Krista's Herbarium
a collection of herbal remedies, recipes, and reveries
Month: March 2021
Herbalism 101: Lesson 1
The plants have enough spirit to transform our limited vision. -Rosemary Gladstar Activity 1: Seeing Identify three herbs that grow in your area or you are familiar with already. Read their monographs online or on Kristas Herbarium. (What’s a monograph?) Read sample monographs on… Continue Reading “Herbalism 101: Lesson 1”
Herbalism 101
Herbalism is all about the senses: seeing, touching, tasting, smelling and hearing. seeing: recognising plants by their family groups recognising plants by key identifiers able to identify poisonous plants recognising plants in and out of bloom understanding the help and harm of the Doctrine… Continue Reading “Herbalism 101”
Aromatic healing
a flame leaps, coals burn…intentions are set as smoke dances toward the sky Fire is cleansing Tree is connecting Earth is grounding Air is opening Spice is warming Wood is calming Water is revealing Plant is nourishing Basic Incense Recipe Base powder Aromatic Powder… Continue Reading “Aromatic healing”
Incense 101
Light the incense! You have to burn to be fragrant. -Rumi Incense making is at its core a simple endeavour: mix powders together with water to make a paste, form into cone shapes, allow to dry and then burn. It’s more of an art… Continue Reading “Incense 101”
Perfume 301
Humanity will be saved through the flower. -Huvenol Classification of Aromatherapy: Cosmetic aromatherapy: This therapy utilizes certain essential oils for skin, body, faceand hair cosmetic products. These products are used for theirvarious effects as cleansing, moisturizing, drying and toning. A healthy skin can be… Continue Reading “Perfume 301”
what is aromatic healing?
The green earth sends her incense up. From many a mountain shrine; From folded leaf and dewey cup She pours her sacred wine. John Greenleaf Whittier I love burning incense. I feel that it enhances my mood, lightens my spirit and provides for me… Continue Reading “what is aromatic healing?”
Theives Oil Blend
The legend of Theives Oil In 1413, as the bubonic plague decimated France, a group of merchant sailors was arrested for robbing dead and dying plague victims – a crime punishable by burning alive. The judge offered them leniency for their terrible crimes if… Continue Reading “Theives Oil Blend”
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