Elder: Boundary Keeper
Sambucus canadenses, Sambucus nigra a.k.a. Black Elderberry, Blue Elderberry, North
Sambucus canadenses, Sambucus nigra a.k.a. Black Elderberry, Blue Elderberry, North
Melaleuca alternifolia a.k.a. Tea Tree, Ti Tree, Narrow-leafed Paperbark Tea
Fragaria vesca a.k.a. Wild Strawberry, Woodland Strawberry Nothing says summer
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When you realize that formulation is actually part-science, part-mathematics, and part-art the whole process becomes far more experimental and playful. Just like constructing a sonnet, having a set of rules or guidelines to get you started is helpful.
Helichrysum has particular affinity for the Sixth chakra, also known as the Third Eye. In our modern culture, second sight or perception connected with the Third Eye and the Sixth Chakra is coming out of the closet, so to speak. Over the past two thousand years, we’ve seen human cultures move from a place of trust for those perceptions that come from sources we can’t track directly to one of the five basic senses.
Traditional Chinese Medicine calls night sweats and hot flashes empty fire because there is little to no earth to support the blaze of those menopausal experiences. It’s kind of like the whole foundation has just fallen out of your world, but your belly is going to burn on anyway. Personally, I think that’s an apt description of the perimenopausal experience, don’t you?
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