Geeth N Jaw

Seán Pádraig O'Donoghue wrote:

Devil’s Club (Oplopanax horridus) when a person needs to reassert their sense of self and their right to be alive and embodied in the world.

Coast Salish peoples have long engaged the plant in protection magic—but, though their ritual and medical science and technology inform my understanding of the plant

Devil’s Club claims its space. Sharp spines protect tall stems that open into a canopy of leaves high above the ground and, in late summer, explode into clusters of red berries. Its medicine can teach people to claim their space as well.

‘’I am always very careful when giving Devil’s Club to someone whose life is ripe for big changes: I make sure the person I am giving the plant to has a stable “greater habitat” in their life; I tell them that this is a plant that can bring big changes and ask whether they are ready for them; and often I pair Devil’s Club with Rose (Rosa spp.) to bring some sweetness in the midst of the shifts to come.”

Devil’s Club grows where the forest has been disrupted by a clear cut, a landslide, or a flood. It protects rich soils and the wildflowers that grow in them, because its spiky stalks prevent big creatures from blundering over them, and its great leaves shade the ground. I can tell you that it is so hard to remove by hand that it stopped the northward expansion of the railroads in British Columbia. I can tell you its green buds tipped with purple pulsing life in spring.

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Self Love

A Mysterious plant

6 months ago, I started to work with this tincture I make. It' s call Self Love Tincture.

Torny medicine for clear boundaries, Rose for the heart, Damiana to feel more and Oplopanax Oridulus horridus. A mysterious plant, the one truth medicine. (Devils Club) its been call this way by the settelers trying to make ways into this new land. Its a plant that grow where the soils is been disturbed. Ground slide, train track and rivers. His big leave create shade keeping the ground renewing its self for the earth to become richer.

After starting to use this plant I started having nightmares . Was intense to see clearly what my subconscious , my psychic ability knew giving me the warning of what was happening and what was about to occur. This strong voice spirit showing me the truth. In the day light I was confronting the truth, asking for answers to the one involved in this entanglement from the visions in my dreams. Shortly after that I gat to know the truth and the nightmare became real. All along I was being lie at, disrespected, my womb was feeling unsafe, the molecules in my body asking to stop this relation that was hurting me. The pain the trauma the deep wound of this person I choose to share my life with making me feel unsafe.

The body spoke…My voice gat louder I was able to get more strength to speak my truth even tho I was so disconnected from myself fuged by the lies. Those molecules that i did not want in my womb… my body knew… The plants kept shifting things for me to find myself, to find my strength. To know my truth in this disturbance and for once be respected in that truth, those clear boundaries i had created for myself. Feeling stronger to face that one truth.

My teacher said he does not give this plant to peoples if they are not grounded and ready to do the deep work. I was definitely not grounded , I was away from family and friends leaving with the unwanted molecules …

Thanks to the Oplopanax horridus for the deep signal and guidance, and for guiding me back home. The first plant spirit that called me back to collect her at my arrival in Canada: Oplopanax horridus , its original name is Geeth N Jaw. It’s a Coast Salish Ceremonial plant.

I sat alone with her heart on my birthday near the magic water , the hotspring on the Coast Salish territory. I humbly pray and ask permission to the land and also I was drove there by a First Nation men who I ask permission for this harvest. The presence of this plant is always interesting. I lessoned and harvested the one who wanted to come with me. Sat and shaved it for hours in deep prayers and thought. Yesterday I bottle that harvest. Try If you dare to leave in your truth.

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How to heal dark Circle under your eyes and get back into health with Somatic Herbalism.

I bean Studying Somatic Herbalism for a few years with my Teacher Seán O'Donoghue. It’s been a beautiful healing restorative time for me. And I found passion into learning how to help others that may suffer from depression and different imbalances and illnesses. Yesterday I was learning about Adrenal Fatigue/ Endocrine system crash and healing with Adaptogens. He said a good way to know that we are run down is looking at the dark circle under our eyes. If it’s the 1/4 dark circle: 3 months of recovery needed, 1/2 circle 6 months, 3/4 9 months. Full under dark circle could be needing a full year recovery. Most of us are addicted to coffee , we can’t function without it. It’s actually a sign that our endocrine system is run down. If we keep pushing and not resting it eventually can cause Auto Immune diseases, chronic Pain, Infections… A dysregulation of our Mitochondria cells. Mitochondria are membrane-bound cell organelles that generate most of the chemical energy needed to power the cell's biochemical. Our inner fire. It can happen to most of us who are by instinct givers. When we keep giving without getting our own cup re filled. It first show in our blood and on our organs over time. If we find the imbalance in our blood level it helps us not have disease.

Some time after we feel run down we get back to our physical activities, and crash again and again. That’s one way to know we experiencing an irregulation.

A proper diet, herbal medicine and supplement as well are necessary. Rebuilding our energy by lessening to our body and getting as much rest as we need will avoid us to have to step back and crash over and over. It’s like the falling tower. This time where we are offer a time of reflection to go inwards. I been really feeling that this year. An opportunity to redefine who I am in the world, this is like a jump start for the Neurobiology. Restoration at the end of the day tracks emotions. Everyday you have the energy to expand. And it’s not the same everyday, an opportunity to lesson to our body. All decisions making require Dopamine. Dopamine helps us engage the things we find rewarding

If you like to learn more about different herbal medicine that can help you increase your level of Dopamine and heal your Adrenal fatigue. Please reach out I would love to give you a Somatic consultation to help getting you back up to health. For consultation please msg me at AsayaHeart@gmail.com