Elen of the Ways – A female antlered deity. The oldest Goddess of the British Isles dating back to Paleolithic times.
The Land on Which We Stand
What do we mean by ‘The Land on Which We Stand’? Why should we take the land into consideration?
Geology (the solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which they change over time) affects and infects the people who live upon it.
Myrrh – A Magi’s Cure
Why ‘Myrrh – A Magi’s Cure’ ? The first meeting with Myrrh for most people in western cultures would have been as one of the gifts that the three wise men (the Magi) brought to the infant Jesus; but Myrrh has a history dating back thousands of years that boasts antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties.
In the SecretGarden
OK – so we changed the name of the blog from EarthBlog to SecretGarden – Why? In the SecretGarden explains.
There was nothing wrong with the name EarthBlog per se. It had seemed a natural name to pick; being the blog section of Celtic Earth Spirit whose aim is to be a resource of all things ‘Old Ways’; our indigenous earth-centred culture.
Wildcrafting (Foraging) for the C21st
What is called Wildcrafting today we used to call foraging when I was a kid.
As a child, in the 1960’s, I spent many happy hours grubbing about in hedgerows and other wild places, seeking out our indigenous plants for my grandmothers ‘recipes’.
Frankincense – The Feel-Good Healer
Frankincense – an aromatic resin obtained from trees of the genus Boswellia in the family Burseraceae, is also known as olibanum.
Latin Name: Boswellia carterii syn. Boswellia sacra
Family: Burseraceae
Common Names: Boswellie, Olibans, Olibanum, Olibano, Salai Tree, Oleo-Gum-Resin
Vervain – The Herb of Enchantment
Vervain
Common Vervain – The Herb of Enchantment, has been long been associated with divine and other supernatural forces.
The Humble & Persistent Little Weed – Plantain
Plantain is generally considered to be a weed; one description, referring to Plantago major, even reads ‘a short, fat, ugly weed’!! But beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Wise Woman’s Power Plant – Mugwort
The Wise Woman’s Power Plant – Mugwort. Or to give it it’s proper name Artemisia vulgaris LINN, is rightly justified in being called that. Named after the Hellenic goddess of the hunt, wild animals, wilderness, childbirth, the moon, virginity and protector of young girls; Artemis.
It’s Only Words
It’s only words!! As far as ‘bromides’ go in the English language, that has to be one of the worst ones.