Letter to Susun, Spring 2002
By being who you are, it gives other women "permission"
to live and be beautiful in their own way. Thank you. Having recently
read your books and seen your metapause video, I am blown away. Because
all the quiet but powerful thoughts, beliefs, feelings etc that I have
had for years are suddenly validated as real and not "on the fringes".
AT 50 my menopause stage now is one of
isolation bordering on meltdown. Tho there are rough spots, it is the
best, most promising time of my life. It is so liberating to know that
what I have been going through is not odd. I have
no one I can speak to about any of this, so finding out about your work
has been a divine gift and loving proof that the universe has many ways
of nurturing us. We can trust in provision.
Many thanks, you are a beautiful person.
You are a testimonial to the fact that women at our age can be young,
healthy, beautiful and alive looking and being. The power contained
in your work of art - yourself- is awesome!
"Green sources of calcium are the best. Nourishing
herbs and garden weeds are far richer in minerals than ordinary
greens, which are already exceptional sources of nutrients...But
calcium from green sources alone is not enough. We need calcium
from white sources as well. Add a quart of yogurt a week to your
diet if you want really healthy bones." pp.28-29
Life is an opportunity, benefit from it.
Life is beauty, admire it.
Life is bliss, taste it.
Life is a dream, realize it.
Life is a challenge, meet it.
Life is a duty, complete it.
Life is a game, play it.
Life is a promise, fulfill it.
Life is sorrow, overcome it.
Life is a song, sing it.
Life is a struggle, accept it.
Life is a tragedy, confront it.
Life is an adventure, dare it.
Life is luck, make it.
Life is too precious, do not destroy it.
Life is life, fight for it.
Please add me to your mailing list.
Your site is incredible! So informative and inspiring! Thank you for
the time and energy it takes to maintain it so that we can all share
the knowledge! I was blessed to be guided to it today and have sent
a link to my friends....it is powerful work that you do.
Namaste, Jan
"For more than a million years Wise
Woman have used herbs--gathered, eaten, tended, loved herbs--and taught
their daughters the wisdom of herbs in the childbearing year."
Introduction
"Making your own medicines saves you money if
you follow the Wise Woman Tradition of using local herbs, free for the
taking. Even one day's work in field, forest, and kitchen can provide
you with many years' worth of medicines. When you make your own, you
know for sure what's in it, where it came from, when and how it was
harvested, and how fresh and potent it is." p. 121, Herbal Pharmacy
Free Online Education Learn to listen
to your body, and the plant spirits, and the green goddess mother
earth herself. Discover herbal medicine and spirit healing with Susun
Weed. Use this information to become self-empowered; reclaim your
personal power through knowledge and action. Remember the ways of
the Wise Woman; help us to reweave the healing cloak of the ancients!
YES, I want to learn more now.
Susun Weed's "It's Time"
Wise Woman Center
25th Anniversary Celebration CD GODDESS CHANTS CD
Visit www.goddesschants.com
to hear all the songs, read lyrics
&
learn about the artists
Seaweed
is an everyday miracle.
The benefits of including seaweed's optimum nourishment into your
daily diet are extensive: increased longevity, enhanced immune
functioning, revitalization of the cardiovascular, endocrine,
digestive, and nervous systems, and relief from minor aches and
pains. Health benefits from a wise woman alliance with seaweed
include glossier hair, more luminous skin, less digestive distress,
renewed energy and stamina, rekindled sexual desires, and reawakened
delight in life.
"I am grateful for eating
weeds, and I love cooking at the Wise Woman Center because the
plants are truly loved and honored; I know we taste it in the
food made from them. Food and eating are of supreme importance
to our health on every level, and to the health of our cultures
and our planet." ~ Marie
Summerwood
The
Wise Woman Tradition encourages us to work towards good
health from the inside out. And it helps us to remember that our
healing choices influence not only ourselves but the entire planet.
Having
just read your article regarding the differences between the Scientific,
Heroic and Wise Woman healing traditions, I suddenly understand
something more about myself. I've often adhered to the thinking
of the heroic tradition, blaming myself, my thoughts, feeling
myself pathetic for not rising above mere physical illness. But
my heart always told me something different. It is the reason
why I love to nourish my family, spend time simply touching the
plants in my herb garden, or breathing in the night air. Health
is so much more than an absence of disease. I
feel as if you've just given me permission to live as my heart
tells me to. Thank you Susun. ~ Crystal
"Now the time has come for us to recognize
this invisible thread woven into our lives, this common thread that
runs from our earliest foremothers to us, this thread of love and
nurturance that can lead us out of the maze of planetary destruction,
war and self-hatred." Susun Weed
LET IT IN, LET IT GO
Let it in, let it go, round and round we flow
Weaving the web of women
Let it in, let it go, round and round we flow
Weaving the web of life
These day-long workshops, run from
10 am to 5 pm, are taught outside
among the plants. Includes talking stick
ceremony, a weed walk,
wild-food lunch, and instruction.
Please register by mail with a $25 deposit
and remember to give us your address or
fax number so we can confirm your place in
class and send you a map of our location.
Any day, any time. Five hours: $500. In answer to your requests: a private five-hour day
with me, at my house or yours. Enjoy the day of your dreams with up to four friends: a private consultation, a shamanic trance, a weed walk, or whatever you wish . . .
Moonlodge gatherings are free
and open to women of all ages. No need
to register; arrive between 6:45 and 7:15pm.
We sing, dance, pass the talking stick and
honor womens wisdom.We will fax directions
and local accomodation list if you call
a week ahead and leave a message
on the answering machine
(845-246-8081).
Please, No last minute calls!!
Events are Weed’s workshops away from home.
Please contact sponsors for info.
All other events are at the Wise Woman Center.
2010
MARCH
March 19 – NYC, Herbs for Healing Cancer - www.edgarcaycenyc.org
March 26 - Chattanooga, TN, Herbs for Nutrition - Amy Tucker (423-488-8929) AmyLH10@live.com
March 27 - Chattanooga, TN,Especially for Women- Amy (423-488-8929) AmyLH10@live.com
Susun's away from home
Workshops
& Appearances for 2010:
contact sponsors for further details and to register
March 19 – NYC, Herbs for Healing Cancer - www.edgarcaycenyc.org March 26 - TN, Herbs for Nutrition - Amy (423-488-8929) AmyLH10@live.com March 27 - TN,Especially for Women- Amy (423-488-8929) AmyLH10@live.com April 11: New Windsor, NY - Safe & Effective Use of Herbal Medicine, (845-246-2713) April 30-May 2: Pagan Odyssey, CT Alicia (203-843-5381) May 7-9: Wise Women of Pine Crone; Austin, TX (512-636-2510)
June 18: Woodstock NY, Weed Walk at Mirabai: (845-679-2100) Sept 24-26: Green Nations Conference, MA, Pam Oct 23-24:Veterinary Botanical Medicine Association, KY.
A one-week apprenticeship for aspiring shamanic herbalists who want to learn from and play with the Green Goddess. And for past apprentices to share their wisdom and knowledge.
GREEN WITCH INTENSIVE
Thurs-Sun/ July 8-11 (Women only )
Reweave yourself in wholeness. Learn healing plants. Share sister spirit. Be initiated as a green witch.
4 days, 3 nights: $600. $100 deposit.
Susun S. Weed is the voice of the Wise Woman tradition, where healing
is nourishing. She is known internationally as an extraordinary teacher
with a joyous spirit, a powerful presence, and an encyclopedic knowledge
of herbs and health. For more than thirty years she has opened hearts
to the magic and medicine of the green nations, restoring herbs as women's
common medicine, and empowering women to care for themselves.
Susun is founder of the Wise Woman Center, editor-in-chief of Ash Tree
Publishing, a high priestess of Dianic Wicca, a member of the Sisterhood
of the Shields, a Peace Elder, and happy herder of her dairy goats.
Her four books: Healing Wise; New Menopausal Years the Wise Woman Way;
Breast Cancer? Breast Health! the Wise Woman Way; and Wise Woman Herbal
for the Childbearing Year are used by more than a million women throughout
the world. She writes a regular herbal column for SageWoman Magazine
and hosts a 600 page Wise Woman website and forum www.susunweed.com created
by her amazing daughter Justine.Susun continues to train apprentices, initiate green witches, work
with her correspondence course students, and write books.
New Zealander Penny Pollard:
" The Wise Woman Center is a place of strength and power. Its essence
is wild. Its energy is old. In this place there is a meeting of the
worlds, of this there is no doubt. The green guardians are ever vigilant.
In the haze of twilight dawn they show their faces. This is a sacred
space, a place of honoring and learning that draws out each ones
wisdom, weaves and spins it with the winds of the Ancients. Fire dances
in the night sky. A frog echoes in the dark. This land brings you home
to your self."
For men and women: a chance to visit the Wise Woman Center!We begin at 10 am each day with a talking stick ceremony, then work
indoors and outdoors in gardens, barn, office, kitchen, and grounds.Join us for a Work/Learn day or a Work Weekend.
Work-Exchange at the Wise Woman Center
A delicious vegetarian lunch is our thank you for your
help, plus, you receive a credit card good toward classes, dinner, an
overnight stay, or any of our books or tapes.
Work weekends in 2010 April 10-11 May 29-30-31 (Memorial Day) July 3-4 (Independence Day) July 31-August 1 Sept 5-6 (Labor Day) Oct 30-31 (Halloween) Nov 6-7 Nov 20- 21
Join us for a weekend or a day of hard work and fun. We'll feed you a delicious vegetarian lunch plus give you cash, or credit toward dinner and an overnight stay, books or classes. Let us know if you plan to attend. Thanks!
Work/Learn Days in 2010 June 12 June 13 August 14 August 15 Oct 16 Oct 17
Immediate gratification: Help us for 4-5 hours, then enjoy lunch and a two-hour class with Susun. Let us know if you plan to attend. Thanks!
http://www.herbshealing.com/wisewomanforum.htm
- The Wise Woman Forum is an open space for discussion. This
place is for you to share your questions, concerns, and comments
with other wise women like you. Take a moment to register
and become part of the community : )
Announcements
and Greetings
Welcome to the The Wise Woman Gathering... an on-line wise women
community.
We are the weavers of this web...come join us.
Merry
Meet
Find out about chat room meetings and other goings on.
The
Talking Stick
Pass the Talking Stick and express yourself. Share thoughts, stories,
songs, poems, dreams, art, links.
Wise
Woman Council
Join together here to share your life experiences and opinions.
Lets discuss political, medical, and scientific issues as well
as any other important matter that impact the quality of our lives.
Herbal Medicine Chest
Discuss all aspects of herbal medicine and weed wisdom with other
wise women and green witches...share harvesting tips, remedies,
and personal experiences. Green Blessings to all!!! Drink Nourishing
Herbal Infusion www.susunweed.com/How_to_make_Infusions.htm
Healing Wise
& Plant Allies
Explore the Wise Woman Way of healing through nourishment, using
the Six Steps of healing and coming to know and relate to the
plants themselves.
Health
& Wellness Questions Answered Here!
If you have a specific health question you want asked, here is the
place to do it! Write the nature of your question in the subject line,
so everyone will know what the topic is, and then anyone who has knowledge
in that area can respond to the question!
Natural Body Care
Let's talk about Wise Woman body care and physical wellness. Share
natural health and fitness tips, articles, and advice on
how to love and care for your beautiful body from head to toe...
Real
Foods
Let's talk about nourishing foods...What makes you feel good? How
do you nourish yourself? want a recipe?...share a recipe.
Spirituality & Sacred Sex
Adoring the goddess in her many forms as well as crystals, spells,
sacred tools, shamanism and sacred sex.
Moontime
Let the discussions flow like our magical monthly menses... informational
menstrual musings, lunar phases, planet lore and astrological influences,
too.Wise
Woman Birth Control
Natural ways to prevent and deal with unexpected pregnancy. Discuss
your family planning options and support your sisters in this sacred
circle.
The
Childbearing Year & Mothering
Discuss all aspects of mothering including fertility, pregnancy, childbirth,
and breastfeeding. Calling all moms and expectant-moms and hopeful
moms too!!
Homebirth & Midwifery
Where wise women can share birth stories, find a midwife, get support
for your wise way of birthing.
Where student midwives gather, compare notes, and offer encouragement
to each other on the challenging path of learning. Dancing
with Cancer the Wise Woman Way
Here is a safe space to discuss cancer and cancer prevention. Share
your concerns, hopes, fears, and experiences the Wise Woman Way. Share
ways to maintain breast health and offer support to women diagnosed
with breast cancer.
Intuitive
Healing
A lively and authentic conversation featuring self healing ideas,
practices and insights. We want to discuss energy as a healing
tool; Reiki, distance healing, psychic healing, medical intuition
and more. Wise
Woman Center
Learn about Susun's Wise Woman Center - schedule of events , workshops,
intensives, apprenticeship, moonlodge schedule, and work-exchange
weekends are some topics to discuss here..
Wise Woman Classroom
Sister students, there is so much for us to learn together. Have
any questions? Puzzled by something and need some help? Here is
the place to share...
Wise
Woman Articles & Herbal Ezine
Post your wise woman articles here. Visit my Weed Wandering herbal
ezine from here too...enjoy the Green Blessings with Susun Weed!
Testimonials
for Susun Weed's books
Come in and post your testimonials and reviews for the Wise Woman
Herbal series: Healing Wise, The Childbearing Year, New Menopausal
Years, and Breast Cancer? Breast Health! the Wise Woman Way. If
you use these books tell us about your experiences. Books
to Lend
Wise Woman Lending Library - Have a book to lend out from your
home? Post your info here! Discuss and swap favorite books
here too.
Wise
Woman Bazaar
Use this space to trade goods, offer wise woman reviews,
and share health and healing resources. Please enjoy and
honor this virtual marketplace with us...come enter.
Wise
Woman Herbal Series
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~ Breast Cancer? Breast Health! The Wise Woman Way
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Susun's
books and website have been such a source of inspiration and empowerment
for me and my husband--I have sent to everyone I know a link to this
informative and beautiful site! Thank you again for your voice of wisdom.
~ Terri-lynn