Post by Indilwen on Jun 10, 2010 13:06:09 GMT 12
HERBS OF THE MOON
The energies of the Moon effect the activities of the subconscious, the
intuition, dream work and the emotions. The plants attributed to the Moon act
principally on the major fluids of the body and on the stomach (attributed to
Cancer, ruled by the Moon). Their fluidic action is primarily regulatory and
eliminative. Much of the digestive activity seems also to influence the individual's
moods - the emotional effect of stomach action being well known so this dual
action of several of the herbs makes a great deal of sense.
Several herbs bear marked resemblances to the Moon in her various phases,
both in color and shape of plant, fruit and flower. The white fruits of fennel
grow in pairs of curved oblong shapes that seem to represent the waxing and
waning lunar crescents. The lily, long an associate of Lunar Goddesses, has round,
bell-shaped flowers that are frequently bright white and it bears oblong to
crescent shaped leaves. The fruit of the almond generally is also pure white
and oblong to crescent shaped.
Those herbs that deal with fluidity generally act upon water and blood most
specifically even as the Moon herself controls the tides and the flow of blood.
Cucumber helps eliminate excess water from the body and is an
anti-constipatory diuretic, particularly effective in dissolving uric acid accumulations such
as kidney stones. Fennel and lily are eliminatives, laxatives and diuretics
and while the lily acts as a digestive antispasmodic, fennel is commonly used
to stimulate the flow of milk in nursing mothers. Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris)
is particularly apt in its lunar attribution in that in addition to its
digestive and purgative qualities, a decoction can be used quite effectively to
regulate the flow of menstrual blood.
Several Lunar herbs act on other fluids of the body (generally to eliminate
excess) as well as acting as digestives. Camphor, by reducing fluid
accumulation in the lungs and pleural sac, is an excellent remedy for whooping cough and
pleurisy. Bitter almond is used as a cough remedy while sweet almond is used
internally as a soothing syrup and externally as an emollient. Meanwhile, white
sandalwood is used to reduce inflammation of mucosal tissue as well as being
a diuretic - a decoction of the wood can also be used for indigestion.
Myrrh and Sandalwood share both astringent and stomachic properties, but
along with jasmin and bitter almond, they share qualities ascribed to the Moon
that surpass the simply medicinal. Bitter almond and jasmin both have sedative
effects, calming the nerves and allowing a more intuitive, psychic lunar mode of
brain function to manifest. It is probably also this aspect that has earned
jasmin its reputation as an erotogen, the resultant intuitive empathy credited
with aphrodisical properties and the ability to overcome inhibition. Almond,
jasmin, sandalwood and myrrh seem when used in incense to also possess the
ability to trigger olfactorily the subtle, lunar mode of perception that is so
effective in work of intuition, psychism and pathworking.
Magickally speaking, herbs of the Moon affect the subconscious mind. They are
a very good aid in the development of the intuition and of psychic abilities
as well as in remembering dreams. As they have such a primary effect on the
subconscious, they can be used to successfully influence it to break old habits
and to recall past lives. Traditional Lunar herbs include anise, cabbage,
camphor, cucumber, iris, jasmine, lettuce, lily, poppy, violet, willow, lotus,
moonwort, mugwort, pumpkin and white sandalwood.
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The energies of the Moon effect the activities of the subconscious, the
intuition, dream work and the emotions. The plants attributed to the Moon act
principally on the major fluids of the body and on the stomach (attributed to
Cancer, ruled by the Moon). Their fluidic action is primarily regulatory and
eliminative. Much of the digestive activity seems also to influence the individual's
moods - the emotional effect of stomach action being well known so this dual
action of several of the herbs makes a great deal of sense.
Several herbs bear marked resemblances to the Moon in her various phases,
both in color and shape of plant, fruit and flower. The white fruits of fennel
grow in pairs of curved oblong shapes that seem to represent the waxing and
waning lunar crescents. The lily, long an associate of Lunar Goddesses, has round,
bell-shaped flowers that are frequently bright white and it bears oblong to
crescent shaped leaves. The fruit of the almond generally is also pure white
and oblong to crescent shaped.
Those herbs that deal with fluidity generally act upon water and blood most
specifically even as the Moon herself controls the tides and the flow of blood.
Cucumber helps eliminate excess water from the body and is an
anti-constipatory diuretic, particularly effective in dissolving uric acid accumulations such
as kidney stones. Fennel and lily are eliminatives, laxatives and diuretics
and while the lily acts as a digestive antispasmodic, fennel is commonly used
to stimulate the flow of milk in nursing mothers. Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris)
is particularly apt in its lunar attribution in that in addition to its
digestive and purgative qualities, a decoction can be used quite effectively to
regulate the flow of menstrual blood.
Several Lunar herbs act on other fluids of the body (generally to eliminate
excess) as well as acting as digestives. Camphor, by reducing fluid
accumulation in the lungs and pleural sac, is an excellent remedy for whooping cough and
pleurisy. Bitter almond is used as a cough remedy while sweet almond is used
internally as a soothing syrup and externally as an emollient. Meanwhile, white
sandalwood is used to reduce inflammation of mucosal tissue as well as being
a diuretic - a decoction of the wood can also be used for indigestion.
Myrrh and Sandalwood share both astringent and stomachic properties, but
along with jasmin and bitter almond, they share qualities ascribed to the Moon
that surpass the simply medicinal. Bitter almond and jasmin both have sedative
effects, calming the nerves and allowing a more intuitive, psychic lunar mode of
brain function to manifest. It is probably also this aspect that has earned
jasmin its reputation as an erotogen, the resultant intuitive empathy credited
with aphrodisical properties and the ability to overcome inhibition. Almond,
jasmin, sandalwood and myrrh seem when used in incense to also possess the
ability to trigger olfactorily the subtle, lunar mode of perception that is so
effective in work of intuition, psychism and pathworking.
Magickally speaking, herbs of the Moon affect the subconscious mind. They are
a very good aid in the development of the intuition and of psychic abilities
as well as in remembering dreams. As they have such a primary effect on the
subconscious, they can be used to successfully influence it to break old habits
and to recall past lives. Traditional Lunar herbs include anise, cabbage,
camphor, cucumber, iris, jasmine, lettuce, lily, poppy, violet, willow, lotus,
moonwort, mugwort, pumpkin and white sandalwood.
THANK YOU SHEL FOR THIS ARTICLE...