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A personal, recurring, divination ritual to stay the course
Recently I posted about staying in the here and now and I wrote about how rituals can help you with this. Now, I often get asked what that looks like…
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A short introduction to divination for beginners: learning to read the web
Time for a short introduction to divination for beginners! Divination is the art of gaining insight into oneself, an issue or situation by means of divinatory tools or methods. If…
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An easy recipe for a simple and effective cough syrup
In the series about syrups I discussed how to make your own syrups. Today I will give you an easy recipe for a simple and effective cough syrup. Let's start…
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Banana scramble with fried crumble: a healthy and delicious breakfast recipe
This is what my plate looked like this morning. Well, it was actually near noon, but it was my simple, healthy and delicious breakfast: banana scramble with frying pan crumble.…
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Choosing the right carrier oil for your herbal remedy: about dry oils and wet oils
In the blog about making a herbal oil, I already briefly mentioned it. To make your herbal oil even more powerful, it's best to choose a carrier oil that supports…
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Choosing the right carrier oil for your herbal remedy: the best base skin oils and hair oils
Last time we discussed the difference between dry and wet oil. Today we're going to talk about the right carrier oil for your skin and hair. You cannot only use…
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Choosing the right carrier oil: the healing properties of 11 medicinal oils
Last time we discussed how you choose an oil for your skin and hair type. Today we're going to talk about the healing properties of medicinal oils and how to…
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Easy and effective of medicinal herbs part 2: hot and cold infusions
In part 1 of this series I talked about how the most effective way to use medicinal herbs is the simplest. And that we can do this ourselves without any…
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Easy and effective use of medicinal herbs part 3: decoctions
In the previous parts of this series, we talked about using medicinal herbs easy and effectively with water. We discussed why this is still one of the most important ways…
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Easy and effective use of medicinal herbs: infusions and decoctions
People often seem to think that the more complicated it is to get something, the more valuable it must be. This certainly doesn’t apply to the medicinal effect of herbs.…
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Herbal allies: how to choose the right plants to work with
Herbs are valuable allies, there is no question about that. There are, however, an awful lot of medicinal and magical plants. It’s impossible to get to know them all. How…
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How do I easily make a healing, medicinal herbal salve myself?
Today I am going to tell you how you can easily make a healing, medicinal herbal salve yourself. You can do this with a medicinal herbal oil that you have…
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How do you process medicinal plants? About infusions, ointments, tinctures and much more.
It’s great to learn about how plants work, but it is even more fun to use them. In this blog I will tell you how you can process medicinal plants.…
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How to make a medicinal herbal syrup, part 1: the basics
When I was very little, I didn't really appreciate many of the home-made remedies administered to me. It was medicine that was bitter and far from tasty. I rather coughed…
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How to make a medicinal herbal syrup, part 2: basic syrup
Last time we went over some theory about the use of medicinal herbal syrup. This time we will get to work. We’ll start, logically, at the beginning: the basic syrup.…
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How to make a medicinal herbal syrup, part 3: medical herbal syrup
In the first blog of this series, we went over some theory about the use of medicinal herbal syrups. In the second blog, we discussed how to make a basic…
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How to make a tincture from medicinal plants: the traditional method
In the meantime, your hands are probably itching to get started and make your own tincture of medicinal plants. Today we are going to discuss how to do that using…
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How to make a tincture of medicinal plants: the preparations
Part of my work as a hagetisse is making all kinds of remedies from medicinal plants. Tinctures are of course one of these remedies. Although it isn’t hard to buy…
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How to make a tincture of medicinal plants: the weighted method
I hope that, in the meantime, you have made all kinds of tinctures and experimented with the traditional method. As I wrote before, this is the method I use the…
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Intermittent fasting: skipping meals as a way to health
For a wise woman, getting as close as possible to a natural way of life is essential. Listening to our gut tells us that how we live today has little…
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Making a medicinal herbal oil infusion using dried plants
A good way to treat all kinds of afflictions, both internal and external, is by means of a medicinal herbal oil infusion. Herbal oil infusions or macerations using dried plants…
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