Alluring Aphrodisiac Rituals To Awaken Your Inner Goddess

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Feeling beautiful, sensual, and confident is essential for my everyday experience—it gives me more power and magnetism to do my work in the world. Aphrodisiacs are passion potions I use to strengthen connection to my feminine energy, amplify my radiance and create more harmony in my love life. The logic is simple. Sexual energy is the highest form of transmutable energy. In other words, our sexual energy and creative energy are one and the same, and we have the ability to transfer our creative sexual energy into the other areas of our life—our wealth, happiness, love, health, and fulfillment.

There are many powerful essential oils that can be used as an aphrodisiac, enhancing sensuality, intimacy, and harmony between couples as well as inner beauty and balance. When choosing your essential oils, be sure to research the source. Certified-organic, sustainably harvested, therapeutic-grade essential oils are best, so you know exactly what you are putting on your body and how it was harvested. Essential oils are 50 to 75 percent more powerful than the herb or plant itself, so a little goes a long way.

These essential oils induce calmness, peace, happiness, and hold aphrodisiac properties that enhance romance and the libido. I love geranium for its exotic floral-spicy aroma—it's very beautifying and has such a sexy scent—both men and women are strongly attracted to it. Sandalwood is a woodsy scent and also smells very similar to the androsterone chemical (human pheromones), so it sends out very subtle, but effective, erotic signals to the opposite sex. Patchouli is another earthy scent and is great for promoting passion, sensuality, and union. These are three of the key ingredients in Grace Alchemy, my essential oil rollerball for everyday use. Word on the street is that this scent attracts your lover!

Jasmine oil is universally known as an aphrodisiac and is used in most perfumes. It has a rich floral scent and is amazing for your mood and energy. I use it in my Solar Sun Protect moisturizer, a sultry and sensual blend for creating a gorgeous glow all over your face and body—since it's high in vitamin A from the organic carrot oil base, it protects you from skin damage.

Natural aphrodisiac foods can promote healthy blood flow, improve the health of the sex organs, and help you feel more aroused and relaxed. Taste is also the sensory system connected with the second chakra, located in your sex organs. Curious to see if it works? Try incorporating more of these foods in your day for a tasty libido boost.

I throw a half of a banana and a generous dash of cinnamon and honey in my morning smoothie for maximum effect. Bananas are packed with vitamin B and potassium, both of which are said to be important for sex hormone production, and raw honey contains boron, which may regulate hormone levels. You can also add in Moon Juice Sex Dust—a warming elixir that sends waves of sensitivity and power to all the right places.

What we choose to wear can be a powerful form of self-expression and can shape how we feel and how we project ourselves in the world. And what's more sexy than lingerie? It doesn't just have to be for date night—wear it underneath your work clothes, while running errands, or anytime you want to feel beautiful and divinely feminine.

Perhaps the most important aphrodisiac ritual of all, self-love is key to making you feel good in your own skin. So much of what we see in the media and advertising tells us we aren't perfect without this or that product, keeping us trapped in insecurity, fear and neurosis. When you're feeling the opposite of positive, try repeating the mantra "I am the Love I seek, the beauty I seek, the truth I seek. I find myself in Love, beauty and truth."

These aphrodisiac rituals are a powerful way to connect to our intuition through the path of self-love. We're more grounded, happy, and effective in our work and relationships. It's truly revolutionary!