Welcome everyone to the blog of Crystal Arts & Health Topics that will be covered are Crystal Healing, Herbalism, Yoga, Music, Poetry, The Arts and activities of Crystal Arts & Health http://www.crystalartsandhealth.org.uk/
For those with a Kindle this blog can be located at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002FQJHC4
New Online Crystal Healing training course is available at http://crystalartsandhealth.coggno.com/shop
My book Crystal Healing & The Chakra System has recently been published. It covers the Chakra system, Crystal identification and uses, making crystal essences and meditation with crystals.I am an Herbalist and Crystal Healing Practitioner and have a line of products Crystal Essence TM that combine, aromatherapy, herbal products and crystal essences for "Holistic Wellbeing for Auric & Physical Body"
See http://www.crystalartsandhealth.org.uk/ for the new Autumn/Winter Catalogue and for the new products in the e-shop. We have started making shaving soaps, solid shampoo soaps, and baby products and there are lots of new fun shapes for soaps, perfect for gift bags or stocking fillers.
Crystal Healing
Herkimer Diamond – Powerful Detoxifier, wear over pancreas for Diabetes. Good for meditation. Found in Herkimer County, New York state. Amplifier used by healers. Dispels darkness, balances energy flows.
Herbalism
Pectoral – remedy for the lungs
Elecampane (Inula helenium)
Actions: Expectorant, anti-tussive, diaphoretic, stomachic, anti-bacterial
Tonic for the lung, especially useful for bronchitis or emphysema, useful also in asthma and bronchitic asthma, bitter principle useful for stimulate for digestion and appetite.
Combines well with White Horehound, Coltsfoot, Mullein, Yarrow for respiratory problems.
Dosage: Pour a cup of cold water onto 1 tsp. shredded root, let stand 8-10 hours, heat up and take hot three times a day. Tincture: Take 1-2 ml x 3 a day.
Blood Root (Sanguinaria canadensis)
Action: Expectorant, anti-spasmodic, emetic, cathartic, antiseptic, cardio-active, topical irritant.
Main use in treatment of bronchitis, asthma, croup and laryngitis.
Dosage: put 1 tsp of rhizome in a cup of cold water, bring to boil and leave to infuse for 10 minutes x 3 a day. Tincture: Take 2-4 ml of the tincture three times a day.
Yoga
Yogis believe purity of body encourages purity of mind. Below are listed two “Shad Kriyas” (Cleansing Techniques)
Steady Gazing – Tratak
Place candle at arm’s length away at eye level, gaze at the flame without blinking for 1-3 minutes. Eyes will water clearing eyes and tear ducts. Close eyes and picture flame at a point between eyebrows. Tratak improves eyesight and concentration, useful as a preliminary exercise for meditation.
Nasal Cleansing – Neti
Neti cleanses the nose, nasal passages, sinus cavities. This technique helps to counteract effects of pollution, dust and pollen. Beneficial to people with Asthma, allergies and respiratory problems. Use neti jug, add ½ teaspoon of sea salt in a cup of lukewarm tap water.
Poetry
Poetry Resource Page
www.theotherpages.org/poems
http://www.poetryoutloud.org/
Music
Guitar tabs for Auld Lang Syne
http://guitar.about.com/od/christmasguitartab/a/hub_auld_lang.htm
Music Profiles
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/tom-brumpton
Happy New Year!
For more information on Crystal Healing or Herbalism, see http://www.crystalartsandhealth.org.uk/ Theatre, Music, Yoga, Poetry, www.caraemoore.co.uk
Tuesday 29 December 2009
Monday 21 December 2009
21st December Crystal Arts & Health Blog
Welcome everyone to the blog of Crystal Arts & Health Topics that will be covered are Crystal Healing, Herbalism, Yoga, Music, Poetry, The Arts and activities of Crystal Arts & Health http://www.crystalartsandhealth.org.uk/
For those with a Kindle this blog can be located at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002FQJHC4
New Online Crystal Healing training course is available at http://crystalartsandhealth.coggno.com/shop
My book Crystal Healing & The Chakra System has recently been published. It covers the Chakra system, Crystal identification and uses, making crystal essences and meditation with crystals.
I am an Herbalist and Crystal Healing Practitioner and have a line of products Crystal Essence TM that combine, aromatherapy, herbal products and crystal essences for "Holistic Wellbeing for Auric & Physical Body"
See http://www.crystalartsandhealth.org.uk/ for the new Autumn/Winter Catalogue and for the new products in the e-shop. We have started making shaving soaps, solid shampoo soaps, and baby products and there are lots of new fun shapes for soaps, perfect for gift bags or stocking fillers.
Crystal Healing
Peridot – Cleansing, Refreshing, Invigorating, removes toxins from body. Combats negative train of thought. Strengthens personal identity, helps let go of past. Enhances natural healing processes, use with a grounding stone base of throat, one by heart, one near each kidney. Releases stress.
Herbalism
Lady’s mantle (Alchemilla vulgaris)
Actions: Astringent, diuretic, anti-inflammatory, vulnerary. Long tradition of use for “women’s complaints”, eases period pains and excessive bleeding, also aides in the changes of the menopause, can be used internally in diarrhea, and externally for cuts and wounds. Dosage: 2 teaspoons to a cup of water, steep 10-15 minutes, drink x 3 a day.
False Unicorn Root (Chamaelirium luteum)
Action: Uterine tonic, diuretic, anthelmintic, emetic. Tonic and strengthener of reproductive system. Also beneficial for men. normalizes hormones. Helpful to prevent miscarriage, (can be drunk in larger quantities for this purpose) eases vomiting in pregnancy. (Caution: large doses can cause vomiting). Dosage put 1-2 teaspoons of root in a cup of water, simmer gently, 10 to 15 minutes. Drink x 3 a day. Tincture take 2-4 ml of tincture x 3 a day.
Yoga
The Crow (Kakasana)
Strengthens the arms, wrists, and shoulders. Increases flexibility. Stretches, and lubricates joints, tendons, ligaments of the upper body. Expands the chest and increases breathing capacity. Revitalizes nerves and muscles of hands, wrists, and forearms. Prepares chest and arms for any kind of strenuous work. Develops power of concentration, nourishes mental poise and awareness. Encourages feeling of inner balance. Prepares the mind for meditation.
Poetry
A Visit from St. Nicholas
Attributed to Clement Clark Moore (1822)
More probably written by Major Henry Livingston, Jr. (1808)
’Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, I
n hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;
The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads;
And mamma in her ’kerchief, and I in my cap,
Had just settled our brains for a long winter’s nap,
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.
The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow
Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below,
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer,
With a little old driver, so lively and quick,
I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick.
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name;
“Now, Dasher! now, Dancer! now, Prancer and Vixen!
On, Comet! on, Cupid! on, Donder and Blitzen!
To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!
Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!”
As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky;
So up to the house-top the coursers they flew,
With the sleigh full of Toys, and St. Nicholas too.
And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.
As I drew in my head, and was turning around,
Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.
He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot;
A bundle of Toys he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a pedler just opening his pack.
His eyes—how they twinkled! his dimples how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow
And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow;
The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,
And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath;
He had a broad face and a little round belly,
That shook when he laughed, like a bowlful of jelly.
He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,
And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself;
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread;
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk,
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose;
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle,
But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight,
“Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night.”
Music
Recruiting musicians
http://www.mostentertaining.com/
Music Industry tool
http://www.bandcentral.com/
Happy Winter Solstice and Happy Christmas and New Year!
For more information on Crystal Healing or Herbalism, see http://www.crystalartsandhealth.org.uk/ Theatre, Music, Yoga, Poetry, www.caraemoore.co.uk
For those with a Kindle this blog can be located at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002FQJHC4
New Online Crystal Healing training course is available at http://crystalartsandhealth.coggno.com/shop
My book Crystal Healing & The Chakra System has recently been published. It covers the Chakra system, Crystal identification and uses, making crystal essences and meditation with crystals.
I am an Herbalist and Crystal Healing Practitioner and have a line of products Crystal Essence TM that combine, aromatherapy, herbal products and crystal essences for "Holistic Wellbeing for Auric & Physical Body"
See http://www.crystalartsandhealth.org.uk/ for the new Autumn/Winter Catalogue and for the new products in the e-shop. We have started making shaving soaps, solid shampoo soaps, and baby products and there are lots of new fun shapes for soaps, perfect for gift bags or stocking fillers.
Crystal Healing
Peridot – Cleansing, Refreshing, Invigorating, removes toxins from body. Combats negative train of thought. Strengthens personal identity, helps let go of past. Enhances natural healing processes, use with a grounding stone base of throat, one by heart, one near each kidney. Releases stress.
Herbalism
Lady’s mantle (Alchemilla vulgaris)
Actions: Astringent, diuretic, anti-inflammatory, vulnerary. Long tradition of use for “women’s complaints”, eases period pains and excessive bleeding, also aides in the changes of the menopause, can be used internally in diarrhea, and externally for cuts and wounds. Dosage: 2 teaspoons to a cup of water, steep 10-15 minutes, drink x 3 a day.
False Unicorn Root (Chamaelirium luteum)
Action: Uterine tonic, diuretic, anthelmintic, emetic. Tonic and strengthener of reproductive system. Also beneficial for men. normalizes hormones. Helpful to prevent miscarriage, (can be drunk in larger quantities for this purpose) eases vomiting in pregnancy. (Caution: large doses can cause vomiting). Dosage put 1-2 teaspoons of root in a cup of water, simmer gently, 10 to 15 minutes. Drink x 3 a day. Tincture take 2-4 ml of tincture x 3 a day.
Yoga
The Crow (Kakasana)
Strengthens the arms, wrists, and shoulders. Increases flexibility. Stretches, and lubricates joints, tendons, ligaments of the upper body. Expands the chest and increases breathing capacity. Revitalizes nerves and muscles of hands, wrists, and forearms. Prepares chest and arms for any kind of strenuous work. Develops power of concentration, nourishes mental poise and awareness. Encourages feeling of inner balance. Prepares the mind for meditation.
Poetry
A Visit from St. Nicholas
Attributed to Clement Clark Moore (1822)
More probably written by Major Henry Livingston, Jr. (1808)
’Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, I
n hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;
The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads;
And mamma in her ’kerchief, and I in my cap,
Had just settled our brains for a long winter’s nap,
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.
The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow
Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below,
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer,
With a little old driver, so lively and quick,
I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick.
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name;
“Now, Dasher! now, Dancer! now, Prancer and Vixen!
On, Comet! on, Cupid! on, Donder and Blitzen!
To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!
Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!”
As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky;
So up to the house-top the coursers they flew,
With the sleigh full of Toys, and St. Nicholas too.
And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.
As I drew in my head, and was turning around,
Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.
He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot;
A bundle of Toys he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a pedler just opening his pack.
His eyes—how they twinkled! his dimples how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow
And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow;
The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,
And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath;
He had a broad face and a little round belly,
That shook when he laughed, like a bowlful of jelly.
He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,
And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself;
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread;
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk,
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose;
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle,
But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight,
“Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night.”
Music
Recruiting musicians
http://www.mostentertaining.com/
Music Industry tool
http://www.bandcentral.com/
Happy Winter Solstice and Happy Christmas and New Year!
For more information on Crystal Healing or Herbalism, see http://www.crystalartsandhealth.org.uk/ Theatre, Music, Yoga, Poetry, www.caraemoore.co.uk
Sunday 13 December 2009
Crystal Arts & Health 13th December 2009 Blog
Welcome everyone to the blog of Crystal Arts & Health Topics that will be covered are Crystal Healing, Herbalism, Yoga, Music, Poetry, The Arts and activities of Crystal Arts & Health http://www.crystalartsandhealth.org.uk/
For those with a Kindle this blog can be located at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002FQJHC4
New Online Crystal Healing training course is available at http://crystalartsandhealth.coggno.com/shopMy book Crystal Healing & The Chakra System has recently been published. It covers the Chakra system, Crystal identification and uses, making crystal essences and meditation with crystals.
I am an Herbalist and Crystal Healing Practitioner and have a line of products Crystal Essence TM that combine, aromatherapy, herbal products and crystal essences for "Holistic Wellbeing for Auric & Physical Body"
See http://www.crystalartsandhealth.org.uk/ for the new Autumn/Winter Catalogue and for the new products in the e-shop. We have started making shaving soaps, solid shampoo soaps, and baby products and there are lots of new fun shapes for soaps, perfect for gift bags or stocking fillers.
Healing
Pearl – Regulates glandular functions, assimilation of nutrients, balances emotions, increases tolerance, energizes sacral chakra, reduces, worry, anxiety, frustration, helps focus on who we are. To ease lower back pain, place pearl at sacral chakra, black tourmaline above head, below feet, lodestone at the base of neck. To release stress worry, or overcome addiction place pearl at solar plexus, clear quartz above head, smoky quartz or other grounding stone at feet.
Herbalism
Lime Blossom (Tilia europea)
Nervine, anti-spasmodic, diaphoretic, diuretic, mild astringent.
Renowned prophylactic against development against arteriosclerosis, hypertension, relaxing properties useful in treatment of some migraines, feverish colds and flu. Combines with hops for nervous tension, mistletoe and hawthorn for raised blood pressure and with elderflower in the common cold.
Dosage: pour a cup of boiling water onto 1 teaspoonful of blossoms and leave to infuse for 10 minutes three times a day.
Bad Circulation
Horsechestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum)
Astringent, circulatory tonic. Increases strength and tone of veins. Can be used internally and externally.
Dosage pour a cup of boiling water onto 1-2 tsp of dried fruit, infuse 10 to 15 minutes, drink x 3 a day or use as a lotion.
Yoga
The Spinal Twist
Ardha Matsyendrasana
Keeps spine elastic, relieves muscular problems in the back and hips, removes adhesion in the joints caused by rheumatism, increases synovial fluid of joints, tones roots of spinal nerves, and sympathetic nervous system, massages the abdominal muscles, relieves digestive problems, benefits gall bladder, spleen, kidneys, liver and bowels. Brings peace of mind, relieves disorders of nervous system. Pranic benefits includes removing numerous diseases.
Poetry
Christmas Poem
A Christmas Carol
Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1799)
The shepherds went their hasty way,
And found the lowly stable-shed
Where the Virgin-Mother lay:
And now they checked their eager tread,
For to the Babe, that at her bosom clung,
A Mother’s song the Virgin-Mother sung.
They told her how a glorious light,
Streaming from a heavenly throng,
Around them shone, suspending night!
While sweeter than a mother’s song,
Blest Angels heralded the Saviour’s birth,
Glory to God on high! and Peace on Earth.
She listened to the tale divine,
And closer still the Babe she pressed;
And while she cried, the Babe is mine!
The milk rushed faster to her breast:
Joy rose within her, like a summer’s morn;
Peace, Peace on Earth! the Prince of Peace is born.
Thou Mother of the Prince of Peace,
Poor, simple, and of low estate!
That strife should vanish, battle cease,
O why should this thy soul elate?
Sweet Music’s loudest note, the Poet’s story, —
Didst thou ne’er love to hear of fame and glory?
And is not War a youthful king,
A stately Hero clad in mail?
Beneath his footsteps laurels spring;
Him Earth’s majestic monarchs hail
Their friend, their playmate! and his bold bright eye
Compels the maiden’s love-confessing sigh.
“Tell this in some more courtly scene,
To maids and youths in robes of state!
I am a woman poor and mean,
And therefore is my soul elate.
War is a ruffian, all with guilt defiled,
That from the agéd father tears his child!
A murderous fiend, by fiends adored,
He kills the sire and starves the son;
The husband kills, and from her board
Steals all his widow’s toil had won;
Plunders God’s world of beauty; rends away
All safety from the night, all comfort from the day.
Then wisely is my soul elate,
That strife should vanish, battle cease:
I’m poor and of a low estate,
The Mother of the Prince of Peace.
Joy rises in me, like a summer’s morn:
Peace, Peace on Earth! the Prince of Peace is born.”
Music
Music Websitehttp://pitchfork.com/
Christmas music history (from music education site at about.com)
Title of the Song: Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Author: Charles Wesley (1707-1788), younger brother of John Wesley. Charles was a hymn writer and a poet, also known as one of the poeple who began the Methodist movement in the Church of England. The said song appeared in 1739 in a book called Hymns and Sacred Poems.
Interesting Fact: To celebrate the invention of the printing press, Felix Mendelssohn composed a cantata in 1840 called Festgesang or "Festival Song". The melody of Mendelssohn's cantata was then used by William H. Cummings and adapted it to the lyrics of Wesley's "Hark the Herald Angels Sing".
Lyrics (Excerpt):
Hark the herald angels sing
"Glory to the newborn King!
Peace on earth and mercy mild
God and sinners reconciled"
Joyful, all ye nations rise
Join the triumph of the skies
With the angelic host proclaim:
"Christ is born in Bethlehem"
Hark! The herald angels sing
"Glory to the newborn King!"
For more information on Crystal Healing or Herbalism, see http://www.crystalartsandhealth.org.uk/ Theatre, Music, Yoga, Poetry, www.caraemoore.co.uk
For those with a Kindle this blog can be located at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002FQJHC4
New Online Crystal Healing training course is available at http://crystalartsandhealth.coggno.com/shopMy book Crystal Healing & The Chakra System has recently been published. It covers the Chakra system, Crystal identification and uses, making crystal essences and meditation with crystals.
I am an Herbalist and Crystal Healing Practitioner and have a line of products Crystal Essence TM that combine, aromatherapy, herbal products and crystal essences for "Holistic Wellbeing for Auric & Physical Body"
See http://www.crystalartsandhealth.org.uk/ for the new Autumn/Winter Catalogue and for the new products in the e-shop. We have started making shaving soaps, solid shampoo soaps, and baby products and there are lots of new fun shapes for soaps, perfect for gift bags or stocking fillers.
Healing
Pearl – Regulates glandular functions, assimilation of nutrients, balances emotions, increases tolerance, energizes sacral chakra, reduces, worry, anxiety, frustration, helps focus on who we are. To ease lower back pain, place pearl at sacral chakra, black tourmaline above head, below feet, lodestone at the base of neck. To release stress worry, or overcome addiction place pearl at solar plexus, clear quartz above head, smoky quartz or other grounding stone at feet.
Herbalism
Lime Blossom (Tilia europea)
Nervine, anti-spasmodic, diaphoretic, diuretic, mild astringent.
Renowned prophylactic against development against arteriosclerosis, hypertension, relaxing properties useful in treatment of some migraines, feverish colds and flu. Combines with hops for nervous tension, mistletoe and hawthorn for raised blood pressure and with elderflower in the common cold.
Dosage: pour a cup of boiling water onto 1 teaspoonful of blossoms and leave to infuse for 10 minutes three times a day.
Bad Circulation
Horsechestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum)
Astringent, circulatory tonic. Increases strength and tone of veins. Can be used internally and externally.
Dosage pour a cup of boiling water onto 1-2 tsp of dried fruit, infuse 10 to 15 minutes, drink x 3 a day or use as a lotion.
Yoga
The Spinal Twist
Ardha Matsyendrasana
Keeps spine elastic, relieves muscular problems in the back and hips, removes adhesion in the joints caused by rheumatism, increases synovial fluid of joints, tones roots of spinal nerves, and sympathetic nervous system, massages the abdominal muscles, relieves digestive problems, benefits gall bladder, spleen, kidneys, liver and bowels. Brings peace of mind, relieves disorders of nervous system. Pranic benefits includes removing numerous diseases.
Poetry
Christmas Poem
A Christmas Carol
Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1799)
The shepherds went their hasty way,
And found the lowly stable-shed
Where the Virgin-Mother lay:
And now they checked their eager tread,
For to the Babe, that at her bosom clung,
A Mother’s song the Virgin-Mother sung.
They told her how a glorious light,
Streaming from a heavenly throng,
Around them shone, suspending night!
While sweeter than a mother’s song,
Blest Angels heralded the Saviour’s birth,
Glory to God on high! and Peace on Earth.
She listened to the tale divine,
And closer still the Babe she pressed;
And while she cried, the Babe is mine!
The milk rushed faster to her breast:
Joy rose within her, like a summer’s morn;
Peace, Peace on Earth! the Prince of Peace is born.
Thou Mother of the Prince of Peace,
Poor, simple, and of low estate!
That strife should vanish, battle cease,
O why should this thy soul elate?
Sweet Music’s loudest note, the Poet’s story, —
Didst thou ne’er love to hear of fame and glory?
And is not War a youthful king,
A stately Hero clad in mail?
Beneath his footsteps laurels spring;
Him Earth’s majestic monarchs hail
Their friend, their playmate! and his bold bright eye
Compels the maiden’s love-confessing sigh.
“Tell this in some more courtly scene,
To maids and youths in robes of state!
I am a woman poor and mean,
And therefore is my soul elate.
War is a ruffian, all with guilt defiled,
That from the agéd father tears his child!
A murderous fiend, by fiends adored,
He kills the sire and starves the son;
The husband kills, and from her board
Steals all his widow’s toil had won;
Plunders God’s world of beauty; rends away
All safety from the night, all comfort from the day.
Then wisely is my soul elate,
That strife should vanish, battle cease:
I’m poor and of a low estate,
The Mother of the Prince of Peace.
Joy rises in me, like a summer’s morn:
Peace, Peace on Earth! the Prince of Peace is born.”
Music
Music Websitehttp://pitchfork.com/
Christmas music history (from music education site at about.com)
Title of the Song: Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Author: Charles Wesley (1707-1788), younger brother of John Wesley. Charles was a hymn writer and a poet, also known as one of the poeple who began the Methodist movement in the Church of England. The said song appeared in 1739 in a book called Hymns and Sacred Poems.
Interesting Fact: To celebrate the invention of the printing press, Felix Mendelssohn composed a cantata in 1840 called Festgesang or "Festival Song". The melody of Mendelssohn's cantata was then used by William H. Cummings and adapted it to the lyrics of Wesley's "Hark the Herald Angels Sing".
Lyrics (Excerpt):
Hark the herald angels sing
"Glory to the newborn King!
Peace on earth and mercy mild
God and sinners reconciled"
Joyful, all ye nations rise
Join the triumph of the skies
With the angelic host proclaim:
"Christ is born in Bethlehem"
Hark! The herald angels sing
"Glory to the newborn King!"
For more information on Crystal Healing or Herbalism, see http://www.crystalartsandhealth.org.uk/ Theatre, Music, Yoga, Poetry, www.caraemoore.co.uk
Sunday 6 December 2009
Welcome everyone to the blog of Crystal Arts & Health Topics that will be covered are Crystal Healing, Herbalism, Yoga, Music, Poetry, The Arts and activities of Crystal Arts & Health http://www.crystalartsandhealth.org.uk/
For those with a Kindle this blog can be located at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002FQJHC4
New Online Crystal Healing training course is available at http://crystalartsandhealth.coggno.com/shop
My book Crystal Healing & The Chakra System has recently been published. It covers the Chakra system, Crystal identification and uses, making crystal essences and meditation with crystals.
I am an Herbalist and Crystal Healing Practitioner and have a line of products Crystal Essence TM that combine, aromatherapy, herbal products and crystal essences for "Holistic Wellbeing for Auric & Physical Body"
See http://www.crystalartsandhealth.org.uk/ for the new Autumn/Winter Catalogue and for the new products in the e-shop. We have started making shaving soaps, solid shampoo soaps, and baby products and there are lots of new fun shapes for soaps, perfect for gift bags or stocking fillers.
Crystal Healing
Leopard Skin Jasper - Balancing, nurturing, protection when travelling, doing Shamic work. “Stone of happiness and harmony”.
Herbalism
Damiana (Tunera aphrodisiaca) Dried leaves and stems. Action: nerve tonic, anti-depressant, urinary antiseptic, laxative. Strengthens nervous system. Traditional aphrodisiac, tonic for central and hormonal system. Useful anti-depressant, for anxiety, strengthens male system. Dosage: Pour one cup boiling water onto 1 teaspoonful of dried leaves, infuse 10-15 minutes x 3 a day.
Mugwort (Artemisia vugaris) Leaves or root. Action Bitter tonic, stimulant, nervine tonic, emmenagogue (aids normal menstrual flow). Digestive stimulant, aids in depression, eases tension. Dosage: pour cup of boiling water onto 1-2 teaspoons onto dried herb and leave, infuse 10-15 minutes in a covered container x 3 a day. Is used to flavour aperitive drinks. Tinctures 1-4 ml x 3 a day.
Yoga
The Locust Salabhasana
Counterpose to the Shoulder Stand, the Plough, and the Forward Bend
Brings blood supply to the spine, tones nerves and muscles in neck and shoulders, regulates intestinal function, strengthen abdominal walls, helps sluggish digestion, expands chest, helps sufferers of Asthma, respiratory problems, strengthens shoulder, arm, and back muscles, relieves back pains and sciatica. Enhances concentration and perseverance. Increases pranic flow in the lung, stomach, spleen, heart, liver, small intestine, pericardium, bladder meridians, helps to maximize nutrients in digestion, produces body heat.
Poetry
“Haiku is an unrhymed, syllabic form adapted from the Japanese: three lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Because it is so brief, a haiku is necessarily imagistic, concrete and pithy, capturing a single moment in a very few words.” (poetry.com)
Cat Haiku (available Ebooks.com)
Coates, Deborah, Grand Central Publishing, $9.99
“This humorous collection of 150 haikus captures the psyche of cats, and distills the essence of kitty behavior in the five-seven-five scheme of classic Japanese poetry. The poems are accompanied by line drawings.”
Music
Music news from around the world.
http://radioberlin.com/
The final deadline for submissions to the John Lennon Songwriting Contest is less than two weeks away, on December 15th. You don't need a professional recording. Entries will be judged on originality, melody, composition, and lyrics (when applicable). Your songs may be entered in any of the following categories: Rock, Country, Jazz, Pop, World, Rhythm & Blues, Hip Hop, Gospel/Inspirational, Latin, Electronic, Folk, and Children's.
Judges
Al Jarreau, Bob Weir, Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees, D12, Jesse Harris, Teairra Mari, The Black Eyed Peas, The Bacon Brothers, Ken Komisar, The Veronicas and John Legend are some of the members on the JLSC Executive Committee of Judges
Enter the John Lennon Songwriting Contest
For more information on Crystal Healing or Herbalism, see http://www.crystalartsandhealth.org.uk/ Theatre, Music, Yoga, Poetry, www.caraemoore.co.uk
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Crystal Healing
Leopard Skin Jasper - Balancing, nurturing, protection when travelling, doing Shamic work. “Stone of happiness and harmony”.
Herbalism
Damiana (Tunera aphrodisiaca) Dried leaves and stems. Action: nerve tonic, anti-depressant, urinary antiseptic, laxative. Strengthens nervous system. Traditional aphrodisiac, tonic for central and hormonal system. Useful anti-depressant, for anxiety, strengthens male system. Dosage: Pour one cup boiling water onto 1 teaspoonful of dried leaves, infuse 10-15 minutes x 3 a day.
Mugwort (Artemisia vugaris) Leaves or root. Action Bitter tonic, stimulant, nervine tonic, emmenagogue (aids normal menstrual flow). Digestive stimulant, aids in depression, eases tension. Dosage: pour cup of boiling water onto 1-2 teaspoons onto dried herb and leave, infuse 10-15 minutes in a covered container x 3 a day. Is used to flavour aperitive drinks. Tinctures 1-4 ml x 3 a day.
Yoga
The Locust Salabhasana
Counterpose to the Shoulder Stand, the Plough, and the Forward Bend
Brings blood supply to the spine, tones nerves and muscles in neck and shoulders, regulates intestinal function, strengthen abdominal walls, helps sluggish digestion, expands chest, helps sufferers of Asthma, respiratory problems, strengthens shoulder, arm, and back muscles, relieves back pains and sciatica. Enhances concentration and perseverance. Increases pranic flow in the lung, stomach, spleen, heart, liver, small intestine, pericardium, bladder meridians, helps to maximize nutrients in digestion, produces body heat.
Poetry
“Haiku is an unrhymed, syllabic form adapted from the Japanese: three lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Because it is so brief, a haiku is necessarily imagistic, concrete and pithy, capturing a single moment in a very few words.” (poetry.com)
Cat Haiku (available Ebooks.com)
Coates, Deborah, Grand Central Publishing, $9.99
“This humorous collection of 150 haikus captures the psyche of cats, and distills the essence of kitty behavior in the five-seven-five scheme of classic Japanese poetry. The poems are accompanied by line drawings.”
Music
Music news from around the world.
http://radioberlin.com/
The final deadline for submissions to the John Lennon Songwriting Contest is less than two weeks away, on December 15th. You don't need a professional recording. Entries will be judged on originality, melody, composition, and lyrics (when applicable). Your songs may be entered in any of the following categories: Rock, Country, Jazz, Pop, World, Rhythm & Blues, Hip Hop, Gospel/Inspirational, Latin, Electronic, Folk, and Children's.
Judges
Al Jarreau, Bob Weir, Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees, D12, Jesse Harris, Teairra Mari, The Black Eyed Peas, The Bacon Brothers, Ken Komisar, The Veronicas and John Legend are some of the members on the JLSC Executive Committee of Judges
Enter the John Lennon Songwriting Contest
For more information on Crystal Healing or Herbalism, see http://www.crystalartsandhealth.org.uk/ Theatre, Music, Yoga, Poetry, www.caraemoore.co.uk
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