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Smudge stick: Wormwood & Catnip

Posted on December 1, 2018 by Author1

On Facebook, a screenshot of a tweet with a burning bundled-stick of dried plant went viral. An African American looking young woman who appeared about 20 years old was smiling on Twitter with this picture of the burning plant and I found it circulating on Facebook. This young woman tweeted something to the effect of, “What y’all spiritual folk use them big ass blunts is for?” The person who took a screen shot was poking fun and typed, “Will someone please tell her?!”

Cleaning the house, brushing your teeth, taking out the trash is important for physical cleaning.

The picture of this particular smudge stick is from Dr. Jessyca Franco-Chavez’s wellness center, The Healing House of New Mexico. She has it grown and made there, and sold at her Tigerlily & Co. Apothecary in Espanola, New Mexico. Hers is made of catnip and wormwood. Wormwood is used for clearing parasites and catnip is relaxing. It is worth the trip to visit Dr. Chavez’s center.

The following excerpt below is from our psychic protection manual/ workbook. Bear And Rainbow, LLC have the copyright to it. If you wish to use this information below, credit Bear and Rainbow, shamans for psychic protection.

Considering the air and fire elements, let’s see how it plays parts in psychic protection. Using the element of fire, you can burn things to allow the smoke to clear and protect both people and living / work spaces. Smudging is when one burns something in particular for the smoke makes the energy cleaner. Allow the smoke to saturate your aura and the room to clear away the heavier energies.

A sage smudge stick looks like a compacted bundle of leaves between the size of a hot dog or a corn on the cob in length in width that is tied up with some type of string.

It is scientifically proven that burning sage aids in lung, brain, and skin function. It cleans the bacteria and pathogens in the air by purifying and disinfecting it. Burning this and other herbs neutralizes positive charges and releases negative ions.

Smudging is sacred, a form of prayer. We like to ask the spirit of the sage, or whatever plant it is we are burning to clear and protect us. Then we give thanks. It is respectfully done, with awareness that we are all connected and work with each other in a respectful way across spirit and physical realms. This also go for burning other plants, herbs, resins, or incense. It is like a dimension connecting to the spirit realms as our prayers rise up on smoke and actually uplift the people and the space. Another form of protection we burn is Dragon’s Blood in the form of incense, resin, or oil. San Paolo purifies evil and sweetens surroundings. Across cultures, certain leaves and tree bark are common essences that are burnt for clearing or smudging. Catholic churches burn frankincense and myrrh to purify and sanctify the place as well.

Anyone can do this. Go forth and clear your aura, car, home, work spaces with love and light!

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“Healing–It Is All That Is”
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Cough Root: Osha

Posted on December 1, 2018 by Author1

An aggressive, bed-ridden woman pointed everything out to me with her cane. She introduced osha to me. I was afraid she was going to want to ask me to do drugs with her. She was controlling and didn’t want her case worker to see her knife or her blanket with holes due to cigarette burns. Luckily, I was relieved of taking care of this woman who wanted to control every breath of all her workers who she could not keep long term due to her unbearable personality at the time. Hopefully she has learned how to have grace, especially since she’s at the mercy of her caregivers. I learned osha from this lady and was going to live with this root forever from that day on.

Do you have a tough time expectorating or coughing out those nasty mucus residing in your chest or throat? This root is for the respiratory system, breathing, the lungs!

Northern New Mexico in the higher mountains are where you can find this root. It gets frozen and wilted like celery gets soft in the winter. Dried it it hard like a tree branch, but hairy or fibery. Full of moisture, it is like a stringy, chewy sponge that reminds me of a sea urchin.

Get it freshly picked so it’s potency is higher, you can tell by the stronger scent.

The younger generations say, “I smell celery!” Or, “Smells like maple syrup!” The older generations know it upon first scent because they grew up with this.

Let’s remember it keep this traditional medicine in our lifestyle. Ligusticum porteri is the scientific name of the root. Other names for this root are, Cough root, Loveroot, Lovage, Porters Lovage, Chuchupate, wild parsley, Indian parsley, bear root.

It is ingested by sucking on it like a lozenge by putting a fingernail size or half a fingernail size piece you can break off in your mouth. Feel the burn!!! It can be so strong you may only want a powdery dust or a fiber of it purely in your mouth.

Most people make a tea with it. It can be re-used multiple times, several times! You can add whatever else you wish to the tea such as honey, lemon. Some people add alcohol to this tea. It’s for when you have colds, flu, etc. People also buy it in syrup form to be used as an expectorant.

Other uses are to keep the snakes away. Some people would wear it in their cowboy boots for this purpose. Others keep it in their purse and pockets to keep evil spirits away. Either way, it is good in keeping the unwanted away!

It is harvested and available in Northern New Mexico and Colorado.

You can find it by asking the local which stores carry it, herbs stores, or grocery stores which have a Hispanic store/ section, usually in the tea section or the spices, or –Mexican/ Hispanic/ Spanish/ politically correct whatever word you want– herbs/ spices/ teas section.

Here’s one family who has longevity in their family business endeavors, including providing Ocha/ Osha.
(505) 753-4698
Espanola, New Mexico

Tell them Bear and Rainbow sent you.
“Healing–It Is All That Is”
Bear & Rainbow

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Gold in Northern New Mexico: Enserado/ Encerado

Posted on December 1, 2018 by Author1

Who enjoys the smell of Pine? Crisp, sweet, clean. One day I had Pine sap stuck to my jeans. It was so deliciously aromatic but tough to remove from my hair and clothes. Yep, I was hiking around in nature and didn’t realize the good medicine I magnetized unintentionally in my hair and jeans! The bark, needles, sap, all have their medicinal uses.

How can Pinon pine pitch help you?

Erase age spots on your face. Heal infections on pets and animals. Put in your mouth for cold sores. Do you have skin problems such as dry skin, acne, insect bites, burns, rashes, lip balm psoriasis? It relieves inflammation and can be used for massage.

Do you want those natural magical things in a bottle? How about herbs in oral and or topical form?

In northern New Mexico, Pinyon Pine / Pinon with the enye, squiggly line above the first n, is the medicine in Enserado/ Encerado salve. It looks like a gift from the honey bees. That’s because it has bees wax which is what encerado means, wax, or polished/ coated. Encerado salve’s ingredients are Pinyon pitch, osha/ ocha, olive, oil.

Jojoba oil, coconut oil, olive oil are interchangeable. You can make this as a salve or an oil minus the bees wax.

Here’s a recipe, one of the versions:
https://frugallysustainable.com/pinon-oil-salve/

Make it, or buy it from locals who sell the in town. Talk to Northern New Mexican locals and you’ll know where you can get one.

Here’s one family who has longevity in their family business endeavors, including providing Enserado oil and salve.
(505) 753-4698
Espanola, New Mexico

Tell them Bear and Rainbow sent you.
“Healing–It Is All That Is”
Bear & Rainbow

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Keep the therapist away: Meditation

Posted on December 1, 2018 by Author1

Have you ever experienced a melt-down? Hopefully not in public! Have you ever experienced a long-term emotional break down or period of prolonged stress, anxiety, depression, mental and emotional instability? Today’s society is re-membering how to be whole, holistic in life to be well again.

People have been trained to give their power away.

To who? Everyone, including those who do not have their best interest. Big pharma, financial institutions, substances, false sense of pride, other humans & non-humans, shadow selves, etc. Let’s save this for another day.

Prozac, Zoloft, psychotropic anti-depressants or anti-anxiety pills may be called quick fixes, but what do they focus on, the symptoms of the root causes of the problem?

Let’s focus on choices conducive to optimal wellness, versus letting things go wry and trying to cure diseases or problems when it’s later and more challenging.

Keep the therapist away with daily meditation.

Why do I meditate?

Do I enjoy it? Is it easy for me to start or get myself to do it? Hell, no!!!

So, why would I waste my time doing something boring, or unpleasant? Oh, the mind wanders, your racing thoughts ask, can I really afford to do this when I should be picking up the kids, cleaning the house, calling prospects, putting in an extra hour at the office? This is so silly! I am nervous. My mind is all over the place! Oh, wait, was that a glimpse of settling into peace?!
Wait! Don’t disappear, I am chasing that feeling! Wait, I must relax to get it back, ugh… How uncomfortable, tedious. Why am I complaining? I am suppose to clear my mind and empty the thoughts, right? Breeeeeeathe…. Sigh, let it out. Oh, I am so hard on myself. You know, that compliment my boss gave me, I should really appreciate and celebrate that. Smile. Ooo, I am relaxing. Let go of the worries as I exhale… Breathe in peace, trust. Exhale stress and pain.

What are the benefits you can reap by a daily practice of meditation?

Besides realizing you need to scratch your nose or the deafening, uncomfortable silence? People uncomfortable with silence are uncomfortable with getting deeper and getting to listen to themselves, hence the necessity for background noise.

You can get in touch with your deep, true self, your divine. You are God and God is you. You drink deep of that universal peace and feel a sigh of relief when you’ve had a good sit. That’s what you call it, a meditation session, a sit.

When you feel tense, like you’re hanging by a thread, after your sit, you feel a release, like an orgasmic release! Okay, not always that intense, it feels like you just let go and got a chance to get a deep rest like a rock that got energized by sitting on Mother Earth. It is a big, long term sigh of relief emotionally, energetically, on all levels!

You re-set into more peace and control so you don’t snap at the next person who slightly gets on your nerves. You nourish your cells with a more mindful breath, rejuvenating, boosting your immune system, softening the harshness of the stressful wrinkles in your face.

You will sleep better, faster, more easily, more deeply, less hours or more hours depending on what you need. Your sleep will be more peaceful and less interrupted.

You will be more attractive and people will be more willing to work with you cooperatively. You’ll attract favorable situations to yourself. This practice of mindfulness will allow you to enjoy yourself more, even during sex!!! Enjoy the moments of your life because your way of being will be more mindful, appreciative, on point. You will enjoy things you never noticed before, like the sun warming your skin, the breeze kissing your skin. You will see, notice, and experiences nuances of joy you never payed a perspective to before you will less in your head and allow yourself to be in your body. You will be more in control, not easily swayed by negativity from yourself, others, or situations.

You will be hardier and less likely to resort to less helpful behaviors such as addictions to heroine, ganja, alcohol, smoking, sex, comfort eating, coffee, shopping, sex, sabotage, bullying, or any addiction you use to make yourself feel better. Spend less money and time on medical expenses that drugs and zombify you. The anti-anxiety & anti-depression pills big pharma push on you, those are the gangsters. Meditation clears anxiety and any and all heavier emotions.

It’s a time of self-evaluation. You get to listen to yourself. You get to talk to God. Studies prove that when doing things in a group, such as prayer, healing, and or meditation, it’s effectiveness is increased more than if an individual were doing it solo. Blah, blah, blah. Are you still reading?

Just frickin’ do it, you deserve it! If you don’t believe that, meditate on it. Ha!

Come enjoy a sit with us once or twice a month in person. We’ll most likely do this live online in the future.

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“Healing–It Is All That Is”
Bear & Rainbow