healing
About healing; what to expect when you enter my practice
I personally have a strong preference for the word healing, although nowadays curing is a more common word for the type of work I do. Healing is so much broader…
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About the magic in my work and my practice
I had my doubts whether magic is the word to use on my website. It has become quite polluted over the centuries. But to not use it means denying an…
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About toxic positivity: accepting negative emotions
In an earlier blog on wyrd I already mentioned the term toxic positivity. Today I want to elaborate on that a bit more. I'm a pretty positive person. Without a…
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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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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: 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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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 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 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 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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