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Welcome to the gardenplum.com healing blog. Read here for thoughts and inspirations about the collective consciousness of the world as we grow and develop through these changing times. Spirituality, herbal healing, the law of attraction, prophecy, abundance and prosperity- delightful creations and thoughts gather here.Archive for October 8, 2007
How to Prepare a Healing St. John’s Wort Tea
Using our celestial tea strainer, or your favorite tea ball, place a generous pinch of St. John’s Wort herb into the strainer or ball. (About 1/2 T). Place the strainer into your teacup or mug.
Fill the cup with boiling water.
Important! Cover the cup with a saucer or lid for ten minutes. (This preserves the essential oils and does not let them steam into the air).
After 10 minutes, drink. Repeat as necessary, generally 3 times a day. Seek the advice of an herbalisit for your specific dosage.
The 7 Benefits of Taking St. John’s Wort as a Tea and Not as a Pill.
1. It is MUCH CHEAPER!!!
1 ounce of bulk St. John’s Wort will make 12 to 20 cups of tea. 1 capsule of St. John’s Wort contains an indiscriminate amount of the herb, you would have to take 26 capsules to equal 1 tablespoon of the herb. The tea form is cheaper, more effective, and heals more efficiently.
2. Its Better Absorbed by the Body.
Raw St. John’s Wort, steeped as a tea, is better absorbed by the body. In a warmed form, it is more easily accepted by the digestive system and more readily distributed as medicine throughout the body.
3. Essential Oils are Preserved.
St. John’s Wort contains potent calming properties, and when tea is prepared correctly, the eseential oils are released into the tea. In pill form, the herb is not warmed and the body does not have enough time to break it down before it passes through the digestive system and the stomach acid destroys the oils.
4. Hydration.
Our bodies are 98% water, and most people do not drink enough each day to support a healthy body. Taking St. John’s Wort in liquid form helps you reach your body’s daily water requirements, and also assists in cleansing the kidneys and bladder.
5. Heat Therapy.
Heat, in and of itself, is a wonderful source of healing and relaxation. Use the tea as a calming heat therapy.
6. Its the Way Nature Intended.
Nature has provided us with this healing plant. It should be taken into our bodies in the most natural form possible. Nature didn’t intend for us to put it in a pill form and swallow it quickly and hastily, forcing our digestive system to break down the capsule, not giving enough time to break down this complex herb before it passes to the waste system.
7. Taking the Time We Need.
Depression is often a natural result of having a busy life and not taking the time necessary to heal. Taking the time to prepare the tea is making a loving gesture towards yourself. It sends the message to your body that it is being cared for. This is a helpful psychological benefit.
The Feminine Cannot Stand By and Wait Any Longer
Wanted to reiterate a wonderful energy alert by Karen Bishop. Karen is an intuitive and she is currently following the much talked about “Ascension Process” that we are undergoing here on Earth. I have followed Karen for some time and her reads are accurate and they explain a lot of unexplained emotions going on among women. This may help to explain to women why they are acting outside of their normal routines, why they are feeling urgings and promptings. This may also help to explain to men why their mates are suddenly seeming as if they have large imbalance of emotions, aggressive behavior, or if it seems that someone has taken their mate and replaced her with a wolf of sorts.
She says…
“What is occurring now, in regard to our personal relationships with others, is the butting up of the feminine with the masculine. We are now in the new feminine more than ever before. This is the energy that must lead the way. This is the energy that closely and beautifully matches the energy of the new and higher realms. Masculine energy can be embodied by women, and feminine energy by men, so it is not all about a duality of the sexes here.
And how are these energies colliding for us? For many women, they absolutely can no longer tolerate, be supportive of, or in any way be submissive to men who are embodying the old masculine. This can be the same for men as well, but because of our old and now outdated socialization methods of masculine and feminine roles being embodied by specific sexes, women still tend to carry more of the feminine energy. But again, men carrying any of the feminine will be tortured and intolerant of any lower vibrating masculine energies as well, no matter where and with whom they are manifesting.
Read the entire message here and sign up for Karen’s energy alerts.
