Newsletter Wise Woman Herbal Ezine - February 2008

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Woman Herbal Ezine - February 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calendar of Events 2008

 

Susun Weed - Away from Home

February 13: Orlando, FL

(407-595-3731)

February 14: Gainsville FL

(352-475-1258)

March 14: Pine Crone, Austin TX

(Fern, 512-581-9939)

March 30: Whole Life Expo in NYC (516-897-0900)

April 25: Earth Spirits, Sturbridge MA (508-347-1180)

May 16-18: Wesak Gathering Mt. Shasta CA

(888-926-9255)

June 6-8: Midwest Herbal Conf. Winona MN

(507-523-2447)

July 28-Aug 1: Goddess Conf. Glastonbury UK

(011-44-1458-833-933)

August 5-8: Findhorn Foundation, Scotland

Sept. 5-7: Womens Mysteries Z Budapest, Santa Cruz

Sept. 19-21: Green Nations Gathering (802-293-5996)

 

Intensives at the Wise Woman Center

May 2-4: Z Budapest, Women's Mysteries

May 30-June 1: Marie Summerwood, Chant-Making

July 17-20: Green Witch Intensive

Aug. 18-24: Green Goddess Apprentice Week

Oct 30-November 2: Spirit Healing Intensive

 

Guest Teachers at the Wise Woman Center

June 28: White Feather, Honor Your Uniqueness

June 29: White Feather, Wolf Clan Teachings

July 5: Astrid Grove, Womb Speak

July 6: Astrid Grove, Her Sacred Yoni

 

Susun Weed - Workshops

~Spring Tonics, April 12

~Hands-on Herbal Medicine Spring, April 13

~Talking with Plants, May 10

~Maidenwort, Motherwort, Cronewort, May 11

~Chronic Problems, June 14

~Hands-on Herbal Medicine Summer, June 15

~Hands-on Herbal Medicine Autumn, Sept. 13

~Herbal Medicine Chest, Sept.14

~Winter Health, Oct. 4

click

here for complete events calendar for 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mother

and Child

BLADDER INFECTIONS

by Susun S. Weed

 

“If you let that fiery wise blood just sit there in your belly, great

granddaughter,†admonishes Grandmother Growth, “you'll get the urge to

quench that heat. You'll get a tickle, a twinge, an urgent call. But you

won't have the moisture you need. It's boiled away. It's gone up in steam. "

 

 

“So I'll say it once more: circulate your wise blood, granddaughter. Spiral

it around and up to your crown. Take action on your anger. Pleasure

yourself. And you'll be one of those old crones, like me, whose eyes

sparkle with mirth and flash with intention.â€

read

the entire article, click here

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Empower

Yourself

Homeopathic Allies for Cold and Flu Prevention

by Ellen Lanham-Dart

 

Now I am one of the first in line when it comes to believing that sometimes

we just need to be sick for a bit. The occasional flu or cold which allows

the body to let go and the mind and spirit to rest is natural and can be a

truly healing and immune strengthening passage.

 

But sometimes, and hopefully it is only sometimes, we feel we may be

“coming down with something†and know that there is no way that the opening

will be there for it to be a restful or empowering experience. At times

like this, when we know that to get sick will mean that we have to keep on

while sick and thus deplete ourselves, it may be best to consider warding

off the cold or flu before it takes hold.

read

the entire article, click here

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wisdom

Keeper

Spirit Allies - Sychronicity, Signs and Omens

by Karen Sawyer

 

Are you paying attention? Your guides are sending you signs and omens to

help point you in the right direction. There are a myriad of signs

everywhere for the observant eye to behold. How you interpret the meaning

of the signs you are shown is a personal thing wide open to interpretation

(and misinterpretation!), as what one person may dismisses could be hugely

significant to another.

 

For example, whenever a friend of mine sees a specific courier van, this

signals that an invitation is on its way. Some signs are obvious – their

message is loud and clear. Others are more ambiguous. Your guides often

like to leave a trail of very subtle clues that are not easy to decipher,

often being metaphorical or symbolic in nature.

read

the entire article, click here

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wise

Woman Wisdom

Herbal Adventures

In Provence part 3

as seen in Sage Woman Magazine

 

My capable mountain pony and I are following a barely discernible trail --

thank goodness for the lead horse's clearly visible tail -- through the

wild mountain passes and lavender fields of Provence, in the south of

France. Since morning we have been slowly wending our way up out of the

valley and into the high mountain passes, through thickets of oak and pine

which grow right to the edge of the trail.

 

It is difficult to convince her to turn aside -- and I am loathe to force

the issue given the narrowness and the steepness of the trail -- so I just

lean forward and plaster myself to my steed's neck as she makes her way

under the low-hanging branches. Warmed by the bright sun, the pine needles

exude a deep, resinous scent.

read

the entire article, click here

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anti-Cancer

Lifestyle

Shaking Down the Seeds

by JoAnne Dodgson

 

Wintertime has settled into the red rock mesas of northern New Mexico. The

blue skies have quieted since the geese and sandhill cranes have passed by,

boisterously celebrating their instinctual journeys to lands farther south.

I rarely cross paths these days with coyotes and jackrabbits. There's a

hush among the lavender since the hum of bumblebees has grown silent.

 

The yucca and prickly pear cactus simply hold their ground, no new fruits

or pods or blossoms, no visible signs of growth since the frosts. The

quieting on the land and shortened hours of daylight have brought my winter

homing instincts into full bloom – to be home by dark; to nestle in and

embrace the quiet; to focus attention inwardly, like the trees, toward the

core of my being and my roots. Jasmine, our beloved canine friend, blends

her wild romps on the land with long winter naps, breathing in the earth

and soaking up the sun.

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the entire article, click here

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goddess

Speaks

Spiritual Encounters with Hawks - Bird Vibes

by Catherine Bastedo

 

One day as I was enjoying a walk along the Ottawa River in the city of

Ottawa, I saw a Peregrine Falcon lying beside the path. That was the start

of my encounters with falcons and hawks, in both the real world and the

world of dreams and meditations. When I walked into my first session with

an emotional intuitive, a few months later, she told me that a hawk was

sitting on my shoulder, not only that, but my hawk had a splint on its leg!

 

 

Hawk is a symbol of the messenger, a powerful totem used from ancient times.

As a totem, hawk is understood to be a symbol of the visionary, the

creative force, the guide to one’s life path and the ability to see both

the big picture and the details at the same time. It appeared that I had

messages to deliver, talents to discover, and new images to see and create

for others. According to her, my hawk had a splint because it had not yet

realized its potential.

read

the entire article, click here

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grandmother

Gaia

The Vagina - part 2

by Susun Weed

 

Vaginal Exercises: Kegels

Do you exercise your vagina? I do! Exercises for the vagina are called

Kegels by doctors and vaginal clenches by feminists. Regular vaginal

workouts not only keep your vagina healthy, they increase the strength of

your orgasm and counter urinary incontinence and uterine prolapse.

 

To do one: clench the entire pelvic floor — the vagina, the anal

sphincters, and the bladder sphincter, then let go. To strengthen

fast-twitch muscles that control the bladder, hold for two seconds, then

relax for two seconds, starting with ten repetitions and increasing to one

hundred. To strengthen the muscles involved in orgasm, hold for ten

seconds, then relax for ten seconds, again starting with ten repetitions

and increasing to one hundred. I do my daily clenches while waiting at red lights

or in lines.

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the entire article, click here

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Healing

Wise

Glorious Goldenrod

by Susun S Weed

As seen printed in Mystic Pop Magazine

 

I love autumn; don't you? The days shorten and fall colors thrill my

senses. Perennial roots get busy storing nourishment that will last them

through the winter. And the meadows bloom with purple asters and riotous

goldenrod flowers. Goldenrod (the Solidago genus, Asteracea family) is one

of my favorite plants, and hopefully, soon it will be one of your favorites

too.

 

Before you complain that goldenrod is a pest and you're allergic to it, let

me set the record straight: You aren't. No one is, no one can be, allergic

to goldenrod pollen. Why? It has virtually none. What little pollen it

makes is sticky, all the better to stick onto insects who pollinate the

goldenrod. Only wind-pollinated plants -- like ragweed (Ambrosia

artemisifolia), which blooms at the same time as goldenrod, and has an

especially irritating pollen -- make enough pollen, and spread it widely

enough, to cause allergic reactions.

read

the interview, click here

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In

This Issue:

 

 

 

 

Calendar of Events 2008

 

 

 

 

Mother

and Child

 

 

 

 

Empower

Yourself

 

 

 

 

Wisdom

Keeper

 

 

 

 

Wise

Woman Wisdom

 

 

 

 

Anti-Cancer

Lifestyle

 

 

 

 

Goddess

Speaks

 

 

 

 

Grandmother

Gaia

 

 

 

 

Healing

Wise

 

 

 

 

BIRD VIBES CARDS

 

 

 

 

MOONDANCE JOURNAL

 

 

 

 

DISTANCE LEARNING

 

 

 

 

HONORING

YOUR BELLY - NOW ON DVD

 

 

 

 

Garden

Plum

 

 

 

 

Links

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BIRD

VIBES CARDS

 

 

 

 

Bird Vibes - a deck of 54 beautiful meditation cards by

Catherine Bastedo

 

Bird Vibes is based on 50 birds that may be seen in various parts of North

America, grouped by eight chakras according to the bird's colour, habitat

or other characteristics. Each card shows a different bird through

paintings commissioned from Ottawa nature painter, Heather Bale. Use this

deck to gain insight into current life situations, to connect with Nature,

and the Universal Life Energy around us and within us.

 

Retails for $29.95 plus shipping

Read

more about Bird Vibes and the artist

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MOONDANCE

JOURNAL

 

 

 

 

MoonDance Journal is a one-of-a-kind journal ~

a unique sacred space for exploring your inner journeys, spiritual quests

and life path throughout thirteen moon cycles of a lunar year. Celebrate

the rhythms and seasons of your life. Each copy of MOONDANCE JOURNAL is

handmade, lovingingly printed and bound by JoAnne Dodgson.

Retails for $19.95

 

 

 

 

Order

MoonDance Journal in our Bookshop

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISTANCE

LEARNING

 

 

 

 

Susun Weed, Wise Woman Herbalist, offer four different

courses, each of which explores a different aspect of herbal medicine. Each

course includes a project booklet of 26 assignments, audio/video

tapes/DVDs, books, a discount on classes with me, time to deal with your

personal needs, erratic mailings of fun stuff, and special gifts. You are

free to complete your course as your time and life allow; there is no time

limit. There is no requirement to send in lessons or to report to me,

except as you desire. Upon completion of your course you receive a

beautiful certificate suitable for framing.

learn

more about correspondence courses here

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HONORING

YOUR BELLY - NOW ON DVD

 

 

 

 

Honoring Your Belly DVD Video

 

This fun and instructional video with Lisa Sarasohn is much more than a set

of conventional stomach exercises. This dynamic sequence of belly-energizing

moves draws from the wisdom of yoga and other healing arts. Use this

35-minute DVD video to learn these moves, enacting a rite for

reconsecrating our womanhood and animating ancient symbols of the Sacred

Feminine. Yours for $19.95 plus shipping

 

 

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more about Honoring Your Belly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Garden

Plum

 

 

 

 

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collection of paintings, sculpture, music. Herbalist, Reiki Master,

Certified Flower Essence Practitioner - Wendy Joy Stevens - Herbal

consultations, flower essence consultations & reiki sessions in the New

Hampshire area.

 

Garden

Plum - Healing products, gifts & inspiration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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