How our cells receive essential oil molecules

There are two prevailing theories on how our odorant receptors can differentiate between the estimated one trillion odors that the human olfactory system can detect.

Humans have an incredible amount of olfactory sensory neurons with estimates ranging from five to ten million neurons. These two theories are the Shape-Pattern Theory and the Vibration Theory.

The Shape-Pattern Theory, as proposed by John Amoore in the 1950s, proposes that the molecular shape of the odor fits perfectly in the shape of the receptor site thus activating the action potential in the cells in coded patterns depending on the odor molecules that were inhaled.

Luca Turin is one of the champions of the Vibration Theory that posits that the molecules of odorants vibrate at specific frequencies and will be attracted to the cells that vibrate at similar frequencies and then cause the action potential of the cells to fire. This process increases our natural electromagnetic vibrations and restores coherence to our electric field which produces healing and maintains wellness.

To me, both of these theories are relevant in our discussion of how essential oils support our quest to access our innate emotional wisdom. It is one of the miracles of creation that plant odorant molecules can fit exactly into human receptor sites just like a lock and key. Therapeutic essential oils produce coherent frequencies that are tuned to the state of health in our organs, systems and cellular structures.