Monday, February 6, 2012

Welcome New Friends!

Hello, I don't write in this blog too often as I am currently keeping up my other blog. allisonians.
It has kept me busy and I am comtemplating being out of range of the internet here and there this year. I will be publishing more as I am set back on the ground, so to speak.


Thank you for your interest. I am pleased to meet you. I wasn't able to see a blog from you. If you have one that you want to share, please leave a comment with it, or you can send it through my contact info. I think it should be in my profile, but I don't know for sure. If you need it, you can leave a comment saying so as well.


Cia
A Olig

Monday, January 9, 2012

List of Herbal Allies

My Ally'
Dandelion                                                             Taraxacum  officinale
My List
All Heal/Self Heal                                                     Prunella vulgaris
Bergamot Wild                                                      Monarda fistulosa
Chickweed                                                              Stellaria media     
Angelica
Borage                                                                   Borago officinalis
Burdock                                                                  Arctium lappa
Chamomile                                                          Matricaria chamomilla
Cleavers
Comfrey                                                               Symphytum officinale
Echinacea                                                             Echinacea augustifolia
Elder                                                                    Sambucus nigra
Evening Primrose                                                    Primula Vulgaris  
Garlic                                                                         Allium  sativum  
Hawthorn                                                              Crataegus oxyacantha
Herb Bennet                                                          Geum Urbanum                                           
Lady's Mantle                                                        Alchemilla vulagis                                               
Lemon balm                                                          Melissa officinalis
Mallow
Marshmallow                                                         Althea officinalis
Peppermint                                                            Mentha piperita
Plantain
Pot marigold                                                          Calendula officinalis
Red Clover
Sage                                                                       Salvia officinalis
Rosemarry
Skullcap
St johns wort                                                        Hypericum  perforatum
Thyme                                                                  Thymus Vulgaris
Witch Hazel
Yarrow                                                                  Achillea Millefolium
Other Plants of interest
Lemon
Orange



Friday, January 6, 2012

Today is.....From Ivillage

Church calendars in both the East and West proclaim today the 'Feast of the Epiphany' or 'Three Kings Day' when Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar followed a star to Bethlehem, offering gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh to the Christ child. So many traditions consider today to be the last day of Christmas, one that has rituals and symbols of its own. Carolers can go from house to house singing out the holidays, and in some cases help to take down Christmas trees that will be part of a big bonfire. Prayers are said on this evening, and dried herbs are blessed and burnt so that both the aroma and the attached blessings could fill the home. Doorways would be sprinkled with holy water and the letters C + M + B (representing the Three Kings) and the year would be written in chalk above the door. Today you can burn some frankincense incense and say this special prayer to Sandalphon, an angel believed to weave the prayers of the faithful into a garland to offer at the feet of the Lord. We can engage in the blessed energies of this day by saying: 'Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, I will show love. Where there is injury, I will heal. Where there is lack, I will fulfill. Where there is confusion, I see clearly. Where there is no heart, I will be one heart.'