Full Honey Moon Beeswax Candle Making Ritual — Spirit de la Lune

By Crooked Bear Creek Organics

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Happy Full Honey Moon!

Source: Full Honey Moon Beeswax Candle Making Ritual — Spirit de la Lune

We know this is a bit early for our usual full moon post, but we wanted to be sure you had time to gather any supplies you may need for this Full Moon Ritual.

This Full Honey Moon takes place in the sunny and optimistic sign of Sagittarius. The Archer archetype helps us reach our goals and lights the way towards expanded awareness.

The Honey Moon is an active, productive cycle and the last Full Moon of Spring here in the Northern Hemisphere. Bees are buzzing and life is churning all around. This is a time for abundance, production, and collaboration.

The Honey Moon asks us to stop and take notice if we are working too hard, or not enough! Do you need to collaborate with others in order to get what you need…

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Herbal Pet Care

By Crooked Bear Creek Organics

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Just as we use herbs to enhance our lives, we can do the same for our four-legged family members – our pets. A growing number of veterinarians take a holistic approach to health care for animals, and that includes the use of herbs to promote wellness and increase the quality and length of our pet’s lives. At home, you can use herbs to supplement your pet’s diet and make healing preparations for them. But remember Always work with a veterinarian who is trained in the use of herbs for pets.

German-Shepherd-Dog

Nutritive Herbs for Pets

The following herbs are excellent daily additions to your pet’s diet. Finely mince the fresh organic herbs and sprinkle them over food just before serving. Grind the seeds into a powder and add just a pinch to food before serving. Decoct {simmer in water for 10 to 15 minutes} the burdock root, and pour some of…

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Herbal Healing For Pets

By Crooked Bear Creek Organics

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Even with a healthy diet and regular exercise, your cat or dog could be plagued by parasites, be stung by a bee, or could develop an acute or chronic disease. A holistic veterinarian might treat the problem in a variety of ways, but the treatment will likely include the use of herbs. Here are a few of the most common problems dogs and cats experience and the herbs used to treat them. Work with your vet to determine the best preparation and dosage for your pet. To find a holistic veterinarian in your area, contact the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association {www.ahvma.org}. Many of these practitioners use herbs as part of an integrated approach to pet health.

Allergies:

Allergies result when the body’s immune system becomes overactive in response to an allergen. Besides identifying and avoiding the triggering substance, treatment could include the use of herbs that help the…

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Witchcraft Charms, Talismans & Amulets with Goldenrod Galls

By Slavic Witch

Herb Guide: Cat’s Claw {Uncaria tomentosa}

By Crooked Bear Creek Organics

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Also, Known As:

  • Cat’s Claw
  • Garabato
  • Saventaro
  • Una De Gato

Traditional herbalist and indigenous healers or shamans in South America make wide use of the herb called the cat’s claw in their remedies. All types of infectious diseases, many cancerous disorders and inflammations are normally treated using the cat’s claw herb by the Ashaninka Indians of Peru; in their view, this herb is a powerful and effective “health-restorative” herbal medication. The herbal cat’s claw based remedies are marketed essentially as an alternative preventive natural medicine in the west and the western pharmacopeia classifies the herb as an alternative treatment option for the treatment of disorders such as cancer, the human immunodeficiency disease or HIV and to treat all other infections in the body, in the West it is also used in the treatment of disorders such as arthritis, symptoms of asthma and ulcers – and other long-term or persistent inflammatory illnesses.

Traditionally derived knowledge, case reports and trials conducted without controls are…

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AstrorisaMoon Loft: Getting Ready for May 29th Full Moon Time

IN THE LOFT 
Greetings!
Hello my people! We’re hanging out in the loft, getting ready for the upcoming full moon in Sagittarius May 29th.
Conference Call: May 27, 2018 at 9:00 PM EDT
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Herb Guide: Lemon Balm

By Crooked Bear Creek Organics

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Learn the medicinal and culinary uses of lemon balm, how to grow it, and how to make your own traditional Carmelite water.

To get the best flavor out of lemon balm, shear it with scissors, cutting it down by half or more, at least once a month. You can safely harvest three-quarters of the plant every three to four weeks and not harm it.

Often when someone asks me what my most favorite herb would be, I enjoy the surprise on their face when they hear my answer: Lemon balm, I say, without any hesitation.

Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) isn’t at the top of most people’s favorites list. Basil, parsley, and lavender are the most popular herbs in America, but lemon balm isn’t even on the top 10 list. But it is deserving of considerably more recognition.

Lemon balm is a perennial herb from the mint family (

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Ancestral Reading ~ Astrorisa Moon Forecaster

EGUNGUN MONTH
Weekly Ancestral Reading
5/22/2018
Astrorisa Moon Forecaster / Moon Talk
May is Egungun Month
An ancestral reading for our collective consciousness
each week for the month of May.

Birth Place Elements On Your Altar

by Slavic Witch

Tree Alchemy: Hydrosols and Essential Oils from Sacred Trees

By The Druid’s Garden

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Nature can provide tremendous wisdom and healing, especially when we work with our local ecosystems and ecologies. One of the most powerful ways of working healing with nature, I believe, is to combine the innate healing properties of plants with your own various kinds of medicinal preparations. The plants and trees offer the raw material and your hands and tools shape that material into something that heals the body, mind, and/or spirit. Working to transform tree and plant matter through alchemical processes into medicine–and then taking that medicine–can be an incredibly powerful way of establishing deep relationships not only with the living earth but with the trees themselves. Today, I want to talk about a particular kind of medicine known as a “hydrosol” and talk about how you might make your own with plant and tree material.  This is especially beneficial for today as many of us are thinking about…

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