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Aromatherapy Winter Recipe



Here is a natural aromatherapy tip for winter colds and seasonal sinus



What you will need:



rock salt

2 drops eucalyptus

2 drop rosemary

1 drop peppermint





Put a few pieces of rock salt into a glass vial, add the essential oils.

The salt will absorb the oil.

Use to inhale the vapors when you have a cold or sinus congestion.

Enjoy!

Zesty Cider Cold And Flu Formula



Several healing ingredients make this tasty formula one that you can drink at the first sign of a cold or flu to help open up your sinuses and bronchial passages. You can also gargle with it for relief from sore throats. We plan to print this out and keep it handy all fall and winter long; when the sniffles hit, this will help! Here's the recipe:



Ingredients (Try to use organic if at all possible)



25 cloves garlic, minced

2 tablespoons dried or 3 tablespoons fresh Echinacea root, grated or chopped

1/3 cup fresh horseradish root, grated

1/4 cup fresh gingerroot, peeled and sliced

1 large white onion, diced

1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper powder

Honey to sweeten, if desired

Raw apple cider vinegar, 1 quart or less

1. Place all dry ingredients in a 1-quart wide mouth jar. Fill to the top with vinegar. Cover the top of the jar with plastic wrap, then screw on the lid.



2. Refrigerate for 6 weeks so the flavor can develop and soften. Shake daily. There's no need to strain and bottle it unless you want to. The flavor keeps getting better and bolder the longer the formula is allowed to steep.



3. At the first sign of a cold or flu, take 2 tablespoons of this formula with a warm water chaser. Rinse mouth out well after swallowing the cider. Repeat once or twice daily for the duration of the illness. You should feel your sinus and bronchial passages quickly open and your breathing become easier.



4. For a sore throat, gargle with the formula for 60 seconds, spit, then rinse out your mouth. You should feel immediate relief.



Makes about 1 quart

HEALING OIL



In 1/2 oz of base oil (jojoba, almond, grape seed ,etc.)

5 drops Lavender oil

5 drops Camphor oil

5 drops Eucalyptus oil

5 drops Orange oil

3 drops Rosemary oil

2 drops Pine oil

4 drops Sandalwood oil

OSTARA INCENSE



Ostara Incense

taken from Scott Cunningham's book THE COMPLETE BOOK OF INCENSE, OILS & BREWS



Burn during Wiccan rituals on Ostara (the Spring Equinox, which falls on Monday, March 20th this year), or to welcome spring and to refresh your life.

The materials needed are the following:



*2 parts Frankincense

*1 part Benzion

*1 part Dragon's Blood

*half part Nutmeg

*half part Violet Flowers (or a few drops - like 3 - of Violet Oil)

*half part Orange Peel

*half part Rose Petals

*charcoal block/briquit

*fire-safe incense burner, censer or pot.



For best results, grind the materials in a mortar and pestle. Take a small amount and place on a burning charcoal block in a fire-safe censer or burner.