Frankincense & Myrrh Soap - Gift of the Magi

https://thethingswellmake.com/making-a-basic-beginner-soap-and-then-making-it-fun/

https://thethingswellmake.com/homemade-glycerin-soap-recipe-from-scratch/

VEGA · https://www.idun-nature.com/Kia-Ora/JabC3B3n-corporal-natural-Vega-p-11116.html
http://witcheskitchen.com.au/making-soap-in-time-for-christmas/
https://thethingswellmake.com/goat-milk-soap-with-honey/
https://wellnessmama.com/60992/how-to-make-soap/
https://thenerdyfarmwife.com/pumpkin-soap-with-spiced-latte-layer/ (tutorial)
https://www.reformationacres.com/2017/08/make-flower-infused-milk-soap.html
http://naturalyartesano-cosmeticanatural.blogspot.com.es/2014/03/la-gran-mentira-del-jabon-sin-sosa.html
https://www.ecoagricultor.com/dos-recetas-para-hacer-jabon-casero-sin-sosa/
https://thethingswellmake.com/homemade-dandelion-lotion-bars-dandelion-oil/ (lotion bar making doesn't use lye, but bee wax)

The volcano, Mt. Vesuvius, erupted over the city of Pompeii, Italy in 79 A.D.  Upon excavation of the city, an entire soapmaking factory was revealed, including bars of soap preserved in the hardened lava. An ancient Roman legend is where soap got it's name from. On Mount Sapo, animals were sacrificed. Rain water washed down the mountain through this mixture of melted animal fats and wood ashes into the Tiber River below.  Women doing their wash at the river noticed clothes coming cleaner that were exposed to this soapy mixture of saponified acid (fats) and alkali (caustic ashes). However no doubt, this same mixture could have occurred any time since humans began cooking meat over fires, invariably dripping fat into ash, and a soapy substance could have bubbled up in rain or spilled water. https://www.ancientalchemysoaps.com/the-history-of-soapmaking

Jabón Afieltrado · Mas La Llum

Glossary

453 g (16 oz.) Coconut oil
80 g (2.8 oz.) lye
1 cup water
Fat and lye/water temperature about 49 oC (120 F)
Estimated tracing time: 1 1⁄2 hours
Time in molds: 48 hours
Age: 3 weeks

Witch (wicce) · Her *magic* was simply a love of and understanding of how to use Earth's plant bounty to it's advantage, known then as Wise Woman Ways. And Wise Woman Ways continue today... for those who know them, are gifted with "the knowledge". Let us gather and mix, pestle and stir, measure and chant! There's a special kind of magic in every witch's soaps!

Introverts · Extroverts

Personality Comparison:

Introverts: In psychology, introversion is defined as "the state of, or tendency towards being wholly or predominantly concerned with and interest in one's own mental life." Introverts are more often self-consciousness, passionate, quiet, and deliberate.

Extroverts: In psychology, extroversion is defined as "the act, state, or habit of being predominantly concerned with and obtaining gratification from what is outside the self." Extroverts are assertive, enthusiastic, talkative, blunt, etc.

While introverts are more interested in their own thoughts and feelings, extroverts are more interested in what is happening around them―that's the basic difference between the two personality traits. Introverts seek their own personal space and don't like anyone invading it. On the other hand, extroverts are more into socializing and tend to welcome anyone with a smile on their face. Usually, introverts are reserved and don't have many friends. In fact, they don't even like unexpected visitors. Extroverts are open and make new friends with ease.

- Source: https://psychologenie.com/introvert-vs-extrovert
- Also: https://introvertspring.com/6-signs-youre-an-extroverted-introvert/

#extrovertedintrovert#introvertedextrovert

Spirit Alchemy

You were so right. As Always.♥️ #AlchemicalMarriage
I'm reading serious spirit alchemy while sipping my herbal tea.
http://elements.spiritalchemy.com/p2-fourelements.html

The Four Elements

Introduction

Below is a very brief description of each element along with its associated qualities.  On the next page starts a guided example that will help you experience these qualities directly for yourself.  The triangle images are symbolic representations of each element that can give you a visual identifier to refer to when thinking of an element.

Earth -

The Earth element is the base, factual level of the phenomenon.  It is the ‘obvious’.  It is the data of the sensory experience of the phenomenon.  It is any aspect about which definitive statements can be made, such as “It is red”, or “it happened at 4:30”, or “It makes me feel queasy.”  These are all facts; they can be recorded as statements, A, B, C.  The Earth level of the phenomenon can therefore be “true” or “false”, “correct” or “incorrect”.  The Earth element seems unambiguous: it just is what it is, and every fact seems more or independent from every other fact.

Water -

The Water element brings the facts of the Earth into relationship.  No fact is stable, or exists in isolation.  Rather, every fact is a precipitate that falls out of the interweaving contexts of its immediate environment in time, space, and mind, just like a crystal of salt precipitates out of a solution when the water evaporates.  Water is what is changing, what is moving from B to C and has already moved from A to B.  It is the immediate past and immediate future of the phenomenon.  It is the tendency for the phenomenon to change the way it appears over time.  Water is the way the phenomenon relates to other aspects of itself and other phenomenon; facts connect to other facts to create a stream of evolving meaning.  In the Water realm, the truth of one fact leads naturally to the truth of another, related fact.

Air -

In the Air element, the movements and changes of the phenomenon are found to exist between sets of polarities, whether opposites, complements, or reciprocals.  The movement from A to B to C is understood as existing somewhere along the polarity of the scale A to Z.  The facts are no longer static, nor are they simply related to other facts.  Now the facts of the Earth level of the phenomenon are experienced as if inverted or reversed.  In Air we have the experience “what if?”, and we see the phenomenon from one or more of the polar points of view.  We recognize that once we get to Z, we go back to A – and moving the other way, A moves into Z, and in the end A and Z aren’t quite so far away from each other as we may have thought.  Air is the space around the phenomenon, what arises when we make the apparent solidity of its Earth nature become as invisible and mobile as the air itself.  In Air, the phenomenon presents aspects of itself that are simultaneously one way and another way.  Facts might be both “true” and “false” at the same time, and the context of the Water level expands to include so many additional aspects that it is like there is no real context at all, or that everything is contextually relevant.  We may get very confused, and lose track of what seemed to be stable facts from the Earth level when we reach the Air level of the phenomenon. 

Fire -

The Fire element resolves the tendency towards dissipation of our understanding at the Air level into a coherent, meaningful, encompassing whole.  It burns away all the extraneous fluff and gives us a glimpse of some aspect of the phenomenon that makes us say “Ah-ha!” to ourselves.  We feel now that we have some real understanding of the phenomenon that was previously unavailable to us; we have an insight.  The facts from the Earth level, the movements of the Water level, the reversals of the Air level now all fit together simultaneously as an ordered whole in a way that makes ‘sense’ to us.  We recognize that in fact the Fire insight was present all along, embedded at each level like a secret waiting to be discovered.  We may feel like the insight came from outside of us, as if the world is speaking to us in a language that we are just beginning to learn.

Space Dominant Constitution – Akashiya

Air Dominant Constitution – Vayavya

Fire Dominant Constitution – Agneya

Water Dominant Constitution – Jaliya

Earth Dominant Constitution – Parthiva

The Herbal Apothecary

http://www.laflordelpirineo.com/es/
https://www.herbesdelaltpirineu.com/
Pàmies
http://www.josenea.bio/
C. Maurici Vilomara 14, El Prat (Sílvia :)
https://www.maesepau.es/ (la tiendecita de Pablo es el herbolario más precioso de Barcelona, el compra directamente a recolectores de la mejor calidad, materiales e ingredientes, cursos de cosmética natural sin conservantes, todo a base de tinturas, resinas, aceites... velas de soja, jabón de glicerina en lugar de sosa cáustica)

Para el hierro:
bistorta
ortiga + escaramujos (+canela)

Nettle Cinnamon Herbal Tea Infusion (Iron + Vitamin C Tea)

Coffee ras el hanout

I was reminded of ras el hanout yesterday night...

https://www.cooked.com/uk/Paula-Wolfert/Bloomsbury-Publishing-Plc/The-Food-of-Morocco/Drinks/Coffee-ras-el-hanout-recipe

And then this morning it occurred to me how coffee would taste with a dash of ras el hanout (I've already tried cayenne and also black pepper).

Samanta Vega Díaz se siente creativa practicando el Oficio y el Arte.

18 de mayo a las 12:17 · 

☕INGREDIENTS

nutmeg, cinnamon, cardamom, fennel, aniseed, cloves, ginger, dried rosebuds and/or dried or fresh red clover flowers (broken down).

“Roses are red, violets are blue. If health is important, drink red clover brew!”

Red clover is still used all over the world as a rotation crop and along with nourishing the soil, its flowers are harvested and dried to be used in salads, soups and to make a nice sweet tasting cup of tea full of health benefits.

Red clover makes a nutritious infusion, rich in minerals such as calcium, chromium, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, selenium, silicon, sodium, cobalt, nickel and tin. It is also packed with numerous vitamins such as A, B-complex, B2 and C.

Who doesn't love having some tea time? Have your own little Red Clover Tea party! A beautifully brewed cup of Red Clover Tea, little cookies or biscuits by yourself or with a love one on the front porch or on the floor with lots of blanks and pillows. - Anndrea Terry. The Nabalo Tribe.

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☕METHOD
Combine all the spices in a spice grinder or blender. Sift, then store in a tightly sealed jar to preserve freshness. Add 1/4 teaspoon of the spice mixture to every 40g ground coffee before making coffee in your usual fashion.

cardamom + cinnamon. Former model Yolanda Hadid battles Lyme disease, and she is the mother of model Gigi Hadid, who has been battling with Hashimoto's disease for two years. #notperfectbuthappy https://youtu.be/eSHe32cEKqI

Writing is like Cooking

#LaPrácticadelOficioyelArte

Las Mujeres de Humo, cocineras y magas (II)

"Yo soy una mujer de humo, 

porque yo soy una mujer ahumada, 

y mis canas son de humo; 

y yo huelo a humo porque toda mi vida, 

desde que nací, he sido una mujer de humo."

Mamá Chole, abuela-mamá de Martha Soledad Gómez Atzin

Algunos de los artículos más hermosos en texto y fotografías que he leído sobre las Mujeres de Humo:

https://www.forbes.com.mx/las-mujeres-de-humo-cocineras-y-magas/

http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/articulo/estados/2016/06/18/somos-mujeres-de-humo#imagen-1

https://www.mexicodesconocido.com.mx/las-mujeres-de-humo-del-totonacapan-veracruzano.html

gather

ANCESTRAL FOOD. MAGICAL COOKERY. SEASONAL CELEBRATION.

THE MAGICAL HERSTORY OF FOOD

Wild Foods & Magical Cookery. Weaving plant lore, food history and magical folklore into enchanting edible stories. 

https://www.facebook.com/CentrodelasArtesIndigenas/posts/951029421643541

"I weave stories of wild foods, and my most genuine acts of magic are done in the kitchen. Every time I cook, I am making a new part of the story. I am making food history. I am making belonging. I am remembering all the humans I have been throughout time, their genes passing through my fingertips. It's their voices, words and stories that seed the soil for an old culture to be reborn."

Marybeth Bonfiglio

Elements: Basic Overview

http://astrologyfor.blogspot.com.es/2014/04/fiery-earthy-airy-and-watery-signs.html **

http://aelfhame.net/~darkhawk/elem.html 

http://aelfhame.net/~darkhawk/elem2.html

11 de mayo a las 14:28 
http://www.beliefnet.com/wellness/2004/08/earth-air-water-fire-being-in-your-element.aspx?

http://www.beliefnet.com/wellness/2004/08/earth-air-water-fire-being-in-your-element.aspx?p=2
http://www.astrology-zodiac-signs.com/astrology/elements/air/ *
Signs that represent the element of Air in the zodiac are Gemini, Libra and Aquarius. It is interesting to notice that two of them have a problem with the Sun, Libra taking it to fall and Aquarius to detriment. This is understandable for the Sun keeps all things in order and circling around it, and Air needs to be free to circle the Universe instead.
http://www.astrology-zodiac-signs.com/astrol…/elements/fire/ *
The element of Fire is represented in the zodiac through Aries, Leo and Sagittarius. These signs truly uplift the strength of the Sun and each individual born as one of these Sun signs has an assignment to nurture and cherish their emotional side. They often have to be trained for compassion and a deeper understanding of other people, and have basic problems in relationships triggered by their need to give more than they should to those who didn’t ask for anything.Each fiery individual has to use their energy solely on their own life, unless if somebody asks for their advice and engagement.
http://www.astrology-zodiac-signs.com/zodiac-signs/aries/ 
http://www.astrology-zodiac-signs.com/zodiac-signs/libra/ 
http://www.mollysastrology.com/astrology-tutorials/four-elements

• Aries (Fiery) (Mars) (Emperor) (Sun sign) (extrovert) :: Sage Soul Archetype + Libra (Airy) (Venus) (Empress) (Moon sign) (introvert) :: Artisan Soul Archetype. 
• Sun ☼ ☾ Moon give birth to the Star Child.
• Sun sign (personality) & Moon sign (individuality) . The extroverted introvert.

http://personalityspirituality.net/2010/06/23/the-seven-soul-types-what-do-they-look-like/

https://hunterswritings.com/2016/01/15/using-face-shapes-and-physiognomy-for-character-development/ (heart face shape)

Ireland’s Animals

By Niall Mac Coitir

Vata Goddesses of the Wind

Aurora/Eos/Ushas was the ancient Titan goddess of the morning red (Dawn), “Eos of the rose fingers” (”Ῥοδοδάκτυλος Ἠώς”, Rhododaktylos Ēōs), as Homer used to call her, who brings up the light of day from the East, illumination, awakening & growth.

Goddesses of the Wind are imaginative, vivacious, spontaneous, and sensitive- comprised of air and ether, you hate to be tied down, love a good time, you are the the life force that helps to support and perpetuate Pitta and Kaphas forward. Vata literally translates to 'that which moves things'- bringing mobility and change to the world around you.

Vata Goddesses are creative and communicative- you like to be the center of attention! Vatas are more inclined to Spiritual experiences as their minds and spirit tend to already be floating around in the ether. You are imaginative, sensitive, and intuitive. You enjoy a wide variety of activities and don't like to stick to just one thing for too long. You are a renaissance woman {or man} and a Jill {or Jack} of all trades, dipping your toes into whatever interests you. Your Pitta and Kapha friends may not understand this about you and consider you 'flaky', however, this is how you get the most joy out of life! Vata's do well in people oriented jobs where they can inspire others and enjoy creative problem solving. Due to your sensitivity and adeptness to spiritual practices Vata's make wonderful energy healers and practitioners. Because Vatas are subtle and mobile just like energy they are more keen to pick up on vibrational changes and shifts.

🔮Dinacharya to bring harmony back to your body.

• Eat warm cooked foods to stoke digestive fire and lubricate the digestive tract

• Warm Body massage with Sesame Oil

• Walk at a steady pace in nature- keeping warm

• Meditate daily- tune into the root chakra when feeling particularly 'ether-like'

• Vata's have permission to nap! Avoid caffeine and instead honor your bodies need to rest

• Have a consistent outlet for your creative endeavors and passions

• Start your day with warm lemon water and a good tongue scraping

- Source: https://www.ojashouse.com/journal/2018/2/7/vata

🔮Vata Dosha & Home Decor

Vata may be attracted to wild, clashing, exotic artworks and constantly changing stimulation in their homes.

What they SHOULD have to promote healthy balance:

• Relaxing, slow lifestyle space

• Cozy, homey, quiet, tranquil respite from the stressful world outside

• Warm bed with a thick blanket and a hot water bottle

• Gold colored furnishings 

• Silk fabric

• Soft light, quiet sound and low volume calming music

• Flowers in deep, rich colors

Aromas:

• Geranium

• Juniper

• Lavender

• Myrrh

• Patchouli

• Sage

• Basil

Vata's sensitive and emotional nature has a need for insulation. Their skin is thin and their nervous systems are sensitive. The R value on their bodies is low and so they insulate themselves by removing excess stimulation, wearing warmer cloths, and shielding themselves from the extremes of the elements.
🌀Themes: Energy, Electricity, Nervous System.

- Extra: http://www.annaveda.com/blog/ 

When they tell a story, it can appear they are talking with their whole body and or they might make a lot of hand gestures. In the mind and emotions, vata creates: excitement, joy, creativity, inspiration, intuition, imagination and amazement. Vata is strong in artists, dancers, writers, poets, luminaries, psychics and energy workers.
- More: http://www.annaveda.com/nourish-your-nervous-system/#more-2645
https://earthbeats.ca/product/vata-pillow/

Description

The ancient healing system of Ayurveda found that three basic forces; the Tridosha (Kapha, Vata and Pitta) exist in every human being and influence all metal and physical processes. We are born with a particular balance of these Doshas our body type; temperature and susceptibility to illness are largely governed by our predominant Dosha.

Vata people are like the air. Their moods change quickly and they often move on to new pursuits before finishing old projects. Generally imaginative, eccentric, exciting and excitable, Vata people move at a hectic peace. When balanced, Vata types are often artistic visionaries, idealistic and spiritual, they have a strong sense of unity and are often healers and teachers. A Vata out of balance may be indecisive, unreliable, restless, overly talkative, superficial and anxious. If completely out of balance, Vata people can be fearful, secretive, or depressed.

The Vata body may be thin due to inefficient method of expending energy. Vata prefer warm climates, food and drink. They become especially moody and anxious if they miss a meal. Lacking endurance, Vata often need time to recuperate; they thrive on healing massage and total relaxation. A regular schedule can help dispel their anxieties and promote inner harmony.

Put your Vata pillow among your bed pillow to inhale scents while sleeping. Knead pillow softly to awaken scent. Your pillow will remain pungent up to 6 months after packing is removed, depending on climatic condition.

If you wish to clean your pillow cover, remove it and gently hand wash in cool water with a mild soap.

• Ingredients: Acorus calamus, Brassica album, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, Elettaria cardamomum, Nardostachys grandiflora, Zingiber officinale.

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S C O R I N G K E Y

If you scored... Then...

46 & up... Thin boundary

27 - 45... Mid-range

0 - 26... Thick boundary

Results of Your

Emotional Type Quiz

You scored a total of 54

The Boundary concept was developed by Dr. Ernest Hartmann, of Tufts University, and can be a useful way of looking at personality differences and understanding why one person may develop a chronic illness that is distinctly different than a chronic illness that someone else develops.

Boundaries are more than a measure of introversion or extroversion, openness or closed-mindedness, agreeableness or hostility, or any other personality trait. Boundaries are a way to assess the characteristic way a person views her/himself and the way s/he operates in the world based on how that person handles the energy of feelings. To what extent are stimuli let in or kept out? How are a person's feelings processed internally? Boundaries are a fresh and unique way of evaluating how we function.

According to Dr. Hartmann, "There are people who strike us as very solid and well organized; they keep everything in its place. They are well defended. They seem rigid, even armored; we sometimes speak of them as "thick-skinned." Such people, in my view, have very thick boundaries. At the other extreme are people who are especially sensitive, open, or vulnerable. In their minds, things are relatively fluid. Such people have particularly thin boundaries."

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Based upon your answers to this quiz, you appear to have thin boundaries.

Evidence suggests that thin boundary people are highly sensitive in a variety of ways and from an early age:

React more strongly than do other individuals to sensory stimuli and can become agitated due to bright lights, loud sounds, particular aromas, tastes or textures.

Respond more strongly to physical and emotional pain in themselves as well as in others.

Become stressed or fatigued due to an overload of sensory or emotional input.

Be more allergic and their immune systems are seemingly more reactive.

Be more deeply affected -- or recall being more deeply affected -- by events during childhood.

In a nutshell, highly thin boundary people are like walking antennae, whose entire bodies and brains seem primed to notice what's going on in their environment and internalize it. The chronic illnesses they develop will reflect this "hyper" style of feeling.

- Source: https://psychcentral.com

- Quiz: https://ohmy.disney.com/quiz/2017/10/22/quiz-introvert-extrovert-disney-opinions/

:: Moonday Magic ::

Anndrea Terry
Moderador · The Nabalo Tribe · 30 de abril a las 18:00

:: Moonday Magic ::

Monday, the day of the moon. The day of the luminous darkness and the mysterious light. Our compass in the sky that leads us into our spirit, our mind, our body. She can teach + reveal, guide us and even leave us in silence to rest and ponder. What is Lady Luna guiding you towards, teaching you, revealing or transforming this Full Moon?

Full Moon: Abundance, Completion, Illumination, Celebration

Adventurine

The Nabalo Lifestyle
29 de abril a las 3:22 · Instagram · Aventurine is one of my fav gemstones. Its energy benefits our nervous system; and it is an amazing stone for people with migraines. This stone helps to release old patterns so new growth can take place and it can help you move forward with confidence + embrace change. 🌿 I’m filling it up with Peppermint and Fir essential oil and then sending it out to one of you. • Does this gemstone resonate with you? Let me know in the comment why it does!

Genny Rose: Adventurine 😍 Just the sight of her wraps me in green velvet mossy comfort. When I was a younger woman (in my 20's), I spent almost 11 glorious years in a Tacoma pick up truck driving this glorious country from national forest to national forest, Alaska included. I carried a Rose Quartz in the left pocket of my jeans and in my right, sweet Adventurine. I also secretly called myself Adventurine 🤨 She was my astronomically free'est self, dancing from mountain peak to mountain peak. Laying that stone upon my body, it was as though it literally grew me.... so much the way Comfrey heals the bones in a knit-bone physiological sense, Adventurine mended & healed & grew in energetic manners. Like earth healing earth. I LoVe this that you are doing.... I can already smell it and feel the emanations of love flowing from your hand 💚

Iris Nabalo: Omg everything you just wrote speaks to my soul 🌿🌹

Samanta Vega Díaz: <3 !!!

Dear sister Genny Rose, everything you said about Adventurine in The Nabalo Lifestyle springs up like panpipe music, and your soul voice resonates with mine. Thank you, lovely!! Keep dancing from mountain peak to mountain peak, and spreading your luminous words like seeds. xo Samanta