Spring is a time for new beginnings; the rain cleanses the earth and washes away the old. It is a wonderful time to “spring clean” your home and smudge any negativity from your environment by burning White Sage, encouraging positive vibrations to enter your home by burning Sweetgrass and then burning Cedar as a House Blessing.

This Month’s Features:

Cypress Oil * Leopardskin Jasper * Gardening With The Goddess * Forest Rain

Cypress oil is steam-distilled from the leaves, twigs and cones of the evergreen tree and has a sharp, clear, slightly spicy aroma, with green resinous undertones. Various monoterpenes make up a maximum of 70 percent of the content of cypress oil, including camphene, cymene and pirene. This chemical family is stimulating and balancing to the mind as well as to the body. Cypress oil also contains about 10 percent alcohols, which are toning, energizing and stimulating.
Cypress oil is a valuable healer and can be used to treat various physical ailments, such as coughs and colds. Cypress oil calms and comforts your nervous system, at the same time invigorating and fortifying your emotions. It can soothe anger and is strengthening during times of transition and upheaval. Cypress oil also improves circulation, and is especially good for varicose veins. It is astringent and balances body fluids. Combined with juniper and citrus, it can help reduce cellulite and perspiration. Colds and respiratory infections benefit from its antispasmodic properties, and it is also valuable for relieving aches and pains.

For a spasmodic cough, massage chest and neck with 5 drops of cypress oil and 2 drops of cedarwood oil in 2 tbsp. of grapeseed oil. This will have a drying effect on phlegm, and cedarwood is an expectorant.

For congestion, add 1-2 drops of cypress with 1-2 drops of rosemary oil to a room vaporizer at night. This will aid in breathing and act as a decongestant.

Leopardskin Jasper helps draw into your life whatever you need for physical healing. By energetically charging the areas of your aura that reflect your true needs, this stone helps you attract whatever is required to fulfill them. If worn long enough, Leopardskin Jasper will strengthen and fine-tune your body’s overall regulatory mechanism, increasing your personal magnetism and individuality. It strengthens the Root Chakra and one’s connection to the earth.

“Gardening With the Goddess” (book) – by Patricia Telesco
Gardening WithThe Goddess represents a whole new adventure in gardening. Now instead of simply sowing, weeding, arranging and harvesting, we can learn to use gardening as a spiritual tool that cultivates our mind and soul. For organic gardeners, for magical practitioners, for people walking the Goddess tradition, this book blends earth-friendly approaches with sound metaphysical methods for powerful and meaningful results. The Goddess represents the intuitive, creative aspects of humankind…and, after all, this planet is our “Mother Earth”.

Forest Rain (CD) – Dean Evenson (includes a Bonus CD rom Forest Video!)
Soft rain falls in the deep forest. Distant thunder merges with the call of the spotted owl and the songs of a myriad of lifeforms. Lush music reflects the multi-layered richness of an ancient forest grove. (native & silver flutes, harp, cello, keyboard and drumming) – Come listen to our demo …