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The
Healing Harvest - by Clea Danaan - "Corn and
Grain, Corn and Grain, All that falls shall rise again!...."
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The
Crossed ways : Tracks, Travel and Ogham Learning -
by Alison Jones - "The crossed ways, the places where
roads meet and a decision must be made; which way to turn, to
continue, to go back the way we came...." Read
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Living
with the Wolf - by Wolfsdream - "Wolf-
for many the very word brings to mind tales and images of a
cruel savage animal that has no redeeming characteristics. In
our modern language we find sayings that portray the wolf as
something to be despised and feared
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Young
& Pagan - by Ash - "For
many people today, the stereotypical image of a pagan is usually
a crone, living in a cottage in the countryside, with a voluptuous
dress and a walking stick, picking wild herbs in a her garden..."
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A
Pagan Path -
by whitewolf - "I see a path amongst swaying grasses
and bobbing bluebell heads where the sunshine sparkles more
brilliantly than in any dream or vision..." [Questions
for those seeking a Pagan Path]. Read
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The
Shimmering Path
- by whitewolf - "On a beautiful Beltane dawn I sat
in my garden watching the sky brighten, serenaded by birds...
and the gentle squelching of snails as they breakfasted on fading
daffodil foliage...." Read
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Gathering
and Gardening by the Moon - by Caren D. Catterall -
"As a moonchild, born in Cancer, I guess I am naturally
drawn to the Moon. A deep undercurrent of growing and contracting
energy pulls on my focus and emotions. Her beautiful silvery
orb incites me as she grows, and draws me inside myself during
her dark phases..." Read
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Making
Spirit Masks -
by Lauren Raine - "Masks
are truly magical tools. Making a mask, wearing a mask, finding
it's hidden story and performing with the very unique mask you
made, can provide many powerful opportunities for personal
insight and alchemical transformation..." [includes
Spirit Mask Workshop]. Read
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A Garden Shed for a Temple
- by Whitewolf - "It
would be wonderful to have my own sacred little space situated
in the lap of Nature - perhaps approached along a barely visible
path amid an array of wild flowers and rambling brambles......" Read
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Wheel
of the Year -
A brief Introduction
by whitewolf - "The Wheel of the Year has its roots in a time when we
were more in tune with Nature. A time when we worked side by side with Nature,
aware of the changing weather and seasons, working the land so that our communities
might have a sustainable harvest for the cold months of winter........"
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The Moon A brief introduction
by Whitewolf - "Although we may feel the emotional ebb
and flow of the lunar cycle, many may not attribute the heightened
emotions around the full moon to its lunar cause, and yet the
moon has a tremendous effect on all of us, you need only look
at the tides of the sea to recognise some of the power the moon
has on our daily earth lives......." Read
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A
History of Witchcraft - by Blackhawk - "Witchcraft
is almost as old as Man. It stems from the days - long before
the magicians of Egypt or Mesopotamia - when science and religion
were one complete whole, rather than the two opposing camps
we see today..." Read
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21st
Century Pagan... - by Blackhawk - "We
live in an age of rapidly-increasing industrialisation; technology
is evolving second by second, infiltrating the daily lives of
almost every single human being on the planet..." Read
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Sacred
Spaces - by Blackhawk - "As
the sun breaks over the horizon on a crisp midsummer morning,
light exploding upon the land and casting into sharp relief
the age-old standing stones which form the ancient monument
of Stonehenge, we are reminded of the history and the power
of that specific location...." Read
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To
Be or Not To Be (Alone)... - by Blackhawk : "Most
people have a belief in one or more deities, or “supernatural”
figures, and religion of one kind or another has been a part
of Man’s existence through all of recorded history..." Read
More
Candle
Magic : The Colour & The Flame - by Blackhawk
-"Candles,
in one form or another, have been used in magic, ceremony &
ritual for thousands of years..." Read
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Living
Stones - by Jo Winter - "Stones are just as
alive and biodegradeable as everything else; they just live
at a slower pace than most things. Stones are the slowly-changing
backbone of the earth..." Read
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Ripples
- by whitewolf - "Everything we do causes ripples - we
not only affect the way we feel but the way others feel... which
then affects the way others feel and so the ripples spread out,
sparking new ripples to spread out in other directions... and
so on..... " Read More
Visualising
Visualisation - by whitewolf - exercises for learning
and improving your visualisation skills. Read
The
Tree on the Hill - Taking a Walk - a guided visualisation
by whitewolf. Read
The Wood beside
the Lake - Animal Guide Visualisation by whitewolf -
A visualisation by whitewolf guiding you through a lake to a
wood to meet one of your animal guides. Read
Oracle
of the Lake - A guided visualisation by Whitewolf &
Blackhawk. Dance by the fires, answer the Boatman's question,
travel across the lake and meet the Oracle. Listen to the Oracle
and receive your symbol.... Read
Gardening & Plant / Herb Related Articles
Healthy
Bones the Wise Woman Way - by Susun S. Weed "Every
woman I know is concerned about osteoporosis. Frightening stories
equate it with broken hips, bent spines, wheelchairs, and death
- things we all want to avoid. What can we do? Should we take
calcium supplements? Hormones? Fosamax? Can we rely on our green
allies?...." Read
More
Hairy
Problems - by Susun S. Weed : "Dearest
granddaughter, come close and look into my eyes." Grandmother
Growth beckons and her voice grows deeper and more resonant.
"Look deep into my eyes and acknowledge the beauty there...."
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Back
Ache First Aid Tips - The Wise Woman Way - by Susun
S. Weed
Determining
a Plants Magical Qualities
- by Clea Danaan : "As Green Witches, we invite plants
into our magical workings as ingredients in teas, incense, and
herbal remedies, and as guests on our altar, in our magical
gardens, and even in vases on the kitchen table..."
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Genital
Warts; Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)
- by Susun S. Weed : "I am the Grandmother of all growth,
all growing things, all life. I am the grandmother of bacteria
and viruses as well as plants and animals, fish and insects.
When you throb with life these other lives live with you. When
your life force ebbs, they live on you, growing grotesque without
the check of your immunity...." Read
More
Hot Colds &
Cold Colds - by Susun S. Weed : "Winter is coming.
So are colds and the flu. Here are some tips for preventing
these viral illnesses. And for getting well fast if you do get
sick...." Read
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10
tips for a woman with PMS
- by Susun S. Weed : "Water retention, mood swings,
sore breasts, and indigestion are problems experienced by many
women in the week preceding menstruation...." Read
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Baba
Yaga Stories - by Susun S. Weed : "Who
is Baba Yaga? She is the Goddess, she is the Witch, she is the
Wise Woman, she is the Crone, she is aged Artemis...."
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What
is Breast Cancer?
- by Susun S. Weed
Cervical
Cancer - by Susun S. Weed : How many ways of
being are there, sweet friend? asks Grandmother Growth
in her warm way. You sense this is a serious question, and you
fear you dont know the right answer.... Read
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Anti-Cancer
Lifestyle
- by Susun S. Weed : Tips for leading an anti-cancer lifestyle...
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Surviving
Radiation the Wise Woman Way
- by Susun S. Weed : "We are adapted to survive mild
exposures to radiation. After all, the sun is a kind of controlled
nuclear bomb and it releases a lot of radiation. Of course,
this radiation, and man-made radiation, can also cause cancer
and a host of short- and long-term health problems..."
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Eye-Opening Information for Menopausal Women
- by Susun S. Weed
Energy
& Stamina the Wise Woman Way - by Susun S. Weed
: "If
having enough energy to earn your daily bread and to get all
your chores done is a struggle for you. If you go to bed tired,
but wake up even more tired. If you can't get up and go without
coffee, or can't slow down and relax without alcohol. If your
fatigue is ruining your mood and your friendships. Then it's
time to build energy and stamina the Wise Woman Way... "
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Depressed? Wise Woman Ways Offer a Helping Hand -
by Susun S. Weed : "Winter time is depression time for
many women. Perhaps it is harder to look at the bright side
when days are short, perhaps the holidays and family demands
take their toll on us...." Read
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Be
Your Own Herbal Expert - Part 1
-
an 8 part series by Susun S. Weed : "Herbal medicine
is the medicine of the people. It is simple, safe, effective,
and free. Our ancestors knew how to use an enormous variety
of plants for health and well-being. Our neighbors around the
world continue to use local plants for healing and health maintenance.
You can too...." Read
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Be
Your Own Herbal Expert - Part 2 -
an 8 part series by Susun S. Weed (see above)...
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Be
Your Own Herbal Expert - Part 3
- an 8 part series by Susun S. Weed (see above)...
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Be
Your Own Herbal Expert - Part 4
- an 8 part series by Susun S. Weed (see above)...
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Be
Your Own Herbal Expert - Part 5
- an 8 part series by Susun S. Weed (see above)...
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Be
Your Own Herbal Expert - Part 6
- an 8 part series by Susun S. Weed (see above)...
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Be
Your Own Herbal Expert - Part 7
- an 8 part series by Susun S. Weed (see above)...
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Be
Your Own Herbal Expert - Part 8
- an 8 part series by Susun S. Weed (see above)...
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Ease
Those Bug Bites with Easy Herbs
- by Susun S. Weed "Summertime means insect bites and
stings. Ouch! Take a leaf from Susun S. Weed's storehouse of
natural remedies: Soothe, heal, and prevent bites with safe
herbal remedies that grow right where you live...."
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Spring
Cleaning the Herbal Way
- by Whitewolf - "Cleaning the home can seem an arduous
and tiring task - but it doesn't have to be!.... " Read
More
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...." Read
More
Digestive
Distress - by Susun S. Weed - "As
the mix of hormones in your blood changes during your premenopausal
years..." Read
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Building
Better Bones
- by Susun S. Weed - "It is a bone-deep change you are
going into, my beloved," counsels Grandmother Growth. "You
must open to your very marrow for this transformation. No cell
is to remain untouched. You are to open more than you ever dreamed
you could open..." Read
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Fibromyalgia
- by Susun S. Weed - "Dear
woman," Grandmother Growth's voice seems to float in the deepening
twilight, echoing, reverberating, ringing in your ears. "Bring
me your soreness. Bring me your pain. Bring your aches to me.
Bring your burdens....." Read
More
Amazing
Artemisias
- by Susun S. Weed - "Artemis - Goddess of the herbalist
- gives her name to a genus of marvelously aromatic, safely
psychedelic, highly medicinal, dazzlingly decorative, and more-or-less
edible plants in the Asteraceae family. I love Artemis, and
I love her plants...." Read
More
Composting.
It's Easy!
-
by Hannah Corr - "Composting is the recycling
of kitchen and garden waste to produce a soil like material
that is rich in minerals and nutrients. It can then be put back
into the earth to feed the soil and make the garden grow better...."
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Heal
Yourself Using Plants from Your Own Garden - How to Make Compresses
- by Kolbjørn Borseth of Aromantic - "Your
back garden is a treasure trove of healing herbs and flowers
which can be used at little expense to make a range of healing
products and health remedies..." Read
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Achieve
Instant Calm : The Wise Woman Way
- by Susun Weed - "In her updated best-selling
classic, New Menopausal Years The Wise Woman Way, Susun Weed
offers a number of approaches women can use to calm jangly nerves,
achieve greater overall calm, and cope on-the-spot with stressful
situations...." Read
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Using
Herbs Simply and Safely - by Susun S. Weed
- "Are
herbs 'dilute forms of drugs'- and therefore dangerous? Or are
they 'natural'- and therefore safe? If you sell herbs, you probably
hear these questions often. What is the 'right' answer? It depends
on the herb! These thoughts on herbs will help you explain to
your customers (and yourself) how safe - or dangerous - any
herb might be...."
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You
Can Have A Green Ally
- by Susun S. Weed - "Herbal medicine is people's medicine.
So why don't more people use it? Because it can seem complicated
and scary, for starters. That's the reason I urge you to use
herbal medicine simply -- one herb at a time. And that's a good
reason to have a green ally: one plant that teaches you the
fundamental principals of herbal medicine...." Read
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Fertility
After Forty - by Susun Weed - "The
most fertile years of a woman's life are those between 18 and
28. Even into the mid-thirties, it is usually fairly easy to
conceive and carry a pregnancy to term. During these years the
hormones that control ovulation, enhance conception, and ensure
a healthy pregnancy are usually made easily and in generous
quantities..." Read
More
Feeling
Frisky? Herbs for Fertitlity
- by Susun Weed - "For thousands of years
knowledge of the herbs and wild plants that could increase fertility
were the secrets of the village wise women...."
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Weed
Walk with Susun Weed - by Susun Weed - "One
of my first, and still one of my favorite, reasons for learning about plants
was to become more in tune with my environment: the weather, the flows of water,
the places of special energy, Mother Nature herself...."
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Seven
Medicines - by Susun Weed - "I love to separate this
from that, as Vasalisa did during her stay with Baba Yaga in the chicken-footed
house. Separating this from that - making piles of similar things - helps me
make sense of the complicated world I inhabit..." Read
More
Here
Comes the Flu Season - Protect yourself the Wise Woman
Way!
- by Susun Weed
- "Along
with the beauty of fall days comes the need to get ready for
winter. Time to get out my long underwear and my warm wooly
socks. Time to nourish my immune system so cold days won't be
days of colds -- and flu..." Read
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Spirit
& Practice of the Wise Woman Tradition
- by Susun Weed -"As we enter the twenty-second century,
herbal medicine is being integrated into mainstream medicine
in the United States. Or is it the other way around? Are we
in danger of adopting the limited, linear scientific view of
a practice that is also considered an art?..."
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Natural
Tips
- by whitewolf - "Whatever happened to washing windows
with newspapers and vinegar? has the convenience of chemical
filled spray bottles replaced the tips handed down the generations?
or has the knowledge of the pre-consumerism age faded from memory?
or just been dismissed as 'old wives tales?" Read
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