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Healing Wise: The Spirit of Simples What is a Simple? A “simple” is one herb used at a time. A “simpler” is an herbalist who generally uses herbs one at a time, rather than in combinations. Why Use Simples? Most herbalists I have met — whether from China or Japan, Eastern or Western Europe, Australia or North America — use herbs in combinations. Simplers, like myself, don’t. Why? Because I believe that herbal medicine is people’s medicine, I seek to make herbal medicine simple: as simple as one herb at a time. Because people worry about interactions between the drugs they take and herbs, I keep it simple: with simples,…

The Triquetra                   The triquetra is a religious symbol that is Almost as well known as the Pentagram. Of course, Christians have adopted it into their belief system as well. Is it Latin for “three cornered” and is composed of there interlocking vesica piscis shapes. It has Celtic origins and is Still widely used in Ireland. Generally, it is given in the form of jewelry and symbolizes love,honour,and protection. It is also known as a Trinity knot and some can be elaborate and complex while others are plain and simple. The triquetra deals with the power of three, which is often seen…

“Your Gut Instinct” It is easy to overlook that sensation that sits within the pit of the stomach and becomes active when something isn’t right. Whilst it may seem an obvious reaction to pay attention to more often than not, the deciding power is given to the head; the logical (seemingly logical, which doesn’t always make it so), which is why the gut instinct can be ignored. Another version of this is intuition. It really comes down to chosen terminology however, both work in letting the person recognise when something simply isn’t right even when there is no logic to support this sensation. The more one aligns, evolves and connects…

Are you cyclically confused? In a ceremonial quandary? Completely clueless? Wonder no more.                          *Ask Your Mama™ Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Spirituality and Didn’t Know Who to Ask™ by ©Mama Donna Henes, Urban Shaman A Question of Healing Dear Mama Donna, I have a friend who has been very sick lately with lymphoma, HIV related KS, and an embolism. Can you suggest anything from your bag of healing aids that I can get for him? Worried in Wisconsin Dear Worried, First of all, I thank you in the name of all human and holy comfort for…

BOOK OF MIRRORS   An insightful book filled with articles form a spiritual and energetic perspective. As a columnist on Pagan Pages and a renowned Spiritual Guru globally, Hally shares as her own journey ebbs and flows, and continues to evolve with leaps and bounds. The full colour book with beautiful images also includes a chapter about the 21st December 2012, effective meditations and the basis to create manifestations as well as a few other bonuses to create a complete and comprehensive book.   Whether in the broom closet or out; the world of spiritualism and energetics is one that is layered more than can be imagined.   Excerpt:  …

The Best of Equinox Enochian Magick Volume 1 by Aleister Crowley © 2012 Red Wheel/Weiser ISBN: 978-1-57863-530-6 204 pages Paperback $18.95 (U.S.) The Equinox, was originally a magikakl journal published by Aleister Crowley from 1909 -1919. Aleister Crowley is well known for his work with Enochian magick, a distillation of the work of the famous Elizabethan magi John Dee. This book contains an excellent introduction to the subject by Lon Milo Duquette. As a general rule I usually skip over the introduction of a book and dive directly into bulk of the manuscript. In this case I and the introduction an informative guide to the rest of the text. While…

Gypsum                 Reduces swelling of mucous membranes.  It is a tension reliever and a  balancer of the body’s electrical charge.  Works on the 7th Chakra.   Halite                 This is a rock salt.  This is a time worn substance in the sense that it is of the earth and is a good toner of earth beings.  Works on the 2nd and 3rd Chakras.   Hanksite                     They look like lemon drops sometimes.  The impact is between the Chakras specifically the second and third.  These little gems help…

Tower of London        What ingredients do you need to make the perfect haunted location?  How about a building that’s over 900 years old, was used as a prison, torture chamber, and held public executions, this gives us the Tower of London.      Built by William the Conqueror in 1078, the Tower of London’s main function was to be a palace.  Several expansions were made in the 12th and 13th century.  There are now 20 towers and different buildings from different periods in history.  Many held prison cells.  The White Tower held torture chambers, Tower Green held Royal executions, and Tower Hill held public executions, just to name a…

DRUM CHANT ~ Gift of Spirit Dance ~ “Everything in the Universe has rhythm. Everything dances.”  Maya Angelou, internationally acclaimed American author and poet   As eagle magnificently soars through the heavenly realm, so a creative cosmic rhythm embraces life. This is the unified heartbeat of all life. Resonating with this pulsating, divine dance is Drum Chant. The sacredness of drums has been physically and spiritually expressed since the beginning of time. As the world’s oldest and most universal musical instrument, its basic design has remained virtually unchanged for thousands of years. Although Drum is not typically considered a natural being by the modern masses, its essence is composed of…