This presentation was generously provided by the 15th annual International Herb Symposium.
CLASS DESCRIPTION There is an exciting movement afoot in American herbalism. We are resurrecting the Western System of Energetics where the language fits our culture. Working from the six tissue states and teachings of the physiomedicalists, this system is both intuitive and clinically accurate.
To observe patterns of disease we need to observe patterns in nature first to grasp harmonies and disharmonies. Winds that dry, waters that swell, heat that rises, cold that depresses are all vital expressions of nature that play out in our organs, joints, muscles, thoughts and spirit.
This is the practice of traditional folk herbalism where nature is observed and the inherent self-regulating systems of the body are acknowledged and supported.
No need to downvote this. Energetic relations exist, parallels between what happens in the body and what happens in nature are observable, and we are still animals functioning according to the rythm of the seasons. I’ll save this video to watch later!
If you manage to find time to take a look at it at some point, I’d really love to get some feedback on the content from you and anyone else, of course.
For me everything started last year when my cat got sick and western medicine had nothing to offer him. So for the first time in my life I went to a vet that practiced both allopathic and homeopathic medicine. The results were fast and impressive. I was amazed. Then the vet she prescribed a mix of bach remedies that also worked wonders. So I started reading about homeopathy and the flower remedies and thought that it would be much-much cheaper in the long run if I started doing the mixes myself, and started getting veraciously absorbing informative material. I totally I started using them myself. Now, I also make my own tinctures, and more often than not I make more to gift to friends as well.
One thing that I like so far about herbalism (or my understanding of it) is that there are many approaches. This can be quite challenging, especially for newbies like me, but it can also be a motivation to learn more.