Before studying herbal medicine, I did not realize what powerful healing medicine brewed tea could be.  I learned there were different herbs that could be brewed into teas and tinctures that could allieviate a variety of ills.  There were Anti-inflammatory herbs, Adaptogenic herbs, Anti-viral herbs, Anti-rheumatic herbs, Diuretic herbs, Nutritive herbs. Here is a helpful list of what is available.

Alterative herbs (Milk Thistle, Nettle, Dandelion, Licorice and Pau d’Arco) help to remove toxic substances from the body.

Anti-inflammatory herbs work like cortico-steroids reducing pain and inflammation. (Wild Yam or Licorice) These contain natural hormones and saponins stimulating aldosterone and cortisone helping the body to hold on to its own prednisone and cortisone enhancing their effectiveness as opposed to long-term use of cortisone-like drugs that cause adrenal atrophy and the suppression of the body’s defense system, weight gain, edema, osteoporosis, depression and sleep disturbances.   Continue reading →

We’re human.  It’s easy to let ourselves get caught up in the astral body tug of war. Have fun in it but remind yourself of what’s real. You know better than to keep playing the victim, on any level. You know that telling that sad story doesn’t help you, it does not matter if it’s true. Stop giving it any power. That’s not who you are anymore, until you recreate it anew each day. Feeling misunderstood, not supported, the same old same old happening all over again? Stop making decisions that give you those results.  Step out of the vibe of the people there with you. Stop pretending you don’t know who you are. Take off the mask of Oh-this-is-who-they-like-the-best-so-this-is-who-I’ll-pretend-to-be. Cut the pretense, clear up the back story, move forward with integrity no matter who around you is doing otherwise. You’ll be placed near those who vibe where you want to be. Take it slowly, don’t let it burn you up this time around.  Don’t give your power over to anyone. Remind yourself that no matter what comes up, you always get thru it. Continue reading →

“The planet Jupiter will shine brightly next to the full moon at midnight. Full moon in Cancer, emotions, sentimentality at an all time high. Stay mindful, don’t take anything personally, give everyone a wide berth and lotsa slack. Then you have zero to regret when the mood passes. I burn what I am ready to release, every 28 days at full moon –> the ritual here. I’ve learned the power of ritual to keep my egoself focused so my soulself can rise within me.”  Even though moonrise was at 6:30pm, it takes about 2 hours for it to make it over my east treeline.  At midnight, the sky still had a deep cloud cover.  I’d gone out to my firepit about 11:00pm.  It’s something I do each full moon, however I’d already done my ritual at Monday’s fire session.  The only thing left to release was a little guilt. Continue reading →

There is nothing like the peace felt when everything falls into place, everything like a well choreographed dance, one movement falling easily into the next. Thank you Whoever or Whatever is out there that gave me this Life and this Love.

A friend asked, “How do folks deal when you encounter passive aggressive behavior? I find it incredibly difficult to deal with.“ Passive-aggressive behavior is the indirect expression of hostility, such as through procrastination, sarcasm, saying one thing while meaning another, shifting blame, hostile jokes, stubbornness, resentment, sullenness, or deliberate, repeated failure to accomplish tasks for which one is responsible.  I used to very much be guilty of saying one thing while meaning another, and of postponing saying No.  I responded, “Speaking from experience, that is my own behavior when I forget who I am and go unconscious. When I recognized that, I stopped being triggered when others did it. I realized they are ignorant and not worth the time. The kindest thing to do is to call them on it. I tell friends to do that to me. Some do. Most won’t. I can’t stop unless you call me on my stuff. You’ll learn to do it gracefully, with practice.  People want to be authentic and genuine and open but are afraid and insecure of what others might think. Help them be authentic. They’ll either be eternally grateful or they’ll shoot the messenger.”

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When you are feeling all pouty and your partner is not giving you any love, that is just because you are not a vibrational match right then. And trust me, you do not want a partner who is a vibrational match to a pouty puss.   I see it happens mostly when one tries to make the partner be everything: the mate, the best friend, the counselor, the fixer, the entertainment director. This is why I have a variety of friends, so I don’t lay the heavy stuff on any one person, and everyone gets to be responsible for their own happiness.

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I wrote on Facebook yesterday, “Good grief, a mysterious low Low LOW flying helicopter just passed directly overhead and it sounded close enough to touch my treetops! It was heading west, a big chinook kinda copter.”  A friend shared a hilarious story:
“Years ago, I was traveling and making my way down to Key West … a good friend had a place on Deer Key and I had an open invitation to stay on his place when I was in the area … so I called him up, only to find out that he is away on business, but he gave me the code to his gate and told me to enjoy myself … sweetness, as my friend’s estate was quite large and private … and I’m always down with camping in the Keys … Continue reading →

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YinYang laid down for a nap last night with her head on the repeat key of the electric calculator.  I keep particular numbers on my digital display as numerology intentions. I just realized that when she hits the repeat key, she’s suggesting I expand my territory to twice what I initially intended. She is my guru for sure.

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Another awesome use for coconut oil. I suggest friends keep it on hand as a sensual personal lubricant that is also antiviral, antibacterial and edible. I read dozens of people each month and am surprised the number who tell me they don’t use condoms, even with new partners. A prayer and a handful of coconut oil couldn’t hurt. Note: oil based lubricants degrade latex condoms. Herpes can be a very mild virus with no symptoms for years, until a weakened immune system causes health problems to arise. Friends have had success treating it naturally and I’ve included links to good info here.  Coconut oil is derived from the milk in coconuts and consists of coconut fat and lauric acid, a fatty acid that is transformed into monolaurin in the body. Monolaurin is an antiviral, antibacterial substance that can destroy lipid-coated viruses that cause herpes outbreaks. You can consume coconut oil and apply it topically to your skin to treat herpes. It’s simple. Here’s how:

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I had a fire this morning, for the first time in a few months. My first job today was to purge several years’ worth of old financial records. I could have shredded and recycled them but I was due for a time of reflection and a clearing ritual. Full moon is Wednesday and the three days before and after are a powerful time for releasing what no longer serves us. As I crumbled the paper to toss into the chimenea’s blaze, I smiled to note these were statements from my best financial years!  It tickled me to see the big dollar amounts on them and the check registers reminded me of what I’d been doing. I was a lot more social then, attending weekly classes and events, attending a dozen conferences and expos a year, dining out a dozen times a week with friends and clients.  I had fun but I don’t miss that life. Continue reading →