Julie A Carda

Edible Estates

noreply@blogger.com (Transition Omaha) — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 13:52:00 +0000

I borrowed this from the library and thought it reflected much of who I am. Obviously, I'm not typical suburbia. Below is the description taken from inside the front cover. When did beauty become manicured? When did food stop being lush and grass coveted?

"Edible estates is an attack on the front lawn and everything it has come to represent!

Edible estates is an ongoing series of projects to replace the front lawn with edible garden landscapes responsive to culture, climate, context, and people!

Edible estates reconciles issues of global food production and urbanized land use with the modest gesture of a small domestic garden!

Edible estates is a practical food-producing initiative, a place-responsive landscape design proposal, a scientific horticultural experiment, a conceptual land-art project, a defiant political statement, a community outreach program, and an act of radical gardening!

Edible estates is nothing new; growing our own food is the first thing we did when we stopped being nomadic and started being 'civilized'!"

Troubles on Blogger

noreply@blogger.com (Transition Omaha) — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 15:33:00 +0000

So few posts...been trying to solve problems on blogger. I wasn't able to upload photos for weeks. But soon to be resolved. I've enlisted professional help with the migration process. Stay tuned.

Happy Easter, Glorious Spring

noreply@blogger.com (Transition Omaha) — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 14:57:00 +0000

From all that dwells below the skies,

Let faith and hope with joy arise,

Let beauty, truth, and good be sung

Through every land, by every tongue.

~Unitarian Prayer

The Essential Oils Book

noreply@blogger.com (Transition Omaha) — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0000

The Essential Oils Book: Creating Personal Blends for Mind and Body

by Colleen K. Dodt

Fragrant essences lift the spirits, stimulate the senses, and enhance relaxation after a trying day. This practical guide shows how essential oils-used in the home and on the go-can greatly improve the quality of busy live. Comprehensive information on the essential oils extracted from herbs, flowers, roots, barks, and resins includes which ones to use regularly, which to use with caution and which to avoid altogether.

Dancing With The Wheel

noreply@blogger.com (Transition Omaha) — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0000

Dancing With The Wheel: The Medicine Wheel Workbook

by Sun Bear, Wabun Wind, and Crysalis Mulligan

"...Through Dancing with the Wheel, the second book specifically devoted to the Medicine Wheel, those familiar with this vision will gain an increased understanding of the wheel and its developments over the last ten years. Those new to the Medicine Wheel will be ushered into the teachings and technique of what has come to be a source of comfort and direction of thousands of people around the world. Whether you are in the middle of the wilderness or the middle of a city, this book and its exercises will help you center yourself and establish peace with the earth and other beings."

Falling Out of Grace

noreply@blogger.com (Transition Omaha) — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0000

Falling Out Of Grace: Meditations on Loss, Healing and Wisdom

by Sobonfu E. Some

"This courageous little book is about the healing balm of truth, about naming one's failures and short comings and coming to terms with them-not through deception, rationalization or shame, but through soul searching, self-acceptance, viable optimism, loving community, humility and humor. It is an example and an inspiration for using our failures as teachers, and in so doing, finding the true meaning of grace."~Erica Helm Meade

Everybody's Guide to Homeopathic Medicines

noreply@blogger.com (Transition Omaha) — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0000

Everybody's Guide to Homeopathic Medicines: Taking Care of Yourself and Your Family with Safe and Effective Remedies

by Stephen Cummings, M.D. and Dana Ullman, M.P.H.

"...With Everybody's Guide you ca learn how to treat yourself and your family with the natural homeopathic substances that millions of people have discovered are safe, inexpensive, and highly effective alternatives to conventional medicine. This book also teaches you how to accurately prescribe natural medicines for numerous conditions, including colds, digestive problems, headaches, allergies, children's ailments, women's health problems, and first-aid situations. Advice on when to seek professional medical care is included in the information on each condition."

Heal Your Body A-Z

noreply@blogger.com (Transition Omaha) — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0000

Heal Your Body A-Z: The Mental Causes for Physical Illness and the Way to Overcome Them

by Louise L. Hay

In this handy A-Z book based on her bestseller Heal Your Body, Louise L. Hay shows you that if you are willing to do the mental work, almost anything can be healed. The list of mental equivalents in this book has been complied from Louise's many years of study, her work with clients, and her lectures and workshops. You will find that it is very helpful as a quick reference guide to the probable mental patterns behind the disease in your body. As Louise says, "I offer you this list with love, and a desire to share this simple method of helping to heal your body-A-Z!"

An Elders' Herbal

noreply@blogger.com (Transition Omaha) — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0000

An Elders' Herbal: Natural Techniques for Promoting Health and Vitality by David Hoffmann

David Hoffmann's complete guide to healthy aging addresses the unique concerns of people approaching fifty years of age and older. A medical herbalist for sixteen years, the author has developed a wide variety of herbal treatments that focus on prevention and promote longevity. He also offers specific herbal remedies for minor and more serious conditions, including hypertension, insomnia, bronchitis, varicose veins, and arthritis. While these preparations are powerful healing agents, they produce none of the unpleasant and sometimes dangerous side effects often brought on by synthetic drugs. By applying their natural healing properties, we can minimize our dependence on conventional medical treatments while shoring up and strengthening our immune systems. The book's Materia Medica, listing more than 150 herbs by both common and Latin names, specifies which part of the plant to use, actions and indications, preparation methods, and recommended dosages.

A Dictionary of Angels

noreply@blogger.com (Transition Omaha) — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0000

A Dictionary of Angels: Including Fallen Angels by Gustav Davidson

"A wacky and wonderful compendium of angelic lore." ~Time

"Beautifully illustrated, it is a triumph of scholarship." ~The New York Times

"Delightful reading and a unique reference work." ~Isaac Bashevis Singer

Love Without End

noreply@blogger.com (Transition Omaha) — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:35:00 +0000

Love Without End: Jesus Speaks by Glenda Green

"Perhaps you would ask some of the same questions:

What does it mean to be right?

What does it mean to really live?

What happens when I die?

How can I prosper in God's economy?

What is my higher intelligence?

Glenda Green was a nationally prominent artist with paintings in such museums as the Smithsonian Institution and the Museum of the City of New York when Jesus appeared to her for the painting of His portrait. Nothing in the history of her career as an artist or university professor had prepared her for the life transformation that was about to take place. He talked-she took notes! He gave her the secrets of the universe and answered more than 400 important questions including who we are, how we came to be, how the universe was created, and how to live a joyous and successful life."

The Care and Feeding of Indigo Children

noreply@blogger.com (Transition Omaha) — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0000

The Care and Feeding of Indigo Children by Doreen Virtue, Ph.D.

"Indigo children are bright, intuitive, strong-willed, and sometimes self-destructive individuals. They are often labeled (and misdiagnosed) as having ADD or ADHD because they won't comply with established rules and patterns, and they may exhibit behavioral problems at home and at school.

In The Care and Feeding of Indigo Children, Doreen Virtue, explores the psyche of these special kids and offers alternative solutions to Ritalin based on her extensive research and interviews with child-care experts, teachers, parents, and the Indigo children themselves. Read the accounts of these remarkable young people as they explain why they act-out, are aggressive or withdrawn, and what they want from the adults in their lives. You'll also be fascinated by the psychic experiences that these kids have had in their lives so far.

This is a groundbreaking book that can positively affect the ways in which you interact with your children, altering the shape of their future in miraculous ways."

Emissary of Love

noreply@blogger.com (Transition Omaha) — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0000

Emissary of Love: The Psychic Children Speak to the World

by James F. Twyman

"...One night, while giving a talk in a private home in San Francisco, Twyman met a ten-year-old boy. The boy touched Twyman's finger, and suddenly Twyman could bend spoons with the power of his mind, could read thoughts, and could transmit images to others. Yet, later, no one who had been in the room could remember seeing the child!

The boy had said his name was Marco, and that other special children like him could be found in a monastery in the mountains of Bulgaria. Without knowing who or where they were, or how he would find them, Jimmy Twyman began an extraordinary journey to find Marco and the psychic children. In the process, he learned that the children had a message for all the world-and learned, too, that he was the one to deliver that message.

This is the message."

Feelings: Buried Alive Never Die

noreply@blogger.com (Transition Omaha) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0000

Feelings: Buried Alive Never Die by Karol K. Truman

Karol Truman not only tells you why you feel the way you feel, but how these feelings all started. She then goes on to tell you how YOU can easily transform these undesirable feelings so that they no longer hinder your growth. What a gift!

The Last Ghost Dance

noreply@blogger.com (Transition Omaha) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0000

The Last Ghost Dance: A Guide for Earth Mages by Brooke Medicine Eagle

"Brooke invites all those who love Mother Earth to claim their new roles as Earth Mages. Mage is a word that conveys the magic now within reach as we work toward the ascendant renewal of our world. In times past, magic was practiced secretly by only a unique few. At last the time has come for each of us to become Earth magicians-to enter committed circles and use our powerful spiritual technologies to become truly evolved human beings."

Healing Wise

noreply@blogger.com (Transition Omaha) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0000

Healing Wise: Wise Woman Herbal by Susun S. Weed

Healing Wise nourishes. Healing Wise springs from love. Healing Wise flows through compassion. Healing Wise is a natural as birth, as certain as death. Healing Wise is the joy of the individual and the strength of the community.

If you think the only health care options are the established, scientific way, and alternative methods, it is because the third-an intuitive, individualized way, the unique Wise Woman way-is invisible.

Healing Wise is done with the eyes. Healing Wise is done by hand. Healing Wise is charged with meaning. Healing Wise is in tune with the seasons. Healing Wise is wholing and holy. Healing Wise is letting go. Healing Wise is timing.

Lazaris: The Sacred Journey

noreply@blogger.com (Transition Omaha) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0000

The Sacred Journey: You and Your Higher Self by Lazaris

"As you grow weary of wondering when the New Age will begin,you will decide it already did!"

~Lazaris

Plant Spirit Medicine

noreply@blogger.com (Transition Omaha) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:53:00 +0000

Plant Spirit Medicine by Eliot Cowan

This classic best-seller explores an old shamanic form of healing that uses the spirits of plants. It combines ancient shamanic techniques with the medical philosophies of China, Tibet, India and West Africa. Plant Spirit Medicine is the quintessential introduction to a field about which little is known or written. It provides knowledge, insight and a proven method that enables you to contact plant spirits for healing. A wonderful, intuitive and spiritual approach to holistic healing!

The Green Pharmacy

noreply@blogger.com (Transition Omaha) — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:35:00 +0000

The Green Pharmacy by James A Duke, Ph.D.

Thousands of safe, natural remedies lie untapped in jungles, forests and herbal gardens throughout the world. Now America's foremost authority on medicinal plants and herbs shares his knowledge of these hidden reserves of healing power. The Green Pharmacy is a tour de force by the world's leading authority on the herbal healing traditions...a treasure house of practical advice for the newcomer and pearls of wisdom for the herbal practitioner.

Animal-Speak

noreply@blogger.com (Transition Omaha) — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0000

Animal-Speak: The Spiritual and Magical Powers of Creatures Great and Small

by Ted Andrews

The animal world has much to teach us. Some animals are experts at survival and adaptation, some never get cancer, some embody strength and courage while others exude playfulness. Animals remind us of the potential we can unfold, but before we can learn from them, we must first be able to speak with them.

Now, for perhaps the first time ever, myth and fact are combined in a manner that will teach you how to speak and understand the language of the animals in your life. Animal-Speak helps you meet and work with animals as totems and spirits-by learning the language of their behaviors within the physical world. It provides techniques for reading signs and omens in nature so you can open to higher perceptions and even prophecy. It reveals the hidden, mythical, and realistic roles of 45 animals, 60 birds, 8 insects and 6 reptiles.

Animals will become a part of you, revealing to you the majesty and divine in all life. They will restore your childlike wonder of the world and strengthen your belief in magic, dreams and possibilities.

Earthway

noreply@blogger.com (Transition Omaha) — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0000

I like the controversy behind this book. Makes me ask, are we not all one people?

Earthway: A Native American Visionary's Path to Total Mind, Body, and Spirit Health by Mary Summer Rain

"A new decade is upon us, the last of this century. Our eyes, minds and hearts have at long last returned to the earth: its environment and our own healthful survival as we walk and breathe upon it. The precious knowledge of the Native Americans has long been mistaken as magic or myth. But the truth of the native way is simple and strong. This is a chance to change our relationship with ourselves and our earth, to embrace a less complicated, more satisfying way to live. This is Earthway."

Dancing the Dream

noreply@blogger.com (Transition Omaha) — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:58:00 +0000

Dancing the Dream: The Seven Sacred Paths of Human Transformation by Jamie Sams

"Widely recognized as one of the foremost teachers of Native American wisdom, Jamie Sams reveals the seven sacred paths of human spiritual development and explains how exploring each path leads to shifts in our personal relationships with the earth, our loved ones, friends and communities, and most important, our own spiritual selves. As part of a profound awakening process, these paths help us heal the past, shed fear of the future, and focus on being aware and fully present in our daily lives. Ultimately, we discover that we are indeed dancing the dream."

The result of nearly twenty-five years of intensive study
with two Native American dreaming societies,
Dancing the Dream draws our attention to the f
our directions of the Medicine Wheel
(East, South, West, and North) and the three unseen
directions - Above, Below, and Within - and explains how
each of these seven directions represents a specific path on
the spiritiual journey. In the East, we encounter the first
stirrings of the spirit; in the South, the healing of relationships;
in the West, we work to build self-esteem; in the North,
we learn wisdom and the opening of the heart; Above
represents the world of spirit; Below, the earth; Within,
full awareness of the present moment.

Most people will walk these paths in sequence. Some will
never make it through all seven. Many will continue to move
forward but continue to double back on earlier paths until
they get things right. But for those willing to walk all seven
paths, there is the great reward of being able to see the world
with the soaring vision of an eagle, fully aware and present to
meet life's challenges with vision, wisdom, and purpose.

Love is in the Earth

noreply@blogger.com (Transition Omaha) — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0000

Love is in the Earth: A Kaleidoscope of Crystals by Melody

"The reference book describing the metaphysical properties of the mineral kingdom. Said to be the 'most comprehensive volume addressing the metaphysical properties of the mineral kingdom.' This book is meant to take the reader on an intimate journey into the subtle realms of crystal energy, providing for an adventure into the avant-garde and assisting one in developing a loving affinity with crystals."

My Library Shelf

noreply@blogger.com (Transition Omaha) — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0000

During the month of March, I will feature a book from my personal library. There will be a brief bit of information, a quote or two, a link to the author and place of purchase. I hope you enjoy the eclectic collection.

Just a Dream Away

noreply@blogger.com (Transition Omaha) — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0000

Just a dream away. In the uncertainty of the times, the Olympics offer a moment of uplifting emotion. Isn't this type of self-discipline, desire, and passion a flame of hope for all? It was captured well in this 1984 Sarajevo Olympic song tribute by John Denver. Click for a song reminder.