#HOLY MOTHER OF GOOSEBERRIES

[irisesforyoureyes]

permission to combust ur honour?

[evilvvithin]

i would've sworn there was somebody here 😩😩

[struggling-to-find-home]

Me: Aight, you want me to deal with the gooseberries now after you yelled at me to not touch the gooseberries at the threat of death. Both the green bush and the red bush?

My mother: What red bush?

Me: ...The red bush. The red bush next to the car.

My mother: I know of no red bush.

Me: The red bush you got into a three week long fight over because [brother] dared to touch it and it was apparently your most prized possession? The bush mentioning which invokes immediate psychic damage on anyone in the family? That bush?

My mother: Is it still alive? Yeah, deal with it then.

Me: (⁠┛⁠ಸ⁠_⁠ಸ⁠)⁠┛⁠彡⁠┻⁠━⁠┻

[miffy-junot]

The birth of Junot and Laure's first child

-From the book "La Generale Junot, Duchesse d'Abrantès, d'après ses lettres, ses papiers et son 'journal intime' inédits" by Joseph Turquan, a biography of Laure Junot featuring previously unpublished information given to the author by Georges Aubert, Junot's grandson.

The book is from 1901, and therefore is a little dated in some regards, but overall creates a good portrait of Laure and Jean-Andoche Junot.

Portrait of Josephine Junot as a little girl

Mme Junot was nearing the end of her pregnancy. It was with noble intoxication that she saw herself soon as a mother. One day, her husband entered her room and found her leaning over the cradle waiting for the little being to come: she seemed to be in ecstasy. Junot, under a somewhat harsh exterior, under the frequent brusqueness of his manners and his thoughtlessness, hid, as is often seen in these kinds of natures, a tender heart, sensitive to the joys of the family. Understanding perfectly the holy ecstasy of his wife, he embraced her with an expansiveness which added the height of happiness to she who was going to be a mother.

She had a daughter. At first she feared that this little girl would not be welcomed with as much enthusiasm as a boy. Her father-in-law, who was not very gallant, had already told her: “There was no point in crying so much to have a daughter!”

But the general did not share his father's error: he was perfect for his little wife, perfect for his little daughter and tears of tenderness showed Mme Junot that he would be the best father.*

A pain in the middle of all this happiness; Mme Junot lost her mother. If anything could bringing consolation to her grief was the thought that the poor woman was delivered from the sufferings which, for some time, had been incredibly torturing her.

Junot and his wife had asked the First Consul to be their daughter's godfather** and he had granted this favour with much good grace. The day after the baptism, which took place in Saint-Cloud and not at Malmaison which Bonaparte was beginning to abandon, Mme Bonaparte sent the young mother a necklace of fine pearls in several rows; the pearls were the size of a large gooseberry and the padlock formed by a solitaire of admirable white and water. This gift was superb, but it did not come close to that which the First Consul gave to Junot: he gave him the title deed to his hôtel on the Rue des Champs-Elysées. This was a gift of two hundred thousand francs, which increased the income of the young couple by the entire price of the rent. Instead of continuing to live on the same footing as before, which would have been just reasonable, they increased the size of the house, they decided to renew the furniture and they received more brilliantly than ever before.

*Like all men of the era, Junot wanted to have a son to continue the family line. However he showed an equal amount of love for all of his children, and when he was on campaign would send very affectionate letters and gifts to his daughters Josephine and Constance, and to his niece Clotilde.

**In addition to this the godmother was Josephine Bonaparte, who Junot's little girl was named after.

[giulolosblackmail]

Laida: Saintess of Verselle Laida is the last saintess of Verselle whose body is the home to the souls of all the Saintesses of all time. Laida still had memories of her childhood, and she could remember her mother's delicate aroma of gooseberry, and the stories about the piggy and the big wolf told by her father before her sleeping. But at the moment of the soul infusion, Laida had to lay down all her personal feelings and wishes -- She and all the souls in her body, together, only look forward to long-term peace and order in Verselle. As the Will Mage's soul left her body, Laida feels slightly different from before now. She now notices other girls' hairstyles, and she has one or two favorite foods. Laida becomes the most powerful soul in her body, though the voice of the first saintess was always the loudest in the past… Laida does not know whether it is good or not, anyhow, she is anxious and curious to expect her changes. Amber Staff: The Saintess sometimes looks at the amber atop the holy scepter, in the amber shows the scenes of Verselle, and outside it reflects the Saintess herself.

The actual saintess was only ever talked about and never introduced in HW

[lovesgooseberryandcoyle]

In the documents, mother gooseberry is said to have breathing problems

And yet the woman's still runs fast as fuck and while screaming at the top of her lungs

What kind of experiments did easterman give this woman to end up like that holy shit

[brookston]

Holidays 8.6

Holidays

A-Bomb Day

Agricultural Worker Health Center Day

Andorra la Vella Festival (Andorra)

Accession Day (United Arab Emirates)

Balloons to Heaven Day

Battle of Junin Day (Peru)

Beach Volleyball Day

Beyonce Day (Maryland)

Birthday of the Internet

Celebración del Divino Salvador del Mundo (El Salvador)

Constitution Day (Anguilla)

Corporate Baby Name Day

Cy Young Day

806 Day

Farmworker Appreciation Day

Feast of Everything Green Except Money

Feast of Transfiguration

Fresh Breath Day

Gentian Day (French Republic)

Godsmack Day (Boston, Massachusetts)

Hejira Holiday (Kuwait)

H.H. Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's Accession Day. (United Arab Emirates)

Hiroshima Day

International Descent of Sella

International MHOFU Day (Zimbabwe)

International Naval Wargames Day

International Physicians for Peace Day

International Sailor Moon Day

Julia Asteroid Day

KFS Awareness Day

Meadow Saffron Day

National Ariana Grande Day

National Beach Volleyball Day

National Carolyn Day

National Fresh Breath Day

National Gossip Day

National Henry Day

National Pamper Yourself Today

National Social Engineering Day

National Space Day (Indonesia)

National Tree Day

National Youth and Children’s Day (Kiribati)

No Nukes Day

Nuclear Prayer Day

Peace Memorial Ceremony (Japan)

Psychic Day

Railway Troops Day (Russia)

Tax the Robots Day

Thyra Asteroid Day

Voting Rights Act Anniversary Day

Wiggle Your Toes Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Beer & Ice Cream Float Day

Ham Day (Japan)

National Root Beer Float Day

Independence & Related Days

Bolivia (from Spain, 1825)

Cebu Province Charter Day (Philippines)

Holy Roman Empire (Formally Ended; 1806)

Jamaica (from UK, 1962)

Lomellina (a.k.a. Principality of Lomellina; Declared; 2014) [unrecognized]

1st Tuesday in August

August Tuesday (Cultural; Saint Kitts and Nevis) [1st Tuesday]

Carnival Tuesday

Egton Bridge Gooseberry Show (UK) [1st Tuesday]

Emancipation Tuesday (British Virgin Islands) [1st Tuesday]

National Night Out [1st Tuesday]

Weekly Holidays beginning August 6 (1st Full Week of August)

Beer Days (Дани пива; Serbia) [thru 8.11]

Festivals Beginning August 6, 2024

Alcona County Fair (Lincoln, Michigan) [thru 8.10]

Brutal Assault (Jerome, Czech Republic) [thru 8.10]

Cumberland Ag Expo (Newville, Pennsylvania) [thru 8.10]

Minnesota FarmFest (Redwood County, Minnesota) [thru 8.8]

Mower County Fair (Austin, Minnesota) [thru 8.11]

Sendai Tanabata Festival (Sendai, Japan) [thru 8.8]

Tontitown Grape Festival (Tontitown, Arkansas) [thru 8.10]

Topsham Fair (Topsham, Maine) [thru 8.11]

Feast Days

Agapitus (Christian; Saint)

Alfred Tennyson (Writerism)

Andy Warhol (Artology)

Anna Maria Rubatto (Christian; Blessed)

Barbara Cooney (Artology)

Best Elf Awards (Shamanism)

Blecka (Muppetism)

By the Prince’s Truth Day (Celtic Book of Days)

Dance of the Insensitive Bastards Day (Church of the SubGenius)

Day of Elision and Igaehindvo (Cherokee Earth-Mother & Sun Goddess)

Diane di Prima (Writerism)

Donatus, Bishop of Arezzo (Christian; Martyr)

Feast of the Transfiguration (Old Catholic Church)

Festival of Thoth (Moon God; Ancient Egypt)

Hormisdas (Christian; Saint)

Howard Hodgkin (Artology)

Joachim (Jesus’ Maternal Grandfather; Christian; Saint)

John Robertson Reid (Artology)

Justus and Pastor (Christian; Martyrs)

Lajos Vajda (Artology)

Petrarca (Positivist; Saint)

Sea Serpent Day (Everyday Wicca)

Sixtus II, Felicissimus, Agapitus and their Companions (Christian; Martyrs)

Squirrel Spotting Day (Pastafarian)

Walburga (Christian; Virgin) [Bruges]

Wheat Day (Pagan)

Wilfred (Anglican; Yorkshire)

Xystus (a.k.a. Sixtus II), Pope (Christian; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Fortunate Day (Pagan) [29 of 53]

Historically Bad Day (1st electric chair execution, atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, world’s oldest tree accidentally cut down & 4 other tragedies) [5 of 11]

Lucky Day (Philippines) [43 of 71]

Sakimake (先負 Japan) [Bad luck in the morning, good luck in the afternoon.]

Premieres

Astronaut Woody (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1966)

Bella Donna, by Stevie Nicks (Album; 1981)

Bottle Shock (Film; 2008)

Crimes of Passion, by Pat Benatar (Album; 1980)

The Dizzy Dwarf (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1934)

Don Juan (Film; 1926) [1st Vitaphone film]

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask (Film; 1972)

Freaky Friday (Film; 2003)

The Fugitive (Film; 1993)

A Game of Thrones (Novel; 1996)

The Good Earth (Film; 1937)

Hamilton (Broadway Musical; 2015)

Help!, by The Beatles (Album; 1965)

High Up (Ub Iwerks Disney Cartoon; 1928)

Hot Foot Lights (Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1945)

I Love a Parade (WB MM Cartoon; 1932)

The Iron Giant (Animated Film; 1999)

The Journey to the East, by Hermann Hesse (Novel; 1932)

Jumping’ Jupiter (WB MM Cartoon; 1955)

Memoirs of a Beatnik, by Diane di Prima (Memoir; 1969)

Mona the Virgin Nymph (Adult Film; 1970)

My Boyfriend’s Back (Film; 1993)

Mystery Men (Film; 1999)

The Night of Iguana (Film; 1964)

The Other Guys (Film; 2010)

Out of the Inkwell (Animated TV Series; 1962)

Pineapple Express (Film; 2008)

Porky & Daffy (WB LT Cartoon; 1938)

The Pygmy Hunt (MGM Cartoon; 1938)

Rumble Fish, by S.E. Hinton (Novel; 1975)

The Sixth Sense (Film; 1999)

Spring Festival (Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1937)

The Suicide Squad (Film; 2021)

Tall in the Grass (Tijuana Toads Cartoon; 1969)

Tuesday Night Music Club, by Sheryl Crow (Album; 1993)

Wood-Peckin’ (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1943)

Yo! MTV Raps (Music TV Series; 1988)

You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’, by Judas Priest (Song; 1982)

Today’s Name Days

Christi Verklärung (Austria)

Just, Oktavijan, Oktavije (Croatia)

Oldřiška (Czech Republic)

Laina, Laine, Lainela, Laini, Laive, Laivi (Estonia)

Keimo, Toimi (Finland)

Christi Verklärung, Gilbert (Germany)

Sotiria, Sotiris (Greece)

Berta, Bettina (Hungary)

Aisma, Askolds (Latvia)

Bylotas, Daiva, Karolina (Lithuania)

Gunnlaug, Gunnleiv (Norway)

Felicysym, Jakub, January, Sława, Stefan, Sykstus, Wincenty (Poland)

Josefína (Slovakia)

Claudia, Justo, Pastor, Salvador (Spain)

Alfons, Inez (Sweden)

Adriel, Araceli, Falco, Falcon, Itzel, Lucia, Lucille, Lucine, Lucy, Luz (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 219 of 2024; 147 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 2 of Week 32 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Coll (Hazel) [Day 4 of 28]

Chinese: Month 7 (Ren-Shen), Day 3 (Ren-Yin)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 2 Av 5784

Islamic: 30 Muharram 1446

J Cal: 9 Purple; Twosday [9 of 30]

Julian: 24 July 2024

Moon: 5%: Waxing Crescent

Positivist: 22 Dante (8th Month) [Petrarca]

Runic Half Month: Thorn (Defense) [Day 14 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 48 of 94)

Week: 1st Full Week of August

Zodiac: Leo (Day 16 of 31)

[brookstonalmanac]

Holidays 8.6

Holidays

A-Bomb Day

Agricultural Worker Health Center Day

Andorra la Vella Festival (Andorra)

Accession Day (United Arab Emirates)

Balloons to Heaven Day

Battle of Junin Day (Peru)

Beach Volleyball Day

Beyonce Day (Maryland)

Birthday of the Internet

Celebración del Divino Salvador del Mundo (El Salvador)

Constitution Day (Anguilla)

Corporate Baby Name Day

Cy Young Day

806 Day

Farmworker Appreciation Day

Feast of Everything Green Except Money

Feast of Transfiguration

Fresh Breath Day

Gentian Day (French Republic)

Godsmack Day (Boston, Massachusetts)

Hejira Holiday (Kuwait)

H.H. Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's Accession Day. (United Arab Emirates)

Hiroshima Day

International Descent of Sella

International MHOFU Day (Zimbabwe)

International Naval Wargames Day

International Physicians for Peace Day

International Sailor Moon Day

Julia Asteroid Day

KFS Awareness Day

Meadow Saffron Day

National Ariana Grande Day

National Beach Volleyball Day

National Carolyn Day

National Fresh Breath Day

National Gossip Day

National Henry Day

National Pamper Yourself Today

National Social Engineering Day

National Space Day (Indonesia)

National Tree Day

National Youth and Children’s Day (Kiribati)

No Nukes Day

Nuclear Prayer Day

Peace Memorial Ceremony (Japan)

Psychic Day

Railway Troops Day (Russia)

Tax the Robots Day

Thyra Asteroid Day

Voting Rights Act Anniversary Day

Wiggle Your Toes Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Beer & Ice Cream Float Day

Ham Day (Japan)

National Root Beer Float Day

Independence & Related Days

Bolivia (from Spain, 1825)

Cebu Province Charter Day (Philippines)

Holy Roman Empire (Formally Ended; 1806)

Jamaica (from UK, 1962)

Lomellina (a.k.a. Principality of Lomellina; Declared; 2014) [unrecognized]

1st Tuesday in August

August Tuesday (Cultural; Saint Kitts and Nevis) [1st Tuesday]

Carnival Tuesday

Egton Bridge Gooseberry Show (UK) [1st Tuesday]

Emancipation Tuesday (British Virgin Islands) [1st Tuesday]

National Night Out [1st Tuesday]

Weekly Holidays beginning August 6 (1st Full Week of August)

Beer Days (Дани пива; Serbia) [thru 8.11]

Festivals Beginning August 6, 2024

Alcona County Fair (Lincoln, Michigan) [thru 8.10]

Brutal Assault (Jerome, Czech Republic) [thru 8.10]

Cumberland Ag Expo (Newville, Pennsylvania) [thru 8.10]

Minnesota FarmFest (Redwood County, Minnesota) [thru 8.8]

Mower County Fair (Austin, Minnesota) [thru 8.11]

Sendai Tanabata Festival (Sendai, Japan) [thru 8.8]

Tontitown Grape Festival (Tontitown, Arkansas) [thru 8.10]

Topsham Fair (Topsham, Maine) [thru 8.11]

Feast Days

Agapitus (Christian; Saint)

Alfred Tennyson (Writerism)

Andy Warhol (Artology)

Anna Maria Rubatto (Christian; Blessed)

Barbara Cooney (Artology)

Best Elf Awards (Shamanism)

Blecka (Muppetism)

By the Prince’s Truth Day (Celtic Book of Days)

Dance of the Insensitive Bastards Day (Church of the SubGenius)

Day of Elision and Igaehindvo (Cherokee Earth-Mother & Sun Goddess)

Diane di Prima (Writerism)

Donatus, Bishop of Arezzo (Christian; Martyr)

Feast of the Transfiguration (Old Catholic Church)

Festival of Thoth (Moon God; Ancient Egypt)

Hormisdas (Christian; Saint)

Howard Hodgkin (Artology)

Joachim (Jesus’ Maternal Grandfather; Christian; Saint)

John Robertson Reid (Artology)

Justus and Pastor (Christian; Martyrs)

Lajos Vajda (Artology)

Petrarca (Positivist; Saint)

Sea Serpent Day (Everyday Wicca)

Sixtus II, Felicissimus, Agapitus and their Companions (Christian; Martyrs)

Squirrel Spotting Day (Pastafarian)

Walburga (Christian; Virgin) [Bruges]

Wheat Day (Pagan)

Wilfred (Anglican; Yorkshire)

Xystus (a.k.a. Sixtus II), Pope (Christian; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Fortunate Day (Pagan) [29 of 53]

Historically Bad Day (1st electric chair execution, atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, world’s oldest tree accidentally cut down & 4 other tragedies) [5 of 11]

Lucky Day (Philippines) [43 of 71]

Sakimake (先負 Japan) [Bad luck in the morning, good luck in the afternoon.]

Premieres

Astronaut Woody (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1966)

Bella Donna, by Stevie Nicks (Album; 1981)

Bottle Shock (Film; 2008)

Crimes of Passion, by Pat Benatar (Album; 1980)

The Dizzy Dwarf (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1934)

Don Juan (Film; 1926) [1st Vitaphone film]

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask (Film; 1972)

Freaky Friday (Film; 2003)

The Fugitive (Film; 1993)

A Game of Thrones (Novel; 1996)

The Good Earth (Film; 1937)

Hamilton (Broadway Musical; 2015)

Help!, by The Beatles (Album; 1965)

High Up (Ub Iwerks Disney Cartoon; 1928)

Hot Foot Lights (Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1945)

I Love a Parade (WB MM Cartoon; 1932)

The Iron Giant (Animated Film; 1999)

The Journey to the East, by Hermann Hesse (Novel; 1932)

Jumping’ Jupiter (WB MM Cartoon; 1955)

Memoirs of a Beatnik, by Diane di Prima (Memoir; 1969)

Mona the Virgin Nymph (Adult Film; 1970)

My Boyfriend’s Back (Film; 1993)

Mystery Men (Film; 1999)

The Night of Iguana (Film; 1964)

The Other Guys (Film; 2010)

Out of the Inkwell (Animated TV Series; 1962)

Pineapple Express (Film; 2008)

Porky & Daffy (WB LT Cartoon; 1938)

The Pygmy Hunt (MGM Cartoon; 1938)

Rumble Fish, by S.E. Hinton (Novel; 1975)

The Sixth Sense (Film; 1999)

Spring Festival (Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1937)

The Suicide Squad (Film; 2021)

Tall in the Grass (Tijuana Toads Cartoon; 1969)

Tuesday Night Music Club, by Sheryl Crow (Album; 1993)

Wood-Peckin’ (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1943)

Yo! MTV Raps (Music TV Series; 1988)

You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’, by Judas Priest (Song; 1982)

Today’s Name Days

Christi Verklärung (Austria)

Just, Oktavijan, Oktavije (Croatia)

Oldřiška (Czech Republic)

Laina, Laine, Lainela, Laini, Laive, Laivi (Estonia)

Keimo, Toimi (Finland)

Christi Verklärung, Gilbert (Germany)

Sotiria, Sotiris (Greece)

Berta, Bettina (Hungary)

Aisma, Askolds (Latvia)

Bylotas, Daiva, Karolina (Lithuania)

Gunnlaug, Gunnleiv (Norway)

Felicysym, Jakub, January, Sława, Stefan, Sykstus, Wincenty (Poland)

Josefína (Slovakia)

Claudia, Justo, Pastor, Salvador (Spain)

Alfons, Inez (Sweden)

Adriel, Araceli, Falco, Falcon, Itzel, Lucia, Lucille, Lucine, Lucy, Luz (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 219 of 2024; 147 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 2 of Week 32 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Coll (Hazel) [Day 4 of 28]

Chinese: Month 7 (Ren-Shen), Day 3 (Ren-Yin)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 2 Av 5784

Islamic: 30 Muharram 1446

J Cal: 9 Purple; Twosday [9 of 30]

Julian: 24 July 2024

Moon: 5%: Waxing Crescent

Positivist: 22 Dante (8th Month) [Petrarca]

Runic Half Month: Thorn (Defense) [Day 14 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 48 of 94)

Week: 1st Full Week of August

Zodiac: Leo (Day 16 of 31)

[ashleysingermfablog]

Wk 17, 5th of July, 2024 Research

⭐️ Divinity of place, Celtic Wells and the sense of feminised Saints

From the text: Freeing the Waters – Two Rediscovered Holy Wells of Wales. by Mara Freeman

Well in the Silent Grove, Cymry

An age-old tradition links women with wells. In the ancient world sacred springs were regarded as the entrance to the Underworld where the spirits dwelled.

Pilgrims visited them to receive oracular utterances from the priestess who was guardian of the shrine – a practice that was still alive not two hundred years ago in Cornwall. A mediaeval Grail text tells us of the “Voices of the Wells,” which were silenced when the Well Maidens were defiled by an evil king and his followers. 

This last weekend I visited two wells in mid Wales that were once lost but recently found again. Strangely enough, the stories of their rediscovery all involve women.

Winding up through the Cambrian mountains in the hazy heat of early July, I went in search of one of the few holy wells in Wales dedicated to St Bridget. The Irish holy woman who was once the Celtic goddess Brigit is known here as St. Ffraid (pronounced Fride), and a mediaeval Ffynnon Ffraid had been rediscovered not long ago by a woman living in a remote upland farm in these parts. According to tradition, when Bridget was young her duties involved milking cows and making butter in the hafod, the country people’s summer home in the high pastures.

Brigit of the red kites, Brigit of the moorland, Brigit of the meadowsweet, Brigit of the dragonflies . . .

The well was entirely unique in Wales, being covered by stones in the shape of a beehive, but was in a bad state of repair. Annwen Davies and her mother worked for years to get funding for its restoration, but in the end had to use their own savings to get the job done.

When I drew up into the farmyard, Annwen was not at home, but I found her mother in the kitchen, busy making cakes for her grandson. Warm, earthy, merry and kind, Jasmine Jones offered me lemonade and told me how she and her daughter had the devil’s own job to convince the authorities they had actually found an unrecorded holy well – and how gratifying it was to prove the ‘experts’ wrong. But that was in the past – now she is endlessly surprised and delighted at the visitors who have ever since been making their way up here from all over – even as far as Australia. Jasmine led me through the yard past her collection of stone hedgehogs to the starlings’ nest in a nearby shed where the mother was feeding her gaping chicks. She told me of her sixteen feral cats, her ripening gooseberry bushes, and the time that the snoring in the chapel – which caused many a sidelong glance in the congregation – was finally traced to the barn owls roosting in the rafters. (“They’re the only fully Welsh-speaking, card-carrying Methodist owls in the county!”)

Brigit of the hafod, Brigit of the creamery, Brigit of the bakestone, Brigit of the speckled bread . . .

She apologised for her slow progress up to the well in the garden behind her daughter’s house – her knee had been bent when she was pinned down by a sheep and never the same since. But she had no trouble heaving away the iron safety gate from the entrance to the little well so that I could look inside.

It was dim and quiet away from the glare of the sun on baled hay and the noise of the tractor down in the farmyard. The well looked as it must have done in the Middle Ages, covered with mosses and lichens and overhung by a dense thicket of hazel and wild roses. I had to crawl inside, but it was as black as night within. One sandaled foot encountered the shock of ice-cold water from which, unseen, I filled my bottle.

In the dark of the well-house no time exists. I wondered whether Bridget herself, as 7th century Celtic holy woman, ever walked up here from her Abbey of Llanfride, rumoured to have once stood on the coast of Cardigan Bay. Centuries later, perhaps a procession of white-robed monks of Strata Florida abbey paused here for refreshment en route to Bardsey, the Island of the Saints, or even over to Ireland where they owned land. And what of the bard who lived in the nearby house in the 18th century: Ieuan Brydydd Hir, one of the great classic poets of his time, whose tempestuous life led to him being ‘incorrigibly addicted’ to a drink much stronger than water, as Samuel Johnson observed.

Brigit of the beehives, Brigit of the honeycomb, Brigit of the scent of summer, Brigit of the methyglyn . . .

I had hoped to spend some time at the well by myself in meditation, tuning into the spirit of the waters, but it felt like it was time to go. Anyway I had already realised that, in the person of Jasmine Jones, I may have met with Bridget in the flesh. For She has many faces and is well-known to abide where there is laughter and an open heart.

Ffynnon Ffraid, Cymry

I could not leave this area without a visit to one of the most mysterious holy wells in Wales. Hidden deep within the forestry plantation on the mountain above the ruins of Strata Florida, it has no name, but may have been the “Well in the Silent Grove” described by minister and antiquarian, George Eyre Evans, in 1903:

“. . . Follow the lane as it wends its way up the valley, with Glasffrwd . . . babbling over its rocky course, on the right. Here you are at once in the heart of the country – ‘Alone with the Alone’ – the sky, water, mountains, trees, rocks and birds. The monks new (sic) well the value of this spot, here were – nay, still are – their wells of healing waters, – iron, sulphur, chalybeate – used with benefit by the natives to-day. What more truly romantic spot can be imagined or desired than that round ‘Ffynnon dyffryn tawel’ the ‘Well of the silent grove’? Here . . . its cool waters still bubble forth, much as they did when pilgrims to the Abbey slacked (sic) their thirst at its welcome brink . . .”

Since the time of George Evans this beautiful area had been acquired by the Forestry Service who covered it with serried ranks of conifers under which nothing grows and where no birds sing – a different kind of silence. It wasn’t until the plantation was clear felled in the 1990s that the well came to light again, spotted by an archaeologist, Caroline Earwood, from an aerial photograph.

It took her hours to reach it after scrambling up and down steep mountain slopes, fording the stream, and forging her way through dense rows of Sitka spruce. Yet someone must have known about it, for beside the well stood a brown Denby mug without a handle, holding a posy of flowers.

From the text: Holy Wells, “Icons” of Celtic Spirituality by Carl McColman...

There is no “standard” Holy Well — they come in many forms. Some are wells are in the traditional sense, complete with round walls surrounding them and a bucket with a rope. But many others feature different kinds of water sources. Many are springs, or even waterfalls that emerge from underground, and I’ve even seen one that is merely a crevice in a rock where rain water stands. What they all share in common — and what separates them from ordinary or mundane water sources — is their sacred function as places where people go to pray, to worship, to intercede, and to seek healing.

Of course, a good portion of wells have a particular association with saints of renown, especially St. Mary and St. Brigid. I don’t know if anyone has done a particular study on Holy Wells, but my sense is that far more are dedicated to women saints than to men — but “men’s” wells do exist.

Many wells are accompanied by a tree that has come to be venerated alongside the well; some of these trees are covered with clooties, small rags or strips of cloth that have been tied to the tree as a type of prayer remembrance. The legend of the clooties holds that they “carry” the prayers of the person who first tied them to the tree; as the clootie is slowly broken down by the elements over time, the prayers are “released” — almost like a time-released pill.

A Holy Well in the west of Ireland (the water source is inside the building), Photo documentation by Carl McColman

Something else often found at holy wells: coins. Traditionally, the coins would have been tossed into the well, a custom that very likely has pre-Christian roots. Archaeology has shown that the ancient Celts would make offerings to their pagan gods by sacrificing valuable metal items to bodies of water — entire hoards of votive offerings have been excavated from rivers, including swords, torques, shields, and other items fashioned from metals like silver or bronze or even gold. Although some of these items are clearly valuable from their composition of precious metals, scholars suspect that the armaments offered as sacrifices to the rivers were actually made for ritual purposes.

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Superfoods of India

Superfoods are nutrient-rich foods that are considered to have numerous health benefits. They are known for their high content of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and other essential nutrients that help maintain good health and prevent chronic diseases. In India, there are several superfoods that have been a part of traditional Indian cuisine for centuries. Here are some of the most popular superfoods of India:

Turmeric: Turmeric is a spice that has been used in Indian cooking for thousands of years. It contains a compound called curcumin, which has anti-inflammatory properties and is believed to help prevent cancer, heart disease, and Alzheimer's disease.

Ginger: Ginger is another spice that is commonly used in Indian cooking. It is known for its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties and is believed to help with digestion, reduce nausea, and lower cholesterol levels.

Amaranth: Amaranth is a gluten-free grain that is high in protein, fiber, and essential vitamins and minerals. It is also rich in antioxidants and is believed to help lower cholesterol levels and reduce the risk of heart disease.

Amla: Amla, also known as Indian gooseberry, is a fruit that is rich in vitamin C and antioxidants. It is believed to boost the immune system, improve digestion, and lower cholesterol levels.

Moringa: Moringa is a plant that is native to India and is known for its high nutritional value. It is rich in vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants and is believed to help with weight loss, reduce inflammation, and lower cholesterol levels.

Fenugreek: Fenugreek is a spice that is commonly used in Indian cooking. It is known for its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties and is believed to help with digestion, reduce blood sugar levels, and improve milk production in breastfeeding mothers.

Coconut: Coconut is a tropical fruit that is commonly used in Indian cooking. It is rich in medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs), which are believed to help with weight loss and improve brain function.

Indian Gooseberry: Indian Gooseberry or Amla is a fruit that is known for its high Vitamin C content, which helps boost the immune system. It also has antioxidant properties and is believed to improve digestion and lower cholesterol levels.

Tulsi: Tulsi, also known as holy basil, is an herb that is commonly used in Indian Ayurvedic medicine. It is believed to have numerous health benefits, including reducing stress, improving digestion, and boosting the immune system.

Ashwagandha: Ashwagandha is an herb that is commonly used in Indian Ayurvedic medicine. It is believed to help reduce stress and anxiety, improve brain function, and boost the immune system. click here to buy pure ashwagandha

In conclusion, India is a treasure trove of superfoods that have been a part of traditional Indian cuisine for centuries. Incorporating these superfoods into your diet can help you maintain good health, prevent chronic diseases, and lead a long and healthy life.

author: Zeniusindia

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The Canal (Kanafka) of the Queen of Heaven in Diveevo monastery.

At the direction of St. Seraphim in the last years of his earthly life around the Diveevo monastery, the sisters dug a canal. According to the testimony of Fr. Basil Sadowski, "Many miraculous things have been said by Fr. Seraphim about this canal, that this is the path of the Mother of God. The Mother of God bypassed here. This path is a blessing. This land was taken by the Holy Mother of God. Father said it is here, and Mt. Athos, and Kiev, and Jerusalem. And as the Antichrist comes, he will pass everywhere, and this canal will not budge. The sisters dug a deep canal along the Holy Virgin's path until the very end of the father's death. Towards the end of his life, on his orders, and in winter and summer without ceasing, the fire splashed from the ground when it was chopped with an ax, but he did not order it to cease. ” Along the canal were planted flowers, gooseberry bushes and trees. Father Seraphim commanded to pass the canal, reading the prayer "“O Theotokos and Virgin Rejoice… ” one hundred and fifty times"

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Ayurveda: A Simple and Magical Science to Live Long

The literal meaning of Ayurveda is ‘Science of Life ‘. Ayurveda is a science of traditional medicine in ancient India. It has been playing a significant role in the living of mankind. People, especially in the Indian sub-continent were completely dependent on Ayurveda for maintaining their body function. It is fully developed and documented over thousands of years of testing and trials by seekers and sages of ancient times about the therapeutic benefits of plants, fruits, stems, roots, grains, spices, oils, leaves, flowers, seeds, minerals and other nutritional sources found in nature. More than 90 percent of people in India and 80 percent of the total world population are using Ayurveda products, medicines or herbs in some form.

Plants and their uses in Ayurvedic products

There are thousands of plants are being used to prepare Ayurvedic products and thousands are still existed to be discovered. So it is almost impossible to mention all the medicinal plants but some common plants and their uses are as follows.

Indian Gum - Oral Care, Wounds and Bleeding Gums

Coriander - Controls Spasmodic Pain, Indigestion, and Flatulence

Garlic - Ringworm, Wounds and Dysentery

Holy Basil - Heart Diseases, Respiratory Diseases and Indigestion

Lesser Cardamom - Dry Cough, Nausea and Vomiting

Margosa Tree - Leprosy, Bloody Nose, Eye Disorders and Intestinal Worms

Winter Cherry - Stress Tolerance, Joint Pains, Immunity and Skin Sores

Indian Laburnum – Ulcers and Wounds

Betel nut - Hyperlipidemia, Obesity, Diabetes and Irregular Menstruation

Indian Gooseberry - Constipation, Antioxidant, Anti stress and Fever

Bark Cinnamon – Antibacterial and Antiseptic

Indian Olibanum - Headache, Joint Pains and Diabetes

Licorice - Digestive Disorders, Bronchitis and Ulcers

Sage leaf alangium - Scorpion Bite, Snakebite and Dog Bite 

Ayurveda Product for Well-Being

Ayurvedic medicines and products have become a sign of safety if compared to synthetic drugs that can be unsafe and harmful for health. Ayurvedic items are formulated with the knowledge of Ayurveda and with using its key component Ayurvedic herbs, to keep body, mind and spirit in balance. Along with these herbs, therapeutic oils and spices are being used to cure illness and promote well-being. The trust of people is increasing towards these because of the effectiveness and trustworthiness.

Global Market

There was a time when considerations of Ayurveda products were limited in the Indian subcontinent. Now, these Ayurvedic items are being used in almost every country across the world. As the global use of Ayurvedic products continues to increase and numerous new products are being introduced into the market, many companies came into existence to fulfil, the requirements. This massive competition between the manufacturers creates a question “how to sell Ayurvedic products online or on offline stores” and this competition leaves consumers with a contrary question “who can be trusted”. So the answer is simple. Ayurvedic products are meant to be 100% natural, No cosmetics, No Synthetic, Pure and Vegetarian, whoever pledge this, can be trusted precisely. 

Who serves with this commitment?

Amongst many organic players in the market, BIOAYURVEDA is committed to provide completely pure and organic products with formulations of unique herbals for personal care, skincare, nutraceuticals and nutrition. All the products by BIOAYURVEDA are free of any synthetics or chemicals and are purely 100% natural and organic. BIOAYURVEDA provides the full spectrum of the best of Ayurveda with zero synthetics in vegan and vegetarian options.

Ayurvedic Products by BIOAYURVEDA

BIOAYURVEDA is known for its pure and natural products with providing complete care for inner and outer body, hair and skin. It also provides supplements for brain strength and maintaining the immune system. Hundreds of products like natural anti dandruff shampoo for hair, natural cream and oils for skin, natural creams and ointments for bones and joints, etc. So if you are thinking about Ayurvedic online shopping, it could be a final destination for you.

Therefore, the importance of Ayurveda holds the trust in modern life as its primary principle is to bring us close to Mother Nature and trusting on its natural powers to keep us healthy without harm.

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Ayurveda: A Simple and Magical Science to Live Long

The literal meaning of Ayurveda is ‘Science of Life ‘. Ayurveda is a science of traditional medicine in ancient India. It has been playing a significant role in the living of mankind. People, especially in the Indian sub-continent were completely dependent on Ayurveda for maintaining their body function. It is fully developed and documented over thousands of years of testing and trials by seekers and sages of ancient times about the therapeutic benefits of plants, fruits, stems, roots, grains, spices, oils, leaves, flowers, seeds, minerals and other nutritional sources found in nature. More than 90 percent of people in India and 80 percent of the total world population are using Ayurveda products, medicines or herbs in some form.

Plants and their uses in Ayurvedic products

There are thousands of plants are being used to prepare Ayurvedic products and thousands are still existed to be discovered. So it is almost impossible to mention all the medicinal plants but some common plants and their uses are as follows.

Indian Gum - Oral Care, Wounds and Bleeding Gums

Coriander - Controls Spasmodic Pain, Indigestion, and Flatulence

Garlic - Ringworm, Wounds and Dysentery

Holy Basil - Heart Diseases, Respiratory Diseases and Indigestion

Lesser Cardamom - Dry Cough, Nausea and Vomiting 

Margosa Tree - Leprosy, Bloody Nose, Eye Disorders and Intestinal Worms

Winter Cherry - Stress Tolerance, Joint Pains, Immunity and Skin Sores

Indian Laburnum – Ulcers and Wounds

Betel nut - Hyperlipidemia, Obesity, Diabetes and Irregular Menstruation

Indian Gooseberry - Constipation, Antioxidant, Anti stress and Fever

Bark Cinnamon – Antibacterial and Antiseptic

Indian Olibanum - Headache, Joint Pains and Diabetes

Licorice - Digestive Disorders, Bronchitis and Ulcers 

Sage leaf alangium - Scorpion Bite, Snakebite and Dog Bite

Ayurveda Product for Well-Being

Ayurvedic medicines and products have become a sign of safety if compared to synthetic drugs that can be unsafe and harmful for health. Ayurvedic items are formulated with the knowledge of Ayurveda and with using its key component Ayurvedic herbs, to keep body, mind and spirit in balance. Along with these herbs, therapeutic oils and spices are being used to cure illness and promote well-being. The trust of people is increasing towards these because of the effectiveness and trustworthiness.

Global Market

There was a time when considerations of Ayurveda products were limited in the Indian subcontinent. Now, these Ayurvedic items are being used in almost every country across the world. As the global use of Ayurvedic products continues to increase and numerous new products are being introduced into the market, many companies came into existence to fulfil, the requirements. This massive competition between the manufacturers creates a question “how to sell Ayurvedic products online or on offline stores” and this competition leaves consumers with a contrary question “who can be trusted”. So the answer is simple. Ayurvedic products are meant to be 100% natural, No cosmetics, No Synthetic, Pure and Vegetarian, whoever pledge this, can be trusted precisely. 

Who serves with this commitment?

Amongst many organic players in the market, BIOAYURVEDA is committed to provide completely pure and organic products with formulations of unique herbals for personal care, skincare, nutraceuticals and nutrition. All the products by BIOAYURVEDA are free of any synthetics or chemicals and are purely 100% natural and organic. BIOAYURVEDA provides the full spectrum of the best of Ayurveda with zero synthetics in vegan and vegetarian options.

Ayurvedic Products by BIOAYURVEDA

BIOAYURVEDA is known for its pure and natural products with providing complete care for inner and outer body, hair and skin. It also provides supplements for brain strength and maintaining the immune system. Hundreds of products like natural anti dandruff shampoo for hair, natural cream and oils for skin, natural creams and ointments for bones and joints, etc. So if you are thinking about Ayurvedic online shopping, it could be a final destination for you.

Therefore, the importance of Ayurveda holds the trust in modern life as its primary principle is to bring us close to Mother Nature and trusting on its natural powers to keep us healthy without harm.