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Simply notice the seabirds held in the breath of the wind,
in the certainty of that breath, how they write their stories on the sky
so they are passed on.
Simply notice the sheep lying with their faces to the sun, how their lambs
learn from their stillness, how cows will not hurt you
if you face your fear.
Simply notice the women creating; exchanging their legends,
exchanging wisdom, how they felt to each other in shared experiences,
how they can swim in silence without judgement, without pride.
Simply observe how we are women, how we are strong.
It happens to be a group of women but I feel the same about my homeopathic family, how we share experiences and how we are strong. At times we need to simply notice that and be grateful for it. I know I am.
With Love and Peace Ilse
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• Of great importance regarding food both for humans and to feed the animals that we eat.
• Evolved recently spreading with the rise of grazing mammals. Becoming widespread 70 million years ago – end of Cretaceous period.
• Survive fires well, and natural fires and grazing mammals lead to their spread and the shrinking of the forests.
• Grow from bottom hence eaten by animals and regrow easily
• 12000 species, but only 17 mentioned in
homeopathy including 3 fungi Secale/Ustilago/ Ergotinum.
• Pasture – 25% of UK given over to ruminants, England much more so. 20% of the world.
• Wheat, rice, barley, corn, sugar cane
• Beer and whisky
• Originally paper
• The grains have totally
altered human society and are instrumental in the culture we have produced.
• They are all wind pollinated and hence have undeveloped flowers.
• They are part of Mickal
Yakir's 'column four' and so have the main themes of nurturing, nutrition and stability.
Sensations
Grasses bend with the wind and remain rooted and recover without breaking. Hence sensations include:
• Stable
• Strong
• Straight
• Correct
• Steadfast • Rooted
• Grounded • Supported • Stiff versus
• Unstable
• Bent
• Knocked over easily • Wobbly
• Folded over
• Limp
• Flowing
• Fluid
• Leaking
• Light.
These sensations are related to supporting or being supported:
Poales/Gramineae
the grass family
By Geoff Johnson, UK
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Bamboo and Triticum Dicoccoides give too much
Sugar (sacch) and Arundo want to receive.
Culture and Society Making and Breaking
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