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Rosemary
True Blue Farmgirl
1431 Posts
Mara
Fauquier County
Virginia
USA
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 Posted - Jul 28 2009 : 3:25:25 PM
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| Lammas is a great time to trade vegetables we've grown, to trade with friends what we can spare for something we didn't plant this year. If you're not actually farming, you can do the same thing with a potluck gathering. A coven I used to work with a long time ago treated Lammas as the traditional market day in a different fashion: we would all bring something to the ritual that we'd made, or a poem we'd written -- whatever our gift of creativity had allowed us to produce -- wrapped like presents, so you couldn't really tell what was inside. We'd put all the packages on a big blanket and after the ritual, everyone would take something away (not their own contribution, of course). |
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Greyhound Mom
True Blue Farmgirl
57 Posts
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Posted - Jul 28 2009 : 4:05:08 PM
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Tea tree oil can be ingested!!!! Really???? I have always read that it can only be used topically! I have to do a little research! Thanks!
Magickally yours,
B ~
"The earth does not belong to us; we belong to the earth, and we have a sacred duty to protect her and return thanks for the gifts of life." |
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GaiasRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2551 Posts
Tasha-Rose
St. Paul
Minnesota
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Posted - Jul 28 2009 : 4:24:26 PM
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be careful using tea tree oil though! You really shouldn't ingest it and it is also chock full of phytoestrogens...
thanks all for the encouraging words! I really appreciate them! These people are really caught up in spells of their own making and I bound them already. The ice binding is a good one but there are so many. I have my favorites and save ice for those really needing it.
~*~Brightest Blessings~*~
Tasha-Rose
Farmgirl Sister #88
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"Joyful chaos, working in tune with the seasons, telling itme by the sun, variety, change and self-direction; all this wwas replaced with a brutal, standardized work culture, the effects of which we are still suffering from today." - Tom Hodgkinson in 'How To Be Idle' |
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Rosemary
True Blue Farmgirl
1431 Posts
Mara
Fauquier County
Virginia
USA
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Posted - Jul 28 2009 : 4:43:31 PM
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| Ingest tea tree oil? Not if it's a true essential oil, and not even if massively diluted in a food-quality carrier oil (olive oil, safflower, etc). Adding it to water, as that midwife suggests, is dangerous because as we all know, oil and water don't mix; the essential oil thus enters the body full-strength. Once or twice might not be too damaging, but treating an infection requires a plan of attack that would have you drinking this several times a day for weeks on end. Not smart! There are many other herbal remedies with antibacterial properties that are safe to use internally. A tincture of rosemary (but not rosemary essential oil!) is one of them. It depends, though, on what bacterium you're trying to kill, and what other actions may be going on that need to be addressed. This is not something to experiment with. I urge anyone wishing to treat an infection herbally to consult a skilled medicinal herbalist. Consider an allopathic approach in cases where the infection is so acute that there just isn't time for the correct course of herbal treatment. Many physicians are now aware of their patients' interest in using herbal remedies and are willing to work with them to help them do so safely, with "modern" medicine standing by if needed. |
Edited by - Rosemary on Jul 28 2009 4:48:57 PM |
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Greyhound Mom
True Blue Farmgirl
57 Posts
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Posted - Jul 28 2009 : 4:57:41 PM
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I mix tea tree oil, almond oil, witch hazel, lavender oil for a topical antibiotic for bites, stings, and even have used it for a nasty bacterial infection I had that settled in my lymph nodes. I used it topically, of course 3 x's/day for 7 days and the infection went away. My doctor was amazed, especially since the strong antibiotics she prescribed for me did not help me at all. And before I used my own concoction, the infection came back every year for about 6 years. I am now bacteria free and it never returned.
You can also omit the witch hazel & lavender oil, add rose oil to the tea tree oil and almond oil and it makes a wonderful muscle rub.
You are so right, Tasha, there are hundreds of spells out there...you just have to find the right one that works for you and make sure YOU are balanced and grounded when using it. Just be careful...there is also a spell to make sure that nothing comes back to you, after you have conjured the spell.
Magickally yours,
B ~
"The earth does not belong to us; we belong to the earth, and we have a sacred duty to protect her and return thanks for the gifts of life." |
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Rosemary
True Blue Farmgirl
1431 Posts
Mara
Fauquier County
Virginia
USA
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Posted - Jul 28 2009 : 5:42:43 PM
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GreyhoundMom, topical is the key. What's absorbed through the skin has a much different impact on our bodies than what does down the gullet :-) Glad you got yourself better!
Just my idea here, but it seems to me that any time you have to do a special spell to protect you from unintended blowback from another spell, maybe you need to look again at that other spell and see what's wrong with it. Could be it's too manipulative, or focused too specifically on a specific outcome, rather than working for the essence of the desired outcome. Like, say, you want your town to be more prosperous. Some company wants to move in and create jobs. Sounds great! You work a spell to ease their way through the building permit process and all that, the company moves in, hires a bunch of people, and they all get horribly sick because the permit people "mysteriously" overlooked a poorly designed ventilation system. Oops! But what if you'd just worked the spell for prosperity for the good of all, harming none, and so on -- and left it up to the Goddess how that would come about? No need to protect yourself from blowback on that, unless, of course, you don't want to pay higher taxes on increased income and property values :-) |
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Rosemary
True Blue Farmgirl
1431 Posts
Mara
Fauquier County
Virginia
USA
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Posted - Jul 28 2009 : 5:45:32 PM
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| I'm preaching too much today. Typical crone! Gonna go sit in the corner and spin dreams for a while.... |
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Peacebird
True Blue Farmgirl
89 Posts
Marianne
Afton
Va
USA
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Posted - Jul 28 2009 : 6:00:19 PM
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Mara - you are a fellow Virginian? and fellow crone as well! Greetings! I live near Charlottesville.
And no - you are not "preaching" at all. Your words of advice were well spoken, and such thought should always be given prior to acting, I think. It is always easier to wait and think carefully, than it is to retract words once spoken - in magic or otherwise.
Peace
chickens clucking, bees buzzing, flowers blooming, all is good! |
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prariehawk
True Blue Farmgirl
1686 Posts
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Posted - Jul 28 2009 : 8:44:45 PM
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Please be careful how you categorize "Modern day Christians." I have known Christians who didn't believe in hell, were Reiki Masters, were imprisoned for non-violent acts of civil disobedience--in short, were nothing like the stereotypical Bible-waving, fist-pounding, fire-breathing evangelicals that like to leave Bible tracts in your Tarot deck. There's room for ALL beliefs in this world, including mine, which might be described as an "eco-spiritualist" or a type of "Christian Naturalism" --I find God more clearly expressed in nature than I do in any church. there are others like me, but we're definately in the minority. I have no desire to be anything other than what I am, and if I'm misunderstood, so be it. As for tea tree oil--I read once that it was beneficial to your oral hygiene and to rub it on your gums for healthy gums. So I did--and I drooled for hours afterwards. Not fun!
"Dog is my co-pilot"
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mtngirljon
True Blue Farmgirl
539 Posts
Jonnie
Webster
Texas
USA
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Posted - Jul 29 2009 : 06:05:31 AM
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Something that I learned about essential oils from a Native American healer - use the purest organic oils that you can find and put them on the bottoms of your feet. They are absorbed very well from there. It certainly works for me.
Blessed day to you all . . .
"Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything that is beautiful. Welcome it in every face, in every skip, in every flower."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Amy Warwick
True Blue Farmgirl
102 Posts
Amy
Oakesdale
WA
USA
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Posted - Jul 29 2009 : 07:18:53 AM
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Have any of you witchy farmgirls read ALice Hoffman books? As an author, she is my hero and her writing is a treat for people who love the earth and everything feminine. Here are a couple of suggestions: Illumination Night, Turtle Moon and Seventh Heaven. Quick reads and if you are an avid reader you will walk away from your time alone with Alice Hoffman's characters feeling empowered as a woman.
For information on SUMMER SNOW please visit www.amywarwick.com
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it ~Aristotle
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Sheep Mom 2
True Blue Farmgirl
1531 Posts
Sheri
Elk
WA
USA
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Posted - Jul 29 2009 : 08:11:25 AM
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I love Alice Hoffman books! It was so funny as I was cutting down a huge stand of wild roses and bull thistles that were encroaching on my raspberry row I kept thinking that it was like being a character in an Alice Hoffman novel....Right now I am re-reading The Probable Future.
Blessings, Sheri
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Greyhound Mom
True Blue Farmgirl
57 Posts
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Posted - Jul 29 2009 : 08:24:39 AM
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Mara, from one Crone to another...truer words were never spoken! I totally agree with you regarding the protection spell even on your own spells, but then again we go back to the 'Harm none' rede...Sometimes spells backfire and there again, all has to be in balance. When I cast I always wear an amethyst, also I draw down the Moon at midnight, walking with my familiar, before I conjure a spell to balance and ground me. Getting a little deep here - so I think I will end my own lecture.
As for Tea Tree Oil being ingested...ABSOLUTELY NOT!!! Taken internally it could impare immune functions, be potentially fatal to the central nervouse system, causing depression, cause excessive drowsiness, sleeplessness, confusion, coma, diarrhrea, and should never be used if pregnant or brestfeeding and never given to children. Even though there are some indications it can be used as a flea deterrent for dogs and cats, don't!
Jonnie...I like that idea of putting essential oils on the bottom of the feet. Can you imagine how relaxing an Almond/Lavendar oil would be on the soles of your feet! Love it!!!
And my lecturing is done too! I think I'll start a new topic on "How excited is everyone for Fall and Samhain to come"! And for me ~ back to my studio to make Faerie Doors...
Magickally yours,
B ~
"The earth does not belong to us; we belong to the earth, and we have a sacred duty to protect her and return thanks for the gifts of life." |
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Amy Warwick
True Blue Farmgirl
102 Posts
Amy
Oakesdale
WA
USA
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Posted - Jul 29 2009 : 08:53:48 AM
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Witchy help?
Can someone assist with a couple of ideas on two items of business?
First, I can't freeze the one person I need help with because it is a person my children have to deal with in their lives. Can anyone suggest a way to get her to stop being evil toward me so that she and I can have a better working relationship?
Second, I lost a very important ring in the grass and cannot find it. I even used a metal detector. Our thoughts around here were that I apparently haven't given enough to the earth lately and therefore she swallowed it up. Okay, funny I know, but I really want it back. Any thoughts?
Best Regards...
For information on SUMMER SNOW please visit www.amywarwick.com
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it ~Aristotle
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Amy Warwick
True Blue Farmgirl
102 Posts
Amy
Oakesdale
WA
USA
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Posted - Jul 29 2009 : 08:59:55 AM
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Sheri,
I know this should probably be on the reading forum, but what the heck. Alice is good for all women! I loved Probable Future. I have been trying to meet Alice Hoffman at Writers Conferences forever, but she either does not attend, or does not attend around here. Her writing is really a gift to all of us. One of my friends, Randy Sue Coburn, writes a bit like here as well. If you ever have a chance to read "Owl Island" you will not be disappointed.
Best,
For information on SUMMER SNOW please visit www.amywarwick.com
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it ~Aristotle
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