holistically combines these methods to help people gain control of their lives and to help animals live with comfort in our hectic world. It worked for her and will work for you!  She particularly loves helping our animal companions because for those of us who have them grace our worlds, they are our soul mates.

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When the body dies, the soul soars

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I have written a very special article entitled When the body dies, the soul soars. Recently, two of my feline clients passed away and it took me to a very contemplative place. I want to share what I learned with you. At some point in our lives, a loved one (whether human or animal) will pass away. My hope is that this article will provide answers and peace.

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Allie and Oscar (who is now one of my Angels)

About Allie:

Allie is a unique combination of self-empowerment coach (Certified Law of Attraction Counselor and Life Coach), energy therapist (Certified Crystal Healer, Usui Reiki Master-Teacher, and Integrated Energy Therapy Master-Instructor), award-winnign author, attorney and nationally-recognized animal advocate. Whether it’s wanting more freedom, creativity, loving relationships, financial security, wellbeing, relaxation … she looks at each person and animal holistically and creates a well-being plan. She combines these methods to help people gain control of their lives and to help animals live with comfort in our hectic world. It worked for her and will work for you!  She particularly loves helping our animal companions because for those of us who have them grace our worlds, they are our soul mates.

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