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Added 2020-06-25 12:35:15 +0000 UTCHello dear Patreons!
Please excuse the delayed post. Can you believe that we almost completed the first half of the year? The summer solstice on June 20 together with the new moon on June 21 created intense energy and "background music" for all of us. As yesterday was St. John's day we have added a little St. John's special article. If you are interested in customs, background and the healing power of the St. John wort flower you might like to read this article.
With best wishes
Rose
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SAINT JOHN'S DAY / SAINT JOHNS WORT
Yesterday, June 24, 2020 was St. John's day. Many people commemorate John the Baptist on St. John's Day. The day is exactly six months before the birthday of Jesus Christ. John the Baptist was a preacher of repentance and is regarded among Christians as the last important prophet before Jesus Christ.
Because the day of St. John is shortly after the date of the summer solstice, on the night before the midsummer festival, St. John's fires are lit in many places, which are also called solstice fires. This custom, which is a symbol of the solstice, is used to cast out demons in the night from 23 June to 24 June. However, this year many communities were forced to cancel their St. John's bonfires because of the Corona virus.
St. John's Day is for farmers an important marker for the harvest. "If it stays dry and warm on St. John's Day, the harvest will be good" they say. Or: "If it rains on St. John's Day, it will rain for another 14 days afterwards." As a general rule, harvest time starts after St. John's Day.
Traditionally on St. John's Day the St. John's wort flower is collected. It is said that at this day the plant has collected the maximal amount of sunlight. St. John's wort has an important place in natural medicine. It is helpful for a broad range of illnesses. The flowers can be dried and used as tea or extracted with oil by placing it in a jar and leavin it 20 days in a warm and sunny place. The resulting St. John's wort oil can be used internally and externally. It has an anti-inflammatory, nerve-strengthening, blood-improving, soothing and pain-relieving effect.
St. John wort increases your ability to absorb light. That is a wonderful effect, which means however that if you use for a while it you may get more sensitive to sunlight with your skin and your eyes. So please use it mindful.
Recipes:
- Oil Extract: Collect a handful of St. John's flowers and put them in a screw glass with good organic olive oil. Place it on a sunny window shelf for 20 days. The oil turns deep red to purple. Then strain the oil. You can mix and use this oil in the ratio of 1 part St. John's wort oil to 10 parts pure oil.
- Tea: Dry the St. John's wort flowers and leaves. This can be used to prepare a tea that has a mood-lifting effect. If you have the "Corona- or winter-blues", you can drink a cup of St. John's wort tea.
- Smudging: Dry a bunch of St. John's wort. Use flowers and stems. The smoke purifies the energy of the room.
This is my harvest:
