
I’m not a Dr. ! & This should not be taken as medical advice but if you want to learn from me , then sit back relax & enjoy a yr of processes your body will thank you later! Don’t wait until you are sick or need things in a rush. Herbal / natural lifestyles do not fit into the world instant gratification & rat race. I left that world so long ago ok shit I might not have ever joined it to quit in the first place but that’s a different topic.
I’m lazy AF & accomplish a hella lot of stuff I watch my grandbabies almost full time! & I manage to run a homestead w/ gardens & yes foraging what I can’t seem to grow here yet π
I’ll keep an eye on the fields & ditches on my way to & from work I know what’s ready when , I’m picky about where I collect / forage herbs
I adapted & use the wheel of the yr for my life. For each season there is a reason . I don’t like wasting time answering the same questions over & over again.
People practically beg me to teach a class ,( do they realize how much time & energy would go into teaching a lifetime of learning?) I actually would love to teach a class but that’s a whole different amount of time & organization added to my lazy busy life, I work smarter not harder π I would need to make a small fortune to pay for the time it would take me. I’m NOT in it for the money. So if you’d like to learn a lifetime of learning for free. Sit back relax grab some good herbal books, look around you ,start in your own yards/ speaking of yards stop killing all the medicine that freely grows around you!
Ok another tidbit
All herbs can be dried , & should be dry going into a tincture to provide long term shelf life, making tinctures with fresh herb can create a mold effect & cause especially oils to go rancid π€’
Stop living the western medical lifestyle, if your going to switch to natural healing do your homework & slow the fuck down! Your food is just as much your medicine as anything else in your life. Know the difference between food & poisons that are guaranteeing they will give you a pill to cover up the symptoms
You can not just substitute an herb for a pill & think it works the same way.
Making medicine takes time, & time is your friend when it comes to herbs etc .
There are very few “delicate” herbs for example jewelweed which treats poison ivy just happens to grow with poison ivy ( funny how that works huh??π) By design !!
From the moment you pick jewelweed the precious oils in the plant are deteriorating by the min. If you heat it at all the oils are wasted & destroyed . Unless of course you have an actual stil or water distiller set up & ready to go . But that’s getting into “spagyric’s” & that my friend is a whole other beast, that is moving from the world of herbs to the world of alchemy. & Like Merlin there are very few great alchemist in the world . So start with something more easy like herbs βΊοΈ( btw that chemist set / stil is still on my Xmas wishlist) πππ
My life in a year
Spring
Spring can be still cool & damp use this time to get your juices flowing
Spring is for crawling out of the cave! Start to prepare the soil, & start seeds to plant it’s time for planting that garden you planned all winter.
Summer /
Summer is growing, & foraging
Play I spy with my lil eyeβ¦ Pick a couple new plants to watch & learn from. Look at how they grow, where they grow etc you’ll get good at picking them out especially when in bloom a long the roads you drive.
( Not that, that’s the best place to harvest ) but it’s a good window into a plant’s lifeβΊοΈ
Summers can be hot & dry
Great time to forage & dry/ preserve stuff for the upcoming colder months
Fall
Fall is the last of the hoorays of summer, it’s time to harvest harvest harvest & preserve it’s time to celebrate your bounties from the yr.
You can start processing some of the herbs you’ve had drying I’ll have a whole room of herbs ready for me to make medicine from. End of summer early fall I’ll start tinctures etc especially if they have other process from tinctures. Like wild lettuce
I let almost all my tinctures set from moon to moon meaning if I started it on the Darkmoon or full moon – Darkmoon or full moon depends on what I’m making. During this time
It adds my personal magic energy to the meds
Look up Dr. Emoto & his energy effects on water droplets βΊοΈ
What your thinking, worrying about, etc goes into the medicine your making! So be aware of what your making.
Another bonus point for the slow relaxed lifestyle.
Winter
Time for hibernation
The days & nights are cold
So heating up the kitchen is a good thing this is the time to make the most of your medicine. I use my wood stove to assure things are actually dried! & I’ll dry a few late harvested plants etc.
It’s the best time to make those salves, & concoctions etc have a few things ready for the cold & flu season.
Cuddle up ,study ,learn ,pick your new plants for the following yr , plan your new gardens & dream oh never ever forget dreaming time!!!
Ask yourself some questions
Are you serious & dedicated to change what’s not working for you?
Are you tired of having pills that just mask symptoms thrown at you. Are you tired of not trusting the so called evil overlords oh shit I mean authorities. Are you tired of being tired all the damn time!
Look anyone can fall into the western medical trap even I did & I know better
I’m still on 2 prescription but that’s a hella different than the 20 meds I was on before
I’m living breathing proof
You can change! Even your health !
Every person who knows me from before 2020 knows EXACTLY what I’m talking about.
I’m really excited to share this side of me with the love of my life because most of the time we’ve spent together I was sick π
Both emotionally ( still from the death of my son & my life in general) & physically, I swear some days my body hates me π
But he gave me shelter to heal & for that I’ll be forever grateful I love you baby β€οΈ Don Wyzard
So if you’re tired of the rat race & committed to changing what’s not working in your own life. Then stop , take a breath & return to your mother nature is healing! Humans can not survive alone in concrete cubicles. Maybe
Your mother is calling you homeβ€οΈβοΈ
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