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Happy Winter
By Hempology | January 8, 2008
Skip LaFleur, owner Simple Remedies Herbal Solutions
Hello Folks and season greetings:
Today is the beginning of the rest of our lives. Let,s make the best of it. Winter will soon be our season and in traditional Chinese medicine it’s the time of the water element. The end of all the seasons. A time of introspection and storage. A time to rest, meditate, and store our physical energy. Winter is the time for strengthening the renal system, the urinary bladder and kidneys. A time of salt and bitter foods. Regarding salt, purchase complex salts, not just commercial table salt, which consists of only sodium chloride (99.5%) with additions of anti-caking chemicals, potassium iodine and sugar. Complex salts are, natural sea salts and Himalayan salts. Salts are helpful for all biological activates and have the most “grounding? descending activity of any substance used as food. Salt strengthens digestion and increase the flow of hydrochloric acid. Salt also enables us to focus more clearly on the materials world. Excess salt is said to lead to greed.
Bitter foods are not wholly bitter, but are combinations of other flavours with a slight bitter dominance. Some bitter foods include celery, lettuce, turnip, asparagus, watercress, carrot tops, alfalfa, amaranth, quinoa and oats. Also for grounding and warming, include, sweet potatoes, yams, beets, and carrot. Some salty foods include millet, barley, Miso, and soy sauce. Herbs that have significant bitter qualities are chicory, horsetail, burdock root and chaparral. Exposing ourselves to a little cold nourishes the renal system to much may weaken it.
Winter is also the occasion of the birth of the sun, yes that’s it – sun. The equinox is the time when the days change. December 22nd is the suns lowest point on the horizon. From summer solstice to winter solstice days become shorter and colder. To earlier people this represented death. The dying of crops etc, The dying of the sun. By December 22 the sun having moved south for six months makes it to the lowest point in the sky. The sun stops moving south for 3 days. During this time the sun may be observed to reside in the area of the constellation of the Southern Cross. This configuration maybe seen on the New Zealand flag and is also referred to as the crux constellation. On December 25th the sun begins again moving 1 degree north, rises and begins a new birth of longer days. Warming and soon spring. Hence, the saying; the sun died on the cross was dead for 3 days and resurrected.
The sun is also known as the sun of God and is the most revered and worshipped celestial body. Humans have employed this phenomenon for political and religious intents or advantages. Some of the more familiar and notable characters are Jesus Christ, Horus 3000 B.C. Egypt, Attis 1,200B.C. Greece, Krishna 900 B.C. India, Dionysus 500 B.C. Greece, Mithra 1,200 B.C. India, and many others. All were said to have been born on December 25th of virgin birth, were referred to as king of kings son of god, light of the world alpha and omega Lamb of God etc. Recommend looking into all of these characters and events, as they add to the rich tapestry of life. Happy New Year! Remember: Nature cures & side affects are future business.
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