D and C. 42:43 Herbology

"And whosoever among you are sick, and have not faith to be healed, but believe, shall be nourished with all tenderness, with herbs and mild food, and that not by the hand of an enemy." D and C. 42:43

Herbs are a rich tradition of many faiths. Trusting in our own saints, prophets, medicine people, healers and above all our own personal understanding of God is a crucial part of our health.

In my tradition Apostle Willard Richards prophecied that the principles of herbology "would never die out or cease until it had revolutionized the earth." (Priddy Meeks Journal, p.31 as cited through Ogden Kraut's 95 These)

I encourage you to seek out the tradition of herbal use in your own faith, to trust in what the earth provides us to heal and to join the revolution :)

Countdown to Baptism: Protective Amulet Parchment

I drew this protective "Jehonah, Jehovah, Jehovah" amulet prachment like the one Joseph Smith and his family, as well as other early Mormon's, kept above the door in their homes (source, Early Mormonism and the Magic World View by D. Michael Quinn). I added below it Calendula flowers, picked at highnoon and strung together with a red thread which is a charm I found in American Folk Magick by Silver RavenWolf.



Chamomile tea tea in my favorite mug with local, raw, honey and milk.

Countdown to Baptism: Chamomile

As I count down my week until my baptism I've been preparing myself. As I see it I will baptised and confirmed by members of the church who can trace their priesthood lineage directly back to Joseph Smith and from Joseph Smith to the Divine. It's a pretty serious deal.

Todays "countdown" is on Chamomile.

Silver Ravenwolf wrote in her book American Folk Magick, "A cup (of chamomile tea) is drunk by the Pow Wow (magickal healing arts of North America) student before power is passed or energy centers are opened....the mind of the recipient conjures up a supposed mystical essence."

One of Silver's students reported seeing fairy lights after using chamomile in this manner. I will be drinking a cup of chamomile everyday from now until my baptism. I will also be putting some chamomile in the magickal pouch that I am creating for this event. My pouch will resemble the one Jospeh Smith owned (see Early Mormonism and the Magic World View by D. Michael Quinn, fig. 49)