{"id":17449,"date":"2023-07-01T00:06:20","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T21:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.evildressmaker.com\/?p=17449"},"modified":"2023-07-01T00:12:29","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T21:12:29","slug":"yrttinoita-herb-witch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.evildressmaker.com\/?p=17449","title":{"rendered":"Yrttinoita \/ Herb witch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

T\u00f6rm\u00e4sin Instagramissa surffatessani postaukseen modernin ajan noituudesta. P\u00e4\u00e4dyin lueskelemaan luonnonnoidista, vihreist\u00e4 noidista, keitti\u00f6noidista jne. Olen toki lukenut niist\u00e4 jo monesti ennenkin, mutta t\u00e4ll\u00e4 kertaa asia vihdoin jys\u00e4hti tajuntaani. Kerrottakoon se nyt teillekin: olen noita. Olen ollut jo yli kolmekymment\u00e4 vuotta kiinnostunut noituudesta ja wiccoista, mutta en oikein ikin\u00e4 kokenut wiccalaisuuden s\u00e4ntillisi\u00e4 rituaaleja, juhlapyhi\u00e4 ja coveneita omakseni. Ne tuntuivat liian rajoittavilta ja ehk\u00e4 teenn\u00e4isilt\u00e4kin, joten asia ei edennyt sit\u00e4 kautta mitenk\u00e4\u00e4n. Siihen aikaan ei Suomessa oikeastaan viel\u00e4 puhuttukaan muunlaisesta noituudesta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luonto sen sijaan on minun elementtini. Olen lapsesta asti ollut kiinnostunut luonnosta, kasveista, el\u00e4imist\u00e4, t\u00e4htitieteest\u00e4, luonnonilmi\u00f6ist\u00e4, s\u00e4\u00e4st\u00e4, puutarhakasveista ja kasvien ja luonnonantimien hy\u00f6dynt\u00e4misest\u00e4. Mummuni opetti sienestyst\u00e4 ja marjastusta ja luonnonyrttej\u00e4. Vaarini tutustutti lintuihin ja muihin villiel\u00e4imiin, kuten oraviin, joista h\u00e4n piti erityisesti. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Niin ett\u00e4 onko se nyt yht\u00e4\u00e4n ihme ett\u00e4 rakastan puutarhanhoitoa, ker\u00e4\u00e4n villiyrttej\u00e4, sieni\u00e4 ja marjoja ja innostun yrttil\u00e4\u00e4kinn\u00e4st\u00e4. Muutto takaisin maalle on teini-ik\u00e4isest\u00e4 asti ollut er\u00e4\u00e4nlainen intuitiivinen tavoitteeni ja vasta nyt oikeastaan ymm\u00e4rr\u00e4n miksi. Asuttuani kaupungissa kymmenisen vuotta, ymp\u00e4rist\u00f6 alkoi sairastuttaa minua ja vuonna 2000 sain diagnoosin kroonisesta migreenist\u00e4. Takaisin maalle muutettuani migreenit ovat helpottaneet huikeasti ja v\u00e4hentyneet huomattavasti. Entiset, pahimmillaan kolmip\u00e4iv\u00e4iset, lamauttavat ja eritt\u00e4in kivuliaat migreenit ovat nyt l\u00e4hes kokonaan poissa. Nyt migreenit menev\u00e4t ohi yleens\u00e4 p\u00e4iv\u00e4ss\u00e4 ja l\u00e4\u00e4kitykseksi riitt\u00e4\u00e4 useimmiten energiajuoma tai tauriinipore. Joskus my\u00f6s raitis ilma auttaa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mets\u00e4\u00e4n meneminen rauhoittaa ja rentouttaa minua. Oman puutarhan vaaliminen ja sen kanssa puuhastelu nollaa p\u00e4\u00e4t\u00e4 ja maadoittaa. Luonnon ja oman pihan syleilyss\u00e4 asuminen on auttanut el\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4n hetkess\u00e4. Olen pystynyt lopettamaan asioiden alituisen murehtimisen. Olen my\u00f6s jo vuosien ajan opiskellut villiyrttej\u00e4, hortaa ja viimeisimp\u00e4n\u00e4 yrttien l\u00e4\u00e4kinn\u00e4llisi\u00e4 vaikutuksia ja kotikosmetiikkaa. Vanhanaikaiset yrttil\u00e4\u00e4kint\u00e4\u00e4n perustuvat apteekit ovat kiinnostaneet minua vuosia. En ole koskaan tietoisesti ajatellut itse\u00e4ni modernin ajan noitana, mutta nyt kun asia ik\u00e4\u00e4nkuin ly\u00f6tiin p\u00e4in kasvoja niin toden totta: olen ollut lapsuudesta saakka intuitiivisesti yrttinoita. Lis\u00e4ksi minussa on ripaus keitti\u00f6-, koti- ja vihre\u00e4\u00e4 tai luonnonnoitaa. Keitti\u00f6 on minulle my\u00f6s t\u00e4rke\u00e4 paikka kodissa ja huono, ep\u00e4k\u00e4yt\u00e4nn\u00f6llinen keitti\u00f6 ja koti aiheuttavat minulle ahdistusta ja ep\u00e4mukavuutta. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

En lue loitsuja, enk\u00e4 tietoisesti harjoita taikuutta. Uskon kuitenkin yrttien ja luonnon parantaviin vaikutuksiin. Ajattelen ett\u00e4 asioiden itse tekeminen on riitt\u00e4v\u00e4n vahva taika toimiakseen. Tunnen vahvasti my\u00f6s esineiden olemuksen, olkoon se sitten energiaa tai mit\u00e4 hyv\u00e4ns\u00e4. Historian tiet\u00e4mys, perinteiden jatkaminen ja vanhat esineet liitt\u00e4v\u00e4t minut sukupolvien ketjuun, johonkin suurempaan kokonaisuuteen, jonka koen merkityksellisen\u00e4. T\u00e4nne Havum\u00e4keen muutettuamme tunsin vahvasti tulleeni kotiin ja sen my\u00f6t\u00e4 palaset alkavat loksahdella paikoilleen.<\/p>\n\n\n

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I was browsing the Instagram when I bumped into a post about modern witchcraft. I ended up reading more about nature witches, green witches, kitchen witches and so on. I have read about witches before, but this time it finally hit me. So I tell you now: I’m a witch. I have been interested in witches and wicca for about 30 years, but I never felt it to be my thing. You know, the precise rituals, celebrations and covens and all that shabam. They felt too limiting and perhaps even a little pretentious to me, so things never really got anywhere with it. And back in those days, they didn’t really talk about any other kind of witches in Finland than that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nature however, that’s my element. Since childhood I have been interested in nature, plants, animals, astronomy, natures phenomenons, weather, gardening and utilising wild herbs, berries and mushrooms. My granny taught me about mushrooming and berrypickin and wild herbs. My grand dad educated me about birds and other wildlife, like squirrels, which he especially loved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So is it no wonder that I love gardening, forage for wild herbs, mushrooms and berries and get excited about herbal medicine. Moving back to country side has been my intuitive goal since teen-age years and only now I truly understand why. After living 10 years in a city, the environment started to make me ill and in 2000 I was diagnosed for chronic migrain. After we moved to the country side, my migrains have eased up significantly and there is a lot less of them. Migrain attacs, which used to last up to three days and make me suffer from severe, almost paralyzing headaches are now almost completely gone. These days my migrains pass usually within a day and most often energy drink or taurine drink are enough for “painkiller”. Sometimes fresh air outside helps too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Going into forest calms me and relaxes me. Tending my own garden allowes me to leaves my worries behind and grounds me. Living right next to the nature and to our own garden has helped me a lot. I have been able to stop stressing about things constantly. I have also for years studied wild herbs, horta, and more recently herbal medication and home cosmetics. Even oldfashioned herbal medicine cabinets and apothecaries fascinate me. I have never really thought myself as modern day witch, but when it was sort of slammed on my face just now, it makes sence: since childhood I have intuitively been herb witch. I also have a dash of kitchen, home, green and nature witch in me. Kitchen is very important place to me. Poor and impractical kitchen or home cause anxiety and discomfort to me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don’t do spells or incantations and I don’t knowingly practice magic. However I do believe that herbs and nature have healing powers. I think that making things yourself gives them enough magick or power so that they work. Knowing history, continuing traditions, and old things connect me into the the chain of generations, to something greater, which I feel is significant. After we moved to Pinehill, I strongly felt I have arrived home and with that realization pieces are finally falling into place.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Rohtosuopayrtti, luonnon oma pesuaine. \/
Soap wort, natures own soap. <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n
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Monet inhoavat terijoen salavia ja orapihlajia koska ne ovat roskaavia tai vaikeahoitoisia. Min\u00e4 (ja linnut) rakastan kumpiakin. Katsokaa miten taianomainen t\u00e4m\u00e4 pihamme salavalehvist\u00f6 on! \/
Many seem to hate willows and hawthorns because they either make lot of mess (shedding leaves and branches) or are difficult to maintain. I (and birds) love them both. Just look how magical this top of our willow tree is!<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Juon usein kahvia ja vain kuljeskellen pihalla. Unohdun vain katselemaan kukkia ja erilaisia kasveja. \/
I often drink coffee outside and just wander around. Sometimes I can just get lost in watching the plants and flowers. <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Monet kukatkin ovat sy\u00f6t\u00e4vi\u00e4 ja niist\u00e4 voi valmistaa upean v\u00e4risi\u00e4 virvoitusjuomia. \/
Many flowers are edible and can be used to make vibrantly colourfull soft drinks.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Min\u00e4 olen juuri se p\u00f6lj\u00e4ke joka istuttaa kukkapenkkiin luonnonkasveja (monille siis rikkaruohoja). Poimulehte\u00e4 ei jostain syyst\u00e4 pihassamme oikein kasva joten istutin sen kukkapenkkiin. Muitakin luonnonkasveja olen tuonut pihaan kuten kalliokieloa, s\u00e4rm\u00e4kuismaa ja kotkansiipisaniaista. Tykk\u00e4\u00e4n yhdistell\u00e4 luonnonkasveja ja puutarhakasveja, mutta osan olen istuttanut ihan hy\u00f6tyn\u00e4k\u00f6kulmista. Poimulehti on ns. naisten yrtti ja sit\u00e4 suositellaan juotavaksi kuukautisten aikaan ja vaihdevuosivaivoihin. \/
I’m the looney who plants wild plants (weeds to most people) into the flower beds. Lady’s mantle doesn’t grow on our yard for a reason or another, so I planted that into one flower bed. I have brought other wild plants here, like scented Solomons seal, spottet St. Johnswort and ostrich fern. I like to combine wild and garden plants, but some of them are chosen for a purpose. Lady’s mantle is so called women’s herb and recommended to be used as tea during periods and for menopause. <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Siank\u00e4rs\u00e4m\u00f6, villiyrttien tuhattaituri. Sanotaan ett\u00e4 jos mik\u00e4\u00e4n muu ei auta niin kokeile siank\u00e4rs\u00e4m\u00f6\u00e4. Lehdet ja kukinnot voi kuivattaa ja jauhaa viherjauheeksi. Sit\u00e4 voi k\u00e4ytt\u00e4\u00e4 tuoreena salaattiin tai muhennoksiin, kuivattuna teeksi, viherjauheen tapaan tai vaikkapa ripotella jauhetta puhdistettuun haavaan joka sen j\u00e4lkeen peitet\u00e4\u00e4n laastarilla tai siteell\u00e4. Siank\u00e4rs\u00e4m\u00f6 ehk\u00e4isee tulehduksia ja hoitaa haavoja. Kukat kannattaa ravistella useampaan kertaan ennen kuivaamista, sill\u00e4 pikkiriikkiset mustat \u00f6tti\u00e4iset rakastavat niit\u00e4 ja piilottelevat pikkukukissa. \/
Common yarrow, the jack-of-all-trades of the wild herbs. There’s a saying that if nothing else helps, try common yarrow. Leafs and flowers can be dried and pulverised. You can use it fresh into salads or stews, dried as tea, green powder, or even sprinkle on cleaned would which is then sealed with plaster or bandage. Common yarrow is antiflammatory and heals wounds. It is good idea to shake the flowers couple times before drying because tiny black insects absolutely love them and are hiding in the little flowers. <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Yrttiapteekin alku \/
Beginning of a herbal apothecary<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sy\u00f6misen lis\u00e4ksi haluaisin oppia v\u00e4rj\u00e4\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4n sienill\u00e4. \/
In addition of eating mushrooms, I’d love to learn how to dye with mushrooms.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Useimmat ihmiset pit\u00e4v\u00e4t kuihtuvia kukkia rumina. Min\u00e4 j\u00e4t\u00e4n kukat usein maljakkoon viel\u00e4 pitk\u00e4\u00e4n niiden kuihduttua. Silloin p\u00e4\u00e4see n\u00e4kem\u00e4\u00e4n toisenlaista kauneutta kun siemenkodat tulevat esiin. Katsokaa miten kauniita n\u00e4m\u00e4kin ovat. En ole en\u00e4\u00e4 ihan varma, mutta n\u00e4m\u00e4 ovat ehk\u00e4 syysastereita. \/
Most people think dying flowers are ugly. I often leave flowers into the vase long after they have withered. Then you get to see a whole another kind of beauty when seedpods come visible. Look how pretty these are. I’m not sure what they are anymore, perhaps Michaelmas daisies. <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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Apteekkimuseo on yksi lempipaikoistani. \/
Pharmacy museum is one of my favourite places. <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n
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T\u00f6rm\u00e4sin Instagramissa surffatessani postaukseen modernin ajan noituudesta. P\u00e4\u00e4dyin lueskelemaan luonnonnoidista, vihreist\u00e4 noidista, keitti\u00f6noidista jne. Olen toki lukenut niist\u00e4 jo monesti ennenkin, mutta t\u00e4ll\u00e4 kertaa asia vihdoin jys\u00e4hti tajuntaani. Kerrottakoon se nyt teillekin: olen noita. Olen ollut jo yli kolmekymment\u00e4 vuotta kiinnostunut noituudesta ja wiccoista, mutta en oikein ikin\u00e4 kokenut wiccalaisuuden s\u00e4ntillisi\u00e4 rituaaleja, juhlapyhi\u00e4 ja coveneita… <\/p>\n

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