Category: DOCTRINE OF SIGNATURES
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WILLOW
THE FOLKLORE OF PLANTS: Willow Lisa Karen Miller One spring, three kittens fell into a river in full spate. A compassionate willow, hearing their piteous cries, bent its graceful branches down to rescue them. The kittens clung tightly and were saved. Ever since, the pussy willow has sprouted…
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WIDOW’S TEARS
THE FOLKLORE OF PLANTS: Widow’s Tears Lisa Karen Miller Today’s column is dedicated to all those who taught us to give – the Buddha, Jesus, Mohammed, and the ordinary people in our lives who taught by example. And especially that widow, who gave her last mite. John…
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WALNUT
THE FOLKLORE OF PLANTS: Walnut Lisa Karen Miller Walnuts are emblems of love and marriage. They were thrown at Roman weddings to bring fertility to the match. The Romans introduced them to Britain. Strong mental powers are one of the attributes of the walnut. This is yet another example of…
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POMEGRANATE
THE FOLKLORE OF PLANTS: Pomegranate Lisa Karen Miller When Persephone was snatched by Hades and taken to the underworld he ruled, her mother Demeter searched the earth for her, fruitlessly. The goddess of grains neglected her duties while she searched for her daughter, causing the earth to grow cold…
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LETTUCE
THE FOLKLORE OF PLANTS: Lettuce Lisa Karen Miller Beatrix Potter has Peter Rabbit falling asleep in Mr. McGregor’s garden after consuming too much lettuce. The soporific (sleep- inducing) effects of Latuca sativa had been known long before she took up pen and brush to create her enchanting children’s stories.…
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EYEBRIGHT
THE FOLKLORE OF PLANTS: Eyebright Lisa Karen Miller If they wished to determine if their companions were telling the truth, the Scots used to carry a sprig of eyebright, Euphrasia officinalis, in their pockets. In addition to this admirable ability, this semiparasitic annual, which extracts nutrients from the roots…
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ASPEN
THE FOLKLORE OF PLANTS: Aspen Lisa Karen Miller In the Wasatch Mountains of Utah, there is a 106-acre stand of quaking aspens made up of 47,000 genetically identical stems. Weighing in at 6 tonnes (1,000 kilograms), Pando (Latin for “I spread”) forms the largest single organism on earth by…
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