David Stewart (2) (1937–2020)
Author of Healing Oils of the Bible
For other authors named David Stewart, see the disambiguation page.
Works by David Stewart
Five Standards for Safe Childbearing: Good Nutrition, Skillful Midwifery, Natural Childbirth, Home Birth, Breastfeeding (1981) 17 copies
The Earthquake America Forgot: Two Thousand Temblors in Five Months and It will Happen Again (1995) 11 copies, 1 review
The earthquake that never went away : the shaking stopped in 1812, but the impact goes on (1996) 7 copies, 1 review
Compulsory Hospitalization or Freedom of Choice in Childbirth: Freedom of Choice in Childbirth (1978) 2 copies
Home Birth: The Traditional Safe Setting for Childbirth - A Comprehensive Scientific Review (1997) 1 copy
Emotional Release 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Stewart, David Mack
- Birthdate
- 1937-09-20
- Date of death
- 2020-10-12
- Gender
- male
- Occupations
- professor
- Organizations
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Southeast Missouri State University - Short biography
- [excerpted from obituary]
He was a professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and also Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, MO. David studied theology and English and held degrees in math, physics, and a Ph.D. in geophysics, and was a well-respected seismologist and scientist. For many years he was known as the foremost expert regarding the New Madrid fault, and authored and co-authored several books on earthquakes.
David was a childbirth educator with the Bradley Method, a statistician in the field of childbirth, and co-authored several books on natural childbirth and midwifery, one of which won the "Books of the Year Award" in the American Journal of Nursing. Together David and [his wife] founded NAPSAC International (The International Association of Parents and Professionals for Safe Alternatives in Childbirth).
David was also a retired United Methodist pastor.
Over the last twenty years, David expressed his love for teaching through essential oils and aromatherapy. - Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Places of residence
- Marble Hill, Missouri, USA
- Place of death
- Jackson, Missouri, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- Missouri, USA
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As an 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 show more 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 bible 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. 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.
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”
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. show less
You see, I believe that there is a proper order when show more 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 bible 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. 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.
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”
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. show less
The earthquake that never went away : the shaking stopped in 1812, but the impact goes on by David Stewart
A follow-up for me to "When the Mississippi Ran Backwards". That book was disappointly short on information about the 1811-1812 New Madrid earthquakes, so I've been hunting for more information. This book was mostly about the lingering effects of the quakes. Subtitled "The Shaking Stopped in 1812, but the Impact Goes On", this locally published book includes dozens of charts and photos that explain was literally happening to the ground during the quakes, and showing the still-visible scars. show more It tended to be rather repetitive on several points, especially when the same kinds of damage is seen in several locations. However, I am now quite well versed on the subject of soil liquifaction and the origin of the numerous sand boils that litter the landscape in SE Missouri. What was especially impressive, and frightening, was learning just how unstable the ground still is, 200 years after it was disturbed in the earthquakes. The problem is that scientists and engineers have only recognized this in the last 20 or 30 years, and many of the buildings and much of the local infrastructure was constructed much earlier than that. Plus, local building codes have only recently (20 years or so) required new construction to be quake-resistant, and little retrofitting of older buildings has been done. So, in the event of another major "event" along this fault, power plants are likely to collapse, underground gas lines will burst, buildings of all kinds will collapse, and even roadways and air strips will be destroyed. Every kind of support that will be needed in the event of a disaster will be damaged or destroyed along with homes and offices.
Not exactly a professional, scientific book - it reads more like the presentation of a local "expert", complete with slide show, that would be given at the community center. I don't think the science is suspect - it appears that this really is the area of expertise of the author. It's just that the book has a "homemade" quality about it. But it is interesting and informative. Recommended, if you can find it. show less
Not exactly a professional, scientific book - it reads more like the presentation of a local "expert", complete with slide show, that would be given at the community center. I don't think the science is suspect - it appears that this really is the area of expertise of the author. It's just that the book has a "homemade" quality about it. But it is interesting and informative. Recommended, if you can find it. show less
The earthquake America forgot : 2,000 temblors in five months-- and it will happen again by David Stewart
This is the second book about the New Madrid earthquakes written by the same author that I've read - the first being "The Earthquake That Never Went Away: The Shaking Stopped in 1812 but the Impact Goes On". When I first got this one home and thumbed through it, I thought it would be mostly a re-hashing of that other book, since many of the same photos and diagrams were included. This book has many of the shortcomings that we often complain about: pages of blurbs exclaiming about how show more wonderful the book is; a lack of sufficient professional editing; and tendencies by the author to include every detail uncovered in his research, to be overly familiar with the reader (if I never hear another "fault" pun again it will be too soon), and to blur the edges between science and speculation - presenting his opinion as fact (although, to be fair, he warns us up front that this will happen).
For a significant chunk of the book, these things bothered me. Then, a strange thing happened - I began to get so involved with the story that I didn't really notice them anymore. Not much, anyway. He tells us many of the same stories as were told in "When the Mississippi Ran Backwards" by Jay Feldman, which is what got me started reading about this subject in the first place - maybe the authors relied on the same sources. But, in this book, those stories were limited to what happened in or was affected by the New Madrid quake zone. So, even though there were references to the War of 1812, that didn't take over this book as it did the other one. We do learn about Tecumseh, chief of the Shawnee Indians. We learn about the steamboat "New Orleans" captained by Nicholas Roosevelt, great-great uncle of FDR. We also learn about the incident with the nephews of Thomas Jefferson who murdered and mutilated their slave and tried to hide the evdence, although for grisly details you'll need to read that other book - they were left out of this one. But while in the Feldman book, these stories overshadow accounts of the earthquakes and their cause, in this book they join several other stories to illustrate the far-reaching effects of the earthquakes. Plus, while the Feldman book included only a couple of tantalizing sentences about "Earthquake Christians" in his epilogue, this book goes into quite a lot more detail about them.
One thing I especially liked about this book is the emphasis placed on the losses suffered by native Americans - not just white Europeans and, incidentally, their African slaves. In most other accountings, this earthquake only claimed a few dozen lives - despite the incredible strength and violence of it. However, Stewart argues that that simply couldn't be true. Since it was a sparsely populated area, only a few dozen white people were killed on land - that is true. But several hundred were missing on the Mississippi River and must be presumed dead. Also, there were large populations of Indians living on vulnerable locations in the area and we must also presume that they suffered large loss of life. He places his conservative estimate at 1000 dead, and allows that the true toll may be double that or more.
He explains about the science behind the cause of the earthquakes and just touches on the still-lingering effects, which was the central theme of his other book. He includes a sizable final chapter on current (1994) earthquake research and the predictions for future activity along this fault line. He provides a section where the reader can identify their home county and compute estimates of property damage and loss of life in the event of another large earthquake in the same location as before. He discusses ways that damage and injury can be minimized through preventive actions taken now, as well as the kinds of earthquake preparedness tips that are common in California - but virtually unheard of here in the midwest. Another section describes the unexpected types of earthquake damage that can occur even at large distances from small quakes and provides resources for dealing with insurance companies who decline to cover those losses under earthquake coverage.
In the end, I found the book to be very interesting and informative. I skimmed over the parts where he digressed into extraneous details that didn't interest me (and which I though should have been edited out). These two books of his are marketed as companion volumes - this one aimed at a general audience and the other suitable for scientists as well. I'd agree with that - if you have a choice of the two, I'd recommend this one. show less
For a significant chunk of the book, these things bothered me. Then, a strange thing happened - I began to get so involved with the story that I didn't really notice them anymore. Not much, anyway. He tells us many of the same stories as were told in "When the Mississippi Ran Backwards" by Jay Feldman, which is what got me started reading about this subject in the first place - maybe the authors relied on the same sources. But, in this book, those stories were limited to what happened in or was affected by the New Madrid quake zone. So, even though there were references to the War of 1812, that didn't take over this book as it did the other one. We do learn about Tecumseh, chief of the Shawnee Indians. We learn about the steamboat "New Orleans" captained by Nicholas Roosevelt, great-great uncle of FDR. We also learn about the incident with the nephews of Thomas Jefferson who murdered and mutilated their slave and tried to hide the evdence, although for grisly details you'll need to read that other book - they were left out of this one. But while in the Feldman book, these stories overshadow accounts of the earthquakes and their cause, in this book they join several other stories to illustrate the far-reaching effects of the earthquakes. Plus, while the Feldman book included only a couple of tantalizing sentences about "Earthquake Christians" in his epilogue, this book goes into quite a lot more detail about them.
One thing I especially liked about this book is the emphasis placed on the losses suffered by native Americans - not just white Europeans and, incidentally, their African slaves. In most other accountings, this earthquake only claimed a few dozen lives - despite the incredible strength and violence of it. However, Stewart argues that that simply couldn't be true. Since it was a sparsely populated area, only a few dozen white people were killed on land - that is true. But several hundred were missing on the Mississippi River and must be presumed dead. Also, there were large populations of Indians living on vulnerable locations in the area and we must also presume that they suffered large loss of life. He places his conservative estimate at 1000 dead, and allows that the true toll may be double that or more.
He explains about the science behind the cause of the earthquakes and just touches on the still-lingering effects, which was the central theme of his other book. He includes a sizable final chapter on current (1994) earthquake research and the predictions for future activity along this fault line. He provides a section where the reader can identify their home county and compute estimates of property damage and loss of life in the event of another large earthquake in the same location as before. He discusses ways that damage and injury can be minimized through preventive actions taken now, as well as the kinds of earthquake preparedness tips that are common in California - but virtually unheard of here in the midwest. Another section describes the unexpected types of earthquake damage that can occur even at large distances from small quakes and provides resources for dealing with insurance companies who decline to cover those losses under earthquake coverage.
In the end, I found the book to be very interesting and informative. I skimmed over the parts where he digressed into extraneous details that didn't interest me (and which I though should have been edited out). These two books of his are marketed as companion volumes - this one aimed at a general audience and the other suitable for scientists as well. I'd agree with that - if you have a choice of the two, I'd recommend this one. show less
This is an excellent book showing the different Bible passages as to which oils they used during the times, which oils have stood the test of time, aromatherapy and how to use it to the best abilities. Using oils as medicines, annointing, healing, and oils we can use today to treat ourselves and others. The only down side of this book is a lot of the oils used in it are very expensive to buy,
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