#native healing

[thenuclearmallard]

I went to check on an app and this was the result. I quit drinking entirely on the 20th of June due to my body physically rejecting alcohol and the damage alcohol has done to me, my friends, and partner.

With alcohol, I would be either very social and easy going or there would be a switch where I would mirror a lot of my abusers. It was not acceptable behavior and for that I take accountability by no longer drinking, with a consistent therapist, and finding ways to better myself through community and support.

Hurting yourself is also a form of abuse. Not only to yourself but to others. To allow a poison to spiral you into cycles is not healthy. I refuse to become what plagued my biological family. I am here to end the cycle.

What helps a lot with quitting outside of an allergy development is NA beers and to also try and quit smoking which I did early June as well. Smoking and drinking are social vices that play hand in hand with each other.

I am grateful to have reached 90 days without alcohol and I look forward to many more days, months, and years.

[spookedbees]

Sorry Rick, these two are my ocs now. I grabbed em. They're mine.

[summerwages]

pink and blue..

[reality-detective]

“The History of Turquoise in Native American”

👉🏻Helps one to be honest & confident in communication with others

👉🏻Highly protective against negativity & psychic attack

👉🏻Aids in clairaudience, clairvoyance & recognizing past life issues

👉🏻Brings love & calm to the wearer

TURQUOISE is known as a truth stone. It is believed to enhance communication. It is one of the oldest protection stones known to bring strength & connection to the spirit world. 🤔

[evolving-within]

Wise words to live by.

[telekitnetic-art]

Finally got the skin cover off so here’s the tattoo I’ve been teasing for a while!!! I’m really happy with how it turned out and I hope you guys like it!!

(Who wins; a pic of the tattoo the tattoo artist took himself after he finished it with his professional photography and lighting setup, or a photo I took while fighting for my fucking life trying to set up the right angle after I got out of the shower?)

Edit: the condensation over the bathroom mirror finally went away so here’s another picture

Plus the final design and some symbolism/tattoo significance below the cut

The main reason I chose Fireweed is because A) it’s my clan’s crest!! I’m from the Laksamshu clan!

The second is because of Fireweed’s significance in nature; for those of you that don’t know, fireweed is known primarily for how it grows after a wildfire or similar natural disaster. In wildfire burn areas where ground has been ruined, fireweed actually thrives and is considered to be one of the first signs of an ecosystem regrowing after a disaster! They grow fast and spread quickly, which is ideal for areas that have been ravaged by fire. More info here.

Because of this, I wanted to try and pair the fireweed with a stylus pen (a common pen used for digital artwork, I’m sure most people know on Tumblr what it is) as a symbolism of creativity and renewed passion for artwork. My motivation to create has taken some rough hits over the years for multiple reasons, I’m sure most online artists can relate, so I wanted to design this tattoo with the thought in mind that no matter what happens, I still have that creative energy with me no matter how burnt out I feel or how divisive or depressing the art scene can be. A symbol that I have the ability and talent to create, even when I feel like I’ve lost it.

[sweetnsal]

y’all heard of forcemascing and forcefeming but what about forcecowboying?

[thenuclearmallard]

Since I'm doing more of a get off your chest type of posting again, I figured to share some reflective milestones from the past year.

Last year was arguably one of the worst years along with 2022. I had experienced something I never thought I'd go through again due to a "friend" placing me in a dangerous situation that I argue he knew of ahead of time. The outcome was a police report and lost pregnancy.

With that, I suffered from PPD on top of my already existing ailments I was working through which completely destroyed me. I depended on alcohol and medications from the doctors that did not work for depression and enabled my drinking further. I was afraid of everyone, love, and the safety my partner and friends provided. That was the darkest period of my life.

With my fear, I was toxic. I was toxic towards myself, my loved ones, and community. I was projecting what I hated about myself onto others who did not deserve to be drawn into my own chaos.

Once I reached a point of hurting those closest to me, I stopped everything. It was painful to hear how badly I was hurting myself and those who cared. I quit drinking. I was able to quit smoking (thanks to smoker's flu) and I got help for what PPD was doing. I refuse to repeat the cycle of trauma but hurting those who are there to love me and care about me.

I am at a point of my life where I am done being vengeful, spiteful, and angry about what's happened. What's done is done. The past is not fixable nor erasable. I do not deserve to have faced that crime against me and the loss, but it's something I can't change or fix. I feel free by reporting it and that's all I can do. I wasn't the only victim by this person and leaving a further paper trail will hopefully catch up. The saying goes is that rotten fruit will fall by itself.

I refuse to engage in what no longer helps me. I refuse to engage in going backwards towards my past. My past has detrimentally effected me and I have acted out. I have bled time and time again. It's time to patch these wounds and to finally let myself heal.

What I have now is what I used to cry and beg for every night as I'd go to sleep. What I have now is a healthy community, family, friends, and partner that show unconditional love towards me. I am truly no longer alone. I don't have to fight alone anymore. I have people who believe in me, see me, and support me.

I am incredibly grateful for those who believed in me and supported me. I am now at a stage of life where it's time to actually live and not survive. Life is worth much more than suffering and I refuse to go backwards. I am excited for the future and what life will bring. I overcame what I thought was impossible and now it's time to take it easy. ❤️

[theplanthropologist]

The beautiful self-heal plant (P.vulgaris) It’s a member of the mint family.

[summerwages]

pretty in pink..

usually purple but three pink prunella vulgaris together...a first for me...

[ciderjacks]

ik everyone and their mother has said this already but I appreciate how many episodes of puppet history focus on non-white stories and are both respectful and dont just focus on mass suffering at the hands of white people, and when they do have episodes involving that they still make sure to focus on the people fighting back and not just "oh this horrible thing was done, sad!"

Also I appreciate how Shane makes an effort to pronounce shit correctly, and to be respectful of people's cultures and spirituality, and to find lesser known stories from these cultures. It's always cool to go into the comments and see people who usually don't see their history or people acknowledged talking about how happy the episode made them.

[once-ina-blue-moon]

could you draw the goddess Aceso?

I absolutely can, anon, thank you for asking! hope I did her justice, I couldn’t find much on her but I tried my best

[protoslacker]

Furthermore, social services agencies in the twentieth century treated Native families as incapable of raising their own children. By 1978, 25% to 35% of all Native children in the U.S. were removed from their homes and placed in foster care, adoptive homes, or institutions. In nearly all cases, Native children were placed with families who were not Native, leading to the widespread loss of children’s cultural identity and connection with their tribal communities.

Wenona Singel in MSUToday. Faculty voice: Intergenerational trauma to indigenous families is real

Via Turtle Talk. November is Native American Heritiage Month. Professor Singel is writing a book about her family. It's important work. Earlier in the Month Turtle "Talk there was a post about Matthew Fletcher's fortcoming short story collection, Stick Houses.Stories are essential to the generations.

[mjuuuk]

roommates and i had the first listen of this years eurovision entries and once again i prove to be the person liking the stuff everyone else dislikes. uncultured simpletons i say

[lisablack000]

Emu Bush - The sacred healer

Emu Bush (Eremophila alternifolia) has a stunning delicate, herbal and earthy taste.

It has been used traditionally to assist with sleep and has a calming effect.

Emu Bush has been valued for both, medicinal and ceremonial purposes by Indigenous people in coastal parts of Australia.

The leaves have been used as a decoction, for sores and wounds; an infusion for colds, headaches, chest pains and diarrhea treatment and smoked to create a sterile environment for newborn babies and healing new mothers.

Emu Bush is one of the most important plant species to Aboriginal people, especially to those living in Central Australia.

It was used in ceremonies, to line graves, for tanning water bags and was placed in the headbands of warriors.

Crushed leaves were infused in water and the infusion was drunk for colds, and rubbed over sores or body aches.

◎ Common Name: Emu Bush, Narrow-leaved Poverty Bush, Scented Emu Bush

◎ Scientific or Latin Name: Eremophila alternifolia

◎ Comparison: Eucalyptus

◎ Seasonality: Harvest normally Spring through Summer, all year dried

◎ Region: Native to arid temperate and subtropical parts of Australia

◎ Taste Profile: A milder eucalyptus flavour

◎ Types: Currently 214 species of Eremophila are recognised. We use Eremophila alternifolia as a dried leaf in our healing herbal Emu Bush Tea.

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Benefits

It is a natural and healthy antiseptic.

The plant has incredible anti-bacterial properties, used as a natural way of sterilising wounds and infections.

Infusions of the fresh leaves can be used for treating headaches and insomnia.

The major components of the essential oil of the leaves have been found to be alpha-pinene, beta-pinene and limonene.

Geniposidic acid, isolated from a methanol extract of the leaves, has been reported to demonstrate significant cardioactive effects.

Traditional Aboriginal Food and Uses.

Eremophilas have been used in Aboriginal tribal life in both cultural and medicinal roles. Plant material has been used in ceremonial rites, extracts and decoctions of plant parts have been used as liniments, medicines and antiseptics. The resinous exudants from some species, being used as sealants and adhesives.

Indigenous people considered Emu Bush to be the most sacred and mystical plant species found in central Australia. It has many ceremonial and medicinal uses and is regarded by many Indigenous groups as their “number one medicine”.

Most Eremophila species have characteristic smells which were key to their selection by Indigenous healers, as the most aromatic specimens were favoured for medicine.

The leaves of the Emu Bush were placed on hot embers for traditional therapeutic use.

The resultant wet steamy smoke possibly inhibited bacterial or fungal pathogens, as well as providing a stimulus for milk let-down in women after childbirth.

It is an important medicine for women.

Steam from the burnt leaves has been used after childbirth to 'smoke' mothers and their newborn babies to stop the mother’s bleeding and to strengthen the babies.

The same smoking procedure was used to prepare surgical tools for circumcision.

This was no doubt for sterilisation, and was conceptualised as a type of purification ritual.

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Western & Modern

Emu Bush is a unique 'Australian pioneer species', evolving over millions of years to create powerful mechanisms to store vast quantities of the phyto-compounds needed to survive the extreme conditions of the Northern Territory.

Records have its leaves used by Aboriginal tribes to wash sores and cuts, while in the last decade the leaves were discovered to have the same strength as established antibiotics.

These particular plants are used in essential oils, teas, massage oils, and rubs. They offer a variety of benefits, such as natural antibacterial qualities and potentially reducing pain.

Medicinal

Eremophila plants contain compounds which have shown to be effective in controlling bacteria responsible for tooth decay.

Australian scientists are investigating the use of Emu Bush for sterilising implants, such as artificial hips.

This species offers an abundance of exciting bio-actives to create new points of difference in cosmetic ranges, and is expected to make big news in natural pharmaceuticals where testing has shown that the leaves contain compounds that affect cardiac activity.

[evolving-within]

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