Space Syrup

THE STORY

Lavinia Ritkiss, a healer in Los Angeles, has been given a recipe for what
seems to be a miracle cure. The healer says her amazing “space syrup” was a gift to humankind…

Mrs Ritkiss says she mixed up a batch of the syrup the next day and because it contained nothing she felt would harm her, she took a teaspoon every day for a month to see what would happen.

“I couldn’t believe what it did for me!” she says. “My arthritis is gone, my
skin glows, even my teeth and hair are different. I feel like a teenager
again. Since then, I have shared the recipe with hundreds of people and it
has cured everything – acne, heart disease, depression and even cancer. The syrup is so wonderful, I know I have to tell everybody about it. It’s a
miracle gift, a token of love from outer space.”

Mrs. Ritkiss says she plans to distribute a pamphlet about the space syrup sometime later this year. In the meantime, however, she has provided the formula so people can start enjoying good health right away.

THE RECIPE

2 tsp. diced fresh garlic
3 T. olive oil
5 T. pure clover honey
1 T. apple cider vinegar
½ tsp. cayenne
¼ tsp. asafetida (optional)
¼ cup strong green tea, freshly made

Sauté garlic in olive oil for 1 minute, then add other ingredients. Simmer
and cook over low flame for 5 minutes. Let cool. Strain into glass jar.
Cover and refrigerate. (Makes enough for a week with one teaspoon a day)


Editor’s Note: Article is reprinted from Harmonic Response Messenger, 1362 Wilson Creek Road, Ellensburg, WA 98926, USA. Article author unknown..
Asafetida can be purchased from Frontier Herbs (800) 669-3275. It has rice flour, asafetida and gum arabic.

Moon & Witch Comments & Graphics

New Moon in Taurus


Moon & Witch Comments & Graphics

~Magickal Graphics~

Friday, April 24, 2009,11:24 PM EST

The Moon in Venus-ruled Taurus, illuminates personal resources, possessions, sensuality, survival skills, self-esteem as well as anything that adds to the beauty, comfort, or satisfaction in our lives. With Neptune squaring the lunation we may be challenged more than usual to keep our focus on practical matters. Whether issues are financial or physical or this is an important moment to promise the universe that we will support and appreciate our own value and remember to value this planet. The New Moon message in Taurus is to enjoy life and the simple pleasure of living.

by Joni Ross, Astrologer/Teacher

Magic Words

In the very earliest time,
When both people and animals lived on earth,
A person could become an animal if he wanted to
And an animal could become a human being.
Sometimes they were people
And sometimes animals
And there was no difference.

All spoke the same language.
That was the time when words were like magic.
The human mind had mysterious powers.
A word spoken by chance
Might have strange consequences.
It would suddenly come alive
And what people wanted to happen could happen
All you had to do was say it.

Nobody could explain this:
That’s the way it was.

~ Unidentified Inuit wise woman

Healing With Turmeric

Turmeric, the spice that gives yellow curry its color, is widely used in Asia not only for its earthy flavor but also for its therapeutic power. In ancient Hindu medicine, it was used to treat sprains and swelling. Modern medicine uncovered its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, which have been used to treat everything from liver disorders and diabetic wounds to runny noses. Some bandage brands in India even contain turmeric as a disinfectant. Recently, scientists added another potential benefit to the list: preventing Alzheimer’s disease. Intrigued by the fact that the elderly population of India has one of the lowest rates of Alzheimer’s cases in the world, researchers at UCLA began looking at differences between the American and Indian diets and landed on turmeric. Turmeric, a staple in Indian cooking, is featured in curries, soups, and meat dishes. It’s as common in Indian cuisine as salt and pepper are in American cuisine. Bharat B. Aggarwal, a senior cancer researcher at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, says the average Indian eats turmeric at every meal—about a gram a day. The UCLA group hypothesized that curcumin, a chemical in turmeric, might clean up or block the buildup of amyloid plaques, which scientists believe may contribute to Alzheimer’s.
Most interestingly, in UCLA’s human trial, Alzheimer’s patients were given high doses of curcumin in a supplement, and yet none of the chemical was absorbed. The researchers now believe that curcumin must first be dissolved through cooking in fat in order to be effective on the Alzheimer’s brain. According to UCLA researcher Sally Frautschy, this is why people should cook with turmeric rather than take supplements. However, researchers all over the country are having trouble getting funding for future trials, says Frautschy, even though this data strongly suggests that Alzheimer’s may be mostly preventable.
Future studies are needed to pinpoint the exact amount of turmeric that’s effective in fighting Alzheimer’s, but if you want to increase your curcumin intake in the meantime, it can’t hurt to try some new turmeric-rich recipes. Turmeric, whether used as fresh root or as dry powder, contains 5 percent curcumin. Studies have shown that turmeric from Curcuma Longa plants in Southeast Asia contain more curcumin than turmeric found in the plants of East Asia. (And be careful not to substitute curry powder for turmeric—some curry powders contain hardly any curcumin at all.)

Source: Gourmet.com

A World Of Balance

It is absolutely incredible the things we see in the world when we give ourselves a moment and take in the beauty the world emits, in every way.

As I look out my window I can clearly see that the time of rebirth has arrived, in the Northern Hemisphere that is. We are getting ready for Spring and the land is already showing its change, the transformation has begun. The Sun Light is getting brighter each day and the rays are feeling warmer; the naked trees are slowly decorated by very light green dots as the new leaves begin to peek through their pods; even the melody that travels within the wind has changed. Spring is near and yellow and white butterflies flutter their wings above the Dandelions that stand tall reaching up to the Sun and clusters of tiny flowers of every color dress up the green field.

Nature is such an artist, and Mother Earth a work of art in action and constant motion, keeping the balance of the pendulum of Life.

While life is being reborn up North, in the Southern Hemisphere, sitting beneath the Equator, we prepare for the maturity of the land, the time of death, of reaching the limit and passing over to the new cycle, the ascension, the exhale.
The time of Autumn is a colorful transformation of reds and yellows bursting out of the surface of the land. The dry leaves gather to provide a playground for the wild animals to play in. If we observe the creatures of Nature, and the critters, we’ll notice that, besides playing, they too do their part in getting ready for this change of weather. Usually in pairs, the animals begin storing goods in their homes to have enough supplies during the winter. As the cold arrives with the blues and greys of the Winter season, so does the quiet time of reflection, purification, and connection to the heart.

THE EQUINOX

Celebrate the Equinox, gather with friends and loved ones, cook, eat, dance, drum, laugh .. and don’t forget to give Thanks!
Rejoice!

Ostara is a pagan celebration of the Vernal Equinox.

Mabon is a pagan celebration of the Autumn Equinox.

Herbal First Aid Kit

This article was part of this month’s Natural Healing Newsletter. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

HERBAL FIRST AID: WHAT TO HAVE ON HAND FOR MINOR EMERGENCIES
By Terry Cochran, Atlanta Natural Health Examiner

I just returned from visiting my 80-year-old mother. She had tripped on a curb and banged herself up. After making sure that she had not broken anything, only herbal first aid was needed. Therefore, I am reminded that maybe not everyone would know what natural items work fine for small emergencies. A little herbal first aid goes a long way for minor cuts, scrapes, bruises, insect bites, etc.

What should you have on hand? First and foremost, calendula cream, lotion or salve. I used an infusion of calendula in olive oil for scrapes and kept the injuries moistened (do not forget, an ice pack will go far to reduce swelling). Calendula is made from the pot marigold. This unseemly little flower is outstanding for healing skin. It acts as a bacterial antiseptic and astringent. Cleanse a wound thoroughly before applying calendula; it heals a cut on the surface of the skin rather quickly! Never take it internally. Salves containing comfrey root and calendula are best.

Comfrey root contains a plant chemical called allantoin. This remarkable chemical becomes a mucilage when the root is boiled and can be used as a coating to heal skin. It heals skin rapidly, so make sure cuts are well cleaned to avoid sealing in an infection.

Arnica is wonderful for bruises. It’s a flower often infused in oil or liniment. Never use it on abraded or cut skin, but applying arnica cream, lotion or salve to bruises will help them to disburse without clots. For sprains, simply infuse a bandage in arnica and wrap! Do not take this herb internally.

Aloe Vera is well known for use on burns. Keep a plant around the house and aloe gel in your items for travel. It is fine for use on sunburns, daily moisturizing, and cuts/scrapes. Dried aloe powder is used as a laxative and helps the liver.

Ipecac is a natural remedy used for the past few centuries for food poisoning. Syrup of ipecac is all-natural. Just a teaspoon of it will work within 10-20 minutes. It is emetic, which means it will cause vomiting, but will purge the poisons. Never use it for caustic poisoning, because that could damage the esophagus.

Ginger is amazing for nausea. Have ginger powder, crystallized ginger, ginger candy, or even ginger ale on hand for queasy tummies. It tastes spicy and sweet all together, so you will have few complaints! If your patient does not like ginger, try cinnamon.

Poison ivy is the number one problem I hear about each summer. The simple calamine lotion is natural and effective. So is bathing in oatmeal and powdered milk! For your first aid kit, carry jewelweed soap. Jewelweed, or “Touch-me-Not”, a weed common in the south, has a juice in its stem that soothes poison ivy! Soap made with jewelweed can be ordered online and is a “must-have” for every outdoor trip. If you gather it in the wild, remember that poison ivy and jewelweed are companion plants. That means they often grow near each other!

Bites from insects or snakes are often a problem. Even non-poisonous snakebites can become inflamed quickly. Tincture of Echinacea should be a part of your first aid kit. Just a teaspoon of it every two hours after the bite, even for venomous bites on extremities (arms/legs). It can buy you precious time while you seek medical attention.

So many other herbs are great for a complete first aid kit. These are the most recommended. Take the time to research natural products available for your first aid kit. Books and information on the subject can be found primarily through the American Botanical Council.

Amazing Water Therapy

When you go to sleep for eight hours, your 100 Trillion cells are screaming for water, when you wake up. If you go have a cup of coffee (the caffeine tightens the tissue reducing circulation) and a donut ( which absorbs any available water and takes it out through the intestines) your 100 Trillion cells are still screaming for water.

Since you ignored your opportunity to hydrate the cells, they start dying at an abnormal rate. This large number of dehydrated, dead cells clog your circulatory system, kidneys and liver. Any food you eat during the day absorbs any available water.

Plus, it takes time to replace the dead cells, so your body is cluttered with dead cell toxins and replacement of new cells cannot be done at the normal rate, so you bloat up with toxins and your body over time is deprived of many of the cells that are needed for optimum function.

You can imagine what happens as this process takes place over time. You become diseased from the toxin accumulation and age sooner from the lost cells. So, it behooves any one who wishes to stay on the air to be a firm user of this wonderful technique.

PROCEDURE

– Early morning, after you get up from bed, (without even brushing your teeth) drink 1.50 liters of water i.e., 5 to 6 glasses. You may wash your face after.

– Here it is very essential to note that nothing else, neither drinks nor solid food of any sort should be taken within 1 hour before and after drinking these 1.5 liters of water.

– If required, boiled and filtered water may be used for this purpose.

– It can be difficult to drink 1.5 liters of water at one time, but you will get used to it gradually. Sometimes a large straw is helpful.

– Initially, while practicing you may drink four glasses first and to balance two glasses after a gap of two minutes.

– You may find the necessity to urinate 2 to 3 times within an hour, but it will become normal after quite some time.

(Personally, I continue to drink water throughout the day, at least 1 glass every 2 hrs.)

WHAT CAN BE TREATED WITH WATER THERAPY

– Blood Pressure/Hyper Tension

– Anemia (Blood Shortage/Iron Defficiency)

– Rheumatism (Pain in joints/muscles)

– General Paralysis

– Obesity

– Arthritis

– Sinusitis

– Tachycardia

– Giddiness

– Cough

– Leukemia

– Asthma

– Bronchitis

– Pulmonary Tuberculosis

– Meningitis

– Kidney Stones

– Urogenital Diseases

– Hyper Acidity

– Dysentery

– Gastroenteritis

– Uterus Cancer

– Rectal Piodapse

– Constipation

– Hostorthobics

– Diabetes

– Eye Diseases

– Ophthalmic Hemorrhage & Opthalmia (Reddish eye)

– Irregular Menstruation

– Breast Cancer

– Laryngitis

– Headache

RESEARCH & EXPERIENCE

The following dis-eases observed to be cured with this therapy within the indicated days as below:

– Constipation – 1 day

– Acidity – 2 days

– Diabetes – 7 days

– Cancer – 4 weeks

– Pulmonary TB – 3 months

– BP & Hypertension – 4 weeks

**Note: It is advised that persons suffering from Arthritis or Rheumatism should practice this therapy thrice a day, i.e. morning, midday and night, 1 hour before meals for one week; and twice a day subsequently until the disease disappears.

HOW DOES PURE WATER ACT?

Consuming ordinary drinking water by the right method purifies human body. It renders the colon more effective by forming new fresh blood, known in medical terms as “Haematopaises”

That the mucousal folds of the colon and intestines are activated by this method, is an undisputed fact, just as the theory that new fresh blood is produced by the mucousal fold.

If the colon is cleansed then the nutrients of the food taken several times a day will be absorbed and by the action of the mucousal folds they are turned into fresh blood. The blood is all important in curing ailments and restoring health and for this to occur water should be consumed in a regular pattern.

EAT FRESH FRUITS

We all think eating fruits means simply buying fruit, cutting it and just popping it into our mouths.
You will benefit much more, if you know how and when to eat fruit.

Fruits should be taken on an empty stomach and not as dessert after the meal as is often done.
If you eat fruit like that, it will also serve a major role to detoxify your system, supplying you with a great deal of energy for weight loss and other life activities.

*Let us say you eat two slices of bread … and then a slice of fruit.

As fruit digests faster than bread, the slice of fruit digests quickly and is ready to go straight through the stomach into the intestines, but its passage is blocked by the bread which takes longer to digest.
In the meantime the whole meal ferments and turns to acid.
Consequently, when the fruit comes into contact with the food in the stomach and digestive juices, the entire mass of food begins to spoil!

So it is better to eat your fruits in an empty stomach or before your meals.
You have heard people complaining:

– every time I eat watermelon I burp

– when I eat durian my stomach bloats up

– when I eat banana I feel like running to the toilet

– maybe I should’ve not had that apple

The fruit mixes with the putrefying other food and produces gas and hence you will bloat! Actually, all this will not arise, if you eat the fruit on an empty stomach.

Graying hair, balding, nervous outbursts, dark circles under the eyes – all these will not happen if you eat fruit on an empty stomach.

It is incorrectly presumed that some fruits, like orange and lemon are acidic and will enhance acidity in the stomach. Research however shows that all fruits become alkaline in our body.

FRUIT JUICE

Drink only fresh fruit juice, NOT from the cans.

Don’t drink juice that has been heated up.

Don’t eat cooked fruits because you don’t get the nutrients at all. You only get the taste.
So stop making durian porridge if you want nutrients. Cooking fruit destroys all the vitamins.

Eating the pulp or whole fruit is far better than drinking the juice as the fiber is good for you.

If you should drink the juice, drink it mouthful by mouthful slowly, because you must let it mix with your saliva before swallowing it.

FRUIT FAST

A 3 day “fruit fast” is a very simple and effective way to cleanse and detoxify your body.
Just eat fruits and drink fruit juice throughout the 3 days and you will be surprised when your friends tell you how radiant you look!
During the “fruit fast” you can eat different fruits at different times, although occasionally mixed fruit salad would also be permissible and more interesting.

If you have mastered the correct way of eating fruits, you have the secret of beauty, longevity, health, energy, happiness and normal weight.


by By Dr.Mahmoud Hussain – IBN SINA COMPANY

Pisces New Moon

Tuesday, February 24,2009,8:35 PM EST New Moon in Pisces.

Pisces ruled by Neptune is an illuminating and spiritual sign. It is absolutely the best time to place your order with the universe! The Pisces New Moon, a portal to the unconscious, enhances one’s ability to break through in consciousness. By listening to our intuition, we can envision our dreams unfolding and negativity melting away. We have the power to replace whatever has been sapping our joy, like feelings of self doubt, fear, and victimization with creative energy, hope and compassion.

by Joni Ross, Astrologer/Teacher

global

A Time For Love, Romance & Celebration

global
February, month 2 of the Gregorian year is here, and it brings with it a bundle of celebratory days.

In America we begin with Groundhog Day on the 2nd, where we consult Punxsutawney Phil, the furry marmota rodent, whether to continue bundling up or prepare for the time of transformation into Spring.

The 2nd also marks the Wiccan/Pagan day of Imbolc. Pronounced “IM-bulk” or “EM-bowlk”, this day, which is one of the four greater Sabbats, is known as the Festival of Lights, in honor of the Sun’s return. The land is now slowly thawing and getting ready for Spring.

The Quickening Full Moon on the 9th is also loaded with waves of super strong energy due to the Lunar Eclipse and planetary alignment.

Who was St. Valentine?

Every February, in America, we celebrate St. Valentine’s Day. February 14th is the day when couples make special dinner plans, even renewal of vows is very common, good friends express their feelings to one another and love and romance are pretty much the hot topic for the month… but where does this celebration come from? and why is it dedicated to love?

Personally, I’ve heard many stories about the origin of this day, I did research and here’s what I found…

According to our records there has been more than one Saint Valentine. While the Orthodox Russian Church names seven of them, there is one of them that may be the one connected to the February 14th day -Valentine, a priest in Rome.

Some texts suggest that a representation of Saint Valentine appeared in 1493, in a woodcut portrait of Valentine where the text states that he was a Roman priest martyred during the reign of Claudius II, known as Claudius Gothicus.
He was arrested and imprisoned upon being caught marrying Christian couples and otherwise aiding Christians who were at the time being persecuted by Claudius in Rome. Helping Christians at this time was considered a crime. Claudius took a liking to this prisoner — until Valentinus tried to convert the Emperor — whereupon this priest was condemned to death. He was beaten with clubs and stoned; when that didn’t finish him, he was beheaded outside the Flaminian Gate. Various dates are given for the martyrdom.

In other regions of the world, however, as in the case of some areas in Portugal, France and some South American countries, a celebration similar to this one may be the one falling around July 25th-30th, and may be related to Valentine, a bishop of Interamna (modern Terni).
He was known as always happy. He loved birds and roses. Although the information available doesn’t directly connect him to assisting couples, love or romance, he is still considered patron of affianced couples, happy marriages, love, and beekeepers.

I like the idea of celebrating love every February. It’s a great way to start the year, and then in July I “observe the day” all over again. It’s a great way to kick off the second half of the year.
So on this Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2009 I wish you much love, laughter and only happy things. I wish for you to be surrounded by love, giving and receiving the most magnificent emotion we possess. I wish a veil of warm Loving Light covers the Earth, and us, blessings us with Divine Love. And may we all feel the humanhood in our hearts and elevate together into a stronger bond of global friendship. Let’s celebrate this month, Celebrate the season!