I am a daughter, mother and wife. I am also a servant to the forces around me that I believe I cannot control. There is a needed change within me.
This is my journey.
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Here is an awesome way to make cheap store bought apple cider BETTER(i got this recipe out of the “idiots guide to potions”
You’ll Need -
- 1 Gallon Apple Cider
- 2 Apples
- 2 Oranges
- 1 TBS. Grated Ginger
- 4 Cinnamon Sticks
- Cloves
1- Warm up apple cider in a large pot on the stove. (dont boil)
2- Slice apples in half revealing the star within and press a few cloves into each half.
3- (without peeling them) Slice the oranges into quarters and press a couple cloves into each quarter.
4- Add the apples, oranges, cinnamon sticks and ginger to the cider and let it steep for about 30 minutes (or more), stirring occasionally
5- Remove the apples, oranges and cinnamon sticks and enjoy :)
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To descend to the bottom of the pit is the hard way to find that this is not the path to the heavenly bliss that one may have heard so much about. Many young people have sincerely sought “instant samadhi” through drugs, only to discover too late it was an abortive route. The many “drug abuse clinics” and 27 “rehabilitation centers,” engaged in piecing together the shattered and fragmented lives of our youth, are a symbol of our age. The need for drugs of any kind has been greatly exaggerated. The over-development, manufacture, and sale of these drugs have systematically created a world of unnecessary addiction. The freedom with which these drugs are used staggers the imagination. For the most part, use of drugs has been minimal throughout history. It took modern chemistry, medicine, and greed, for profits and power to create a monster of addiction and suffering. The drugs that were used to relieve suffering, created misery and suffering by addiction. Not wanting to be left out, theyounger generation has understandably taken everything and anything they could get their little fingers into and made a big thing of it. Having no more common sense or control than adults, much damage to their bodies and minds has resulted. Crime, loss of property and life, has steadily increased with the increase in the use of these drugs. Getting even, or striking back at our parents and the adult world in general, for their imperfections and lack of understanding is the hard way to prove a point. It only adds more problems to both parties involved. Must one become involved in the weaknesses and depravity of adult civilization in the entirely justifiable search for freedom?
The price we pay for this abuse has reached and gone beyond our development, growth, and manufacture of these useless addictives must be eliminated from our society, if we ever hope to produce a better world to live in. Only when we create it can we ever hope to live in a better world. Any possible good that drugs have to offer can easily be duplicated and improved upon by simple and natural methods. If these drugs were not manufactured and distributed by unscrupulous people in the adult world, there would be no possible way our children could procure them. It is time for the younger generation to completely review the whole situation. It is the duty of the young and the vital to bring about the needed changes in our society. Why wait for the next generation? This creative renewal cannot be accomplished by wallowing in the filth the older generations have created. Don’t let someone’s greed for money and power be your downfall. Drugs do not bring one closer to the Divine or free one from those imaginary shackles. As the effect of the drugs wear off, the old problems are still unsolved and new ones have been added. Drugs separate the psychic body from the physical. It is most difficult for the soul to remain healthy while the body is sick with drugs. While the psychic body is out of the physical, many adverse conditions can occur. Protective controls are gone, leaving the body wide open to destructive forces or lower spirit entities. Leaving the body under such adverse conditions brings our psychic into an imaginary world of illusion or to the bottom of the pit of utter confusion. Any point there, or in between, can destroy the physical and leave us stranded in the world of confusion, which only delays our journey to the higher realms of being. Heaven, God, or the finer things in life are not found in the doping and suppressing of the physical body. The drug way is surely the hard way to find reality. Keeping the mind and body free from the degrading effect of drugs gives it a strong incentive to advance more rapidly to the most desired form of living. The natural way is the decision factor to be rid of all diseases. The Universal One would have it no otherno other way. Within the light of Universal knowing all realities become evident. Without the light of the Universal One, there is not much to look forward to. Medicine has struggled unsuccessfully for all the right answers as the sick and dying found little cause for respect for those they trusted so hopefully. The Medical way has no resemblance to the natural way of the Universal One for freedom from all diseases.
— Boroughs, Stanley (2010-02-28). The Lemonade Diet - Deluxe Kindle Edition (Kindle Locations 1258-1264). MyDiets.cjb.net. Kindle Edition.
VERVAIN: (Verbena officinalis) Also known as Enchanters Herb, Holy Herb, Verbena, Blue Vervain, and Holy Wort.
An ancient sacred herb of purification, visions, and love potions, it was included in liqueurs and aphrodisiacs. Vervain was so highly regarded by the Druids that offerings were placed on altars.
“Vervain” is a derivative of the Celtic fer (to drive away)and faen (stone), given to it because of its ability to purge calculi (gravel) from the bladder. A tea of the herb helps to increase breast mild and is helpful in lowering fever, especially of the intermittent type. It will benefit eczema and other skin eruptions, as it is a kidney and liver cleanser. Jaundice, whooping cough, edema, mastitis, and headaches fall under its sphere.To make the tea, steep one tablespoon of the herb per cup of water for twenty minutes.
Externally, vervain is used in poultices for ear infections, rheumatism and wounds. Vervain is an emmenagogue (brings down the menses) and soothes the nerves. It is reputed to have aphrodisiac properties. It is a powerful lymphatic detoxifier and has a cleansing effect on the female organs.
Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata), the American variety, is a natural tranquilizer and is helpful with colds and fevers, especially when the upper respiratory tract is involved. It will eliminate intestinal worms and is used externally for wounds. It is distinguished from the European vervain by its deeper blue flowers and denser, bristly flower spikes. Blue vervain is also prepared in a standard infusion or tinctured in alcohol.
Vervain is a profoundly magical herb belonging to the sphere of Venus. Roman priests and priestesses used it as an altar plant - it was tied in bundles and used to ritually “sweep” and purify the altar. Druids placed it in water that was sprinkled on worshipers as a blessing.
Vervain was picked at the rising of the Dog Star, at the dark of the moon, just before flowering. It was taken from the earth with the sacred sickle and raised aloft in the left hand. After prayers of thanksgiving were spoken the Druid or Druidess left a gift of honey to recompense the Earth for her loss.
Vervain was once infused in wine and worn on the body to ward off the stings of insects and serpents. It is used in the bath as a protection from enchantments and to make dreams come true.
Wearing or bathing in vervain places one under the influence of Diana. After washing your hands in the infusion, it will be possible to engender love in the one you touch.
To dispel fears, light a candle daily and surround it with vervain. Speak aloud a prayer to the Gods and Goddesses asking for release from your fear. Do this as long as necessary.
On the night of the full moon, go outside with a chalice filled with water, vervain and salt. Take also a candle and a piece of petrified wood. Dip the stone into the water mixture and then pass it through the candle flame. Touch the stone to your feet, hands, shoulders, and head. As you do this ask for the blessings of youth and beauty. Repeat the process seven times.
Vervain is worn as a crown during Druidic initiatory rites and as protection for those who are working magic. Sprinkle throughout the home for protection and to bring peace. Keep some in the bedroom to bring tranquil dreams. Keep it in the home to attract wealth and to keep plants healthy. Sprinkle some on the garden as an offering to the elementals and other nature spirits. Drinking the juice of fresh vervain is said to cut sexual desire. Burn it to banish the pangs of unrequited love. Vervain is worn to recover stolen articles. Tucked into a child’s cradle, the plant brings joy and a lively intellect. When burned, Vervain is powerful for warding psychic attack, but it is also used in spells for love, purification and attracting wealth. It is a powerful attractant to the opposite sex. Use for Anointing; Banishing; Gather and burn at Litha; Altar Offering; Creativity; Energy; Strength; Power.VERVAIN: (Verbena officinalis) Also known as Enchanters Herb, Holy Herb, Verbena, Blue Vervain, and Holy Wort. A Druid sacred herb, common in their many rites and incantations, this hardy perennial has deeply cut lower leaves and smooth upper leaves with small dense spikes of pale lilac-pink flowers. An ancient sacred herb of purification, visions, and love potions, it was included in liqueurs and aphrodisiacs. Vervain was so highly regarded by the Druids that offerings were placed on altars.
“Vervain” is a derivative of the Celtic fer (to drive away)and faen (stone), given to it because of its ability to purge calculi (gravel) from the bladder. A tea of the herb helps to increase breast mild and is helpful in lowering fever, especially of the intermittent type. It will benefit eczema and other skin eruptions, as it is a kidney and liver cleanser. Jaundice, whooping cough, edema, mastitis, and headaches fall under its sphere. To make the tea, steep one tablespoon of the herb per cup of water for twenty minutes.
Externally, vervain is used in poultices for ear infections, rheumatism and wounds. Vervain is an emmenagogue (brings down the menses) and soothes the nerves. It is reputed to have aphrodisiac properties. It is a powerful lymphatic detoxifier and has a cleansing effect on the female organs.
Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata), the American variety, is a natural tranquilizer and is helpful with colds and fevers, especially when the upper respiratory tract is involved. It will eliminate intestinal worms and is used externally for wounds. It is distinguished from the European vervain by its deeper blue flowers and denser, bristly flower spikes. Blue vervain is also prepared in a standard infusion or tinctured in alcohol.
Parts Used: Above ground portions of the herb.
Magical Uses: Vervain is a profoundly magical herb belonging to the sphere of Venus. Roman priests and priestesses used it as an altar plant - it was tied in bundles and used to ritually “sweep” and purify the altar. Druids placed it in water that was sprinkled on worshipers as a blessing.
Vervain was picked at the rising of the Dog Star, at the dark of the moon, just before flowering. It was taken from the earth with the sacred sickle and raised aloft in the left hand. After prayers of thanksgiving were spoken the Druid or Druidess left a gift of honey to recompense the Earth for her loss.
Vervain was once infused in wine and worn on the body to ward off the stings of insects and serpents. It is used in the bath as a protection from enchantments and to make dreams come true.
Wearing or bathing in vervain places one under the influence of Diana. After washing your hands in the infusion, it will be possible to engender love in the one you touch.
To dispel fears, light a candle daily and surround it with vervain. Speak aloud a prayer to the Gods and Goddesses asking for release from your fear. Do this as long as necessary.
On the night of the full moon, go outside with a chalice filled with water, vervain and salt. Take also a candle and a piece of petrified wood. Dip the stone into the water mixture and then pass it through the candle flame. Touch the stone to your feet, hands, shoulders, and head. As you do this ask for the blessings of youth and beauty. Repeat the process seven times.
Vervain is worn as a crown during Druidic initiatory rites and as protection for those who are working magic. Sprinkle throughout the home for protection and to bring peace. Keep some in the bedroom to bring tranquil dreams. Keep it in the home to attract wealth and to keep plants healthy. Sprinkle some on the garden as an offering to the elementals and other nature spirits. Drinking the juice of fresh vervain is said to cut sexual desire. Burn it to banish the pangs of unrequited love. Vervain is worn to recover stolen articles. Tucked into a child’s cradle, the plant brings joy and a lively intellect. When burned, Vervain is powerful for warding psychic attack, but it is also used in spells for love, purification and attracting wealth. It is a powerful attractant to the opposite sex. Use for Anointing; Banishing; Gather and burn at Litha; Altar Offering; Creativity; Energy; Strength; Power.*Wash your hands with VERBENA tea and touch nothing until you touch the one you want. Keep a jar of verbena mixed with Peaceful Home Sachet Powder behind your wedding pictures.*
October Wisdom: Strength
Those with the strongest wills and the firmest ideals reach the tallest heights.
Just wanted to say…Thanks!
Thanks to all my new followers! I hope I can continue to post information of interest to you. If there’s something you want me to research and post on, just ask me! I’ll do what I can!
I haven't dedicated myself to a goddess yet, but I've found my matron goddess. I read somewhere that that means she's chosen me for her priestess. Is this true?
Asked by Anonymous
Honestly, I don’t know. Really, I’m just studying and learning, practicing a little. I would suggest to do research on goddesses choosing a priestess. There are several people with different opinions or interpretations. Just always cross-reference anything you find, especially if it’s online and especially from more than one resource. If I find anything on the subject, I’ll post it on my blog. Research and studying is the best way to find what’s right for you.
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The Wiccan Rede: “An’ it harm none, do what you will”
The eight word statement of the Rede itself is a balance. Balance the harm you do just by living with the good you can do.
— The Circle Within: Creating a Wiccan Spiritual Tradition by Dianne Sylvan
Opening Your Heart
~ from The Circle Within: Creating a Wiccan Spiritual Tradition by Dianne Sylvan
When you first decide to deepen your relationship with the God and Goddess, it may seem difficult to choose how to go about it. You may do a lot of rituals, say a lot of prayers, and still not feel “connected.” This can be very frustrating in the beginning, since we expect to have some kind of results as soon as possible, and the voice of Deity can be almost too soft to hear.
Knowledge
Send out good things and good things will return to you.
