Monday

I’ve been out sick with an upper respiratory infection for about a week, which is why I have been away from this blog so long.

I’m still in the process of recovering and the rusty, creaking gears in my body and brain are slowly beginning to function again.

I’m sorry if it seems like I dropped off the face of the earth these past few days . . .

Here is a wonderful animation by a young animator, Carmen Bromfield Mason.

Here is a very powerful message we all need to take to heart.

Heart Beat of Mother Earth – (With A Beautiful Native American Chant)

Lyrics to Cherokee Morning Song:
“We n’ de ya ho, We n’ de ya ho,
We n’ de ya, We n’ de ya Ho ho ho ho,
He ya ho, He ya ho, Ya ya ya
Translation:
“We n’ de ya ho
Freely translated: “A we n'” (I am), “de” (of), “Yauh” –the– (Great Spirit), “Ho” (it is so).” – Robbie Robertson

Steven Halpern is an amazing artist who creates music which is specifically designed to promote relaxation and healing.

Here is a video featuring Steven Halpern with Silvia Nakkach in the Om Zone 2.0

So, take a deep breath . . . exhale slowly . . .  and relax.

“When Mozart was composing at the end of the eighteenth century, the city of Vienna was so quiet that fire alarms could be given verbally, by a shouting watchman mounted on top of St. Stefan’s Cathedral. In twentieth-century society, the noise level is such that it keeps knocking our bodies out of tune and out of their natural rhythms. This ever-increasing assault of sound upon our ears, minds, and bodies adds to the stress load of civilized beings trying to live in a highly complex environment.”  -Steven Halpern

Herbal Tea Thyme

I love making herbal teas. We have lavender, lemon balm, chocolate mint, and an assortment of other types of mint growing in our back yard. Today I went to the garden to get some herbs and found the lemon balm was taking over my beloved chocolate mint plants. Yikes!

Meanwhile, Back in the Kitchen . . .

To make this tea combine equal parts of chamomile, red clover blossoms, calendula, organic roses, rose hips, and stevia for sweetening. Use one tsp. of herbal tea mix per 8 oz cup of boiling water. Steep for 5 minutes, strain and drink.

If your looking for bulk organic herbs & spices. Visit  Mountain Rose Herbs

Happiness is . . . a fragrant cup of herbal tea.

One of my other favorite tea blends is 1 part Earl Grey loose tea leaves mixed with 1/2 to 1 part organic rose petals. It’s great for those days when you need a little pick me up. Delicious!

Monday

I found this trailer promoting The Wizards Tarot by John Bluman and Corrine Kenner posted on YouTube. The Tarot deck has a Harry Potter-ish feel to it and is scheduled for release this fall.

I love the idea of a deck based on a fictional school of magic, in which the Major Arcana cards depict professors, and the Minor Arcana depict students learning and practicing their lessons.

Absolutely beautiful!

“Archetypal dream images and the images of the great myths and religions still have about them a little of the “cloudy” nature of absolute knowledge in that they always seem to contain more than we can assimilate consciously, even by means of elaborate interpretations. They always retain an ineffable and mysterious quality that seems to reveal to us more than we can really know.”  – Marie-Louise Von Franz