Essential illustrated guide for tapping into natural remedies using centuries of Slavic traditions and folklore. Kickstarter EXCLUSIVE!
Challenge 1 Hint 1
Plant 1: Its stems are hollow and have been used to make whistles.
Plant 2: The blossoms on this plant open in the morning and close in the afternoon.
Plant 3: This plant is used to relieve anxiety.
Do you think you know herbs? For the next three days, we will be holding a challenge to test your knowledge with information from our book. Prizes are available for the winners and will be announced on Friday, May 20.
The first person to guess what the 3 ingredients in this simple skin-soothing recipe are will receive a digital print of the recipe and a digital copy of our book The Unborn Hero of Dragon Village, book one in the series (or another book in the series if you already own this one).
The contest ends at 9 a.m. Eastern time tomorrow (Wednesday, May 18), when we’ll post the next challenge.
Post your answers in the COMMENTS section of the Kickstarter campaign. Include “KS Challenge 1” in your response.
All of the herbs are ones found in our book. To help you along, we’ve supplied the complete list at the end of this message.
We’ll provide HINTS throughout the day, so be sure to look for them. Submit answers up to 10 times. Only 3 herbs per each submission, please.
We’ll announce the winners of all the daily contests on Friday, May 20.
HERBS LIST
Achillea millefolium (Common yarrow)
Acorus calamus (Sweet flag)
Agrimonia eupatoria (Common agrimony)
Alchemilla vulgaris (Lady’s mantle)
Althaea officinalis (Marsh mallow)
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (Bearberry)
Artemisia vulgaris (Wild wormwood)
Berberis vulgaris (Barberry)
Betonica officinalis (Hedgenettle)
Betula pendula (Silver birch)
Calendula officinalis (Marigold)
Capsella bursa-pastoris (Shepherd’s purse)
Cassia acutifolia (Alexandrian senna)
Centaurium erythraea (Common centaury)
Chelidonium majus (Greater celandine)
Cichorium intybus (Chicory)
Convallaria majalis (Lily of the valley)
Dictamnus albus (Burning bush)
Equisetum arvense (Horsetail)
Erysimum cheiri (Wallflower)
Foenicilum officinale (Fennel)
Fumaria officinalis (Fumitory)
Galium odoratum (Sweet woodruff)
Galium verum (Yellow bedstraw)
Gentiana cruciata (Cross gentian)
Geranium sanguineum (Bloody geranium)
Geum urbanum (Avens)
Glechoma hederacea (Ground-ivy)
Hypericum perforatum (St. John’s wort)
Inula helenium (Elecampane)
Iris pseudacorus (Yellow flag)
Juniperus communis (Common juniper)
Lavandula vera (Lavender)
Leonurus cardiaca (Motherwort)
Lycopodium clavatum (Common club moss)
Malva sylvestris (Blue mallow)
Marsilea quadrifolia (Water clover)
Matricaria chamomilla (German chamomile)
Melilotus officinalis (Yellow sweet clover)
Melissa officinalis (Lemon balm)
Mentha × piperita (Peppermint)
Nepeta cataria (Catnip)
Ocimum basilicum (Basil)
Pimpinella anisum (Anise)
Plantago lanceolata (Narrowleaf plantain)
Plantago major (Plantain)
Polypodium vulgare (Common polypody)
Primula officinalis (Cowslip)
Prunus spinosa (Blackthorn)
Rhamnus frangula (Buckthorn)
Rhus cotinus (Smoketree)
Robinia pseudoacacia (Black locust)
Rosa × damascena (Damask rose)
Rubia tinctorum (Rose madder)
Rubus idaeus (Red raspberry)
Ruta graveolens (Rue)
Salvia officinalis (Common sage)
Salvia rosmarinus (Rosemary)
Sambucus nigra (Black elderberry)
Satureja hortensis (Summer savory)
Solidago virgaurea (European goldenrod)
Symphytum officinale (Comfrey)
Tagetes erecta (Mexican marigold)
Tanacetum vulgare (Tansy)
Taraxacum officinale (Dandelion)
Teucrium chamaedrys (Wall germander)
Thymus serpyllum (Wild thyme)
Tilia (Linden tree)
Trigonella foenum-graecum (Fenugreek)
Tussilago farfara (Coltsfoot)
Urtica dioica (Stinging nettle)
Valeriana officinalis (Valerian)
Veratrum lobelianum (False hellebore)
Verbascum thapsus (Great mullein)
Veronica officinalis (Common speedwell)
Vinca minor (Common periwinkle)
Viscum album (European mistletoe)
Starting tomorrow (Tuesday, May 17), we'll be posting a daily challenge about herbs. The first person to give the correct answer wins a prize. Answers and winners will be announced on Friday. So, get your brains ready to be challenged.
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My Meditation Marathon is a mindfulness journal that helps you with the most challenging task of your meditation journey - being consistent.
My Meditation Marathon Journal is 220 pages of learning, healing, and discovery that include:
• 3 Meditation techniques
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• Gratitude Journal
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• Emotions Chart
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By combining journaling and meditation we are opening up ourselves to the “richness of our interior life” as we explore our deeper self-expression and self-reflection of our daily existence.
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In our book, we talk about various healers throughout Bulgarian history. Who are these healers, and how did they obtain this power?
Both men and women can be healers, although most often the role falls to an elderly woman called a znahar. But, please, don’t call her a witch. To this nation of people who believe in a single, omnipotent God as much as they do in beautiful, enchanting Samodivi, a “witch” is a veshtitsa, a spiteful person who practices the dark arts and wishes to cause death, sickness, discord, and the theft of fertility from the land, rather than healing and well-being. A community fears a veshtitsa, while they respect a znahar.
In rare instances, the znahar receives her healing arts by a supernatural means—from a saint, angel, or Samodiva through a dream, or even in a near-death situation, when the boundaries between this life and the next merge. The znahar in this case not only becomes a healer, but also a clairvoyant. The most famous was Baba Vanga (1911 – 1996). As a child she was reportedly caught up in a tornado and dumped into a field. From that point on, her eyesight failed, but her psychic and herbal healing abilities developed, which she claimed came from invisible creatures.
