Cones

 

The most interesting part of a conifer tree is always its appearance. And besides the magnificent and beautiful way they look, is everything else about them too. Conifer trees, from pine, to spruce, have always been there with us since time began. They are tough hardy trees that can even grow up the sides of cold mountains. They can thrive during blizzards. And every Yuletide, these trees are popular to decourate. Not only that, but the trees give off an aroma similar to food, and its populace of cones scatter the branches and the floor. Now this is what I want to talk about. Cones. 

There are many types of cones. They're as varied as the conifer trees. One can learn about the temperatures just by looking at them. Cones are made of scales and these are shut tight during the wet weather and they open in dry air. Female cones contain seeds. In this, it's believed that pine cones are symbolic of fertility. 

The ancients made stone art of pine cones during the Bronze Age. There are Roman pine cones made of bronze guarded by peacocks. And bronze pine cones in Germany. The staff of Orisis features a pine cone with two serpents. In Scandinavian countries, children make cows from pine cones. These are edible, because pine trees produce fruit and nuts, and also needles that can be made into a tea. People have bakes with pine cones alone. They are full of healing properties and also a detergent. 

For medicine of the pine tree visit: Sacred science DIY recipes 

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Healing on the next full moon

The next full moon will be on the 30th November. It's when the lunar light is full and energy is increased. Full moons are often ideal for when to be creative and working on cleansing. It's also got a gravitational effect on the tides that keeps the Earth stable. The misunderstood full moon phase has a strong influence that interferes with sleep, moods and dreaming. This is because humans are out of tune with the natural world, and so the full moon puts people out of sync instead of making them feel in harmony. It's now nearing the Full Moon. That is when we shall do gathered healing vibes to those all over during this pandemic. Many more people are coming down sick. Sadly many lives have already been lost. 🌷🌷🌷🌷

Healing work for this on the next full moon on 30th November. All you need to do is make healing thoughts, send out warmth, prayers, blessings, and choose to make healing any way you want. Some prefer to use candles, or crystals and incense. Whatever form of healing incantation and blessing you choose to make during the full moon, be safe, careful and know what you're doing. Think about healing those that are ill, and think of those who are struggling with the virus, who feel scared and alone. Use your compassion to send them loving energy. Think of flowers, the sunlight and even of the tides, the sea. The sounds of waves, and warmth of the sun, the scent of flowers and the calm of the moon. 

This is a beautiful thing I shall say during the full moon on the 30th November:

Prayer for Eir

Physician of the Gods,
the Merciful One.
I ask you to speed medical healing,
to speed the recovery
of illness or injury.
I ask you to inspire the doctors
to do no harm,
and to do well in treating the one whom I pray for.
Inspire the doctors to have mercy,
as you have mercy.
Inspire the one whom I pray for
to be patient and hopeful.
Hail Eir,
Greatest Physician.

by Nornoriel Vanyahildë = Prayer for the healing goddess Eir..    at Odin's Gift.

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Some native spices of Europe

There are a load of many spices found in Europe and British Isles. Not imports from tropical places but actual wild plants that are considered spices. Onion is one of them. Now there is garlic that protects against evil spirits. There is Angelica, used to add new flavours to fish soup. Wild rosemary is found in the northern hemisphere mostly if Europe so it strikes people as mad! 

There is also Angelica, Asarabacca, Elder, Garlic mustard, Ivy (ground), Sweet flag, chives, blue fenugreek, celery, Horseradish, borage, juniper, myrica game, mugwort, caraway and others. Some from southern Europe can be grown in colder climates of the north. These would be thyme, rosemary, marjoram, pennyroyal, spearmint,  and  many others.  

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A book for mushroom season

 

This book can help you to find out about mushrooms that are found nearby. Wild mushrooms come in all varieties and what's really important is to learn how to identify them. This will help explain which fungi is edible and those that are poisonous. This book is called "Mushrooms and Toadstools in Colour" by Else and Hans Hvass. This is probably one of the first mushroom books I owned. This time of year is when mushrooms sprout all over. If you want to pick mushrooms for food, books about them are quite a good help. It's an illustrated read published by Blandford Press in 1961. This is a children's book on mushrooms, although anyone learning about the subject can have a copy.

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