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Magickal Herbs & The Cranial Nerves Part 4 · The Occult Rejects

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  Speaker 1: Something's going to happen. What's going to happen? From ancient
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  Speaker 1: authors veiled and fragrant smoke to the quiet stirring of
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  Speaker 1: a tee for dreamworker healing, herbs have long formed a
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  Speaker 1: bridge between the visible and the unseen. Their leaves and oils,
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  Speaker 1: burned or browed, have whispered their medicine into human nervous systems,
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  Speaker 1: altering consciousness, soothing wounds, and evoking spirits in ritual magic
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  Speaker 1: and witchcraft. Herbs are not inert substances. They are living agents,
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  Speaker 1: imbued with planetary intelligences, elemental spirits, and psychic currents. At
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  Speaker 1: the intersection of botanical law and neuroscience lies a mystery
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  Speaker 1: that modern research is only beginning to decode. In this episode,
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  Speaker 1: we will discuss jasmine, camomile, vedevar, bay, laurel, agrimony, Petuli, angelica, root, calendula,
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  Speaker 1: and verveine, each long revered for both magical potency and
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  Speaker 1: physiological influence on the nervous system. With a particular focus
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  Speaker 1: on the vagus nerve and the twelve cranial nerves, we
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  Speaker 1: examine how these plants engage the body's parasympathetic pathways, enhance
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  Speaker 1: mental clarity, trigger trance or dream states, and activate spiritual insight.
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  Speaker 1: Their magical correspondences, gender, planetary rulership, elemental affinity, and divine
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  Speaker 1: associations offer symbolic maps that have guided healers of mystics
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  Speaker 1: for centuries. Drawing from both peer reviewed biomedical literature and
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  Speaker 1: cross cultural magical traditions, each plant is profiled in detail.
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  Speaker 1: Magical use is described not merely as superstition or metaphor,
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  Speaker 1: but as a codified interaction with subtile forces, often in
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  Speaker 1: the parallel with the chemical realities of neuroreception, ol, factory modulation,
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  Speaker 1: or vagual tone. Lavender may calm the heart through linle
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  Speaker 1: ol and air element ritual, while petruly grounds the spirit
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  Speaker 1: through earthly fixatives and gabber urgic sedation. The wisdom of
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  Speaker 1: these plants rests not just in molecular mechanics, but in
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  Speaker 1: mythic presence, ritual function, and embodied experience. In this convergence
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  Speaker 1: of magic and neuroscience, we find both reverence and reason,
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  Speaker 1: a place where ancient herbal rituals align with the pathways
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  Speaker 1: of the vegus nerve, and where scent, symbolism and synapse intertwined.
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  Speaker 1: This work seeks to illuminate how these nine botanicals continue
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  Speaker 1: to serve as ritual allies and neurological emissaries mediating between
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  Speaker 1: soul and soma, spell and synapse. First, we have jasmine,
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  Speaker 1: folk name Jessamine, queen of the Knight, moonlight of the grove.
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  Speaker 1: It's also feminine associated with the moon, also markery in
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  Speaker 1: some traditions, and the element water with earth influences and
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  Speaker 1: also associated with Diana, Vishnu, and Rhiannon, often sacred to
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  Speaker 1: lunar and love deities. The waxy white blossoms of jasmine
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  Speaker 1: carrion or of moonlit enchantment. In Wicca and folk magic,
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  Speaker 1: jasmine is cherished as a flower of love, prophecy, and
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  Speaker 1: spiritual connection. Its intoxicating nighttime fragrance is believed to attract
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  Speaker 1: spiritual love and inspire prophetic dreams. Indeed, placing jasmine in
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  Speaker 1: the bedroom or aiding it to a dream pillow is
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  Speaker 1: said to induce vivid, divinatory dreams, which is a Mystics
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  Speaker 1: have used jasmine and rituals for attraction in romance, aiding
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  Speaker 1: its petals to love sachets and baths to draw soulmates
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  Speaker 1: and deep in existing bonds Jasmine is also a flower
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  Speaker 1: of happiness and wealth. When planted by the home, it
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  Speaker 1: is thought to bring abundance and protective blessings to the household. Culturally,
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  Speaker 1: it is a sacred flower across the globe from the
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  Speaker 1: goddess Diana and western lore to Commandva, the Hindu god
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  Speaker 1: of love, who tips his arrows with jasmine blossoms. Its
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  Speaker 1: folk epitaphs like Queen of the Knight and Moonlight of
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  Speaker 1: the Grove reflect not only its nocturnal be but also
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  Speaker 1: its status as a plant that bridges the earthly and divine.
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  Speaker 1: Burned as an incense or worn as oil, jasmine elevates
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  Speaker 1: the psychic senses, aiding meditation and spiritual communion. It is
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  Speaker 1: said to open one's intuitive third eye, facilitating gentle spirit
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  Speaker 1: communication and guiding magical work with peaceful, loving energy. Modern
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  Speaker 1: science has begun to validate jasmine's profound calming effects on
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  Speaker 1: the nervous system, giving credence to its age old reputation
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  Speaker 1: as nature's value. Researchers in Germany discovered that compounds and
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  Speaker 1: jasmine's aroma can enhance gabba urgic signaling in the brain
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  Speaker 1: to an extraordinary degree. In lab tests. Certain jasmine scent
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  Speaker 1: molecules increase the inhibitory neurotransmitter Gabba's effect more than fivefold,
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  Speaker 1: a potency as strong as commonly prescribed barbituates. Inhalation of
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  Speaker 1: jasmin es central oil produces measurable sedation and anxiety relief.
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  Speaker 1: Mice exposed to jasmine aroma in high concentration grew tranquil
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  Speaker 1: sitting quietly in the corner as their brain sleep centers
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  Speaker 1: were potentiated by gabba. This GABBA receptor modulation is analogous
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  Speaker 1: to how benzo diazepine drugs work, suggesting a scientific basis
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  Speaker 1: for aromatherapeutic calm long attributed to jasmine. Human studies likewise
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  Speaker 1: affirmed jasmine's effect on mood. A network meta analysis of
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  Speaker 1: essential oils found that jasmine was one of the most
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  Speaker 1: effective aromatics for reducing acute anxiety, outperforming even lavender in
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  Speaker 1: some measures. Jasmine sweet fragrance, when inhaled, has been shown
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  Speaker 1: to lower heart rate and induce subjective calm hinting and
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  Speaker 1: activation of the parasympathetic vaguel response beyond its neurological impact.
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  Speaker 1: Jasmine t green tea centered with jasmine, is rich in
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  Speaker 1: antioxidants and is cherished in herbal medicine for boosting immunity
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  Speaker 1: and easing digestion. Notably, folk hill is cautioned against excess
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  Speaker 1: use during pregnancy, as jasmine can be a mild uterine stimulant. Overall,
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  Speaker 1: jasmine gar ages the brain's calming neurotransmitters and the vegas
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  Speaker 1: nerve via scent pathways, truly meriting its historical moniker gifts
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  Speaker 1: from God for the gift of serene delight it imparts.
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  Speaker 1: Next up we have camameal folk named ground apple, scented mayweed,
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  Speaker 1: wig plant mayden. It is masculine associated with the sun
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  Speaker 1: and the element water, also associated with cernonos ra helios,
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  Speaker 1: also linked to ocean and other solar love deities. In
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  Speaker 1: some traditions, camamel has been revered since antiquity as a
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  Speaker 1: gentle get potent, magical herb, treasured for its powers of peace,
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  Speaker 1: protection and prosperity. Its bright, gold centered daisy flowers carry
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  Speaker 1: the warmth of the sun, and indeed, camomile is often
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  Speaker 1: used in solar spells to attract success and dispel darkness.
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  Speaker 1: In ancient Egypt, it was dedicated to Ra, the sun god,
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  Speaker 1: and used in embombing for its protective qualities, which is,
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  Speaker 1: and folk practitioners burn cammameal and inense or edit to
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  Speaker 1: bats to break curses and hexes, believing its purifying vibrations
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  Speaker 1: can wash away evil influence. A classic usage in American
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  Speaker 1: folk magic is to employ camomile and money spells and
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  Speaker 1: gambling luck. Gamblers would wash their hands in camameal fusion
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  Speaker 1: to ensure winnings. As noted by herbal folklore Scott Cunningham,
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  Speaker 1: the herb's sunny energy was thought to attract gold. Hence,
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  Speaker 1: sprinkling camrameal around the home and carrying it in a
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  Speaker 1: wallet invites financial abundance. Yet camomile's magic is equally one
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  Speaker 1: of calm and healing. It is blended with incenses for
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  Speaker 1: sleep and meditation, used to consecrate sacred spaces with a
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  Speaker 1: peaceful our, and sewn into dream pillows, often with lavender,
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  Speaker 1: to ward off nightmares and insure a night of RESTful sleep.
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  Speaker 1: Camomile garlands have been worn to attract a lover or
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  Speaker 1: to radiate a glow of charm and positivity and protective rights.
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  Speaker 1: Camrameile's gentle energy belies a strong force. It has been
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  Speaker 1: hung above doors and windows to keep out psychic attacks
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  Speaker 1: and negativity presence. Likened to a spiritual watchdog, this plant
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  Speaker 1: physician even extends its magic to other plants. Gardeners observed
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  Speaker 1: that struggling plants revived when cammamil grew nearby, as if
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  Speaker 1: its ore imparted healing. In summary, Camomile's magic is multifaceted.
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  Speaker 1: It sus and protects, attracts luck and love, and illuminates
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  Speaker 1: one's life with quiet joy, echoing the golden glow of
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  Speaker 1: its blossoms. Kamamile is famed in herbal medicine for its
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  Speaker 1: remarkable calming and healing properties on the human body. Biochemically,
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  Speaker 1: kamamil is rich in flavonoids like epigenin, which binds to
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  Speaker 1: benzodiazepine receptors in the brain to gently induce sedation and
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  Speaker 1: reduce anxiety. Clinical research strongly supports camomile's inensoolytic anxiety relieving power.
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  Speaker 1: A twenty twenty four systematic review of clinical trials find
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  Speaker 1: that nine out of ten studies concluded camameal significantly reduces
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  Speaker 1: anxiety symptoms, validating its traditional use as a nervine sedative.
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  Speaker 1: Camramele's active compounds appear to modulate the hypothalamic peturitory adrenal
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  Speaker 1: access and neurotransmitters helping downregulate the body's stress response. Camrameal's
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  Speaker 1: active compounds appear to modulate the hypothalamic peturitory adrenal HPA
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  Speaker 1: axis and neurotransmitters helping downregulate the body's stress response. In
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  Speaker 1: patients with generalized anxiety disorder, oral chamra mail extracts led
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  Speaker 1: to measurable improvements comparable to standard anti anxiety medications in
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  Speaker 1: some trials. Neurochemically, Camramele's epigenin is a mild gaba a agonist,
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  Speaker 1: meaning it enhances the effect of the brain's primary calming
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  Speaker 1: neural transmitter GABA. This induces a state of relaxation without
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  Speaker 1: heavy sedation. Hence, a cup of chamramel tea before bed
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  Speaker 1: is a time honored remedy for insomnia and nervous tension.
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  Speaker 1: Beyond the nervous system, chemamel has demonstrated anti inflammatory and
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  Speaker 1: anti spasmodic effect x. It can relax smooth muscles, and
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  Speaker 1: quell gastro intestinal cramping partly via vagus nerve mediation of
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  Speaker 1: gut mortality. It's used to soothe ingestion. Iritoboal syndrome and
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  Speaker 1: even infantolic Camomile's inflammation fighting properties are so potent that
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  Speaker 1: during the US Civil War doctors applied camomile compresses to
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  Speaker 1: wounds to promote healing. It contains visobol and matrixin which
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  Speaker 1: inhibit inflammatory enzymes and cytokines, biologically explaining its ability to
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  Speaker 1: ease headaches, muscle aches, and skin irritations. Notably, camomile can
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  Speaker 1: even strengthen the immune system. Its antioxidants help fend off
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  Speaker 1: oxidative stress. Camomile thus x on the brain and body
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  Speaker 1: in tandem, gently enough for children, yet effective enough that
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  Speaker 1: science recognizes it as a legitimate therapeutic agent for anxiety
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  Speaker 1: and sleep. By engaging GABBA receptors and calming the HPA axis,
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  Speaker 1: it effectively coaxes the body into parasympathetic rest and digests state,
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  Speaker 1: matching its magical reputation for bestowing peace and security. And next,
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  Speaker 1: we have vedev folk named vedevert couscous oil of tranquility
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  Speaker 1: for the insensual oil it's feminine energy. It's associated with
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  Speaker 1: Saturn and the element of earth, and also associated with
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  Speaker 1: Yemma and Hudu and Efa traditions and hakate due to
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  Speaker 1: under connections and earth gods. In general, vedev root is
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  Speaker 1: a beloved ingredient in witchcraft and perfumery, valued for its
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  Speaker 1: deeply grounded, protective, and secret unveiling qualities. This tropical grassis
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  Speaker 1: root has a rich, earthly sweet scent, sometimes called the
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  Speaker 1: fragrance of the Earth, and magic practitioners use it to
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  Speaker 1: anchor and stabilize spiritual energy in rituals. Vetever is employed
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  Speaker 1: for grounding after intense psychic work or estra travel. Burning
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  Speaker 1: vetev or anointing with its oil helps one reroot to
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  Speaker 1: the physical plane, preventing lightheadedness or spiritual burnout. It is
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  Speaker 1: off associated with the root chakra, providing a sense of
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  Speaker 1: safety and connection to the soil of mother Earth. Vetever
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  Speaker 1: is also renowned as a powerful protector. Sorcerers have long
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  Speaker 1: stuffed sachets with vetev root to ward off negativity and
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  Speaker 1: malevolent spirits. When sprinkled around a property or used in
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  Speaker 1: floor washes, vetever creates an energetic barrier against curses and
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  Speaker 1: psychic attacks. In Hudu, vetevert is classically used to reverse jinxes.
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  Speaker 1: Its defense of magic is said to not only dispel evil,
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  Speaker 1: but send it back to its source. The root's affinity
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  Speaker 1: for Saturn, planet of boundaries and secrets, means it can
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  Speaker 1: be used in spells to uncover hidden truths or ancient wisdom. Indeed,
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  Speaker 1: Vetev is linked to longevity and the revelation of deep
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  Speaker 1: secrets in some grim wares. Despite its Saturnian heaviness, Vetever
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  Speaker 1: has a central side. It's included in some love and
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  Speaker 1: lust potions, especially in Voodu and folk love charms, to
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  Speaker 1: add depth and enduring attraction. It's thought to attract a
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  Speaker 1: love for life due to its persistent scent. Financial magic
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  Speaker 1: also calls on vetev. Its grounding nature is believed to
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  Speaker 1: attract prosperity that is stable and long lasting, as opposed
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  Speaker 1: to quick, fightly luck. Sprinkling Vetev in cash boxes or
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  Speaker 1: carrying it in mojo bags can bring in steady money
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  Speaker 1: and business success. Overall, Vetterver's magical demeanor is colme, ancient,
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  Speaker 1: and unshakable. It bestows strength in times of crisis, binds
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  Speaker 1: lovers of friends on loyal unity, and ensures that wherever
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  Speaker 1: one stands, one stands with solid support of Earth's guardian spirits.
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  Speaker 1: The effects of vetaver on the nervous system are grounding
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  Speaker 1: in physiology as they are in spirit. Vetever essential oil
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  Speaker 1: has been scientifically studied for its anseolitic, anxiety reducing and
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  Speaker 1: neuroprotective properties. Notably, romatherapists often call Vedevo oil the oil
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  Speaker 1: of tranquility, and a twenty fifteen animal study provided compelling
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  Speaker 1: evidence for this epitaph. Rats that inhale vetevo oil at
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  Speaker 1: certain conspstrations showed antiolytic behavior and elevated maze tests comparable
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  Speaker 1: to rats given diazepine or value. The vetefer exposed rats
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  Speaker 1: were calmer and explored the open arms of the maze
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  Speaker 1: more indicating reduced anxiety, and researchers observed change in sea
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  Speaker 1: force expressions in the amygdala, the brain's fear center, consistent
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  Speaker 1: with an anxiety relief effect. This suggests vetevor's chemical constituents
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  Speaker 1: rich and seska turpines likely modulate limbic system activity, perhaps
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  Speaker 1: by enhancing gabber urgic signaling or suppressing overreactive sympathetic responses.
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  Speaker 1: Rich and suskaterpenes likely modulate limbic system activity, perhaps by
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  Speaker 1: enhancing gabber urgic signaling or suppressing overreactive sympathetic responses. In
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  Speaker 1: human aromatherapy, vetav's deep smoking aroma is noted to steady
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  Speaker 1: the heart rate and lower blood pressure, slightly engaging the
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  Speaker 1: vagus nerves calming influence. Interestingly, some studies have also found
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  Speaker 1: cognitive benefits. Vetevar inhalation was reported to increase alertness and
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  Speaker 1: beta brain wave activity and EEG recordings, hinting that in
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  Speaker 1: addition to calming, it can improve focus. Anecdotally, it's used
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  Speaker 1: in blends for ADHD support. Physiologically, vetevar exhibits anti inflammatory
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  Speaker 1: and antioxidant effects. Traditional aerobatic medicine uses it in cooling
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  Speaker 1: drinks to bring down fevers and calm the body's heat.
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  Speaker 1: The oil can be applied indulution to ease joint and
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  Speaker 1: muscle pain, its circulatory stimulation helping reduce aches. It also
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  Speaker 1: has mild seditive effects on the nervous system. Herbalists have
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  Speaker 1: used vetevar in tincture or t form the roots infused
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  Speaker 1: to help with insomnia and nerveing exhaustion by reducing elevated
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  Speaker 1: stress hormones. One study noted vetevor or romatherapy could lower
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  Speaker 1: cortisol levels in stressed subjects and promoting parasympathetic activity. Vetevar
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  Speaker 1: exerts a stabilizing influence on both mind and body. Many
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  Speaker 1: find that Vetaver's scent feels like an embrace from the Earth.
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  Speaker 1: In neurological terms, it likely triggers olfactory pathways that signal safety,
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  Speaker 1: thereby releasing tension from an overworked nervous system. This unligns
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  Speaker 1: perfectly with Vetiver's magical repute. Physically and energetically, it centers
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  Speaker 1: scattered energy, protects the nerve from over excitation, and gently
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  Speaker 1: leads one into a state of calm resilience. And next
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  Speaker 1: we have Bay Laurel s folk names sweet Bay Greece
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  Speaker 1: and Laurel Daphne baytree. It is masculine, associated with the sun,
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  Speaker 1: sacred to Apollo, associated with the element of fire and
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  Speaker 1: also Apollo Daphne, furness, raw and generally solar deities and
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  Speaker 1: patrons of prophecy. Bay Laurel leaves have been a symbol
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  Speaker 1: of glory, protection and psychic power for millennia. In ancient
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  Speaker 1: Greece and Rome, wreaths obey crowned the victors, generals, olympic athletes, poets,
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  Speaker 1: imbuing them with laurels of triumph. This originates in the
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  Speaker 1: myth of Apollo and Daphne, when the nymph Daphne was
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  Speaker 1: transformed into a laurel tree to escape Apollo's pursuit. Apollo
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  Speaker 1: declared the tree sacred and adorned himself and his champions
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  Speaker 1: with its leaves. To this day, bey is used in
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  Speaker 1: magic to ensure success and strength, which is right. Wishes
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  Speaker 1: or intentions on bay leaves and burned them to make
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  Speaker 1: the desires come true, and students sometimes put a bay
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  Speaker 1: leaf under the pillow to help succeed in exam, drawing
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  Speaker 1: on its victorious energy. Bay laurels also fames for its
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  Speaker 1: role and prophecy and divination. The oracle of Delphi, priestess
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  Speaker 1: of Apollo, chewed or burned bay leaves to induce her
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  Speaker 1: prophetic trances. In folklore, it's noted that in large quantities,
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  Speaker 1: bay laurel can be mildly narcotic. The Pithia's inhalation of
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  Speaker 1: bay smoke, along with sacred fumes, helped her see visions,
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  Speaker 1: giving Bay a reputation as a gateway to altered states.
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  Speaker 1: For this reason, bey is a common component in dream
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  Speaker 1: pillows psychic teas, though the leaves themselves are not ingested
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  Speaker 1: in teas, they might be brewed briefly for an infusion
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  Speaker 1: to stimulate clairvoyance and vivid dreams. The protected power of
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  Speaker 1: bay is equally celebrated. A bay tree by the home
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  Speaker 1: is said to guard against lightning and evil. Indeed, romans
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  Speaker 1: hung bay in doorways during thunderstorms for protection, but evil
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  Speaker 1: law claimed that where bay flourished, no witch could dwell,
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  Speaker 1: perhaps ironic since witches themselves now use bay for protection.
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  Speaker 1: Sprigs of bay were used to sprinkle water and purification rituals,
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  Speaker 1: and even today practitioners will burn a bay leaf in
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  Speaker 1: each room of a house to banish negativity. Bay is
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  Speaker 1: also associated with wisdom and intellect. The term Beaca laureate
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  Speaker 1: refers to laurel berries, and poet laureate to those crowned
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  Speaker 1: with bay for poetic prowess. Thus, bay can be used
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  Speaker 1: in spells to enhance memory, focus, and creativity, like burning
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  Speaker 1: bay with sandalwood to overcome writer's block. In summary, those
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  Speaker 1: magic spans protection, victory, and prophecy, whether tucked under a
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  Speaker 1: mattress for prophetic dreams, carried into court for legal victory,
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  Speaker 1: or burned to cleanse and inspire. Bay leaf is a
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  Speaker 1: venerable and powerful tool in the witch's arsenal, connecting the
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  Speaker 1: mundane home with the bright solar energies of Apollo's divine inspiration.
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  Speaker 1: Bay Laurel, beyond its popular use as a kitchen spice,
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  Speaker 1: offers notable effects on the nervous system and body that
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  Speaker 1: aligned with its spiritual uses. Chemically, bay leaves contain compounds
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  Speaker 1: like lineol one eight, sinile eucalyptol, and usenol, which confers sedative,
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  Speaker 1: antiolytic and anti inflammatory properties. Pharmacological studies have shown that
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  Speaker 1: bay laurel essential oil exhibits significant antiolytic activity in animal models.
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  Speaker 1: In one study, mice given bay leaf extract performs similarly
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  Speaker 1: to those given diazepam in anxiety tests, demonstrating more exploration
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  Speaker 1: and less fear behavior, which indicates reduced anxiety. UTI. Anxiety
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  Speaker 1: effects were comparable to a standard benzodiazepine, and mechanistic analysis
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  Speaker 1: suggests bayes constituents likely act on gabba A receptors, the
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  Speaker 1: same receptors modulated by value. Another research finding is that
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  Speaker 1: Laurus noblest essential oil can prevent seizures and produces calming
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  Speaker 1: effects at higher doses, although at those anti convulsive doses
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  Speaker 1: some sedation and motor impairment where noted. This is consistent
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  Speaker 1: with reports that the pitheas heavy use of BAY could
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  Speaker 1: induce a trance. Essentially, bays volatile oils have a depressant
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  Speaker 1: effect on the central nervous system when concentrated, leading to
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  Speaker 1: drowsiness or dreamlike states. Methyl unagol has been observed to
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  Speaker 1: bind to GABBA receptors in the amygdala and potentiate gabba's
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  Speaker 1: inhibitory action beyond the brain. Bay laurel has robust anti
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  Speaker 1: inflammatory and antimicrobial effects. The leaf's oils inhibit prostagdaline synthesis
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  Speaker 1: COX two and reduce cytokine release, helping to reduce pain
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  Speaker 1: and swelling in joints. Bay leaves or oil and a
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  Speaker 1: chess salve AY act as a mild expectorant indeed congestin
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  Speaker 1: soothing copse and baranchial congestion. The vagus nerve, which controls
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  Speaker 1: aspects of digestion and heart rate, may also benefit. Bay
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  Speaker 1: has been used as a digestive aid for dyspepsia and bloating,
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  Speaker 1: possibly by relaxing gastro intestinal smooth muscle via cholinergic pathways.
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  Speaker 1: Some research even points to bay laurel improving metabolic markers.
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  Speaker 1: For example, consumption of bay was linked to better glucose
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  Speaker 1: control in patients, hinting at an insulin sensitizing effect. In
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  Speaker 1: holistic terms, bay laurel fires up the body's defense and insight.
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  Speaker 1: It gently stimulates circulation and the immune system. Some of
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  Speaker 1: its compounds are antimicrobial against common pathogens, while concurrently soothing
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  Speaker 1: the mind through gabberurgic and serotonin urgic modulation. As a result,
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  Speaker 1: bay laurel stands as a unique herb that both invigorates
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  Speaker 1: and calms, sharpening the mind's clarity in low doses for
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  Speaker 1: cognitive boost and relieving anxiety in higher aromatherapic doses. These
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  Speaker 1: scientific insights mirror the ancient intuitions. The same leaf that
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  Speaker 1: crowned heroes and oracles also contains chemical wisdom that can
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  Speaker 1: steady nerves, fight inflammation, and perhaps even open the doors
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  Speaker 1: of perception in the brain. Next, we have agrimony folk
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  Speaker 1: named church Steeples, stickwart Garclive philanthropose. It is masculine, associated
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  Speaker 1: with Jupiter and the element air. It does not associated
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  Speaker 1: with any specifically widely noted deities sometimes linked to Jupiterian
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  Speaker 1: archetypes like Thor or Zeus for its protective and truth
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  Speaker 1: revealing qualities. Agrimony is a revered urban folk magic best
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  Speaker 1: known for its ability to turn negativity back to its
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  Speaker 1: source and to induce a deep, enchanted sleep. In the
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  Speaker 1: herblore of the British Isles and Appalachian folk practice, agrimony
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  Speaker 1: was the go to herb for reversal magic if one
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  Speaker 1: believed they were hext or had the evil eye upon them.
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  Speaker 1: A common spell was to brew agrimony into a wash
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  Speaker 1: or incense and use it to banish the curse and
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  Speaker 1: send it back bounce it back to the sender. Because
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  Speaker 1: of this, agrimony earned the nickname witch is bane, yet
• 23:19
  Speaker 1: ironically witches themselves use it as a protective. Ally dried
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  Speaker 1: agrimony in sachets are hung above doorways, will ostensibly keep
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  Speaker 1: out baneful spirits and ill wishes, acting as an energetic
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  Speaker 1: filter that traps negativity. Another major attribute of agrimony is
• 23:36
  Speaker 1: its role in sleep and truth spells. A charming piece
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  Speaker 1: of English focal or claims that if agrimony is placed
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  Speaker 1: beneath someone's pillow, they will make them sleep so deeply
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  Speaker 1: that they will not wake until the herb is removed.
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  Speaker 1: This legend highlights agrimony's power as a sleep inducer. It
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  Speaker 1: is a key ingredient and some traditional dream cushions to
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  Speaker 1: combat insomnia or restless sleep. Some occult texts also suggest
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  Speaker 1: that such an agrimony charm can be used to compel honesty,
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  Speaker 1: keeping a person asleep metaphorically, in the dark, untol truth
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  Speaker 1: is revealed. Thus, agrimony was sometimes added to spells to
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  Speaker 1: expose liars or uncover secrets by preventing the deceiver from
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  Speaker 1: maintaining their ruse. Furthermore, agrimony has associations with healing and
• 24:18
  Speaker 1: protection in a general sense. In medieval times, it was
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  Speaker 1: included in all heel salves for wounds and protection, and spiritually,
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  Speaker 1: it's believed to lift one's spirits, cutting through negative thought
• 24:28
  Speaker 1: forms that linger like a dark cloud. In American Hudoo,
• 24:33
  Speaker 1: agrimony is known as a key component in reversing candle
• 24:36
  Speaker 1: spells and baths. Mixed with rue and hyesop, it creates
• 24:40
  Speaker 1: a powerful uncrossing formula that not only cleanses jinxes, but
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  Speaker 1: mirrors them back. Hence one nickname returned to the sender herb.
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  Speaker 1: Agrimony's Jupiterarian connection Jupiter being expansive and truth seeking, also
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  Speaker 1: means it's occasionally used in legal magic injustice spells. For instance,
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  Speaker 1: a mojo bag with agrimony might be carried into court
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  Speaker 1: to help an innocent person by revealing the truth and
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  Speaker 1: ensuring a just outcome. It is also said to bless
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  Speaker 1: them with cheerful demeanor and bright oreror, perhaps due to
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  Speaker 1: its sunny yellow flower spikes that resemble a miniature herald's
• 25:13
  Speaker 1: staff or church people reaching for the light. In summary,
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  Speaker 1: Agrimony's magic is about reversal, revelation, and repose. It takes
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  Speaker 1: bad influences and flips them, forces that which is hidden
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  Speaker 1: into the open, and brings the piece of restorative sleep
• 25:29
  Speaker 1: and relief from worry. Agrimony may not be as famous
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  Speaker 1: in modern pharmacology as other herbs, but it possesses noteworthy
• 25:35
  Speaker 1: properties that gently affect the nervous system and bodily health. Traditionally,
• 25:40
  Speaker 1: agrimony was used as a mild sedative and astringent. The
• 25:44
  Speaker 1: law of agrimony causing unwakeable sleep underscores that it likely
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  Speaker 1: has calming compounds. In fact, it contains tannins and flavonoids
• 25:51
  Speaker 1: that have a nerving relaxing quality. Though scientific research is limited,
• 25:56
  Speaker 1: some preliminary evidence suggests agrimony's flavonoids can interact with neurotransmitter systems.
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  Speaker 1: For example, agrimony extracts have demonstrated a silicolon estras inhibitory activity,
• 26:07
  Speaker 1: which could enhance the silicoline levels and potentially aid cognitive function. However,
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  Speaker 1: agrimonies more pronounced biochemical action is an anti inflammatory and
• 26:16
  Speaker 1: mild analgesic. It has been used for gastro intestinal issues
• 26:21
  Speaker 1: that tannus provide a stringency that help diarrhea and can
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  Speaker 1: calm the gut lining, which indirectly can soothe an overactive
• 26:27
  Speaker 1: vagous nerve in cases of gut distress. By reducing gut inflammation,
• 26:32
  Speaker 1: agrimony might alleviate the kind of physical stress that contributes
• 26:36
  Speaker 1: to anxiety. Historically, it was also given to reduce heat
• 26:40
  Speaker 1: in the body. In modern terms, it has antioxidant components
• 26:44
  Speaker 1: that reduce oxidative stress in terms of sleep. While no
• 26:48
  Speaker 1: strong sedative chemical from agrimony has been isolated, akin to
• 26:52
  Speaker 1: Valerian's vellernic acid, Agrimony's calming effect may come from a
• 26:56
  Speaker 1: gentle gabba, modulating action of some flavonoids, or sin simply
• 27:00
  Speaker 1: from relieving discomfort, since pain our digestive unrest can impede sleep.
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  Speaker 1: A commentary on one herbal compendium noted Agrimony's reputation for insomnia,
• 27:10
  Speaker 1: but admitted scientific support for agrimony's sedative effect is sparse,
• 27:15
  Speaker 1: indicating its sleep magic might be more energetic than pharmacological. Nevertheless,
• 27:20
  Speaker 1: agrimony does contain small amounts of nicotinic acid, niacin, and
• 27:24
  Speaker 1: other compounds which can cause a relaxation effect or a
• 27:27
  Speaker 1: slight drop in blood pressure, possibly facilitating sleepiness on the
• 27:31
  Speaker 1: circulatory and nervous system. Agrimony is gently tonic. It improves
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  Speaker 1: liver function and thus can help clear the blood, which
• 27:38
  Speaker 1: in turn may improve mood and energy over time the
• 27:41
  Speaker 1: gut liver brain axis. It improves liver function and thus
• 27:44
  Speaker 1: can help clear the blood, which in turn may improve
• 27:47
  Speaker 1: mood and energy over time the gut liver brain axis.
• 27:51
  Speaker 1: It is also used externally as a wound wash. Interestingly,
• 27:55
  Speaker 1: cleaning wounds and sores promotes comfort and thereby can reduce
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  Speaker 1: peripheral pain signals that would otherwise keep the nervous system aroused,
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  Speaker 1: so indirectly, Agrimony's healing of physical ills lead to nervous
• 28:08
  Speaker 1: system relaxation. Importantly, agrimony has a long standing safety profile.
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  Speaker 1: It was recommended even for children's nightmares and anxiety, and
• 28:16
  Speaker 1: folk medicine, modern herbal has seen as a supportive herb
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  Speaker 1: from mild anxiety with digestive components, precisely because it addresses
• 28:24
  Speaker 1: both the gut via its betters and tannins to normalized
• 28:28
  Speaker 1: digestin and the nerves via its gentle, calming vibe. In conclusion,
• 28:33
  Speaker 1: while agrimony won't knock you out like a pharmaceutical sedative
• 28:36
  Speaker 1: and any spell of unending sleep is likely metaphorical, it
• 28:39
  Speaker 1: contributes to nervous system equilibrium in subtler ways, reducing inflammatory stress,
• 28:45
  Speaker 1: tightening and healing leaky gut barreas, and perhaps mildly influencing neurotransmitters.
• 28:50
  Speaker 1: This aligns with its magical profile as an herb that
• 28:53
  Speaker 1: quiets disturbances, whether they be spiritual harassment or the body's
• 28:57
  Speaker 1: eternal cacophony, restoring a natural state of harmonious rest. And
• 29:04
  Speaker 1: next we have Patchuli folk name puchaput Guardinia and graveyard dust.
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  Speaker 1: It is feminine and associated with Saturn and the element
• 29:14
  Speaker 1: of earth, and it's also associated with aphrodite, pan and Osane.
• 29:20
  Speaker 1: Petulli is an herb that practically embodies the Earth element, dark, rich,
• 29:24
  Speaker 1: and sensual. In magical practice, it is most famed for
• 29:28
  Speaker 1: attracting love and money, and for its power to manifest
• 29:30
  Speaker 1: desires into a tangible realm. The dried leaves and the
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  Speaker 1: potent essential oil distilled from them exude a musky, sweet aroma,
• 29:38
  Speaker 1: often associated with love spells and passion. Indeed, petruli has
• 29:43
  Speaker 1: been used for centuries as a natural aphrodisiac. In folk magic,
• 29:47
  Speaker 1: Sprinkling petuli in a lover's bed or wearing it as
• 29:49
  Speaker 1: a personal oil is believed to ignite lust and sexual magnetism.
• 29:54
  Speaker 1: It is said to bind lovers together, not in an
• 29:57
  Speaker 1: unwelcome way, but by deepening physical and emotion attraction, which
• 30:01
  Speaker 1: is included in spells for fertility and carnal pleasure, honoring
• 30:05
  Speaker 1: its connection to pan and aphrodite to bless the union
• 30:08
  Speaker 1: of bodies and hearts. Perhaps even more prominent is Peculi's
• 30:12
  Speaker 1: reputation and money magic. Its strong scent was historically used
• 30:16
  Speaker 1: to protect valuable textiles silk traders in the nineteenth century
• 30:20
  Speaker 1: packed fabrics with petuli to repel morphs and impart the
• 30:23
  Speaker 1: scent of luxury. This association with valuable goods transformed into
• 30:28
  Speaker 1: magical symbolism. Patrulli is believed to draw prosperity and abundance.
• 30:34
  Speaker 1: One common spell is to anoint cash with petruli oil,
• 30:37
  Speaker 1: or keep petrulli leaves in one's while to ensure it
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  Speaker 1: never stays empty. It's also used in prosperity candles and incense.
• 30:45
  Speaker 1: The idea is that Pachuli's earthly vibration grounds wealth in
• 30:48
  Speaker 1: one's life, making financial success a stable reality as opposed
• 30:53
  Speaker 1: to fleeting luck Hudu. Formulations like money draw oil often
• 30:57
  Speaker 1: contain petrurely for this reason. Additionally, Petuli's earth element makes
• 31:02
  Speaker 1: it a powerful grounding and uncrossing herb. It's featured in
• 31:06
  Speaker 1: rituals to break negative habits and hexes, for example adding
• 31:10
  Speaker 1: petruli to a ritual bath for cleansing, or burning it
• 31:13
  Speaker 1: to bury bad influences in the earth. Some modern witches
• 31:17
  Speaker 1: use petrurely in banishing. Ironically, while it attracts what is wanted,
• 31:21
  Speaker 1: love and money, it can also repel what is unwanted,
• 31:24
  Speaker 1: like baneful spirits or energies, by its strong scent marking boundaries. Culturally,
• 31:30
  Speaker 1: petuli has an enduring link to the counterculture and spiritual exploration.
• 31:35
  Speaker 1: It was nearly the perfume of nineteen sixties hippie movement.
• 31:38
  Speaker 1: This legacy endows it with an aura of freedom, earthly spirituality,
• 31:43
  Speaker 1: and breaking societal constraints. Magically, we see this as using
• 31:47
  Speaker 1: petuli to open the root chakra, encourage self love and
• 31:51
  Speaker 1: acceptance of one's primal self. It helps practitioners get out
• 31:55
  Speaker 1: of their head. Useful in magic when one needs to
• 31:57
  Speaker 1: connect with body wisdom and they hear any where they
• 32:01
  Speaker 1: use in a love sachet, a money jar, or an
• 32:04
  Speaker 1: altar offering to nature deities. Petrurely provides a kind of raw,
• 32:08
  Speaker 1: fertile energy. It smells like fertile soil after rain, a
• 32:12
  Speaker 1: signal to the subconscious that seeds of intention can and
• 32:15
  Speaker 1: will sprout. This is why petuli is a staple in
• 32:18
  Speaker 1: both witchcraft and perfumery. Both grounds and excites, attracts and
• 32:22
  Speaker 1: binds all with the throaty laugh of pan echoing through
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  Speaker 1: its scent and promise of earthly delights and rewards made manifest.
• 32:31
  Speaker 1: The rich aromaa petuli does more than please the nose,
• 32:34
  Speaker 1: it produces measurable effects on mood and psychology. Petrulli oil
• 32:38
  Speaker 1: has been studied for its impact on the central nervous system,
• 32:41
  Speaker 1: particularly regarding mood regulation. One remarkable finding reported by Japanese
• 32:46
  Speaker 1: researchers is that simply inhaling petroli oil can reduce experimental
• 32:51
  Speaker 1: anxiety by up to forty percent. This antiolytic effect is
• 32:56
  Speaker 1: likely due to Petuli's complex chemical profile, which includes suskaterpenes,
• 33:00
  Speaker 1: nor petuleans, and boldnessine that interact with the olympic system.
• 33:04
  Speaker 1: Upon inhalation, Petuli's aroma appears to trigger the brain to
• 33:08
  Speaker 1: release dopamine and serotonin, the feel good neurotransmitters. A twenty
• 33:13
  Speaker 1: twenty two rat study found that petruli oil high in
• 33:15
  Speaker 1: petrol oil had antidepressant like effects comparable to fluxetine, attributed
• 33:21
  Speaker 1: to significant increase in brain dopamine levels. This aligns with
• 33:26
  Speaker 1: traditional aromatherapy claims that petrullly uplifts mood and elevates stress
• 33:30
  Speaker 1: related depression. Interestingly, where many floral essential oils are stimulatory,
• 33:36
  Speaker 1: petruli is somewhat balancing. It can be both grounding and
• 33:39
  Speaker 1: gently stimulating. EEG studies show that peculiar aroma can increase
• 33:44
  Speaker 1: alpha and theata brain waves associated with relaxation, while also
• 33:48
  Speaker 1: supporting beta waves alertness at lower concentrations. It's noted as
• 33:53
  Speaker 1: especially useful for people who feel spacey or disassociated. Its
• 33:57
  Speaker 1: odor brings awareness back to the body, which corresponds to
• 34:01
  Speaker 1: magical grounding on the parasympathetic nervous system. Patrurely seems to
• 34:06
  Speaker 1: have a regulatory role. Practitioners often report deeper breaths in
• 34:10
  Speaker 1: a pleasant side response after inhaling it, suggesting vagual activation
• 34:14
  Speaker 1: that slows the heart and calms the fight or flight response.
• 34:19
  Speaker 1: In terms of bodily effects, petruli is anti inflammatory, anti fungal,
• 34:23
  Speaker 1: and even somewhat analgesic. It has been used topically to
• 34:27
  Speaker 1: treat skin conditions like dermatitis and fungal infections. These skin
• 34:31
  Speaker 1: soothing properties can indirectly ease the nervous system by relieving
• 34:35
  Speaker 1: physical itching or irritation that could cause restlessness. Furthermore, petrurely
• 34:41
  Speaker 1: may influence the endocrine system. It has been mentioned in
• 34:44
  Speaker 1: texts on libido enhancement. It likely increases circulation and has
• 34:47
  Speaker 1: a mild hormone modulating effect that can reduce cortisol stress
• 34:52
  Speaker 1: hormone while boosting feelings of arousal and contentment. Modern clinical
• 34:56
  Speaker 1: trials have found that petuli aromatherapy can roofs leak quality
• 35:01
  Speaker 1: and reduce anxiety in patience. It's a key ingredient in
• 35:04
  Speaker 1: many commercial anti stress essential oil blends. Another interesting angle
• 35:09
  Speaker 1: is appetite modulation. Some sources claim petruli can either curb
• 35:13
  Speaker 1: excessive appetite or ground someone who forgets to eat due
• 35:16
  Speaker 1: to anxiety. This dual action might be due to its
• 35:20
  Speaker 1: harmonizing effect on hypothalamic centers. On a bio energetic level,
• 35:25
  Speaker 1: Patuli's heavy earthly scent literally increases alpha brain waves associated
• 35:30
  Speaker 1: with calm focus, which is exactly what one needs from
• 35:33
  Speaker 1: meditation or transitioning from a busy day into a RESTful evening.
• 35:38
  Speaker 1: Patuli's influence on the vagus nerve, though not extensively studied
• 35:42
  Speaker 1: in literature, is implied by its capacity to simultaneously relax
• 35:46
  Speaker 1: in center. Many users report a feeling of being reconnected
• 35:51
  Speaker 1: to their body and experiencing a warm, secure sensation, often
• 35:55
  Speaker 1: described as a gentle lowering of blood pressure and muscle
• 35:57
  Speaker 1: tension after exposure. All these physiological responses paint a picture
• 36:02
  Speaker 1: of Petruli as a holistic modulator of mood and stress.
• 36:06
  Speaker 1: It dampens the extremes of anxiety and melancholy, revised flagging spirits,
• 36:11
  Speaker 1: and roots the mind in the body. This beautifully mirrors
• 36:14
  Speaker 1: Petruli's magical role of manifesting desire. By engaging one brain's
• 36:18
  Speaker 1: reward system. In calming internal turmoil, Petrulli creates an optimal
• 36:23
  Speaker 1: mental state for turning intentions into reality, making us feel
• 36:27
  Speaker 1: abundant and sensrally alive on a cellular level. And next
• 36:31
  Speaker 1: we have Angelica folk name archangel Master Wart, holy ghost root,
• 36:38
  Speaker 1: angel's herb. It's masculine, associated with the sun and the
• 36:42
  Speaker 1: element of fire. It's associated with Venus and older sources
• 36:45
  Speaker 1: and archangel Michael in folk Christian law, also a sacred
• 36:49
  Speaker 1: herb of angels in general, hence its name. Angelica Root
• 36:54
  Speaker 1: has a hollowed place in Western herbal magic as a
• 36:56
  Speaker 1: supreme protector and healer. In medieval Europe, said Angelica was
• 37:00
  Speaker 1: revealed to humans by the archangel Michael or Raphael as
• 37:04
  Speaker 1: a remedy against plague and evil spirits, giving rise to
• 37:07
  Speaker 1: its nickname root of the Holy Ghost. To this day,
• 37:10
  Speaker 1: metaphysical practitioners use angelica to ward orf negativity, evil enchantments,
• 37:15
  Speaker 1: and illness with almost saintly force. The dried root is
• 37:19
  Speaker 1: often carried in a white mojo bag by those seeking
• 37:22
  Speaker 1: angelic protection. It serves as a personal talisman that guardians
• 37:25
  Speaker 1: and guides are near. Sprinkling angelica around the house or
• 37:29
  Speaker 1: at the corners of one's property is believed to create
• 37:32
  Speaker 1: a spiritual shield. One nineteenth century source advises doing this
• 37:36
  Speaker 1: to ward off evil spirits and witchcraft, reflecting its traditional
• 37:40
  Speaker 1: use in exorcisms and blessings. Angelica is an ingredient in
• 37:44
  Speaker 1: holy water or blessing oils. In some fol Catholic practices,
• 37:48
  Speaker 1: the herbs are steeped and then the water is used
• 37:50
  Speaker 1: to expurge a space for purification. Importantly, angelica is also
• 37:55
  Speaker 1: used to protect women and children. Especially, it was thought
• 37:58
  Speaker 1: to safeguard women in jas childbirth, and to keep mischievous
• 38:01
  Speaker 1: fairies from swapping infants, a superstition about changelings. In Neopagan
• 38:06
  Speaker 1: and Hudu practice, Angelica root sometimes called don qui in
• 38:11
  Speaker 1: the Chinese tradition, though that it is a different species,
• 38:14
  Speaker 1: is included in charm bags for female power and health,
• 38:17
  Speaker 1: earning it the monica woman's root in some old texts. Magically,
• 38:21
  Speaker 1: angelica has a bright, fiery quality despite being a water
• 38:25
  Speaker 1: loving plant. In nature, it is associated with the sun
• 38:27
  Speaker 1: and fire, symbolizing light over darkness. Therefore, it's used in
• 38:32
  Speaker 1: spells to invoke divine light, courage, and inner strength. For example,
• 38:36
  Speaker 1: burning angelica with frankincense can bless a new venture or
• 38:39
  Speaker 1: cleanse a ritual space with a golden, uplifting energy. Angelica
• 38:44
  Speaker 1: is also featured in visions and divination work. While not
• 38:47
  Speaker 1: commonly used as a divinatory herb as bay or mugward,
• 38:51
  Speaker 1: angelica can be used to anoint the third eye a
• 38:53
  Speaker 1: few drops of angelica infused oil to enhance clairvoyance or
• 38:57
  Speaker 1: angelic communication, essentially inviting the angelic vibration into one psychic endeavors.
• 39:02
  Speaker 1: In European folklore, bathing in angelica and infusion added to
• 39:06
  Speaker 1: bathwater was said to break curses and hexes, and even
• 39:09
  Speaker 1: cure of spiritual afflictions possessions by dark entities. Because of this,
• 39:14
  Speaker 1: root workers include angelica in uncrossing bats and floor washes,
• 39:18
  Speaker 1: particularly for clients who need heavy duty spiritual cleaning. It's
• 39:22
  Speaker 1: worth noting that Angelica's gentler magical uses include forstering harmonious
• 39:26
  Speaker 1: connection with nature, spirits, and the fee. Perhaps because its
• 39:29
  Speaker 1: umbila for flowerhead looks like delicate celestial spheres, it is
• 39:33
  Speaker 1: sometimes planted in gardens to invite beneficial fairies. In summary,
• 39:38
  Speaker 1: Angelicus stands out as a holy herb of protection, exorcism,
• 39:41
  Speaker 1: and benediction. It carries a high vibration. Think of the
• 39:45
  Speaker 1: uplifting aroma of the fresh plant that expels the monstrous
• 39:48
  Speaker 1: and invites the miraculous to the major healer. It is
• 39:52
  Speaker 1: like having an angel support in botanical form, bringing safety, courage,
• 39:56
  Speaker 1: and a touch of divine guidance to all ritual workings.
• 39:59
  Speaker 1: Al Ica has a potent profile both medicinally and how
• 40:02
  Speaker 1: it interacts with their nerves and physiology. Historically, angelica was
• 40:06
  Speaker 1: famed as a cure old tonic used to treat everything
• 40:09
  Speaker 1: from digestive disorders to plague, and modern phytochemistry explains many
• 40:13
  Speaker 1: of these uses. The root contains abundant furinocuremins such as imperatorin,
• 40:19
  Speaker 1: xanthotoxin and agelasin, as well as volatile oils, organic acids,
• 40:24
  Speaker 1: and bitters. One of Angelica's key actions is a nervine
• 40:27
  Speaker 1: and anti spasmodic. It has the ability to soothe nervous
• 40:31
  Speaker 1: tension and relieve muscle spasms. Scientific studies have isolated imperatorin
• 40:36
  Speaker 1: and isoimperatorin from Angelica and demonstrated that they have significant
• 40:41
  Speaker 1: antiolytic anxiety reducing effects in animal models comparable to mattert
• 40:46
  Speaker 1: doses of diazepin. In a classic experiment and mixture of
• 40:49
  Speaker 1: Angelica's comorants produced a notable reduction in anxious behaviors and
• 40:53
  Speaker 1: rats using elevated plus maze tests, indicating that these compounds
• 40:59
  Speaker 1: likely act on gap A receptors or other neuroreceptor sites
• 41:02
  Speaker 1: to promote calm. Intriguingly, it was observed that the whole
• 41:06
  Speaker 1: extract with all compounds had more potent antiolytic activity than
• 41:11
  Speaker 1: isolated in peraitonin alone, suggesting a synergistic effect among Angelica's constituents.
• 41:18
  Speaker 1: This validates the traditional use of Angelica as a tea
• 41:21
  Speaker 1: or tincture for nervous headaches, anxiety, and insomnia. Indeed, nineteenth
• 41:26
  Speaker 1: century herbalis wrote that Angelica cheers the heart, likely alluding
• 41:29
  Speaker 1: to its anxiety relieving and gently stimulating properties. Angelica also
• 41:34
  Speaker 1: exerts a warming circulatory influence as a member of the
• 41:37
  Speaker 1: cellery family with aromatic oils. When taken, it causes a
• 41:42
  Speaker 1: mild vascal dilation and increased blood flow, which can help
• 41:45
  Speaker 1: with cold induced tension or stress on the vagus nerve.
• 41:49
  Speaker 1: Angelica's impact comes through its effect on the gut and
• 41:51
  Speaker 1: heart rate. It is a carminative, reducing gas and intestrial cramping,
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  Speaker 1: thereby activating parasympathetic responses that ease digestive Many vagual efforts
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  Speaker 1: are in the gut. By calming gi discomfort, Angelica indirectly
• 42:05
  Speaker 1: reduces vagal distress signals that can heighten anxiety. Additionally, Angelica
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  Speaker 1: has been studied for neurological benefits beyond anxiety. One Chinese
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  Speaker 1: study noted that in diabetic neuropathy, angelica injections promoted nerve
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  Speaker 1: regeneration and functional recovery. Another fascinating aspect is Angelica's effect
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  Speaker 1: on the respiratory system. It is an expectorant and baranchial
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  Speaker 1: relaxing historically used for asthma in coots by easy breathing
• 42:32
  Speaker 1: and perhaps through mild modulation of histamine or acetylcholine in
• 42:36
  Speaker 1: the lungs, Angelica can enhance oxygenation and produce a calm,
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  Speaker 1: clear headed feeling. We might liken this to how deep
• 42:44
  Speaker 1: breathing stimulates the vagus nerve. Angelica aids that process by
• 42:48
  Speaker 1: physically helping one breathe easier. Moreover, Angelica roots better principles
• 42:52
  Speaker 1: support liver function and detoxification. In traditional European medicine, a
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  Speaker 1: well functioning liver was thought to stabilize. We know now
• 43:01
  Speaker 1: the liver metabolizes many hormones and wastes. Thus, a course
• 43:05
  Speaker 1: of Angelica tonic could alleviate melancholic moods or brain fog
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  Speaker 1: by improving metabolic and inflammatory balance on a molecular level.
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  Speaker 1: Angelica's imperatorin is also being researched for neuroprotective effects, including
• 43:20
  Speaker 1: possible acetocholon esterreise inhibition, helping memory, and anti seizure activity.
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  Speaker 1: Some crumarins are noted to have anti convulsivet properties. It
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  Speaker 1: is remarkable that a plant known as angelic indeed seems
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  Speaker 1: to touch so many body systems with a healing hand.
• 43:36
  Speaker 1: It calms the nerves, fights microbes, reduces inflammation. One of
• 43:40
  Speaker 1: Its traditional uses was to relieve pain, and even has
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  Speaker 1: anti cancer properties in lab studies. One must note, however,
• 43:47
  Speaker 1: that Angelicus pherhonoicumorins can cause photosensitivity, an interesting side effect
• 43:52
  Speaker 1: where the skin becomes extra reactive to UV light. This
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  Speaker 1: is cautionary medically, but metaphorically it's like the plant literally
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  Speaker 1: causes one to be filled with light. In proper doses,
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  Speaker 1: Angelica root is safe and profoundly fortifying. When one takes angelica.
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  Speaker 1: The subjective experience often reported is a gentle warmth in
• 44:12
  Speaker 1: the stomach, a relaxation of shoulder and neck tension where
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  Speaker 1: we often carry stress, and a clearing of mental fog
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  Speaker 1: as if an angelic presence lifted a weight. Scientifically, we
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  Speaker 1: can attribute that to enhanced cerebral circulation, mild MAO inhibition,
• 44:27
  Speaker 1: and gabber urgic calm. It's a beautiful instance of magic
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  Speaker 1: meeting physiology. The archangel that banishes demons and law corresponds
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  Speaker 1: to compounds that banish anxiety and infection in the body.
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  Speaker 1: The holistic effect is one of feeling protected and invigorated
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  Speaker 1: from within. Little wonder that throughout history people have thought
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  Speaker 1: of angelica as a gift from celestial realms. It seemingly
• 44:50
  Speaker 1: illuminates our inner systems, guiding us back to health and serenity.
• 44:56
  Speaker 1: And next up we have Catlandula folk mary bud pot
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  Speaker 1: marigold ride of the Sun. Its masculine associated with the
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  Speaker 1: sun and the element fire. It's associated with virgin Mary,
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  Speaker 1: Christian law, hence Mary's gold, Apollo or Helios, sun gods
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  Speaker 1: and ocean in syncretic traditions for love and wealth. Calendula
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  Speaker 1: pot marigold is a bright golden flower long cherished for
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  Speaker 1: its protective and uplifting magic. Its vivid pedals resemble rays
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  Speaker 1: of the sun, and accordingly, Calendula is often used in
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  Speaker 1: spells to invoke solar energy for prosperity, joy, and clarity.
• 45:37
  Speaker 1: Garlands of marigolds where strung over door posts or hung
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  Speaker 1: on ports rails to guard the home and bring good
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  Speaker 1: fortune inside. This practice was not merely decorative. Laura said
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  Speaker 1: that where calendula shines, nor maligned spirit dares to linger.
• 45:52
  Speaker 1: Caalundula is also famous for its role in legal matters
• 45:55
  Speaker 1: and justice spells. Carried into court or sown into a cap,
• 45:59
  Speaker 1: it was believed to ensure a favorable outcome for the
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  Speaker 1: wearer by dazzling the minds of judges and opponents, much
• 46:05
  Speaker 1: as its bright color dazzles the eyes. The pedals have
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  Speaker 1: been used as a component in charm bags or incenses
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  Speaker 1: when one needs to see the truth, or when an
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  Speaker 1: argument reflecting the flowers association with the clarity of sunlight. Additionally,
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  Speaker 1: marigold is strongly connected to psychic dreams and visionary experiences.
• 46:24
  Speaker 1: A traditional usage was placing marigold calendula pedals under one's
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  Speaker 1: pillow to induce prophetic dreams. For instance, a legend says
• 46:32
  Speaker 1: that if you put calendula under your bed, you may
• 46:35
  Speaker 1: dream of the thief if you've been robbed. This speaks
• 46:38
  Speaker 1: the calendula's reputed power to reveal hidden truths and shine
• 46:41
  Speaker 1: a light on mysteries. Calendula is also a love herb
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  Speaker 1: in many cultures. In some wedding customs, marigold garlands were
• 46:49
  Speaker 1: worn by bride's Summer's Bride is a folk name to
• 46:52
  Speaker 1: ensure a happy marriage and mutual devotion. Likewise, bathing in
• 46:56
  Speaker 1: calendula infused water was said to attract respect and admiration.
• 47:00
  Speaker 1: One spell suggests that washing your face with marigold water
• 47:03
  Speaker 1: will make all who look upon you love you. Because
• 47:07
  Speaker 1: the flower is sacred to the virgin Mary Christians cold
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  Speaker 1: that maris gold. It also has a purifying, almost saintly aspect.
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  Speaker 1: It's included in holy rituals during feasts of the Renunciation
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  Speaker 1: in some places, symbolizing divine grace. In the Day of
• 47:21
  Speaker 1: the Dead ceremonies, Marigolds, which are cousins of kalundula, are
• 47:25
  Speaker 1: used to guide spirits with their bright color and scent.
• 47:28
  Speaker 1: By extension in magic, kalundula can be used to honour
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  Speaker 1: ancestors and guide benevolent spirits to ritual space. In hudu
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  Speaker 1: and root work, Calendula is known for drawing success and
• 47:40
  Speaker 1: reward like the sun's blessings. People will keep kalundula in
• 47:44
  Speaker 1: a cash register or purse to invite wealth, or use
• 47:47
  Speaker 1: it in floor washes for business success. When used in
• 47:50
  Speaker 1: combination with other herbs, kalndula tends to brighten and augment
• 47:54
  Speaker 1: their effects. For example, combined with rosemary and frankincense, it
• 47:59
  Speaker 1: creates a powerful cleansing incense that not only banishes negativity,
• 48:02
  Speaker 1: but also imbues the place with warmth and confidence. Ultimately,
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  Speaker 1: Calendula's magical personality is very benevolent and radiant. It's the
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  Speaker 1: friendly light that protects you from the dark, the warm
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  Speaker 1: gold that attracts luck and cheer, and the gentle fire
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  Speaker 1: that can burn away illusions and sorrow. Folklore even claimed
• 48:20
  Speaker 1: calundula could help one sea fairies or pierce glamours when burned.
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  Speaker 1: To use calundula magically is to invite the Sun's healing
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  Speaker 1: and illuminating power into your life, something which is in
• 48:31
  Speaker 1: healers have done gladly for ages. Calendula is renowned intermal
• 48:35
  Speaker 1: medicine as a powerful healer of the body, particularly for
• 48:38
  Speaker 1: the skin and immune system. While its direct effects on
• 48:42
  Speaker 1: the nervous system are not as pronounced as some of
• 48:44
  Speaker 1: the other herbs, it indirectly supports neurological health by reducing
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  Speaker 1: inflammation and promoting tissue repair. Pharmacologically, calendula is rich in tritopernoids, flaberonoids,
• 48:56
  Speaker 1: and caratenoids, which give it strong anti inflammatory, antiseptic, and
• 49:01
  Speaker 1: antioxiding qualities. When it comes to the vagus, nerve and
• 49:04
  Speaker 1: parasympathetic function, one way calundula contributes is by facilitating wound
• 49:09
  Speaker 1: healing and reducing infection, thereby lowering systemic stress signals. For example,
• 49:15
  Speaker 1: during the Civil War, field doctors applied calundula to soldier's wounds.
• 49:19
  Speaker 1: Modern research shows calndula extracts can increase collagen production and angiogenesis,
• 49:24
  Speaker 1: new blood vessel formation, in skin, speeding healing. By quickly
• 49:29
  Speaker 1: resolving injuries and infections, calndula prevents the prolonged cytokein release
• 49:34
  Speaker 1: and pain that would keep the body in a fight
• 49:36
  Speaker 1: or flight state. Instead, it helps the body return to
• 49:38
  Speaker 1: a rest and digest parasympathetic state by calming the inflammatory response.
• 49:44
  Speaker 1: Calundula's effect on skin and mucous membranes also means it
• 49:47
  Speaker 1: sues nerve endings on those surfaces. For instance, a burn
• 49:51
  Speaker 1: or rash treated with calundula feels less painful due to
• 49:54
  Speaker 1: calendula's the mulcon and anti inflammatory action, thus sending fewer
• 49:58
  Speaker 1: distress signals to the brain. Internally, calendula has been used
• 50:01
  Speaker 1: for gastric ulcers and inflammatory bowel conditions, again via its
• 50:06
  Speaker 1: ability to quell inflammation, impossibly by its flavonoids influence on
• 50:10
  Speaker 1: cytokines and histamine. A calmer gut equates to a comma
• 50:14
  Speaker 1: vegus nerve, since the vegus is heavily involved in sensing
• 50:17
  Speaker 1: gut irritation. There is also some evidence that calendula preparations
• 50:21
  Speaker 1: can mildly lower blood pressure and relax muscle spasms, likely
• 50:26
  Speaker 1: through calcium channel blocking or prostaglandin modulating effects. This could
• 50:30
  Speaker 1: certainly relax the body and indirectly the mind. Another fascinating
• 50:34
  Speaker 1: area is calendula's immune modulating effects. It appears to stimulate
• 50:38
  Speaker 1: phagocytic activity, helping immune cells clean up microbes, while also
• 50:43
  Speaker 1: limiting excessive immune reactions. In practical terms, if someone has
• 50:47
  Speaker 1: an infection or autoimmune flare, calendula can reduce the severity
• 50:51
  Speaker 1: and duration, meaning less overall stress on the system and
• 50:54
  Speaker 1: potentially less activation of strength pathways in the brain. Neurologically,
• 50:58
  Speaker 1: while calendula is inclined as a sedative, it may have
• 51:02
  Speaker 1: mild comative properties through serotoninin receptor binding. Some herbalis suspect
• 51:06
  Speaker 1: if flavinoids interact with serratonin receptors, as many plant fabonoids do,
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  Speaker 1: which could improve mood and anxiety modestly. Moreover, the bright
• 51:15
  Speaker 1: orange pigments carotenoids like lutian inclendula are known to support
• 51:20
  Speaker 1: eye health and may protect neural tissue from oxidative damage.
• 51:25
  Speaker 1: Lutian crosses into the brain and is associated with cognitive
• 51:28
  Speaker 1: benefits in aging, so regularly consuming calendula tey or tincture
• 51:32
  Speaker 1: might over time contribute to neuroprotection. Calendula's gentle detoxifying effect
• 51:38
  Speaker 1: on the liver also means it helps clear metabolites that
• 51:41
  Speaker 1: could affect brain chemistry. An example is estrogen, metabolites that
• 51:45
  Speaker 1: if not cleared, can cause PMS, anxiety or irritability. By
• 51:50
  Speaker 1: supporting liver clearance, calendula indirectly stabilizes mood swings. In summary,
• 51:56
  Speaker 1: Calendula's impact on the body is largely repair and balance.
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  Speaker 1: It may not directly sedate you like camomile or valerian,
• 52:03
  Speaker 1: but by healing wounds, easing inflammation, and fighting off pathogens,
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  Speaker 1: it removes physical stresses that would otherwise keep the nervous
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  Speaker 1: system on edge. This reflects a subtler kind of support
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  Speaker 1: for the vagus, nerve and brain. A body in a
• 52:17
  Speaker 1: state of healing and equilibrium sends all clear signals via
• 52:20
  Speaker 1: the vegas, allowing the mind to remain peaceful, and of course,
• 52:24
  Speaker 1: seeing one's wounds heal or skin improve also boots mental morale.
• 52:29
  Speaker 1: A psychosomatic uplift. Calendula essentially infuses the body with sunshine
• 52:34
  Speaker 1: in a biochemical way, fostering conditions for nerves to function
• 52:38
  Speaker 1: without alarm. Little wonder that those who use calundulas, salves
• 52:41
  Speaker 1: or tees often described feeling comforted by it. That comfort
• 52:45
  Speaker 1: is Calendula's golden glow working through the body and mind,
• 52:49
  Speaker 1: true to its reputation as a herb that brightens life
• 52:51
  Speaker 1: both inside and out. And lastly, we have Vervane folk
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  Speaker 1: name at Chanter's Plant, herb of grace van van Louisiana
• 53:02
  Speaker 1: Creohodu blend name and verbena. It is feminine. It is
• 53:06
  Speaker 1: often associated with the planet Venus, with some attributions to
• 53:10
  Speaker 1: mercury and Jupiter. It is associated with the water element
• 53:13
  Speaker 1: and sometimes Earth, and is associated with Isis. Egyptian legend
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  Speaker 1: says Vervain sprang from her tears Venus, the Roman goddess
• 53:21
  Speaker 1: of love, due to herb a Venus name Seridwyn, which
• 53:25
  Speaker 1: is Celtic, also associated with Thor Nordic, as with sacred
• 53:29
  Speaker 1: in some Thor worship rituals and Ridia. In the legend
• 53:32
  Speaker 1: of witchcraft, Vervain is hailed as one of the most
• 53:36
  Speaker 1: sacred plants in Western occult tradition. Its very name Herba Sacra,
• 53:40
  Speaker 1: holy herb, and Enchanter's plant bespeak its high esteeme among druids, magicians,
• 53:45
  Speaker 1: and healers. In Celtic law, druids used vervain to cleanse
• 53:50
  Speaker 1: altars and sacred tools before rituals. They would dip vervain
• 53:53
  Speaker 1: in water to a spurge participants and spaces, a practice
• 53:57
  Speaker 1: mirrored in its use to make lustral water for purification rites.
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  Speaker 1: To this day, purification is a primary magical use of raven.
• 54:06
  Speaker 1: Burned as incense or sprinkled as an infusion, it drives
• 54:09
  Speaker 1: out hostile spirits and negative energies, leaving behind an aura
• 54:12
  Speaker 1: of peace and sanctity. Vervain's purifying power was so reputed
• 54:17
  Speaker 1: that in myth King Solomon was said to have cleansed
• 54:20
  Speaker 1: his temple with vervein. The herb is also strongly tied
• 54:23
  Speaker 1: to protection and blessing, which has carried vervein in sachets
• 54:27
  Speaker 1: to avert evil. Soldiers in ancient Roman carried it for
• 54:30
  Speaker 1: protection in battle, and farmers in Europe would scatter raveine
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  Speaker 1: on their fields at midsummer to ensure a good harvest
• 54:36
  Speaker 1: and protect the land from storms. The wide cultural appearances
• 54:40
  Speaker 1: of vervain in Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Celtic, and soon as
• 54:43
  Speaker 1: a sacred herb underline its universality in magic. Besides its
• 54:49
  Speaker 1: defensive aspects, ravain is famous as a spell enhancer and
• 54:52
  Speaker 1: facilitator of magic. It's often included in spell mixes as
• 54:56
  Speaker 1: a sort of catalyst, known as a herb that can
• 54:58
  Speaker 1: boost the power of of other herbs and intentions. Perhaps
• 55:02
  Speaker 1: this is why magicians of old anointed themselves with vervain.
• 55:06
  Speaker 1: They believed it would bestow magical powers or strengthen one's will. Indeed,
• 55:10
  Speaker 1: a historical note says sorcerers who drank vervain infusion could
• 55:14
  Speaker 1: more easily commune with spirits and cast more effective spells.
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  Speaker 1: Love and fertility are also domains of Ravein's influence. In
• 55:22
  Speaker 1: medieval times, vervain was mixed into love potions and placed
• 55:25
  Speaker 1: under mattresses to rekindle passion. Its Venusian side, it was
• 55:30
  Speaker 1: a key ingredient in many famous love formulas even today.
• 55:33
  Speaker 1: Modern van van oil, a classic hudo preparation for luck
• 55:36
  Speaker 1: and clearing, derives its name from a Creole pronunciation of
• 55:40
  Speaker 1: vervain and includes it to clear obstacles and open the
• 55:43
  Speaker 1: road to good luck and love and money. Vervain has
• 55:46
  Speaker 1: also been used to attract wealth and good fortune, often
• 55:50
  Speaker 1: in synergy with other herbs like cinnamon or petruli. Sprinkling
• 55:53
  Speaker 1: vervain in your shop or while it is said to
• 55:55
  Speaker 1: invite prosperity, perhaps through its road opening cleansing nature, remove negativevity,
• 56:00
  Speaker 1: and good luck flows in A very prominent use of
• 56:03
  Speaker 1: raven is in matters of the mind and inspiration. Nickname
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  Speaker 1: Enchanter's plant, it historically provided inspiration to poets and artists.
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  Speaker 1: It set Roman poets war of vervain laurels to stimulate creativity.
• 56:16
  Speaker 1: Modern witches use it to enhance psychic ability and intuition,
• 56:20
  Speaker 1: for instance, drinking vervain tea or smoking a bit of vein.
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  Speaker 1: Its mildly relaxing before divination is believed to sharpen the
• 56:26
  Speaker 1: third eye and call forth clear visions. It's no surprise
• 56:31
  Speaker 1: at a herb so steeped and ritual was considered most
• 56:33
  Speaker 1: mystical plant on earth by some Victorian occultists. Lastly, vervain
• 56:38
  Speaker 1: has a gentle use in promoting peace and reconciliation. Sprinkling
• 56:43
  Speaker 1: around the home, it calms, quarrels, and fosters harmony. Some
• 56:46
  Speaker 1: call it wishful er because it grants wishes for a
• 56:49
  Speaker 1: peaceful home. In summary, Vervain's magical resume is rich. It purifies, protects,
• 56:56
  Speaker 1: attracts love and luck, ignites inspiration, and sanctifies all that
• 57:00
  Speaker 1: it touches. Which is often remarked that if they could
• 57:03
  Speaker 1: only have a handful of herbs in their practice, verveine
• 57:06
  Speaker 1: would be one because it is like the Swiss army
• 57:08
  Speaker 1: knife of magical herbs. From druid ceremonies to hoodoo spells,
• 57:13
  Speaker 1: verveine carries the vibration of sacred intensity. It is the
• 57:16
  Speaker 1: herb of holy rites and enchanted knights, capable of turning
• 57:20
  Speaker 1: the mundane into the magical Verveine Why subtle in flavor
• 57:24
  Speaker 1: and scent has notable effects on the body's nervous system
• 57:28
  Speaker 1: and overall health. It is classified as a nerving, relaxant,
• 57:32
  Speaker 1: and restorative in herbal medicine. The plant contains iridoid glycosides,
• 57:37
  Speaker 1: as well as flavonoids and tannins. These constituents underlie Ravein's
• 57:41
  Speaker 1: reputation for relieving stress and tension. Clinically, ravein has been
• 57:46
  Speaker 1: observed to reduce anxiety and improve mood in both animal
• 57:49
  Speaker 1: studies and traditional practice. For instance, one study noted that
• 57:54
  Speaker 1: an herbal combination including verbain are produced significant improvements in
• 57:58
  Speaker 1: anxiety related behaviors, and isolating verbaina's compounds showed likely gabba
• 58:02
  Speaker 1: urgic activity. Meeting vervein's iridoids can modulate gabba receptors, lating
• 58:07
  Speaker 1: to a mild tranquilizing effect, much like valerian or skull cap,
• 58:11
  Speaker 1: though gentler. Vervein is particularly known to alleviate that tight
• 58:15
  Speaker 1: neck and shoulder's tension associated with stress. Herbalists like Kiva
• 58:19
  Speaker 1: Rose have described vervein' effect as almost magical. For people
• 58:23
  Speaker 1: who are hypermntal holding their stress in rigid posture, ravein
• 58:27
  Speaker 1: seems to unlock that pattern, causing a notable drop of
• 58:30
  Speaker 1: the shoulders in a sigh of relief after intake. This
• 58:33
  Speaker 1: may be due to verbanolin's action as a muscle relaxing,
• 58:37
  Speaker 1: possibly influencing nicotinic acetocholmine receptors or ion channels of muscle
• 58:41
  Speaker 1: nerve synapses. Additionally, vervein has been used as a sleep
• 58:46
  Speaker 1: aid when stress is the culprit of insomnia. Its combined
• 58:49
  Speaker 1: antilalytic and slight sedative properties help reduce sleep latency, time
• 58:54
  Speaker 1: to fall asleep, and improve sleep depth. Indeed, it was
• 58:57
  Speaker 1: traditionally taken in wine at sanin to connect with ancestor spirits,
• 59:02
  Speaker 1: which also implies it helps one enter the dream meditative
• 59:05
  Speaker 1: state smoothly. In terms of the vagus nerve, ravain likely
• 59:10
  Speaker 1: stimulates it indirectly by promoting relaxation and digestion. It's a
• 59:14
  Speaker 1: bitter herb embitters trigger vagal responses that increase digestive secretions
• 59:19
  Speaker 1: and peristalsis, so drinking vervain tea can help if someone's
• 59:23
  Speaker 1: digestion is upset by nervousness. The classic butterflies in the
• 59:27
  Speaker 1: stomach by both calming the nerves and encouraging normal digestive function.
• 59:32
  Speaker 1: Ravein is also noted as a galactagog promotes breast milk
• 59:36
  Speaker 1: and a amenagogue stimulates menstruation, which indicates it has effects
• 59:40
  Speaker 1: on the endocrine system and smooth muscle, likely through pitratory
• 59:44
  Speaker 1: or hypothalamic modulation. To some extent. This points to a
• 59:48
  Speaker 1: broader regulatory effect on the body's systems, aligning with parasympathetic
• 59:53
  Speaker 1: vagal activation, rest digest and reproductive functions resume properly when
• 59:58
  Speaker 1: one is not in fight or flight. Chemically, some of
• 1:00:01
  Speaker 1: vervein's iridoids have shown antidipressant like effects in animal models,
• 1:00:05
  Speaker 1: possibly by modulating the HPA access or neurotransmitters like serotonin
• 1:00:10
  Speaker 1: and dopamine, though more research is needed. On the inflammatory side,
• 1:00:14
  Speaker 1: vervein has demonstrated anti inflammatory and analgesic properties, reducing cytokines
• 1:00:19
  Speaker 1: and acting somewhere like an herbal nset, which can reduce
• 1:00:22
  Speaker 1: chronic pain that burdens the nervous system. The plant also
• 1:00:25
  Speaker 1: possesses a slight anti spasmodic effect on the bronchial tubes.
• 1:00:30
  Speaker 1: It has been used for asthma or chronic coff as coumlative.
• 1:00:33
  Speaker 1: By easing breathing, it helps quell respiratory panic and thus
• 1:00:37
  Speaker 1: shows the vagus nerve which mediates core reflex and broncho constriction. Historically,
• 1:00:43
  Speaker 1: vervain was even used to treat the vapors or fainting
• 1:00:45
  Speaker 1: spells and anxious Victorian ladies, hinting at its ability to
• 1:00:49
  Speaker 1: bring someone out of a panicked state gently. Cognitive effects
• 1:00:52
  Speaker 1: of a vein include enhancing focus and mental clarity after
• 1:00:56
  Speaker 1: the fact. Interestingly, by relaxing the parts of us that
• 1:00:59
  Speaker 1: are over tense, it frees up mental energy for creativity
• 1:01:02
  Speaker 1: and focus. This correlates with accounts of her vein improving
• 1:01:06
  Speaker 1: flow states and creative work, hence its use by poets,
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  Speaker 1: which from a neural perspective could be due to increased
• 1:01:13
  Speaker 1: alpha wave activity or balanced neurotransmitter levels. Summing up Ravein's
• 1:01:18
  Speaker 1: approach is harmonization of the neurophysiological terrain. It doesn't knock
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  Speaker 1: you out, it tunes the system, turning down the overfirings
• 1:01:26
  Speaker 1: anxiety and tension, and bolstering the underperforming areas digestion, mood, intuition.
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  Speaker 1: Such an effect is analogous to its magical role in
• 1:01:35
  Speaker 1: clearing negativity and opening one up to inspiration. Physiologically, it
• 1:01:40
  Speaker 1: clears stress and opens one up to a common, more
• 1:01:42
  Speaker 1: receptive state. Indeed, one might feel both relax and a
• 1:01:46
  Speaker 1: touch euphoric or spiritually aware after a dose of her vein,
• 1:01:50
  Speaker 1: relaxed because of lowered cortisol and muscle tension. Spiritually aware
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  Speaker 1: perhaps due to slight shifts in perception, or simply the
• 1:01:56
  Speaker 1: absence of anxiety that allows subtles sensations to serve In
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  Speaker 1: a word, Vivian could be seen as the herbal embodiment
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  Speaker 1: of flow, reducing internal friction, physical or emotional, so the
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  Speaker 1: mind body system flows naturally, whether in healing, sleeping, creating,
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  Speaker 1: or communing with the unseen. This makes Vain not just
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  Speaker 1: an enchanter's herb by legend, but by direct action on
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  Speaker 1: our enchanted vessel, the human body and mind. From the
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  Speaker 1: gentle dream inducing smoke of mugwort to the fierce nerve
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  Speaker 1: numbing bit of clove, we have seen that the herbs, woods,
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  Speaker 1: and resins beloved and ritual magic are far from superstition.
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  Speaker 1: They actively engage our bodies and minds in specific ways
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  Speaker 1: that underpin their mystical repute. These botanicals each demonstrate a
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  Speaker 1: fascinating correspondence between magical intent and neurophysological effect. Aromatics like sandalwood, cedar,
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  Speaker 1: sweet grass, and Palo santo used for peace and sanctity,
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  Speaker 1: indeed trigger the olfactory pathways to calm the limpic system,
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  Speaker 1: lower stress hormones, and promote parasympathetic states. Aromatics like sandalwood, cedar, sweetgrass,
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  Speaker 1: and Palo santo used for peace and sanctity, indeed trigger
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  Speaker 1: the olfactory pathways to calm the limpic system, lower stress hormones,
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  Speaker 1: and promote parasympathetic relaxed states. Protective herbs such as juniper
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  Speaker 1: and clove, employed to ward off evil and stop gossip,
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  Speaker 1: in fact contain compounds that kill pathogens and numb pain,
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  Speaker 1: literally defending the body's integrity and silencing pain signals. Visionary
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  Speaker 1: and psychic enhancers like wormwood and mugwort, fabled to open
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  Speaker 1: the third eye, do modulate our neurotransmitters through Jones' effect
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  Speaker 1: on gobber receptors to heighten sensory vividness and alter consciousness
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  Speaker 1: toward dreamlike states. The underworld allies U and Mandrake, notorious
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  Speaker 1: for their roles and Death and Trance, unmistakingly show us
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  Speaker 1: the extremes of nervous system manipulation. Mandrake's hallucinogetic tropaines causing
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  Speaker 1: sedation and hallucination, blocking cranial nerve functions like the oculomotor
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  Speaker 1: and vegas, and use taxanes, bringing neurons and heart to
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  Speaker 1: a deadly standstill, a chemical death that mirrors its symbolic
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  Speaker 1: role in rebirth magic. Time and again we find that
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  Speaker 1: what the Wise women and cunning men observed empirically. An
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  Speaker 1: herb that soothes nerves, one that kindles love, another that
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  Speaker 1: chases demons aligns with how these plants interact with our
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  Speaker 1: twelve crinial nerves and broader nervous system. The old factory
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  Speaker 1: nerve in particular, emerges as a primary mystical conduit. Through smell,
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  Speaker 1: these plant allies enter directly into the emotional brain, serving
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  Speaker 1: as old factory talismans that guard, heal or inspires needed. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: herbs acting in a trigeminal nerve or vegus nerve, whether
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  Speaker 1: to numb pain, stimulate digestion or slow breath, anchor magical
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  Speaker 1: intentions in bodily realities of pain, relief, courageous calm, or
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  Speaker 1: gut level intuition. This interdisciplinary exploration shows that the distance
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  Speaker 1: between a spell and a dose is not so far.
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  Speaker 1: In many cases, the spell's power is partly the plant's
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  Speaker 1: power on our nerves, concentrating the mind or fortify ye
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  Speaker 1: will through biochemical influence, even as the spiritual intention guides
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  Speaker 1: the power towards a goal. An academic might say these
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  Speaker 1: plants are psychopharmacological agents in ceremonial context, in which would
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  Speaker 1: say they are beloved familiars with whom we partner, both
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  Speaker 1: are correct and together enrich our understanding. Ultimately, what this
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  Speaker 1: deep inquiry affirms is that the ancients and modern practitioners
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  Speaker 1: who turn these herbs into sacred practice were perhaps unwittingly
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  Speaker 1: skilled neuroscientists of a kind, leveraging sensory inputs and natural
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  Speaker 1: neurochemicals to orchestrate desired states of consciousness and protection. The
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  Speaker 1: twelve cranial nerves, mediators of sensation, vision, or autonomic control,
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  Speaker 1: and more are the threads through which these plants allies
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  Speaker 1: weave their magic into our very flesh. And so when
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  Speaker 1: a magas brings a sprig of cedar to banish fear,
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  Speaker 1: we can appreciate that the smoke carries not only metaphorical prayers,
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  Speaker 1: but also compounds that calm the heart via the vegus nerve.
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  Speaker 1: When a dreamer drinks mug wartea to seek a vision,
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  Speaker 1: thujome crosses the blood brain barrier to spark luminous stream
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  Speaker 1: imagery in the visual cortex. The presentation of these findings,
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  Speaker 1: we hope, not only highlights the lure and biochemical lore
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  Speaker 1: of each herb, but also underscores a larger insight. The
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  Speaker 1: practice of magic has always been, in a sense and
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  Speaker 1: applied neuroscience, tuning the exquisite instrument of the human nervous
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  Speaker 1: system with the herbs of the earth. Inclosing, as academic
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  Speaker 1: as our analysis has been, it brings us back to
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  Speaker 1: a reverence these plants, where they use to lighten the spirit,
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  Speaker 1: steal the nerve, or open the mind's eye. Shown into
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  Speaker 1: play of mind and nature that is all inspiring. The
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  Speaker 1: wise practitioner, armed with both traditional knowledge and modern understanding,
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  Speaker 1: can engage with these herbs with an even deeper sense
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  Speaker 1: of respect and purpose. The ritual burning of incense or
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  Speaker 1: brewing of a potion becomes a harmonization of plant, neurochemistry,
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  Speaker 1: and human consciousness, all directed by sacred intention. This is
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  Speaker 1: magic in its essence, intention fused with nature's mechanism, producing
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  Speaker 1: real transformation. And as our journey through Saint John's War
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  Speaker 1: to You has shown, the line between the mystical and
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  Speaker 1: the medical is wonderfully thin, as thin as a strand
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  Speaker 1: of sweet grass smoke curling towards the sky, carrying prayers
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  Speaker 1: and perhaps a bit of cumerine to quiet the mind,
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  Speaker 1: exemplifying how the physical and spiritual converge in the realm
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  Speaker 1: of the twelve cranial nerves. Next time, as we are
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  Speaker 1: about to light our incense or charcoal disc are starting
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  Speaker 1: to create our mixture with our issue at hand and
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  Speaker 1: Savior in our mind. What, oh, we really trying to
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  Speaker 1: cure