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Hannah Green
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HAPPY FULL, BLUE MOON HALLOWEEN!
Time for stews, marigolds, thieves oil (recipe below), communing with ancestors of blood or creative lineage, dark chocolate and whatever connects you to this special time of year.
Our bodies are getting the message to slow down and to connect with what replenishes and grounds us as we head towards the earth shadow time and "holiday season." Our culture may give us the message to speed up, make obligatory plans, spend money, eat food that doesn't make us feel good....but a deeper voice whispers in the cool air and rustling, golden leaves.
Song for Autumn by Mary Oliver
Don’t you imagine the leaves dream now
how comfortable it will be to touch
the earth instead of the
nothingness of the air and the endless
freshets of wind? And don’t you think
the trees, especially those with
mossy hollows, are beginning to look for
the birds that will come—six, a dozen—to sleep
inside their bodies? And don’t you hear
the goldenrod whispering goodbye,
the everlasting being crowned with the first
tuffets of snow? The pond
stiffens and the white field over which
the fox runs so quickly brings out
its long blue shadows. The wind wags
its many tails. And in the evening
the piled firewood shifts a little,
longing to be on its way.
Image Lisa Hobbs
THIEVES OIL
This is a favorite fall recipe that is also very timely given our more frequent cleaning, wiping and disinfecting this year. As we go towards colder weather, boosting our immune system with rest and good food is so important and this thieves oil can add another layer pf protection and support.
The Historic Folklore of This Famous Remedy
According to folklore thieves oil dates back to the year 1413 during the time of the Bubonic Plague.
During this time four thieves were captured and charged for stealing from the sick and dying. The thieves never contracted the plague, despite the close contact with victims of the bubonic plague.
The men were eventually captured and the judge was so intrigued by how these men had stayed immune to this terrible disease, he told them if they shared their secret he would spare them their punishment.
The Thieves told the judge their secret: they were perfume & spice merchants unemployed due to the plague. They had prepared an essential oil recipe that when applied to their hands, ears, temples, feet & a mask over their mouths, kept them safe from infection.
Since then this concoction became known as "thieves oil." has been used to sanitize, relieve inflammation and diffused to clear phlegm and airborne pathogens.
This versatile blend has become popular due to its now well-known anti-bacterial, anti-fungal & anti-viral properties.
I like to use it to clean surfaces and in my diffuser.
TO MAKE THIEVES OIL:
Blend essential oils of:
LEMON
EUCALYPTUS
CINAMON
CLOVE
ROSEMARY
Mix the essential oils together and shake well. I add drops to almond oil for rubbing on my hands and feet and add to water for diffusing or cleaning surfaces.
Enjoy!
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