Gardening with a little excitement....

Hi Everyone

Well, an interesting day to be sure! Blogspot.com has been having a lot of problems in the last two weeks--they aren't allowing me to upload my photographs. When that happens, I can't get my blog out on time as I'd like. So, here it is the morning after they got the software working again...



Never a dull moment around here at our house. About 2:00 p.m., the monsoon clouds came over and cooled it down enough for me to go work out in the main garden for an hour or two. Something was eating my beautiful tomatoes and I had to find the culprit.


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Here's my lovely tomatoes being eaten up.

Well, I found four of them--3 huge green tomato worms and a fourth one in a leaf and not yet out to destroy my plants. So, I went around to each tomato vine and found them. They re so hard to see--they are the perfect coloration of a tomato plant. I threw them out of the garden--they can go survive elsewhere!



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Here's the culprit destroyin my tomato plants. Beautiful,isn't it?

Then, I finished off the last of my bush beans, picked them and put them on a brick outside of the enclosed garden. I had been running back and forth through that area many times in the hour. I also pulled my fennel (anise) and had it laying out on the bricks as well. And, found two ripe green peppers to boot....so I had lots of work to do this afternoon to get this stuff into our freezer for the winter time.

I came out of the garden and was half way to my bricks when I heard a RATTLE.

Yep, you guessed it. ANOTHER rattlesnake!


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Here's our snake. She's female by energy feeling and about 4.5 feet long with seven rattles on her tail, which makes her seven years old. And she has a beautiful skin on her!

I screeched to a halt and didn’t move. I didn’t see anything around me. Usually, when you hear a rattle and stop, a snake won’t strike--because you’re not moving. And moving, to them, is the THREAT. So, you stand very still and quiet. My gaze was darting all over the place trying to find the darn thing.


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Here she is slithering off at our drop off for snakes at Deadman's Corner

Finally, I looked at the Tuff Shed, a white shed opposite Dave’s office where he stores all our books. On the west side of the shed, down at the bottom, is a reinforced metal cuff about six inches wide, that runs around the base. This is metal that holds the foundation of the Tuff Shed and there are about six small one-inch rectangular holes in each panel of the four sides--to give breathing air beneath the shed.


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Here's a nice photo of her head--note the distinct coloration on it. Every green rattler has a unique pattern and can be identified as such. She never once struck out, hissed or got coiled up into a threatening position with Dave as he handled her. She KNEW he was not going to hurt her.

Well, half way out of one of these tiny openings is the rattlesnake! And she’s a beautiful green rattler, about 4 feet long and outstanding yellow, white, bright apple green and olive green coloration. And it appears she’s STUCK in the slot!

I yelled at Dave (the window was open, thank goodness) to get the snake bagger kit--that we had a rattler coming out from under the shed. He bailed out of the office, ran to the greenhouse where we keep the equipment and came back.

Usually, he will use the Gentle Jaws behind the snake’s head, but he wasn’t sure the snake could get out of the slot or was stuck. So, he did a pretty risky move. He firmly clamped the jaws about one third of the way behind her head in the thick part of her body. And as he clamped, he pulled carefully because he wasn’t sure if she was stuck or not. But the problem there is he can’t lean forward or get his legs too close to the jaws extender--because there’s plenty of room for the snake to lash out and bite him.

Dave had to tug a little to get the rattler out of the slot, but she finally came out. And never once, during this entire time, did she strike out, rattle or his. She seemed to realize that she wasn’t going to get killed.

Gingerly, Dave put her in the snake Bagger and I drove us up to Deadman’s Corner, about 1.5 miles from our house, parked and opened the van door for him to get out with the snake. Dave released her in our usual spot, and I took some nice photos of her. Again, she never rattled, coiled, hissed or struck. They are such savvy animals. They know who is going to harm them and who isn’t. We’ve seen this time and time again.

So, with that out of the way, I got back to finishing up my gardening chores. Then, I hurried to the kitchen to get the veggies taken care of.


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Here Dave is releasing the Green Rattlesnake up at Deadman's Corners.


On tonight’s walk, I met our neighbor, Mark, on his ATV. He had his doggies with him (they ride in the milk crate behind the seat). He has a nice camera too, and often, we’ll run into one another up at Sunset Point because he loves taking sunset photos too.


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Here's the first hint of the coming sunset up at Sunset Point with the juniper tree as a frame for the colors.


It gives us a chance to catch up on what’s going on, ect. Anyway, sunset comes and I have to walk a mile back down into the canyon. And it’s usually dark by the time I get on the flat of the canyon floor. And it’s tough to see things.

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Here's what was about me as I started my walk tonight. It looks like slats of sunlight through Father Sky's cathedral.



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This is what I called a 'moveable feast' sunset in that it isn't going to stay just one color or way; it continues to change.

As I drew closer to our road where I turn, I saw Mark’s ATV and he was parked in the middle of the road--which is highly unusual for him. I called out and asked if he was okay. He said he was fine, but that there was a good four foot long rattlesnake in the middle of the road and he didn’t want me or Rocky to run into it in the dark by accident.

That was so sweet of him! He turned on the ATV lights and showed me where it had crawled off the center of the dirt road and into Jon’s stone fence that he has around his vineyard. Sure enough--there was half of the snake hanging out in the road and the other half inside the stone fence!



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Here is green rattlesnake #2 for the day! You can see his pattern is much darker and far less colorful than the girl who was under the Tuff Shed at our place earlier in the day.

I took some quick photos before it disappeared. It was NOT the same snake because the coloration pattern was much different and a lot more muddy looking and darker compared to the female green rattler we’d turned loose earlier in the day.

I told Mark that we’d already taken one rattler out of our area today and he said they were all out like this because of the heavy monsoon rains. And that’s true--we’ve had drenching, all night rains and this runs all snakes out of their holes so they don’t drown. Consequently, they are looking for new ‘homes’ and I suspect our female green rattler today was trying out a new home--a probably almost got stuck in that metal rectangle--she really was too big for it.

So, quite a day, and the clouds were awesome tonight! And the sunset just a jaw dropper. Enjoy!


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Sunset for July 31, 2006

In Spirit....

ASTROLOGY: Weathering life’s Storms

Hi Everyone!


As I sat here unloading my monsoon storm clouds photos for tonight’s blog I waxed reminiscent about ‘storms of life’ that we all undergo. And just as I thought: “It’s like the wind roll that precedes the storm that knocks us down and shocks us...” and my office door unexpectedly slammed shut. A micro burst of downdraft from the thunder being swept through the house (I leave windows a tad open to allow the house to ‘breathe’ in a storm) and banged it shut. And I mean BANG!


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Here's a monsoon coming over the northwest wall of the canyon. What is of most interest is the 'wind roll' that you see out in front of it. As I was photographing and the wind roll came over head, it blew my straw hat off my head with a furious gust of sustained wind.


Pretty synchronistic was my response. I jumped; but I didn’t get unglued or rattled by it. Rocky, our dog did--he hides out under my right arm or as close to the office chair where I’m sitting when thunder is rolling--he’s frightened of it. The wall shook and I thought for sure some of my plates on the wall would fall off--but they did not.

Great how synchronicity underscores pertinent thoughts!

But the storms of life....boy...they are around. Or is it me? Or maybe because I’m undergoing yet, another one (I got news for you--they NEVER stop...there’s just pauses in between them....), that we need to, with each storm try to fix our attitude and emotions to deal with it a little better each time. Or, at least, try.

The big storms of life are often predicated by progressions in a person’s astrology chart and they can last from six months to one year, usually. That’s a pretty big, grinding, intense storm.


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Here is an excellent shot at the 'underbelly' of a storm in action. "Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble..." kind of stirring the pot. I watched this movement (counter clockwise and circular) for about three minutes--this is the kind of cloud that tornado funnels form in, as well. Pretty exciting! And we got a 30 minute drenching here in the canyon--we're onna roll this year! This is the most sustained rain we've had--nearly once a week a Monsoon comes through our canyon to give us water. Most I've seen in the 19 years I've lived here. But, we're grateful!


Transits,on the other hand, can be a few days, weeks or even months. With some of the outer planets like Neptune...it can waffle back and forth over you for up to three years---ick.

So, we get all kinds of ‘storms’ and the trick is trying to understand it is that we’ve set up for ourselves to learn, to climb, to change with or negotiate our way through it--to get on the other side--which spells blessed RELIEF and some rest and reprieve.

We all get ‘storms’ and I look at the astrology chart and certain planets as ‘storms’ in their own right. Here are the heavy hitters--the ones that we undergo -- all of us -- at different times in our lives.

Saturn is usually the one who really gut punches us and then drags us over a mile of cut glass. Saturn takes 2.5 years through each Zodiac sign--so while you get hit for a couple of weeks with Saturn, you have 2.4 years to get over it, get through it, and struggle to make the changes more slowly. And that’s not a bad deal, really, if you gotta get dragged through sometime--give me the time to adjust, get it and then change with it. Saturn has a 28-30 year circuit around the zodiac to complete one orbit around the sun. It stays, approximately, 2.5 years in each of the twelve zodiac signs. Saturn has a 7 year cycle tied to it from age 7, 14, 21, 28-30 (this one is a huge learning curve), 35, 42, 49, 56, (the 2nd Saturn cycle kicks in here between age 58-60 and so is a huge learning curve coming our way once again), 63, 70, 77, 84 (this one coincides with Transit of Uranus coming back to it’s natal position--so this Saturn/Uranus combo can be life changing in sudden ways with the over flow of lightning bolt Uranus in the mix), 90, 97, 104. So, these are the ages when Saturn is in there giving us a ‘storm’ to look at something, change and fix ourselves.



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This was a fun cloud that was playing around right at sunset--and the moon was in the perfect position. It looks like a cloud animal getting up on its hind legs to 'gobble' up the moon!



Uranus usually hits like a bolt out of the blue--and can hang around as a transit for two years--and this is a toughie to deal with because even if you know the time zone of when Uranus is going to strike--you don’t have a clue as to which way it’s coming from or what it’s going to be about. Uranus, in my opinion, is a worse taskmaster than Saturn or Pluto ever will be--precisely because with these two heavy hitters you get the TIME to make the changes. With Uranus--you get hit and then it takes you weeks, months or years to recover from the shock of the event(s). Uranus has a 21 year cycle and makes on circuit around the zodiac every 84 years. So, huge, shocking changes in our lives at age 21, 42, 63 and 84. At these times and ages, life gets really explosive and a lot of people have accidents at these ages. Forewarned is forearmed.

Neptune can drive you crazy because it’s never in your face and you feel like you’re shadow-boxing and you haven’t a clue as to what is really trying to be learned here. Of course, Neptune being Neptune wants us to turn inward, meditate and listen to our gut, our intuition and our teachers/guides who are there to whisper in our ear--if only we’d listen. Neptune, of course, does not have specific years tied to it--it is so diaphanous, amphorus and impossible to quantify. Instead, astrologers look to see where the transit is at by aspect to planets in your natal chart--and that is where the action and focus on the storm will be at, instead.

Pluto can be heavy-handed and sudden like Uranus, leaving you hung out to dry for a year or so. Or, it can swing back and forth in retrograde and direct motion, forcing transformation from you in arcs of timing. And Pluto plays for keeps--you will change or else. No if’s,and’s or but’s with this planet. The best way to work with Pluto is make the changes as soon as it gets in your face. If you can do that, then good for you! The rest of your Pluto transit will leave you alone and as matter of fact, buttress the new, butterfly changed you and open a number of amazing doors for you to glide through. Pluto, of course, does not have specific years tied to it because of it’s very elongated orbit and being the furthest planet out in our solar system. Instead, astrologers look to see where the transit is at by aspect to planets in your natal chart--and that is where the action and focus on the storm will be at, instead.

HOW CAN I KNOW I FIND OUT MORE ABOUT MY STORMS OF LIFE IN MY NATAL CHART?

You can hire a professional astrologer. They can plot, via the ephemeris,where Chiron is at in your natal chart. By looking at the aspects (mathematical distance) between any of these planets or positions in your chart, you can get a very good idea of what is going on--and even better--HOW to handle it in a positive manner.

I suggest the following professional astrologers:

Rosemarie Brown

Gracee Verte

Gail Carswell

You can't go wrong with any of these professional astrologers. They can help you plot your course with you ‘storms of life’ and even plan a party for it and yourself!


No sunset photos tonight--it’s raining monsoon-like and can’t get out of the canyon to get anything :-)


But..here's a pretty one just to make you smile...

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This was a brilliant Arizona sunset and the sky looks like its on fire

In Spirit.....

The Healing Power Around Us...

Hi Everyone

Sometimes, there are days when life is such trauma or craziness that all I can do on that given day is look to Nature around me for an answer. Doing this always soothes me. It helps me. It reminds me of the ephemeral beauty that surrounds us and that we should absorb it during moments of joy and shock or grief, as much as we can.


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This one is the same sunset but I focused on the light of the hills below Mingus Mountain near Cottonwood. It looks like a gorgeous Japanese kind of painting where you see the undulation and gentleness of the hills and although each is distinct and individual, the colors are similar and pull them into a oneness...

Such was my day. And I take great comfort in what I saw tonight at sunset. Truly, we live in a place of beauty regardless of the terrible things human beings do to one another. And I'm glad we have such gentle, silent reminders--just to look up, absorb and allow the colors and silence to steady us and heal us.


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Sunset 7.29.06

In Spirit....

Soul Recovery and Extraction--A way to Heal Yourself

Hi Everyone!

Like every one else, I have many facets....or maybe you want to say I wear many hats. But, we all have this in us....and I’m not the Lone Ranger on it.

My father was one-quarter Eastern Cherokee. His great-grandmother was on the Trail of Tears, when the US Army forced most of the E. Cherokee out of their area along the Eastern Seaboard, inland, to Oklahoma. As the Trail got close to Kentucky, my great-great grandmother escaped. She eventually married Earl Gent and became part of the family.

My Aunt Elena, back in the 1970’s, who lived in West Virginia, showed me the only photo they had of her: she was a short, dark haired, dark skinned, dark brown eyed woman who wasn’t smiling in her calico dress and white apron. She was the ‘skeleton’ in my father’s family closet because being married to an Indian or carrying Indian blood wasn’t looked upon as a positive.

Nonetheless, my great-great grandmother managed to pass on what she knew; from one generation to another. Through my Aunt Elena (now deceased) we knew only two things of our E. Cherokee relative; she was a member of the Wolf Clan and from a ‘medicine’ family.

What was passed on or down to my father, was the genetic knowledge and heritage that she possessed. And then, it was passed down to me, the first born daughter of my generation. We never had a ‘name’ for our ‘medicine’ (skill or talent). At age nine, my father began to train me for the medicine. I was forty years old when I came into the medicine fully. And it wasn’t until about that time, around age 45, that I figured out what our ‘medicine’ that was being passed on through our family. One of my students, Dr. Michael Smith, who has written several academic books on worldwide shamanism, became a student of mine in the mid-1990’s. When he was done with the training, I asked him what type of shamanism was I teaching? He felt that what my family heritage was most closely aligned with from what he knew was Tibetan Shamanism.

Up until that time, I had no idea what our medicine was called. And really, it didn’t matter to me, personally. It was a healing tool and I was here to serve in that capacity; nameless or not. In the Native American way, our walk is our talk. We don’t necessarily give voice or labels to what we do. We SHOW what we can do. The proof, as they say, is in the pudding.

And so, over the years, I began to choose worthy candidates to pass what I knew, on, to others. There’s a lot of shamans in the world. Did you know that EVERY country has their shamans? At one time, shamans were part and parcel of every village. They were the medicine man or woman. During the day, they were just like anyone else--taking care of family, tilling the soil, finding food to winter over. Only at night, did they do something extra or different--and that was to take a journey into nonordinary reality and reclaim pieces of energy or spirit that were either lost or stole--and brought back to the rightful person.

I’m pleased with my efforts to seed the world with my nameless medicine. I have seen so many lives changed for the positive because of Soul Recovery and Extraction--which is what I named what I was taught. It is a ‘medicine’--a tool--to be used to help others become whole once more.

We can lose pieces of ourselves through many different ways--and they are covered in my book, Soul Recovery and Extraction. But one way, a very simple example, is in a car accident. Most people lose a piece of energy from themselves during such a shock or trauma. That’s why many feel ‘out of body’ or ‘spacy’ or ‘not here’ after an accident. It is because that piece is missing. A shamanic facilitator can ‘call’ back this piece or go retrieve and bring it back to you. Once the piece is brought back and placed within you, you are whole once more--and you will feel it. Just as you felt the loss of the piece, you will feel the return and integration of it back into you.

Here are some excerpts from my book that I'd like to share with you:

If you experience any of the below, this can be a warning of soul loss (energy loss). A "piece" of energy can be taken from you, stolen or you may unconsciously give it to another person or situation. There are many ways to "retrieve" such pieces back. Therapy is one way; just growing through the experience, is another, and SR/E (soul recovery and extraction) is another way to retrieve these back. Whatever way feels most comfortable for you is the way you should choose to take. SR/E is not for everyone. If you do not believe in the process; do not try it. You MUST read Soul Recovery and Extraction by Ai Gvhdi Waya before having a journey to retrieve pieces by a shamanic facilitator.

WHAT IS SOUL LOSS?

Soul loss is about losing or unconsciously giving away part of our energy (our aura), to another person or situation. This energy is seen as ‘soul’ to some, and to others, a facet of our personality. The labels are meaningless, because something is lost that was once yours. Soul loss is usually undetected at first, but over time, the individual who has suffered the loss feels it in many ways that will be covered in my book. There are several way to lose a piece of your energy/aura/self and I’ll discuss a couple here (but there are many more in my book):

Accidents--if an elderly person trips and falls, they can lose a piece. Or a baby or child. Or a car accident. Or any accident that has traumatic, sudden jolting to the person. One person’s fall may mean nothing to another. So, the accident clearly has to be traumatic to the person who experienced it. If it is not, soul loss will not occur.

Emotions: this is the main arena of soul loss for all of us. These involve the death of a loved one, child, or otherwise, the death of a beloved pet that was your entire life, a divorce, a move from one state to another, from one country to another, being in a war zone, being in a dysfunctional family and abused in some way...and the list is endless. The sharper and more clear the emotion, the strong possibility of loss. And these are unhappy events, not happy ones. For a child, it could mean the divorce f her parents, the loss of a parent, being orphaned, moving from one foster family to another, as an example. Getting fired from a job can have a huge affect on our lives. The loss of a scholarship to a school can have life-altering meaning. Much of the time when we get hit emotionally or ‘gut-punched’, by whatever it is--and that importance has to mean something to you, not everyone else--this is when we stand to potentially lose a piece of energy from our spirit.

WARNINGS OF SOUL LOSS

1. Addictions / Addictive behavior (smoking, alcohol, drugs, food, gambling, comfort foods, danger/risk taking behavior, sex, codependency, ect.)

2. Emotional numbness (inability to feel, to cry, to love). Robot-like emotionally. No feelings. No reaction to normal things we’d react too (good news/bad news, ect.)

3. Inability to let go of the past, especially after the death of a loved one, divorce, abuse, trauma. Holds on to the past--blames the past for the way they are today. They never get over it, never get past it. Inability to live truly in the present.

4. Control / manipulation (being controlled and manipulated by others). Passive-aggressive behavior; triangulation. Growing up in a family where you felt out of control or had no control over anything.

5. Lack of direction, focus, purpose - Victim mentality (allowing oneself to be controlled and manipulated by others)

6. Shame, which leads to low self-confidence and / or self-esteem. Could have happened at a very early age or been a repeated message to the person as they grew up in a household.

7. Obesity (unless it is caused by a hypothyroid condition, eating the wrong foods, lack of exercise, can sometimes occur due to sexual molestation whether recalled or not). Fat is armor. Armor protects our vulnerable self. People who have been severely attacked in some way--on some level (mentally, emotionally, spiritually or physically), have suffered greatly and erect a ‘barrier’ to protect themselves. In this case, fat becomes the armor that the person can hide behind.

8. Depression

9. Ungroundedness (inability to function within daily boundaries, extreme daydreaming, spacey) or what we term ‘out-of-body’ or ‘nobody home’ syndrome. Has problems with discipline, organization, finishing what they start.

10. Memory loss (inability to remember large blocks of time). Blocks of memory loss--particularly as a child or baby. Or, block of memory loss after trauma such as auto accident, war wound, ect.

11. Childhood illness, both acute and chronic (particularly up to the age of 12). Children who are ‘always sick’ growing up--endless repetitions of ear aches, colds, flu that constantly come and go without reprieve or end.

12, Frequent illness in an adult (weakened immune system, leading to allergies, arthritis, constant colds).

13. Mental disorders (for instance, any psychotic break from reality such as schizophrenia or borderline).

14. MPD (multiple personality dysfunction). This occurs when a person has suffered a nearly irreparable trauma and the splits into different personalities in order to survive the experience.

For me, there is no more profound medicine in our world, than SRE. The only other medicine that can rival it is homeopathy. And I’m a homeopath just because I have seen it do just as great and world-changing work for a person as I have, SRE.


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This is a digital painting that Moyra made of me and my shamanic guides who are surrounding me. http://moyra.com or email her at moyra@moyra.com

If you want to know more, here’s a lot of links below to help you out. Also, links to my shamanic facilitators whom I’ve trained--quite literally--around the world.

And, if you are interested in the book....you can buy it....and it can change your life. If you want!

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SHAMANIC FACILITATORS ONLINE WEBSITE CONTACT

Shamanic Facilitators trained by Ai Gvhdi Way (NOTE: not all the trained facilitators in the Directory here in the book are on the Web. Some prefer not to participate in the web contact method and you must contact them yourself.

USA: USA SHAMANIC FACILITATOR DIRECTORY

EUROPE: EUROPEAN SHAMANIC FACILITATOR DIRECTORY

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Some people are not comfortable on the web and ordering. You can contact David Nauman, who handles all book and SRE orders at: stoneman2@sedona.net. We use Paypal or you can write us a personal check if in USA or international money order if from overseas. Whatever way you prefer to order the Soul Recovery and Extraction book, Dave will help you out. For USA orders, the book is $11.95 plus $4.00 s/h for priority mail. If Canadian, the book is $12.95 USD, and shipping must be determined and you must contact Dave for that info first. For foreign orders, you must contact Dave directly, first. For those who prefer ‘snail-mail’ by mail and postage, just send your order to: Blue Turtle Publishing, P.O. Box 2513, Cottonwood, AZ 86326. Please add your phone number and email address so Dave can notify you when your check or money order has arrived and when he is sending out your book. NOTE: All overseas orders will be sent AIR MAIL--no exceptions.

Healing is a matter of education and Ai Gvhdi Waya has asked that those who are drawn to this method first understand it before they choose it as a healing tool for themselves.

After reading the SRE book, send an email, use our website (or call) the facilitator of your choice and ask for their comprehensive brochure and an appointment. Or, go online at WORLDWIDE SHAMANIC FACILITATOR DIRECTORY and choose from there. Frequently, there is a bio and photo on some of the shamanic facilitators in order to help you make your decision. Do NOT ask Ai Gvhdi Waya to choose one for you--she will not do it. This is your task and responsibility to follow your intuition and honor your own, inner knowing.

Remember: SR/E can be performed LONG DISTANCE, so it is not a matter of choosing a facilitator closest to you. All facilitators can perform long-distance SR/E and most have a worldwide clientele. Some facilitators will allow you to come to their home for the SR/E to be performed. Others will come to your area, provided a workshop has been set up, and will stay until all is accomplished for those who want SR/E performed. Some will give workshops on SR/E, what it is and its benefits; others do not, so ask.

TWO facilitators in this directory have been approved by Ai Gvhdi Waya to teach her 3-year SR/E course for those who are interested in becoming a shamanic facilitator themselves. Please contact Gail Carswell and Michael Foltz for details about their SR/E training program by emailing them at: rockdoc@mindspring.com or visiting their website at: SHAMANIC TRAINING INFORMATION

NOTE: Ai Gvhdi Waya is NOT available to perform SR/E outside her many shamanic facilitators for whom she has a lifetime responsibility toward. instead, please choose one of her highly trained people from the Directory below, or from the website, http://www.medicinegarden.com Thank you.

DIRECTORY OF SHAMANIC FACILITATORS TRAINED BY AI GVHDI WAYA

Anna M. Bell. England. English. Email: anna_m_bell@msn.com.

Sue Bennett. Dutch and English. The Netherlands. Email: suebennett12@hotmail.com. Website: http://www.medicinegarden.com/SRE/Europe_shaman.html Phone: +31-(0)180-634871.

Alma Bocanegra. English and Spanish. Sedona, Arizona, USA. Email: soultouch@hotmail.com. Phone: 1-928-204-0812.

Rosemarie Brown, MSW. English. Address: PO Box 4255, Sedona, AZ 86340-4255, USA. Email: starrose@sedona.net. Phone: 1-928-204-5682. Website: http://www.rosemariebrown.com and http://www.medicinegarden.com/SRE/USA_shaman.html

Mary Buckner, RN. English. USA clients only. Address: P.O. Box 670. Kingston, OK 73439. USA. Email: soulbear@texoma-ok.com. Website: http://www.medicinegarden.com/SRE/USA_shaman.html Phone: 1-580-564-3737.

Michèle Burdet, BA., MS. Chesières, Switzerland. Email: alpine.healer@befree.ch. Website: http://www.medicinegarden.com/SRE/Europe_shaman.html English and French. Phone: (41) 24 495 2692.

Gail Carswell. English. Address: Owls Clover, Inc., 3037 James Ave., Fort Worth, Texas 76110, USA. Email: rockdoc@owlswebnest.com. Web Address: http://www.owlswebnest.com and http://www.medicinegarden.com/SRE/USA_shaman.html Phone: 817-921-5809.

Agaath Coolsma. Dutch. Netherlands. Email: agaath.coolsma@zonnet.nl. Phone: 0031503022171.

Vivienne Cruickshank, M.Appl.Sc. (hons), Dip Ther. Mass. Massage Therapist. English. Address: PDC Hikutaia, Paeroa, New Zealand. Email: horsewoman@clear.net.nz. Website: http://www.medicinegarden.com/SRE/NZ_shaman.html Phone: 0064 7 8624833.

Carol I. Cuzner. English. USA. Email: cicuzner@sonic.net. Website: http://www.medicinegarden.com/SRE/USA_shaman.html Phone: 707-545-6633.

Karen David, D.D. English. Address: P.O. Box 39216 Cleveland, Ohio 44139. USA. Email: kdmystic@aol.com. Phone: 1-440-439-9599. Website: http://www.kdmystic.net

Gail Patricia Derin, OMD. English. California, USA. Email: dr.gail@sbcglobal.net.

Lynn Doyle. English. Address: 633-8th Main Street, Canmore, Alberta, T1W 2B3, Canada. Email: SpiritoftheEarth@shaw.ca. Phone: 1-403-609-4456.

Cheri Dye. English. Illinois, USA. Email: jaguarshaman@gmail.com. Website: http://www.medicinegarden.com/SRE/USA_shaman.html Phone: 630-207-9424.

Michael J. Foltz. English. Address: Owls Clover, Inc., 3037 James Ave. Fort Worth Texas 76110, USA. Email: solardoc@owlswebnest.com. Website: http://www.owlswebnest.com and http://www.medicinegarden.com/SRE/USA_shaman.html Phone: 817 921 5809.

Marianne Fransen. The Netherlands. Dutch and English. Email: info@energy-healing.nl. Website: http://www.energy-healing.nl and http://www.medicinegarden.com/SRE/Europe_shaman.html Phone: 0(031)6 1559 7270.

Debbie Gent, CHt., English. Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Email: debbie@shamanicconnection.com. Website: http://www.shamanicconnection.com Phone: 1-602-896-0146.

Gary Gent. English. Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Email: gary@shamanicconnection.com. Website: http://www.shamanicconnection.com Phone: 1-602-439-5843.

Nina Gettler, M.A., R.C. (Registered Counselor in Washington State). German, Russian, English and French. Address: P.O. Box 60133, Seattle, WA 98160-0133, USA. Email: ninaget@aol.com, ninagettler@comcast.net. Website:
http://www.medicinegarden.com/SRE/USA_shaman.html Phone: 1-206-368-7355.

Yolande Grill. English. Arizona, USA. Email: y.grill@att.net. Phone: 1-480-488-6114.

Bev Haley. English. Address: c/o PO Box 11, Waitati, Otago, New Zealand. Email: bevhaley@actrix.co.nz. Phone: 0064 034730255.

Ingrid Kropf, RN,herbalist,homeopath. Dutch. Steenwijk, The Netherlands. Email: info@kruidenvakopleiding.nl. Phone: 06-303-80993.

Eileen Lunderman. Lakota. English and Lakota. Address: Pathways, PO Box 501, Mission, South Dakota 57555, USA.

Linda Metzler, PA-C, MPAS, ND. Arizona, USA. English. Email: Treblclf4@aol.com. Website: http://www.medicinegarden.com/SRE/USA_shaman.html Phone: 1-928-451-1138.

Cora Moore. English. Illinois, USA. Email: 2cora@earthlink.net. Website: http://www.metteeka.com and http://www.medicinegarden.com/SRE/USA_shaman.html Phone: 1-630-989-0028.

Robin Cunningham Myers, LMT, d.Hom, CH English. Address: Wholistic Alternatives, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806, USA. Website: http://www.wholisticalternatives.byregion.net and http://www.medicinegarden.com/SRE/USA_shaman.html Email: sacredqi@cox.net. Phone: 1-225-907-7277.

Debbie Noah. English. Colorado, USA. Email: SeeksWithHeart@aol.com. Website: http://www.moonnodes.com and http://www.medicinegarden.com/SRE/USA_shaman.html Phone: 1-719-213-0112.

Pamela Powers. England/USA. English. Email: ppowers@hotmail.com. Website: http://www.medicinegarden.com/SRE/Europe_shaman.html

Patty Running. Lakota. English and Lakota. Address: Route 2, Box 27, Nibrara, Nebraska 68760, USA.

Alison Sinclair. Austria. English. Email: alisonsinc@gmail.com. Phone: +43 1 922-3084. Website: http://www.shaman.at and http://www.medicinegarden.com/SRE/Europe_shaman.html

Linda K. Skiba. English. Northville, Michigan, USA. Email: BlackHorseWoman@Comcast.net. Website: http://www.medicinegarden.com/SRE/USA_shaman.html Phone: 1-248-348-0490.

Joke Smith. Dutch. The Netherlands. Email: heartpower@quicknet.nl. Website: http://www.medicinegarden.com/SRE/Europe_shaman.html Phone: + 31 - (0)299 - 404787.

C. Michael Smith, Ph.D.- psychology. English. Author of A Little Psychology of the Heart. Address: 333 N. Second Street, Suite #304, Niles, MI 49120, USA. Email: ShamanicAR@aol.com. Phone: 1-(269) 687-9364.

Raewyn Stedman. English and German. Address: P O Box 5730, Moray Place, Dunedin, NZ. Email: bluestarwoman@actrix.co.nz. Website: http://www.medicinegarden.com/SRE/NZ_shaman.html Phone: NZ (03) 0064 03 4728999.

Coletta Swalley. Lakota. English and Lakota. Address: Pathways, PO Box 501, Mission, South Dakota 57555, USA.

Aminah Dean-Thambo. English. New York, USA. Email: Ms.Aminah@gmail.com. Phone:1-718-213-2784.

Els van der Werf. Netherlands. Dutch. Email: eivanderwerf@hetnet.nl Phone: +31 43 4090146

Astrid van Houwelingen. The Netherlands. Dutch. Email: avhouwelingen@homeotherapie.nl. Website: http://www.medicinegarden.com/SRE/Europe_shaman.html

Grace Verte. M.A., English and German. California, USA. Email: graceVerte@netsedona.com. Website: http://www.graceVerte.com and http://www.medicinegarden.com/SRE/USA_shaman.html

Lique Somer-Voorhoeve. Psychotherapy, Dru Yoga Teacher, IVN Nature guide, healing herbs, Reiki master. Dutch/English. Email: voorhoeve905@hotmail.com.

Maria de Vries. Belgium . Dutch. Email: mariahomdevries@hotmail.com. Phone: 0032 (0)89 762777.

Barbara Ward. English. Address: P.O Box 11, Waitati, Dunedin, NZ. Email: bmwhom@xtra.co.nz. Website: http://www.medicinegarden.com/SRE/NZ_shaman.html. Phone: NZ 03 4821148

Sylvia Williams. English and Welsh. England and New Zealand. Email: trueseer2003@yahoo.co.uk. Website: http://www.medicinegarden.com/SRE/Europe_shaman.html. Phone: UK 0044 (0) 7813275204. Phone: New Zealand 0064 (0) 210539032.

HOMEOPATHY: General Repertory translation

I've got some good articles on homeopathy that I'd like to share with you from time to time. This one was for my class I taught at DISCH, Desert Institute of Classical Homeopathy in Phoenix, Arizona.



Copyright Eileen Nauman 2006
Thunderstorm over the Mogollon Rim

I now share it with you


Copyright Eileen Nauman 2006
This is the womb where the tornados form--so cool to see these pendulus clouds--cumulonimbus mammatus.



HOMEOPATHY: GENERALITIES by Kent’s Repertory
by Eileen Nauman, DHM(UK)

Copyright 1998 Eileen Nauman
All Rights Reserved

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Using Kent’s repertory, which is written in 19th century medicalese, is like trying to learn and understand a foreign language for people of the 21st century attempting to use his book to take a homeopathic case. I converted these 19th century medical terms into 21st century terms when I taught at the Desert Institute of Classical Homeopathy, Phoenix, Arizona. This was a hand-out to my students, but you can use it when you utilize “Generalities” in Kent’s Repertory. I hope you find this of some help.

NOTE:
agg.: stands for ‘aggravation’ or ‘worsening’ of a particular symptom



A
Abdomen swollen 545 (ABDOMEN, Distention)
Acid Reflux Disease 497 (STOMACH, Eructation's, water of, water brash)
Activity: Ascending,; Bath; Descending; Exertion; Jarring; Lifting; Menses: Motion: playing piano; Riding; Rising; Running; Sleep; Talking; Touching; Uncovering; Undressing; Vomiting; Walking.
Affects, of Sleep; Waking
Air: open, desire, sea, smoke, vault (see: Air, draft; Wind)

Abuser 70, 91
page 91 (MIND, Unfriendly humor)
page 91(MIND, VIOLENT, vehement, etc., deeds, rage, leading to)
page 70: (MIND, Rage, fury)

Achilles tendon 976 (EXTREMITIES, Cramps, ankle, Tendo-Achillis)
Adhesions (scar tissue) 822 (CHEST, Adhesion, sensation of)
Acne (Rosacea)--red rash across cheeks and nose--366 (ERUPTIONS, nose, acne)
Air passage irritation 749 (LARYNX and TRACHEA, Irritation in air passages)

Alcoholism 36, 57, 64, 71, 1397, 1422
page 36: (MIND, Dipsomania)
page 57 (MIND, Intoxication)
page 64: (MIND, Mania-A-Potu) delirium tremens
page 71: (MIND, Remorse)
page 1397 (GENERALITIES, Reveling, night, from)
page 1422 (GENERALITIES, Wine)

Allergies (seasonal) 326 (NOSE, Coryza, air, annual (hay fever))
Alzheimer’s 71 (MIND, Recognize, does not his relatives)

Angina 822, 880
page 822: (CHEST, Angina pectoris)
page 880: (CHEST, Stenocardia)

Anchylosis--stiffness--952 (EXTREMITIES, Anchylosis, elbow)
Anorexia 39 (MIND, Eat, refuses to)
Anus 606 (RECTUM)
Anesthesia 1303 (SKIN, Anesthesia (can’t feel skin--numb))
Aneurysm 541 (ABDOMEN, Aneurysm)
Apnea, sleep 763 (RESPIRATION, Arrested)
Appendicitis 553 (ABDOMEN, Inflammation)
Appetite 476 (STOMACH, Appetite--many types here)
A--continued
Arthritis 966 (EXTREMITIES, Contraction of muscles and tendons)
Asphyxia 763 (RESPIRATION, Asphyxia)

Asthma 763, 766, 782
page 763: (RESPIRATION, Asthmatic)
page 766: (RESPIRATION, Difficult)
page 782: (COUGH, Asthmatic)
Asthma, allergic 765 (RESPIRATION, Asthmatic)
Asthma, hay 765 (RESPIRATION, Asthmatic, hay asthma)
Autumnal 1281 (FEVER, Autumnal)
Aversions 480 (STOMACH, Aversions)


Copyright Eileen Nauman 2006
Here's a beautiful, huge Thunder Being forming on the Mogollon Rim around 3:00 p.m. today

B

Back injury 947 (BACK, Straining, easy)
Bed wetting 659 (URINATION, Interrupted, night: (incontinence in bed)
Belching 489 (STOMACH, Eructation's)
Bifida, spina 884 (BACK, Bifida)

Birth, after 723, 743
page 723 (GENITALIA-FEMALE, Lochia (vaginal. discharge afterbirth)
page 743 (GENITALIA-FEMALE, Prolapsed uterus)

Bites 1422 (GENERALITIES, Wounds and bites of poisonous animals)

Bladder infections 646, 656, 673
page 646 (BLADDER, inflammation)
page 656 (BLADDER, Urination, dribbling, dysuria (painful urination)
page 673 (URETHRA, Pain)

Bladder stones 645 (BLADDER, Calculi)
Bleeding gums 418 (MOUTH, Scorbutic Gums)
Blind 281 (VISION, Loss of vision (blindness)
Blind spot 283 (VISION, Scotoma)
Bloodshot eyes 238 (EYE, Ecchymosis (bruising))
Blood poisoning 1399 (GENERALITIES, septicemia)
Blushing 1376 (GENERALITIES, Orgasm of blood)
Body functions: Hemorrhage; Loss of fluids; Menses; Perspiration
Body type: Dwarfism, Nursing children; Old people; Thin--see: lean, Emaciation; Fat--see: Obesity; Flabby
Bone, outgrowth abnormal 1358 (GENERALITIES, Exotoses)
Bronchitis 835 (CHEST, Inflammation, bronchial tubes)
Bruxism (grinding of teeth) 432 (TEETH, Grinding) (See: TEETH, Clinch 431)
Bunions 954 (EXTREMITIES, Bunions, foot)
Burns 1303, 1346
page 1303 (GENERALITIES, Burning)
page 1346 (GENERALITIES, Burns)

Bursae 954 (EXTREMITIES, Bursae)
Butt 954 (EXTREMITIES, Bubbling sensation, nates)

C

Calluses 954 (EXTREMITIES, Callosities, horny,on hands)
Cancer 715, 1409, 1410
page 715 (GENITALIA-FEMALE, Cancer of ovaries, uterus, vagina)
page (GENERALITIES, Tumors)
page 1410 (GENERALITIES, Ulcers, cancerous)

Candida 397 (MOUTH, Apthae (thrush/candida)
Carbuncle 1310 (SKIN, Eruptions, burning, carbuncle)
Catalepsy--trance/seizure/psychotic patient 1347 (GENERALITIES, Catalepsy)

Cataract 236, 279
page 236 (EYE, Cataract)
page (new one) 279 (VISION, Foggy, incipient cataract)

Canker sores 398 (MOUTH, Canker sores (See: Apthae 397)
Car sick 509 (STOMACH, Nausea, riding in a carriage or on the cars, while)
Cavities (teeth) 1346 (GENERALITIES, Caries of bone)
Chafed skin 1327 (SKIN, Intertrigo)
Chapping 1304 (SKIN, Chapping)
Chewing, pain 437 (TEETH, Pain, masticating, from)
Chilblains 955 (EXTREMITIES, Chilblains)
Chlorosis (anemia/green skin) 1347 (GENERALITIES, Chlorosis)

Chorea (muscle twitches) 956, 1347
page 956 (EXTREMITIES, Chorea)
page 1347 (GENERALITIES, Chorea)

Cicatrices (scar tissue) 1304 (SKIN, Cicatrices
Cirrhosis (scarring) of the liver 541 (ABDOMEN, Cirrhosis, liver)
Clammy 1295 (PERSPIRATION, Clammy)
Clenched teeth 431 (TEETH, Clinched, together and Clinched, firmly) See: Bruxism above
Coition (intercourse) 1348 (GENERALITIES, Coition)

Cold (virus) 325, 746, 1347
Page 325 (NOSE, Catarrh, post nasal (See: Discharge)
page 325 (NOSE, Coryza (runny discharge from nose during cold))
page 746 (LARYNX and TRACHEA, Catarrh (mucous)
page 1347 (GENERALITIES, Catarrh (mucous), suppressed)

Cold blooded 1259, 1261, 1296, 1349, 1366
page 1259 (CHILL, Morning, uncovered, if)
page 1261 (CHILL, Evening, undressing)
page 1296 Cold (feeling)
page 1296 (PERSPIRATION, Cold)
page 1349 (GENERALITIES, Cold, air, agg., becoming)
page 1349 (GENERALITIES, Cold, Becoming, place, entering a, agg.)
page 1366 (GENERALITIES, Heat, vital, lack of)

Cold sores 368, 369
page 368 (FACE, Eruptions, herpes)
page 369 (FACE, Eruptions, herpes, lips, mouth, around, nose)
Concussion 109 (HEAD, Concussion of brain)
Congestive heart failure (dropsy) 829 (CHEST, Dropsy)

Constipation 606, 621
page 606 (RECTUM, Constipation (See: Inactivity)
page 621 (RECTUM, Inactivity of rectum)

Contractions 716 (GENITALIA-FEMALE, Contractions)

Convulsions 114, 357, 480, 489, 547, 968, 1351, 1352, 1353
page 114 (HEAD, Convulsions of the right side of head)
page 357 (FACE, Convulsions, spasms)
page 480 (STOMACH, Aura Epileptica, felt at solar plexus)
page 489 (STOMACH, Epileptic aura)
page 547 (ABDOMEN, Epilepsy, begins in)
page 968 (EXTREMITIES, Convulsion)
page 1351 (GENERALITIES, Convulsions)
page 1352 clonic (contraction/relax of muscles) (GENERALITIES, Convulsions, clonic)
page 1353 (GENERALITIES, Convulsions, epileptic, aura)
page 1355 tonic (muscles rigid) (GENERALITIES, Convulsions, tonic)

Crabs (men/sex) 694 (GENITALIA-MALE, Crab-lice)
Cracks 1305 (SKIN, Cracks)
Cramps 559 (ABDOMEN, Pain, Menses, before, during, after)
Cravings 483 (STOMACH, Desires)
Crossed-eyes 266 (EYE, Strabismus)
Croup 785 (COUGH, Croupy)

Cyanosis--face turns blue; lack of oxygen 359, 1356
page 359 (FACE, Discoloration bluish)
page 1356 (GENERALITIES, Cyanosis)

Cyst, vagina (GENITALIA-FEMALE, Tumors, ovaries, vagina, cysts)
Cyst, ovarian 745 (GENITALIA-FEMALE, Tumors, Ovaries, cysts, fibroids, vagina)
Cyst, sebaceous (fat-filled) 1340 (SKIN, Wens)
Cystitis See: Bladder infection

D

D.T.’s (delirium tremens) 64 (MIND, Mania-A-Potu)
Deafness 323 (HEARING, Impaired, lost)
Decubis ulcer 1331 (SKIN, Sore, becomes (decubitus))
Dental cavities 1346 (GENERALITIES, Caries of bone)
Diabetes 691 (URINE, Sugar)
Diarrhea 609 (RECTUM, Diarrhea)
Discharge 1347 (GENERALITIES, Catarrh suppressed)
Discoloration 1305 (SKIN, discoloration)

Drafts 1344, 1422
page 1344 (GENERALITIES, Air, open, agg)
page 1422 (GENERALITIES, Wind)

Double-vision 277 (VISION, Diplopia)

Dreams 81, 86, 1235, 1242
page 81 sleepwalking (MIND, Somnambulism)
page 86 talking in sleep (MIND, talking, sleep, in)
page 1235 (SLEEP, Dreams)
page 1242 precognition dreams (SLEEP, prophetic)

Dropsy See: Edema
Dry eyes 238 (EYE, Dryness)
Dry heaves 525 (STOMACH, Retching)
Dyslexia 66 (MIND, Mistakes in calculating)


Copyright Eileen Nauman 2006
Here's a lovely slice of the sunset forming

E

Ear infection (otitis media) 322 (HEARING, Impaired, catarrh of eustachian tube)
Ear wax (cerumen) 320 (EAR, Wax)

Edema (dropsy) 1199, 1356
page 1199 (EXTREMITIES, dropsical)
Edema
page 1356 (GENERALITIES, Dropsy)

Elbow (tip of) 1084 (EXTREMITIES, Pain, aching, elbow, olecranon)
Emaciation (skin and bones)
Endocarditis (inflammation of endocardium--transparent lining membrane of heart) 1198 (EXTREMITIES, endocarditis)
Enlarged heart 835 (CHEST, Hypertrophy of heart)
Epiglottis 748 (LARYNX and TRACHEA, Dryness, larynx, night, Epiglottis)
Epilepsy See: Convulsions
Erection, wanting 694 (GENITALIA-MALE, Erections, troublesome)
Exotoses--abnormal outgrowth of bone 1358 (GENERALITIES, Exotoses)
Eyes, blind spot 283 (VISION, Scotoma)

Eyes, cataract 236, 279
page 236 (VISION, Cataract)
page 279 (new one) (VISION, Foggy, incipient cataract)

Eyes, wandering 246, 268
page 246 (EYE, Movement, eyeballs, constant)
page 268 (EYE, Turned (See: Movement)

Eyebrows 355 (will find in FACE section)
Excrescence's (warts) (SKIN, Excrescence's)

F

Facial expressions 374 (FACE, Expression)
Farinaceous--loves cereals/starch/pasta type foods--480, 485
page 480 (STOMACH, Aversion, farinaceous food)
page 485 (STOMACH, Desire, farinaceous food)
Farsighted (eyes) 280 (VISION, Hypermetropia)
Farting 617 (RECTUM, Flatus)
Felon--suppuration of a join of finger/abscess--1005 (EXTREMITIES, Felon)

Fever, constant--an afternoon rise in temperature associated with TB--1287 (FEVER, Hectic fever)
Fever, every 7 days 1281 (FEVER, Autumnal)
Fever, hemorrhagic--manchurian fever-- 1285 (FEVER, Continued, hemorrhagic)
Fever, remittent (improves; doesn’t get well) 1289 (FEVER, Remittent)
Fever, one-sided 1290 (FEVER, Side, one-sided)
Fever, septic 1290 (FEVER, Septic fever)
Fever with stomach flu 1287 (FEVER, Gastric fever)
Fever, succession of stages 1290 (FEVER, Succession of stages)
Fever, with infectious disease--malaria/yellow fever 1292 (FEVER, Zymotic fevers)
Fibroids, ovaries 745 (GENITALIA-FEMALE, Tumors, ovaries, fibroids)
Fibroids, uterus 745 (GENITALIA-FEMALE, Tumors, ovaries, uterus)
Flooding--irregular and abnormal uterine bleeding--729 (GENITALIA-FEMALE, Metrorrhgia)

Fingernails 956, 970
page 956 (EXTREMITIES, Claw-like finger nails)
page 970 (EXTREMITIES, Corrugated nails)

Flu 1347 (GENERALITIES, Catarrh suppressed)

Food 1362, 1346, 1357, 1361, 1367, 1403
page 1346, (GENERALITIES, Breakfast, after, agg.)
page 1362 (GENERALITIES, Food)
page 1357 (GENERALITIES, Eating, before...more rubrics here)
page 1361 (GENERALITIES, Fasting, while)
page 1367 (GENERALITIES, Hunger, from)
page 1403 (GENERALITIES, Starving)

Formication--bugs crawling on skin sensation 1364 (GENERALITIES, Formication)

G

Ganglion--encysted tumor--1009 (EXTREMITIES, Ganglion, wrist, on, hand, instep, sole)
Glaucoma 240 (EYE, Glaucoma)
Gonorrhea 1406 (GENERALITIES, Sycosis)
Goose bumps 1009 (EXTREMITIES, Goose-flesh)
Grave’s Disease: hyperthyroid (see: Throat, external, Goiter, Exophthalmic (bulging eyes))
Grinding of teeth 432 (TEETH, Grinding)
Guilt 6 (MIND, Conscience, of (as if guilty of a crime)
Gums, receding 399 (MOUTH, Detached from teeth, Gums)

H

Hardening of tissue 1367 (GENERALITIES, Indurations)
Hay fever 326 (NOSE, Coryza, air, annual (hay fever)
Headache 132 (HEAD, headache in general)
Hearing 321 (HEARING--sounds that originate INSIDE our ear)
Heart, enlarged 835 (CHEST, Hypertrophy of heart)
Heart murmur 838 (CHEST, Murmurs)
Heat without fever (hot flash) 1326 (SKIN, Heat without fever)
Heel (os Calcis) 1008 (EXTREMITIES, Formication, heel)
Hemorrhage; Injuries (see: Burns, Shock, Slow Repair of bones; Wounds; Head, Concussion; Head, Injuries to; Head, Sunstroke, Extremities, Injury, Skin, Stings of Insects)
Hemorrhoids 619 (RECTUM, Hemorrhoids)
Hernia 552 (ABDOMEN, Hernia, femoral)

Herpes 365, 368, 369, 378, 1312
page 365 (FACE, eruptions)
page 368 (FACE, Eruptions, eczema, herpes)
page 369 (FACE, Eruptions, herpes, lips, mouth, nose)
page 378 (FACE, Heavy feeling)
page 1312 (SKIN, Eruptions, herpetic)

Hiccups (hiccoughs) 501 (STOMACH, hiccough)

Hip bone 564 (ABDOMEN, Pain, hypochondria, walking, while, ilium, to)
Hip joint disease 1017 (EXTREMITIES, Hip-joint disease (See: Pain in Hip)
Hip replacement 1017 (EXTREMITIES, Hip-Joint disease) See: Pain in Hip

Hot flash 841, 894, 1326, 1365
page 841 (CHEST, Orgasm of blood (See: Heat Flushes)
page 894 (BACK, Orgasm in nape of neck, extending over top of head to forehead, afternoon during motion)
page 1326 (SKIN, Heat without fever)
page 1365 (GENERALITIES, Heat, flushes of)

Hoarse 758 (LARYNX and TRACHEA, hoarseness)
Homosexual 95 (MIND, Women, aversion to)
Hyperthyroid 262, 471, 472
page 262 (EYES, Protrusion, exophthalmus)
page 471 (EXTERNAL THROAT, Goiter)
page 472 (EXTERNAL THROAT, Goiter)
Hysteria 52 (MIND, Hysteria)

I

Ileo-cecal valve 565 (ABDOMEN, Pain, hypogastrium, ilio-caecal region)

Incontinence 655, 657, 659
page 655 (BLADDER, Urination, dribbling (by drops)
page 657 (BLADDER, feeble stream (slow))
page 657 (BLADDER, frequent)
page 659 (BLADDER, Urination involuntary, night (incontinence in bed)

Impetigo 369 (FACE, Eruptions, herpes, impetigo)
Impotence 695 (GENITALIA--MALE, incomplete)
Indigestibles, eating 485 (STOMACH, Desires, indigestible things)

Infertility 744 (GENITALIA--FEMALE, Sterility)

Inflammation 1326, 1368
page 1326 (SKIN, Inflammation)
page 1368 (GENERALITIES, Inflammation externally)

Insect bites 1331 (SKIN, Stings of insects)
Intercourse (see: Coition 1348)

J

Jaundice 1307 (SKIN, Discoloration, yellow, jaundice, etc.)

L

Lassitude--weak and exhausted feeling--1370 (GENERALITIES, Lassitude)
Laryngismus--crowing inspirations/inhalation, asthmatic or spasmodic croup--750 (LARYNX and TRACHEA, Laryngismus stridulus)
Lenticular--resembling a lens or lentil. Skin has crystalline appearance--1307 (SKIN, Discoloration, red spots, lenticular)
Leukemia 1370 (GENERALITIES, Leukemia)
Liver 553 (ABDOMEN, Liver and region of)
Loss of fluids (vomiting, sweating, bleeding, diarrhea) 1371 (GENERALITIES, Loss of fluids)
Lupus 1330 (SKIN, Lupus)

Lymph nodes swollen 472, 473
page 472 (EXTERNAL THROAT, Induration of glands)
page 472 (EXTERNAL THROAT, Pain, cervical glands)
page 473 (EXTERNAL THROAT, Pain, soreness, cervical glands)

M

Men, fear of (rape/abuse) 65 (MIND, Men, dread of) See: Company

O

Otitis media 322 See: Ear infection (HEARING, Impaired, catarrh of eustachian tube)
P

Pain, can’t feel 1345 (GENERALITIES, Analgesia)
Palpitations 873 (CHEST, Palpitation, heart)
Pimples (blackheads) 1305 (SKIN, Comedones--See: Face)
Pneumonia 835 (CHEST, Inflammation, bronchial tubes, Lungs)

Poisoned 1345 (GENERALITIES, Arsenical, (arsenic) poisoning)
Pregnancy, nausea 509 (STOMACH, Nausea, pregnancy, during)
Pulmonary edema 838 (CHEST, Edema, pulmonary)
R

Rape 65 (MIND, Men, dread of)
Relapse 1289 (FEVER, Relapsing)


S

Sex 1348, 1358, 1376, 1399
page 1348 (GENERALITIES, coition)
page 1358 (GENERALITIES, emissions)
page 1376 (GENERALITIES, Onanism, from --incomplete intercourse or masturbation)
page 1399 (GENERALITIES, Sexual excesses, after)

Sensitive, super 1369 (GENERALITIES, Irritability, excessive physical)
Serial killers (MIND, Estranged, society, from)
Sleepwalking 81 (MIND, Somnambulism)
Stiffness 952 (EXTREMITIES, Anchylosis, elbow)

Stroke 1345, 1390
page 1345 (GENERALITIES, Apoplexy)
page 1390 (GENERALITIES, Paralysis, one-sided--Hemiplegia--1176)

Syncope--faintness--1358 (GENERALITIES, Faintness, fainting)

T

Teeth, loose 432 (TEETH, Looseness of)

U

Upset stomach 504 (STOMACH, Nausea)
Upwards or moving up 1345 (GENERALITIES, Ascending)

W

Warm-blooded (gets hot or overheated easily--see: Fever) 1364, 1367, 1404,1412, 1417
page 1363 (GENERALITIES, Food, warm food agg.)
page 1367 (GENERALITIES, Heated, becoming)
page 1404 (GENERALITIES, Summer, in--Sun, from exposure to, agg)
page 1412 (GENERALITIES, Warm, agg)
W--continued
page 1417 (GENERALITIES, Weakness, heat, from--hot room--summer, of)

Warts See: Excrescence's


MAJOR AREAS FROM A-L IN GENERALITIES

1. TIME 1341-1343, periodicity 1390. Morning 6-9 am (see: Waking 1411)

2. COLD 1348-1350 (being cold) and COLD air and Cold, wet, weather agg.

3. Cold-blooded: Cold, tendency to take 1349, Heat, Lack of Vital 1366, Cold, becoming 1349, Cold, Entering a Cold Place 1349, Uncovering, Undressing; (see: CHILL section)

4. CONSTRICTION 1350--internally and externally felt/sensation

5. CONVULSIONS (epilepsy) 1351-1356

6. DROPSY 1356--edema, swelling of hands and feet--also congestive. heart failure

7. FAINTNESS 1358-1361--women did a lot of fainting in those days....

8. FOOD 1362-1364

9. HEAT, flushes of (hot flashes) menopause 1365

10. HEAT, sensation of 1366

11. HEAT, vital, lack of (always cold feeling....can’t get warmed up) 1366

12. INFLAMMATION--external and internal 1368

13. INJURIES (blows, falls, and bruises) 1368


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Here's tonight's sunset



In Spirit...

Jack of All Trades....

Hi Everyone

What a hectic day. I didn’t sleep well because at 3:00 a.m., I got boomed awake by a thunder storm rolling in. It took me nearly two hours to get to sleep.

Then....just as I was drifting off....

.....thunk....thunk....thunk....


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Yep, here's the "nefarious" mouse--a third one. She's bigger than the other two and I suspect, the mom of mouse #1 and #2 that I have already found in my paper shredder basket

Yep, you know that sound as well as I do by now! Groaning, I saw it was 5:00 a.m. on the clock, grabbed the flashlight, got out of bed and went over to my shredder waste basket.

Sure enough--there’s a mouse in it--trying to leap out of it!

That was THREE mice.


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Yep, it's a third mouse all right...the LAST one!

That’s it! Tomorrow night, I’m setting traps. They’ve had warning and have not heeded my request.

I removed the shredder from the top of the wastebasket.

Darned if this mouse, which was older and bigger than the other two (probably “Mom”), hopped right up and out of it and ran around on the edge of it!

I’m standing there groggy, sleep deprived, watching this mouse run around like she’s a trapeze artist on the quarter inch lip of the waste basket. What to do? My brain wasn’t functioning. I wasn’t functioning.

I set the shredder down. It fell down with a crash, waking Dave.

I straightened up and the mouse is looking at me. I cuffed it and sent it back into the waste basket.

“You’re outta here,” I growled, grabbing the waste basket. I stopped long enough to take photos and then opened the front door. It was raining. I did the old heave-ho with the basket and the mouse went flying off the porch and into the dirt. It promptly rolled, got up and scurried off.

By this time, I was in a very bad mood because now, I was awake. I was grumpy because I had to finish editing a chapter today or else. Getting coffee would help.

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Here is a Swallowtail butterfly on a Joe Pye weed in bloom near our greenhouse. I got this photo on the way up to take care of Cinnamon's leg this morning. A nice upper for the start of the day!

Then, the Unna’s Boot on Cinnamon’s leg had worked its way down--I had not wrapped it tight enough. This morning, Dave and I went up. I had my gloves, my bandages, my Unna Boot dressing, my scissors, my vet wrap....look like a doctor going to the office...

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Here is Cinnamon. She's wearing a fly mask. As you can see, her right front leg has the unna boot on it--but it has slid down because it wasn't wrapped tightly enough. Time to change it!

The good news was in two days of wearing the poultice, the swelling went down about 70%! I was amazed. And relieved. I’d rather wrap the horse’s leg and get the swelling down than give her a diuretic the rest of her life--which is very hard on her liver/kidneys--and I was resisting that completely.

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Here is a comparison of Cinnamon's front legs. It is the right front that has sustained the swelling. You can see the difference between it and her left front leg. Still, the swelling, thanks to the unna boot, is down by at least 70% and that is good news!

So, my mood improved because Cinnamon’s leg looked much better. Plus, there was less serum leakage out of her corona band as a result. Thank goodness! This time, I wrapped it a lot tighter. Cinnamon didn’t like it too much. She’d lift her left, point her toe to let me know. But, we’ll have to see if it’s too tight by tomorrow morning. I’ll know if it is because there will be fluid retention as a result. This is how it goes--you keep experimenting until you find the right pressure for the wrapping.

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Here is a look at the injured leg. You can see the grayness along her pastern and coronet band just above the hoof. This is indicative that blood is not flowing properly down to this hoot and so it 'grays' out.


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Here is the Unna boot poultice applied to Cinnamon's leg. As it dries, it will continue to draw out fluids, and I hope, the cactus spine lodged in her leg on the flexor tendon, according to the vet.


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Here is the finished wrapping--white adhesive tape at the top of the poultice/green vet wrap to hold it in place. Any time you wrap a joint, it's going to loosen over time. There's lots of'give' to the poultice gauze and to the vet wrap so this should ensure that it won't get too tight on Cinnamon's leg. We'll see!

Tonight, Linda M. came over and we walked the canyon together.


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Here is our pink Hibiscus blooming today!

It’s nice having company.


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Here is a close up on the Hibiscus--they are so beautiful and only last one day!

Not much of a sunset, but Linda had thoughtfully brought along some nuts for the Sunset Point ant hill from reading my blog. That was very thoughtful of her. She appreciated the beauty of the canyon, the wonderful fragrances, all different and euphoric. And tonight, because we got torrential rainstorms up in Sedona, Dry Creek, a tributary that flows into Oak Creek, ran heavy. When it does, Oak Creek becomes a blood red, opaque color. Dry Creek is just that--dry most of the time except in monsoon and winter season when there’s heavy run off around the Sedona area. It is red clay and sand. So, when a ‘flash flood’ scours through this tributary, it definitely muddies up Oak Creek for about a week afterward until the red silt settles.


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Here is Oak Creek 'blood red' from the infusion of soil from Dry Creek, that sits north of us. It will remain red and opaque looking for about a week before the silt settles to the bottom of the creek.


I got some great Thunder Being photos building today. We didn’t get any heavy rain (just a nice gentle rain this evening), but the one cloud had cumulonimbus mammatus--or what they call the ‘pendulous breasts’ that are the forewarning of tornados possibly forming from one of them. It’s an excellent shot and I hope you enjoy it.

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Tonight's sunset

In Spirit.....

Lightning Bolt Photos

Hi Everyone!

Today was a day of storms. We got another wonderful drenching by a monsoon line of thunderstorms coming in off the Rim area--about 4:00 p.m. it started. We got an hour’s worth of life-giving water....and so did the surrounding areas of Camp Verde and Cottonwood and Cornville, as well.

When the storms stopped, I went for a walk at 6:00 p.m. tonight with my trusty Nikon, my trusty Golden Retriever, Rocky, and my trusty white hefty garbage bag in case it started to rain on my camera.

There was a lot of lightning with these storms. As I walked up cardiac hill, there was bolt after bolt above Deer Mountain, which is at the top of the hill. So, I stopped and figured; why not? Well, I got a beauty as you can see below!

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This was taken as lightning arced over Deer Mountain, which is at the top of Cardiac Hill. Pretty cool!

Higher than a kite, I thought: maybe lightning can strike twice in the same place. Maybe I can get some more lighting bolt photos! I knew I’d never duplicate what I got a week ago--but now, I had bolt fever.

The storms were moving off to the southwest and the canyon walls were there so I knew I had to hot foot it up and out of the area and make it to Sunset Point where I could get a clean shot -- and a chance -- again -- to try for some great lightning photos.

We made it up to the Point and I first gave my red ant hill its offering of nuts--and they all swarmed over the food immediately. I think they know when I come because you can see them all peeking out of their holes waiting. And talk about swarming! These are red ants who love their nuts!

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Here's the red ant hill up at Sunset Point. I like to bring them a gift when I go up there. Just a neighborly thing to do.

I got settled in on my favorite lava rock, with Rocky laying beside me. Now, you have to picture this and remember it’s still dropping rain around us. I don’t dare let my Nikon get wet. So, I pull out my trusty white garbage bag and put it over the top of my head, over the bill of my baseball cap I’m wearing and bring the camera under the plastic. The only part of the camera that’s exposed is the end of it and the lens.

Lucky for me, there was no wind. So, I set the camera with elbows on my knees, two hands on the camera, and the button pushed half way down and wait.

I’m getting so I know that after one bolt flashes, I might have a minute or so until the next one. Still, hit’s hot and stuffy under that plastic bag that’s wrapped around my head. My glasses are steaming up so bad I can’t see through the viewfinder! And the no-seeums, a nasty little bug, are landing on my arms and exposed areas like I’m their favorite lollipop to be eaten.

I’m sitting there in the rain, the white bag over my head, the black lens peeking out of it, scrunched down, hunched over, elbows dug into my thighs to keep that camera steady. And then, I have red ants crawling up my legs!

Between all of that, I’ll let you see what I shot below. I sent three of the photos to Channel 12 and 15 down in Phoenix, AZ...they may show up at the 10 p.m. newscast....one never knows...but I try. And even if none of them make the news--YOU get to see them!


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Here's a beauty--look at the glow--this is over Cottonwood, AZ

Enjoy! Our Thunder Beings really cooperated with me tonight....


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Here's another lightning bolt over Cottonwood, AZ


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And last one is a beauty because you can see the 'head' of the bolt before it struck! I find this to be a fascinating photo!


In Spirit...

Sleep Deprivation and a Sick Horse

Hi Everyone


I don’t know about you, but there are nights that I can’t sleep. I’m like a canary in a mine picking up signals from the ethers that others don’t. I really dislike nights like that--the next day--I’m totaled.

And this was one of those days: a SD day.

On top of that, it was 107F yesterday here and today, 102F. The swamp coolers (which are 5 cents an hour electricity-wise) work like air conditioners in dry climates. Except when the dew point is 50% or more and then, we start feeling like steamed clams or maybe a steamed lobster. And that just knocks the stuffings out of me and everyone else, too.


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There was a beautiful moth on our screen this morning and I had to shoot it. Nature is amazing....moths always seem so drab....but look at the color they hide!

You have tiredness with high heat/humidity and you get an idea of the day for me.

On top of that, I had to edit a chapter of DARK TRUTH with my brain feeling like mush. And, the swamp cooler in my old office where I’m at isn’t doing well--and the heat rises in here in the afternoon and is unbearable. On most days, I can’t take it like a champ, but today, it drove me out.

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The other day we went to our friend's house for Sunday dinner and in their roadway was a Gambel Quail Family!

I decided to go to my new office that Dave is building for me--that is above flood levels here in the canyon--and turned on that swamp cooler to see if it would get any cooler. This is the first time it has been turned on this year so I won’t know until tomorrow afternoon when I go up there to work on my book.


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Isn't this a cute little Quail family????

Monday’s are always hectic and this one was no exception. Cinnamon, my 18 year old Arabian mare, has had an ongoing leg problem (right front) and we tried an enzyme treatment that didn’t do anything. So, our vet, whose just a super guy, Dr. Jim Bleek, came out at 10 a.m. this morning. I had “Plan C” and so did he. Interestingly enough, we were both thinking the same thing.


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Cinnamon has something (we both think it’s a cactus spine that worked its way in behind the ‘elbow’ or joint area of her front knee and then the body encapsulated it with a hard tumor like cyst to prevent it from doing any more damage. The only problem is: this tumor is pressing against where the lymph has to move down into and up and out of her leg and hoof region.

I have been aggressively massaging that area behind her knee and the big, watery lump above her knee. It has kept the leaking of the serum from the corona area (hairy area just above the hoof) to about 50% and the swelling has stayed at about 50% as a result. But unless I do this 2 times a day, it will get horribly swollen and hard and serum starts leaking out like a sieve from her corona band. And I have to, every morning, get a warm pail of water, soap, a washcloth, my calendula ointment and a towel, and clean off all the gooped up crap around her corona band and pastern. The calendula ointment is wonderful because it is antibacterial but it also coats the area and stops the opened wounds from becoming infected--which could be a real problem for us.

We’ve been waging this battle for over a month and I’m tired. When you have animals, especially horses, you often get into a problem where you can go weeks or months doing daily treatments on them. It wouldn’t be so bad if it wasn’t so doggone hot and muggy. And Cinnamon,the champ she is, is such a sweetie and tolerant and patient. She actually is not a horse--a human living inside a horse’s body!

Anyway, Jim put a needle into the upper bulge above her knee and yellow serum leaked out. We collected some in a test tube and capped it. I got to be vet assistant today which is always fun. And then, he inserted another needle to the worst area behind her knee and that fluid was orange colored. These tubes will be tested for all kinds of things, but in particular, bacteria. We suspect there is bacterial infection and toward that end, he gave Cinnamon some antibiotic (shot) afterward. He also took blood from her jugular vein and we’re going to run some standard tests to see what it looks like, too.

Then, Linda M. had suggested a poultice and Jim was very interested in that. It used to be called unna boot and it’s a product from Germany. It is a poultice used on humans, but I got one and told my vet I was going to use it on Cinnamon to see if we couldn’t pull out whatever was in her leg causing all these other problems. He agreed. And, Jim found the small, nubby, hard tumor on her flexor tendon behind her knee! I felt it too. He can’t cut into her leg and get it--you would have a another Barbro, the poor horse who broke his back leg, situation on your hands. So, we have to hope this poultice does the work. Keep your fingers crossed!

Tonight, at 7:00 p.m., Dave and I are up in Cinnamon’s corral, along with Rocky, and I wrap her leg in the poultice, then add some gauze around it, some vet tape and then some standard white tape at the top and bottom--to hopefully hold it all in place. It’s tough wrapping a horse’s front leg because that knee has to bend. And of course, where we need the poultice to DRAW is behind that joint. And you can’t wrap the dressings too tight or you cut off circulation. But then, if you don’t wrap it enough, it slips down and you’ve lost the battle and the war. So, it’s a fine balancing act.

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Finally! I got a photo of one our local Desert Toads! I was out running around setting the huge lawn sprinklers at nightfall and there he was! He was nice enough to wait and let me run for the camera to take his photo. Isn't he CUTE??!!

Dave will go up before bedtime to see if Cinnamon’s dressing and poultice is still in place. If it isn’t, we’ll have to struggle with other ways to get this to hold in place. Everything with a large animal is a battle. She’s a thousand pound horse and it’s not like dealing with a sick baby! She is our baby, of course....just a big one!


Now....I gotta get a good night’s sleep. Too much going on and gotta stay on top of things!

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This is an orographic cloud--often confused as a flying saucer or UFO--and it'sn not. These types of clouds form around mountains where the air currents are swirling...and so the clouds look like mushroom caps of a sort--or UFO's...if one wants to use their imagation. This was a particularly well formed one the day I shot it. Another way the clouds can form is due to clear air turbulance and this is why this one formed because we don't have any mountains--they are 50 miles north in Flagstaff!

In Spirit....

HOMEOPATHY, FIRST AID FOR HEAT SYMPTOMS

Hi Everyone

Carol B.Willis, who is cooking in San Jose, California, emailed me earlier today and ask if I'd do a blog on treating heat ailments. I said yes. So, here it is:


First Aid Treatment for for HEAT related symptoms, recognition of HEAT symptoms, plus a few homeopathic remedies that might be of help as well....


With the USA burning up due to Greenhouse Effect, homeopathy can help--but you can also help--avoid heat exhaustion, heat cramps and sunstroke. Here’s what YOU can do. This information does NOT replace a medical doctor’s advice--so follow it first. This is a ‘what else can I do?’ after taking with your MD or calling 911.

1. Stay hydrated! I can’t stress this enough. Drink at least 6-8 glasses of water a day. This does NOT mean soda pop or sugary drinks. This means WATER, folks. Gatorade, the original, is okay to add to this.

ELDERLY: they tend not to drink enough liquids at all. If you are caring for an elder, make sure they are getting enough to drink. For example, my mother is 89 years old and does not drink near enough liquids and she lives out here with us in Arizona...where it’s over 100F every day in the Summer. TIP: We found out she loves Starbucks Frapaccinos! So, we go to Safeway, where there is a Starbucks, and order her a Strawberries and Cream “venti” (largest one they have) for her daily. She drinks the whole thing! When you consider it’s about 80% ICE--you get the idea--lots of WATER in it. With Elders, don’t worry if the drink has sugar in it--unless of course--they are diabetic or their doctor says no sugar. It’s more important to get them to drink. Think about no sugar added fruit juices such as grape, apricot, peach, guava, grapefruit and orange juice. Another good one is Gatorade because it replenishes their sodium-potassium balance--which is more than likely to give out during heat and lack of drinking enough water.

If you are caring for an elder, find out what they like to drink and keep it on hand. It might save them from heat exhaustion, heat cramps or worse, heat stroke.

2. If you have to go outside, wear a HAT and a long sleeved WHITE cotton shirt or blouse. Both will protect you from the sun--not to mention--skin cancer.

3. Do all your work outside in early morning hours or in the evening after 5:00 p.m. Don’t be stupid and work out in the middle of the day when the temperature and humidity are at their highest.

4. If you must work outside--work in the SHADE, if possible.

5. Do not wear TIGHT-fitting clothing. Choose cotton, silk or any other natural kind of fabric that breathes. Keep clothing LOOSE; it allows for better circulation of air over your body plus allows your perspiration to dry up.

6. If you suspect any heat related condition, call the person’s medical doctor right away. Get instructions from him or her. Or, if you suspect heat/sun stroke, call 911 FIRST, then attend to the person as quickly thereafter as you can. Try to find out the person’s medical doctor--call when you can.

THREE HEAT RELATED CONDITIONS YOU NEED TO WATCH OUT FOR....

I’m putting the most life-threatening first, Heat or Sun Stroke, then non-life threatening, Heat Exhaustion and finally, Heat Cramps, last. Below these symptoms/treatment are some homeopathic remedies that might be used, providing the person matches the symptoms--right along and after treatment (and 911 has been called in the case of heat/sunstroke).
SUN STROKE or HEAT STROKE

This is a life-threatening condition. Call 911 immediately/first and then help the person. This is a condition where the body is unable to deal with the amount of head buildup within it and can’t cool itself down. The temperature rises rapidly and tissues are destroyed. It can occur outdoors, in closed, poorly ventilated, humid spaces (think of the elderly stuck in a little apartment here...), heat waves, vigorous physical outdoor activity, places without air conditioning, without good ventilation. Children left unattended in a locked car on a hot day (this happens all the time in Phoenix, unfortunately).

SYMPTOMS:
1. Often, symptoms of HEAT EXHAUSTION occur first before the onset of the life-threatening SUN STROKE symptoms come next. However, their skin may be sweaty and skin may still be moist or wet--and this is a SIGN that you’re dealing with sun stroke and not heat exhaustion.

2. Body core temperature rises rapidly up to 106F degrees. This is where brain injury can occur.

3. Change of behavior are usually the first sign of sunstroke. They may be confused, not know where they’re at, not know your name, or their name...wandering around....dazed...changing levels of consciousness...slurring words, incoherent, mumbling, not making sense when they talk, are all examples of changing behavior. They may be stumbling around, flailing around, awkward appearing, as if unsure of their balance.

4. Then, quickly after that, person becomes unresponsive. Semiconscious or unconscious.

5. Pulse is usually rapid and strong at first but as person becomes increasingly unresponsive to you, pulse becomes weaker and blood pressure begins to fall.

TREATMENT: Call 911 first and then.....

1. Get person out of hot environment and into a cooler one--such as a house or a room where there is air conditioning or at least, a fan. If air conditioner available, put on HIGH or MAXIMUM and put them in front of it if possible.

2. Remove person’s clothing (keep on bra/panties/boxer shorts, however).

3. Wrap person in soaking wet bath towels (drenched and dripping in cold water) or a sheet. (If you happen to be out without help and there is a stream or lake nearby--have person sit in it and sluice water over them--but always keep a hand on them--they could go unconscious on you and drown!! This is the MOST important part of sun stroke treatment is lowering that person’s temperature as fast as you can. If you can get them to sit in a tub of cool water--so much the better--but many are not in that kind of shape to walk to move. Do what you can, with what you have--keeping in mind lowering their temperature with cooling water on the outside of their body could save their life.

4. Put person wrapped in soaking wet towels/sheets directly in front of a fan. What you have to do is try and lower their body temperature as quickly as possible.

5. Pour cold water over their hair/head--this helps cool them down quickly. Or, another way is to put a soaking wet towel and wrap it around their head--this helps lower temperature in brain tremendously.

6. Put a bunch of ice cubes in a zip lock bag, wrap in small towel and gently but firmly place it around the back of their neck--this cools the blood going into and out of the the brain and helps bring back consciousness level.

7. If they are conscious, have them drink cold water and if they want, water with ice cubes in it.

9. Be prepared to deal with someone who may not be ‘all there’ because their brain is boiling at 106F, and they may be hallucinating, may be combative, spacy, semiconscious or just plain hard to handle. If you have help, call for it. Usually, the more people around to help this person before 911