Archive for August 25th, 2011
Desperately Seeking Susan
August 25, 2011
- Tetratheca ericifolia “Black-eyed Susan”
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BLACK-EYED SUSAN
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:
03.- 0.6m X 03-0.6m. An erect or more often spreading clumping shrub. Oval leaves in whorls of 3/4 distinctly fringed with hairs.
Fragrant mauve-pink, magenta or white flowers that hang profusely from short hairy stalks. Petals spread as they age. Flowers July December. No seed or fruits mentioned, is a spreading clump.
NATIVE USES:
HEALING USES:
(Based on essence Tetratheca Ericifolia). Tetratheca means ‘four sided box’. A good remedy for fast moving and quick thinking people who are impatient. Good for stress. For people who are trying to cram too much in. People who like to go at their own pace without the hindrance from others. For people who think more quickly than they speak. Also good for indigestion, diarrhoea, headaches and adrenal stress. -ve: impatience, ‘on the go’, continual expenditure of energy, constant striving. +ve: ability to turn inward, inner peace, slowing down, gentleness and sympathy. Related subtle bodies are mental and emotional.
ADDITIONAL INFO:
Habitat is damp, valley and dry sclerophyll forests, grassy low open forest. FOUND in Cranbourne area.
Nectar plant
OTHER SPECIES:
ESOTERIC:
(Festival) using the flower colours and timing, I’d say Samhuinn. (Element) Spirit if I could, otherwise I guess I’d have to say water. (colour) mauve/pink/white colouring I would find them Samhuinn colours. (numerology) the number four comes up here a couple of times, leading to determination and materialism. Month August.
OGHAM AND RUNE EQUIVALENTS:
Ogham ~ Fern, Reed. Both refer to being on the go, needing to find order among the chaos. Both have a heavy theme of stress and strain.
Rune Gebo – Partnership. A need to feel loved here.
Text Sourced from An Australian Ogham by Taran, found at druidry.org
Picture Frame ~ Project Seeds: a green project for change
Susan Says: "Your needs are not a demand on my resources".
Image Source: AcidCow.com
Quote quipped from Monte E. Wilson circa 2010
Collective Nouns
August 25, 2011
A charm of goldfinches
Image Sourced: Living Life….Boomer Style
A prickle of porcupines
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A dray of squirrels
Image sourced: Oregon Trail 2.0
A stuck of jellyfish
Image sourced: Who Am I This Time?
A rhumba of rattlesnakes
A yearning of yesterdays
Image sourced: Letra Sem Musica
More Collective Nouns
The Violet Hour 