Earth Gazer

As I was browsing through Deb's blog at  Herbal Haven yesterday and came across a post with an interesting YouTube video - it's part of an episode from a series broadcast in 2009 on Channel 4 called ' Kitchen Pharmacy ', presented by Annelie Whitfield . The clip below is all about treatments for Insomnia. Definitely worth 10 minutes of your time!

An interesting interview with profound herbalist Stephen Buhner. He believes that plants are much more intelligent than we give them credit for and are able to 'help' each other or animals that need their properties. I loved it on the second video at around 1:05 when he says, "Indigenous people would often say... the day before you go to collect the plants, tell the plant what you need it to do". Plant power! Part 1 of 4 Part 2 of 4 Part 3 of 4 Part 4 of 4

Yesterday, by chance, I found myself a few miles from the Rollright Stones on the Oxfordshire/Warwickshire border. Not only that, but I had my camera with me too! I've heard about the Rollright Stones before, but never got round to visiting, despite the fact that a family member lives only 10 or so miles away, so with a little time to kill, a visit was definitely in order. There are actually 3 monuments on the site, the main stone circle - The Kings Men (a late Neolithic stone circle dating 2500-2000 bce, The King Stone (a monolith of middle bronze-age origin) and The Whispering Knights (a 5000 year old burial chamber). The weather was lovely as I approached the main stone circle. Initially I stood near what looked like the entrance and tried to open myself to any feelings or sensations. It felt wrong to just 'walk in', so I slowly started to walk around the outside of the ring, examining the stones as I went. I got a strong sense of being grounded, of be