Useful Info For Herbs. Thanks

Everything is growing so nicely.

Wishing you a very happy Saturday, and a very happy weekend, with this picture of Variegated Lemon Thyme (Thymus Citriodora), flowering in our garden. The flowers are so tiny and perfect :).

Medicinal Use: Antibiotic, antiseptic and antifungical. In our Curanderismo tradition, it is known for healing colds and flu, and for being used as a tonic for hair growth. The tea is not very pleasent, but we use it constantly in our cooking.Magical Use: Purification, protection and blessing magic. A powerful warrior against negative energy.

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Mugwort

aka Artemisia, Felon Herb, St. John’s Plant, Naughty Man, Oild Man, Sailor’s Tobacco

Element: Earth Planets: Venus, Moon

Uses: 

Carry to increase lust & fertility, prevent backache and cure disease & madness. 

Place around divination and scrying tools to increase their power or near the bed to enable astral travel. 

Use in sleep pillow or place in a sachet under your pillowcase to bring about prophetic dreams. 

Use an infusion of mugwort to clean crystal balls and magic mirrors.  

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Merry Meet,

Welcome to my blog. I am going to be posting information that I have collected along the way, as well as reblogging relevant posts, nature photography, and anything else I think fits. I hope some of it helps you along your path.

by Kyle Bonallo (instagram)

A Beginner's Guide to Astrology Charts

Here is a guide that might be helpful when you are interpreting an astrology chart. My favorite place to get a free chart online is Astro.com: http://www.astro.com/cgi/atxgen.cgi?btyp=apx& . The link I provided will have both a drawing of your chart and a list of all your planets and houses. When you are first learning how to read a chart, you might want to look at the list first. As you learn more, you can start figuring out how to interpret the chart drawing. All you have to do is input your birthdate, time (if you know it) and place of birth and it will provide you with a list of which sign is in each planet, and which sign/planet is in which house.

Here are a list of each planetary alignment and what it means for your personality:

Sun Sign - Your sun sign is the most commonly known astrology sign. When people tell you their sign, or when you read horoscopes in magazines or the newspaper, this is the sign they will probably use. The sun sign changes once a month. Right now the sun is in Cancer but is going into Leo soon. Your sun sign is your Egoic personality. It is how you most want to seem to others, and the image you portray in the world. It is kind of an umbrella to the rest of your personality, meaning it is an overall look at yourself. People who identify strongly with their sun sign often have the same sign in other parts of their chart. If you don’t feel like your sun sign fits you, that sign might not show up at all in your chart.

Moon Sign - Your moon sign is your inner self. It’s how you process emotions, and how you are when you are not concerned with outer appearances. Most children act more like their moon sign than their sun sign, and eventually pick up more qualities of their sun sign as they mature. People’s moon signs are a good way to look into their hidden selves. Unless you know someone really well, or if they are comfortable revealing emotions, you might not see any evidence of their moon sign in their personality. If someone’s sun sign is the same as their moon sign, their inner and outer self will be in harmony. The sign the moon is in changes every 3 or so days, so people born the same month who have the same sun sign might have a different moon sign.

Ascendant/Rising Sign - Rising signs are the sign that is coming up on the horizon at your time of birth. This changes every few hours, so you will need to know your exact birth time to find out your rising sign/ascendant (Rising sign, ascending sign, and ascendant all mean the same thing). The rising sign is how you come off to others. While the sun sign might be the image you wish to show to the world, the rising sign is the image you actually show to the world, particularly upon first appearance. In my studies, your rising sign depicts how the world first sees you, and in turn how you view the world. In esoteric astrology, your rising sign shows you where in a cycle of lifetimes you are - if your rising sign is Aries, you are on the first of a 12-lifetime cycle, and if your rising sign is Pisces you are on the last of this cycle. Some esoteric astrologers believe each lifetime you live cycles through rising signs in order. Your rising sign is also the sign that is in your first house.

Mercury sign - Your Mercury sign describes how you communicate with others. It also describes your learning style, and how you talk and write.

Venus sign - Your Venus sign describes how you pay attention to beauty, and how you are in relationships. I find that Venus signs also to some extent show what kind of people you are attracted to, and what your home and possessions tend to be like.

Mars sign - Your Mars sign depicts your amount of physical activity. Those with their Mars in fire signs and earth signs tend to be more active and athletic. Mars also relates to how you deal with anger and if you have a temper.

Jupiter sign - Jupiter is the planet of luck and outer success. Jupiter is an expansive planet, and so the sign is this part of your chart will show you how outward your success will be and how your luck will manifest in life. For instance, someone with Jupiter in Virgo would likely not be globally famous but would achieve luck and success through working on their own (Virgo is represented by the Hermit). On the opposite end, someone whose Jupiter is in Gemini would probably experience more outward fame or at least find luck when dealing with other people, because Gemini is a more social sign.

Uranus sign - Uranus is the mad scientist of the zodiac. It represents ingenuity, novelty and change. Whatever sign Uranus is in in your birth chart will show you what sort of changes will come up in your life.

Neptune sign - Your Neptune sign will show you what area of your life will be shrouded in illusion. Neptune is a psychic planet, but it also represents a fog of confusion wherever it shows up in your chart. For instance, someone with Neptune in Capricorn would have a difficult time saving money or being practical. Neptune doesn’t change signs very often, and so is considered a generational sign. Everyone born in a 10-15 year span will have the same Neptune sign, and so it represents issues within that generation.

Pluto sign - Pluto is another generational sign. Pluto, as the ruler of the underworld, represents the darker part of our subconscious. It is what we are here to work on, our karmic path. For example, the Pluto in Scorpio generation (1984-1995) showed an increase in Scorpion ideology - passion, resourcefulness and new age and occultism on the rise. We are currently in the age of Pluto in Capricorn, which shows a focus on the economy and money related issues in general.

Midheaven - Your Midheaven, also shown as M.C. on many charts will show what path your life will take in terms of career. It is often quite accurate! To a degree it is a little similar to Jupiter’s role, but tends to have more to do with our place in society and less with luck.

North node - North node relates to karma. It is what you are here to learn karmically, the traits you need to acquire in this lifetime. Unlike Pluto which is more generational karma, your North Node is quite personal.

South node - On the converse, your south node is what you have already mastered karmically.

There are countless other things to learn in astrology but we will get to those in time. Here is a list of each zodiac sign and what key words best represent it to help you interpret the above info. Note: if you have a planet in a sign that the particular sign is ruled in, that planet will be more amplified in your chart. For instance, having your Mars in Aries, when Aries is ruled by Mars, will make that more of a facet of your personality.

Signs and key words

Aries (ruled by Mars) - action, impulses, independence, fire, physical activity, ambition

Taurus (ruled by Venus) - home life, beauty, love, loyalty, stubbornness, sensuality

Gemini (ruled by Mercury) - learning, communication, social, writer, inquisitive, curiousness

Cancer (ruled by the Moon) - family, belonging, compassion, domesticity, mother, intuition

Leo (ruled by the Sun) - pride, happiness, giving, creativity, children, optimism

Virgo (ruled by Mercury) - mystery, perfectionism, intelligence, helpfulness, hard work, shyness

Libra (ruled by Venus) - partnership, fairness, aesthetic beauty, indecisiveness, open-mindedness, likability

Scorpio (ruled by Pluto) - intensity, passion, resourcefulness, occultism, regeneration, choosiness

Sagittarius (ruled by Jupiter) - adventure, restlessness, philosophy, outspokenness, cheerfulness, irresponsibility

Capricorn (ruled by Saturn) - tenacity, conservativeness, discipline, wisdom, realism, money-conscious

Aquarius (ruled by Uranus) - innovation, individualism, eccentricism, idealism, humanitarianism, coolness

Pisces (ruled by Neptune) - psychic ability, sensitivity, empathy, impressionability, tenderness, dreaminess

Elements

Fire - Aries, Leo, Sagittarius

Earth - Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn

Air - Gemini, Libra, Aquarius

Water - Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces

List of essential oils‘ correspondences

Bay: attain desires, success, clarity of visions or dreams Basil: intuition, optimism, psychic awareness Cedar: cleansing, strength, meditation Cinnamon: energy, courage, goals, money Citrus (lemon/lime): invigorate, joy, energy Cypress: calmative, soothes emotions, stability Frankincense: cleanse aura, enhance psychic power, energizer Jasmine: love, intuition, spirituality, confidence, sexuality Lavender: balance, calming, cleansing, exorcism, Orange: visions, psychic dreams, restfulness Patchouli: Earth energy, sexuality, strength, power Peppermint: alertness, action, mental clarity Pine: energy, cleansing, strength, clarity, action, protection Rose: energy, love, gentleness, peace, happiness Rosemary: mental clarity, memory, protection, invigorate, blessing Sage: purify, cleanse, spiritual visions, inspiration Sandalwood: cleanse, purify, energy Vetiver: internal alignment, unified energies

(source: Grimoire for the Green Witch - Ann Moura, 2003)

by Kyle Bonallo (instagram)

Blessed the garden at Beltane, was able to gift my coven with a basket full of zucchini and summer squash. The next day I found these. I can’t wait for my tomatoes to turn.