Making the medicine in the mind This one's Chamomile, Chrysanthemum, Skullcap, Lemon Balm, Passionflower and Rose for the Full Moon. I'll save you a literature review on each for the moment... I've seen how much positive expectancy and conditioning can drive a flat out therapeutic response, or add to established psychopharmacological effects. Our mental state can be crucial in determining our experience of symptoms and response to all medicines. It’s not imaginary or “all in the mind”: your symptoms are eased by physical changes [1] With tea, do whip it up with the intent to simply get mellow based on some pubmed article, wait till its just cool enough to guzzle, and then gulp it down? That's a pretty poor process. On the other hand, if we intentfully brew up a nice strong cup of plant medicine under a Full Moon, respect each constituent, the aromas, the colours, the medicine, the spirit, brew with thanks and savour the medicine of each slow mindful sip... you start to augment with the mind's ability to bring healing too. "It is really important to understand that the way in which we do things impacts what they will do for us. If you are using a herbal remedy, you can make it work better by consciously intending it to be effective. Taking a moment before drinking a cup of tea or taking a dose of tincture to ask for its nourishing and medicinal virtues will increase both your body's ability to assimilate and distribute the herb's medicine, and also the herb's ability to send out its medicine power to you." [2] When you offer your appreciation, intention and gratitude for the medicine that together you make, that's the magic. Using learned associations can reduce doses - Conditioning works for immune responses, pain, gut function, hormone levels, psychiatric conditions and even neurological disorders. Another example is a New Moon Cacao Ceremony I had. Just filling your mind with the right words and intent is a wonderful start... Crafted a strong New Moon ceremonial block, to go with the evening herbal tea. "The New Moon energy is all about new beginnings and intention. Making goals, setting intention, sowing the seeds of future plans; it’s the perfect time to do all of these." Gratitude to those who have supported me - friends, family etc - in the darkness and continue to do so in brighter days, to Mother Earth for nourishing me, to Father Sky. Cacao, allow me to release stagnation and deep pain of past and disconnection I am holding onto in my heart. teach me to melt the barriers of disconnection to embrace deeper loving Heart-space, each day. To embrace each day higher self, connection, unity, peace, compassion and love to the world around me
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