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Amethyst points and Rose Quartz chunks!!!

Backyard Healing: Lavender

Lavandula officinalis 

This herb is a common herb found in many gardens. The flower itself is beautiful with a pleasant fragrance commonly used in relaxation techniques.

Benefits

Health

healing

Spiritual

Incense 

Used Within

Oil

Food

Tea

Physical Uses 

Headache or migraine

Acne or troubled skin 

Fatigue is the most common healing property of lavender 

Ease pain

Help reduce infection (viral, bacterial, or fungal)

Calm, overcome shock

Reduce stress

Promote sleep

Overcome depression and anxiety

Insect repellant 

Calm convulsions and spasms of any kind

Skin conditions, assesses, acne, allergies, athlete’s foot, boils, bruises, burns, dandruff, dermatitis, eczema, inflammations, insect bites and stings, lice, psoriasis, ringworm, scabies, sores, spots, sunburn, and minor wounds

Earaches 

Muscle aches and pains

Respiratory conditions 

Digestive issues

Healthy menstruation stimulation 

Spiritual Uses

Sleep and healing spells

Peace and love promoting 

Associated with longevity 

Protection and cleansing 

Essential Oil Usage

The following is based on the Améo Essential Oils, a clinical grade oil. This brand of oil has a proven cell activity level, proven cell permeability, and Cetri-5 endorsed. You should always use 100% pure essential oil before using on your body. Contact a certified homeopathic practitioner for more information. 

Blending: The ratio 50:50, for example, means use 50% essential oil, 50% carrier oil. The ratio 5:95, for example, means 5% essential oil, 95% carrier oil. 

Lavender essential oil blends well with bergamot, clary sage, clove, cinnamon, citronella, cypress, thyme, patchouli, rosemary, and other citrus oils.  

To help ease pain, help reduce some type of viral, bacterial, or fungal infection, or heal a minor wound, apply undiluted topically. 

To calm, overcome shock, reduce stress, overcome depression, promote sleep, and over come anxiety, emotional exhaustion, or restlessness, diffuse 20 drops of oil twice daily. You can also apply undiluted topically just under the sternum on the chest, the forehead, around the nose, and on the temples. 

For insect repellent, put 20 drops in water, shake, and spray 

To calm convulsions and spasms of all kinds such as muscle, digestion, respiratory, etc; diffuse 20 drops. You may also massage with a 50:50 blend using a carrier oil (such as coconut oil), or take an aromatic bath/ foot soak with 10-15 drops of lavender in one cup of Epsom Salts. 

You can use lavender to deodorize surfaces, rooms, or yourself

For skin conditions, abscesses, acne, allergies, athlete’s foot, boils, bruises, burns, dandruff, dermatitis, eczema, inflammations, insect bites and stings, insect repellent, lice, psoriasis, ringworm, scabies, sores, spots, sunburn, and minor wounds: apply undiluted to small areas or diluted 50:50 with a carrier oil to larger areas 

For an earache, apply undiluted on the outer ear

For lumbago, muscle aches and pains, rheumatism, and sprains: create 50:50 massage blend of lavender with a carrier oil, and apply to affected area

For respiratory conditions: asthma, bronchitis, excess mucous, bad breath, laryngitis, throat infections, and whooping cough: create a 50:50 blend with carrier oil and apply/massage to affected area. You can also take a hot bath with 10-15 drops of lavender in one cup of Epsom Salts. Also, diffuse 20 drops twice daily

For digestive issues: abdominal cramps, colic, gas, or nausea: take 50:50 blend of lavender and carrier oil in a capsule once a day with food. You can also massage a 50:50 dilution with a carrier oil onto the lower abdomen

To stimulate healthy menstruation or reduce menstrual pain, massage 50:50 with a carrier oil onto the lower abdomen 

To decrease painful headaches, migraines, nervous tension, and stress related conditions, diffuse 20 drops twice daily. Also, use a 50:50 blend with a carrier oil and massage face, forehead, back of neck, and back.

To overcome shock or vertigo: diffuse 20 drops of lavender twice daily. Also use a 50:50 blend with carrier oil to massage temples, forehead, and back of neck. Apply a cool, damp cloth over the lavender to help it penetrate. For use on the face, dilute a ratio of 5:95 lavender with a carrier oil. 

(Pénoël, 2014)

Note: There are certain types of sedatives or sedative antidepressants that could interact with lavender products, and cause overdrowiness. you should discuss with your medical practitioner before using lavender if you take any drugs such as these (Robbins & Bedell, 2017). 

Sources:

Pénoël, Daniel, Dr, comp. Integrated Guide to Essential Oils & Aromatherapy. 1st ed. N.p.: n.p., 2014. Print.

Robbins, Shawn, and Charity Bedell. The Good Witch’s Guide. New York: Sterling Ethos, 2017. Print.

The Nature of Things | Spirit Bear Family

Ghost Nebula aka Phoenix In The Stars

I Seek My Self through What I Think

💜 Aries

Positive natural tendency courageous bold inspirational to others intuitive perceptive

Misuse or exaggeration of trait foolhardy zealot egotistic show of bravado

💜 Taurus

Positive natural tendency steadfast and loyal intensely sensitive and understanding composed and calm affectionate and generous practical and firm productive and fertile

Misuse or exaggeration of trait stubborn without just reason overly emotional aloof, dry, and hard overindulges sensual appetites stingy and rigid seeks only material rewards for all efforts

💜 Gemini 

Positive natural tendency  lighthearted and cheerful extremely intelligent versatile and adaptable sensitive to others clear and objective in thinking precise

Misuse or exaggeration of trait silly and inane superintellectual, all words dissipates self through lack of unifying purpose nervous and excitable cold, aloof, and unemotional indiscriminate

💜 Cancer

Positive natural tendency sensitive to all feelings cares for others’ needs and wants psychic and impressionable holds the family together understands all human conditions

Misuse or exaggeration of trait can become hysterical and/or irritable can be extremely selfish can have elusions and unfounded fears can be too clannish and snobby is oblivious to all desires but own

💜 Leo

Positive natural tendency

self-assured and progressive warm and sincere affectionate in love protective cultivated and refined artistic and expressive inspired by universal love 

Misuse or exaggeration of trait  vain and self-seeking falsely modest lustful and hedonistic dictatorial extravagant and opulent braggart and show-off purely egotistical

💜 Virgo

Positive natural tendency helpful and unassuming clear and sharp-eyed dependable and unselfish precise and meticulous born researcher and scientist calm and self-reliant

Misuse or exaggeration of trait  manipulative and underhanded fault-finding indecisive and a hoarder forgets where things are superficial and secretive nervous and utterly dependent

💜 Libra

Positive natural tendency completely impartial and balanced mind refined, artistic nature perfect in marriage and partnerships sociable and gregarious graceful and charming inspires talent of others

Misuse or exaggeration of trait incapable of decision pleasure seeker and hedonist manipulates and dominates others completely dependent on others superficial and deceitful seeks relationships for personal gain

💜 Scorpio

Positive natural tendency creative through rebuilding healer strong and loyal friend giver of strength inspires faith seeks merger with Spirit

Misuse or exaggeration of trait totally destructive seducer uses friends for personal gain psychic vampire total egotist wants others to merge with him

💜 Sagittarius

Positive natural tendency vast and inspirational mind sees the larger issue at hand magnanimous and generous teacher and judge straightforward and bold

Misuse or exaggeration of trait inability to regulate mind with matter tends to false exaggerations gluttonous, never satisfied dictator and propagandist loud-mouthed and coarse

💜 Capricorn

Positive natural tendency pudent and sel-sacrificing trustworthy and loyal dependable and unselfish oranizer and executive industrious deep spiritual understanding very aware of other people’s needs

Misuse or exaggeration of trait miserly and demanding unsympathetic and secretive dictatorial insatiably ambitious worships only position and prestige opportunistic

💜 Aquarius

Positive natural tendency gregarious and social loyalty to a cause or idea strives for brotherhood intuitive and alert mind can love all equally

Misuse or exaggeration of trait overly talkative and flighty a zealot and fanatic tries to impose own ideas on others has zany schemes and is impractical cold, aloof, litle human sympathy

💜 Pisces

Positive natural tendency unselfish in all matters vast imagination creative and innovative universal in scope of expression strong spiritual aspirations

Misuse or exaggeration of trait seeks to control through giving hostage to elusion  potentially locked within poor sense of individuality a sensualist in all things

Written by Alan Oken

⭐️ Crystal Associations ⭐️

Some are not technically crystals, but shh no one cares

ARIES // MARS Bloodstone, carnelian, cinnabar, diopside, fire agate, garnet, pyrite, red jasper, rhodocrosite, sunstone, tiger eye, zoisite

TAURUS // VENUS Amazonite, aragonite, aventurine, calcite, chrysoprase, diamond, girasol, gold, herkimer quartz, jade, jasper, kyanite, labradorite, moonstone, moss agate, rhodonite, rose quartz, ruby, topaz, tourmaline, unakite

GEMINI // MERCURY Apatite, chrysoprase, citrine, fluorite, fuchsite, garnet, hematite, kyanite, moss agate, rhodocrosite, rutilated quartz, scolecite, sodalite, sugilite

CANCER // MOON Aragonite, azurite, blue lace agate, borinite, chalcedony, copper, danburite, diopside, emerald, fuchsite, kunzite, lapis lazuli, lepidolite, manganocalcite, moonstone, obsidian, pearl, quartz, sapphire, selenite, seraphinite, silver

LEO // SUN Amber, carnelian, cinnabar, citrine, copper, diamond, fire agate, garnet, girasol, gold, labradorite, moss agate, opal, pyrite, rhodonite, rose quartz, ruby, sunstone, tiger eye, topaz, zoisite

VIRGO // MERCURY Agate, apatite, blue lace agate, botswana agate, chalcedony, danburite, emerald, fluorite, hematite, herkimer quartz, howlite, jade, kyanite, lodestone, manganocalcite, pearl, peridot, rhodonite, seraphinite, snow quartz, turquoise

LIBRA // VENUS Aquamarine, aventurine, blue lace agate, chrysocolla, herkimer quartz, howlite, jade, kunzite, lepidolite, opal, pearl, peridot, pyrite, red jasper, rhodocrosite, rhodonite, rose quartz, sapphire, scolecite, sodalite, sugilite, unakite

SCORPIO // PLUTO Azurite, borinite, chalcedony, diopside, emerald, iolite, jet, lapis lazuli, larvikite, lepidolite, malachite, obsidian, onyx, rhodonite, ruby, rutilated quartz, selenite, serpentine, smokey quartz, sodalite, sulphur, sunstone

SAGITTARIUS // JUPITER Amethyst, ametrine, apatite, bloodstone, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, chrysoprase, cinnabar, citrine, copper, diamond, fire agate, fluorite, fuchsite, garnet, gold, iolite, lapis lazuli, moldavite, rhodonite, shiva lingam, tanzanite

CAPRICORN // SATURN Apache tear, aragonite, calcite, chalcopyrite, citrine, gold, hawk eye, hematite, jasper, jet, labradorite, larvikite, lodestone, malachite, obsidian, onyx, petrified wood, quartz, rhodocrosite, ruby, serpentine

AQUARIUS // URANUS Amethyst, aqua aura, azurite, diopside, hawk eye, hematite, jet, kyanite, malachite, moldavite, moonstone, moss agate, staurolite, tektite

PISCES // NEPTUNE Abalone shell, amethyst, ametrine, aqua aura, aquamarine, azurite, chrysocolla, danburite, emerald, girasol, howlite, iolite, labradorite, lapis lazuli, lepidolite, moldavite, onyx, opal, quartz, silver, snowflake quartz, tanzanite, tektite, turquoise