*Aquamarine*
*Aquamarine is especially recommended for the respiratory paths, bronchitis, lungs and neck area. It protects from chills, inflammation of the larynx and strengthens the vocal cords. It firms-up the heart and helps prevent myocardial infarction. It strengthens the entire immune system and the thymus. It is useful for treating allergies and weepy eyes, as well as for the nerves, thyroid gland, and blood illnesses.
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The fennel plant loves the sun and is native to the Mediterranean area. The leaves are fine and feathery, and the yellow flowers are bunched in an umbrella-shaped fan. All parts of the plant are used for both medicinal and culinary purposes. The seeds taste strongly of licorice and make a nice addition to teas, especially if you are suffering from digestive or abdominal complaints. The fennel bulb can be cooked and eaten as a vegetable. Fennel is closely related to the carrot.
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Scientific and medicinal info
Carnation flowers are as popular as roses in cut bouquets, but they can last for weeks once cut. Carnations grow in low shrubs, and are native to the Mediterranean area. These plants are quite hardy and have a clove-like aroma when fresh and growing. Colours range from white to many shades of pink, red and yellow.
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To clear and make pure an area
The cult temple in ancient Egypt was more than a place of worship. It was the home of the god, it was believed the deity took up residence in the building and used it more or less for all those various purposes as humans did. It was the place he was given food and shelter, where he was cleaned and clothed. The temple was built to take care of these needs. It provided a rest area, a reception area and storerooms for possessions. There was also a processional access, leading from the outer pylons all the way through the open courts and the hypostyle halls into the sanctum where the statue resided.
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God of death. Mayan (Yucatec and other tribes, classical Mesoamerican) [Mexico]. The most important death god in the Mayan cultural area.
by Blair Colquhoun
According to Ojibway mythology, Greenmantle was the daughter of an Ojibway chief. She was captured by the Sioux when they invaded the Thunder Bay, Ontario, area, over a hundred years ago. She was taken prisoner and forced by the Sioux to lead them to the Ojibway encampment. Pretending to betray her tribe, she leads them over Kekabeka Falls, instead, and escapes to warn her people.
by Dr Anthony E. Smart
Chief West Semitic goddess of love and war, the sister and helpmate of the god Baal (Bel). Once she slayed all his enemies at a feast. She is a goddess with four differing aspects: mother, virgin, warrior, and wanton. Though a “mother” she was ever a “virgin”. Her lust for blood, and or sex, was legendary. She was worshipped throughout Canaan, Syria and Phoenicia. She was a popular goddess of war and fertility. She was largely syncretized with Asherah and Astarte, and so there is some confusion as to her myths and relationship to other deities of the area.
Witch's Well 