Category: Herbs and Healing
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Hibiscus flower
All year I sit here at my computer, my collapsable work station at the dining table, and all year I see the beautiful tomato red of the hibiscus flowers singing to me. Whyt she flowers all year is a north facing, wild crafting and wholly delightful mystery to the the copper dragon, but she/me loves…
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γνῶθι σεαυτόν – gnōthi seauton;
The informed now. The clarified you. ‘At this very moment I am… this, I aspire for… this, I acknowledge this… THIS IS WHO I AM.’ We easily forget the ‘work’ we do and step back onto the treadmill of learned behaviours. It is time to put a powerful anchor in this moment, a touch stone…
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Borage
Borago officinalis -Courage http://www.flowersociety.org/three_borage.htm Borage is a diuretic, demulcent, diaphoretic and a aperient. The leaves and seeds of the plant are reputed to promote milk production in nursing mothers, and poultices of the leaves are often used to treat irregularities of the skin. An infusion of borage applied topically is an effective astringent due to…
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Anointing Oils – Fire
Anointing oil and atomiser – FIRE Invoke the powers of fire – Transmutation, Energy, Strength, Love, Passion. Use to awaken the spark necessary to find and follow through with what needs to be done. Transmute those things that no longer serve our highest vibration and vision of self. The energy, strength and passion to connect…
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Scorpio Full moon
hmmmm this old chestnut. this is the biggest moon of my recent years. ‘Death in the Maiden’. i have meet people on this moon, shaved my long hair off on this moon, watched others transform and just generally have noticed big shifts. My Yoga class this week falls directly on this Full and intense moon,…
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genko tincture
The most effective and simplest way of taking ginkgo is as a tincture. To make a tincture, place 150g of dried ginkgo leaves or 400g of fresh ginkgo leaves in a jar and cover with 500ml of vodka. Cover and store in a dark place for 4 weeks, shaking the jar daily. After 4 weeks,…
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*nb: Good hair
My hair is good. I have not washed it for many moons and boy o boy it looks great. It falls naturally and has shine and bounce. Some silver matching my youth and age. Im in the 5 of cups so what ? Stressful encounters with my spouse, routines boring me out, trying…
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