I am so proud and extremely excited to be sharing a whole series on Herbal ABC’s for beginners…and old-timers alike. You can find this monthly series over at Self Reliant School.
I will be posting links to each monthly article here so that you can follow along with the course:
June: Getting Started with Herbal Remedies
July:
August:
September:
October:
November:
December:
Each monthly article will also have a cooresponding Herbal Materia Medica. All pdf’s will also be posted here (and at Self Reliant School) each month for you to download, print and enjoy!
June: Cover for your Herbal Materia Medica (jpg)
Blank Herbal Materia Medica Form (pdf)
Blank Herbal Materia Medica Form (doc)
July:
August:
September:
October:
November:
December:
Resources:
I will list several resources, as time goes by, for you to obtain herbs, supplies, containers etc…for your herbal preparations.
I have used the following two companies for my herbs and can highly recommend them both.Mountain Rose Herbs and Bulk Herb Store. These are also great companies to get your accessories that you will use in making some of the recipes; tins, containers, waxes, bottles etc. This year my herbs are doing marvelous, so I plan on harvesting most of my herbs from my garden – I will have a video tutorial on harvesting/drying/preserving. Remember to do your research when looking for a reliable herbal supply company, it’s important to get the highest quality of herbs you can afford. Once you start on the road of Herbal discovery you will want reliable access to a wide variety of herbs for your tinctures, salves and teas!
“I see the wise woman. From her shoulders, a mantle of power flows.
I see the wise woman at her loom. Every thread is different, each perfect and splendid, alive with sound and color.
I see the wise woman. She is old and black and walks with the aid of a beautifully carved stick. She speaks in song, in story, in dance. She lives in every herb.
I see the wise woman. And she sees me. She winks at me and spreads her arms.
“These are the ways of our grandmothers, the ancient ones. Every pain, every plant, every problem is cherished. Night is loved for darkness, day for light. Uniqueness is our treasure, not normalcy.
“These are the ways of our grandmothers, the ancient ones. Receive abundance with compassion, knowing you will be food for others. Know that dying is a portal just as birth is. Celebrate all comings and goings, they are the turnings of the spiral.
“These are the ways of our grandmothers, the ancient ones. The joy of life is the give- away. You are the center of your universe. You are the axis, life’s matrix, the still point in the ever-moving. The designs of the universe radiate through you. You are god/dess, unique and whole.”
I see the wise woman. And she sees me. She smiles from shrines in thousands of places. She is buried in the ground of every country. She flows in every river and pulses in the oceans. The wise woman’s robe flows down your back, centering you in the ever-changing, ever-spiraling mystery.
Everywhere I look, the wise woman looks back. And she smiles.”
~Susan Weed~
