Evolutionary Herbalism Book Flashcards
What did Paracelsius mean with the term Lumen Naturae
Lumen Naturae is the “Light of Nature”. Paracelsius meant that their is an Consiousness or Intelligence that flows through all of nature and it is the same consiousness that flows through us, and as such we can connect with and learn from it.
What is the relationship between the Lumen Naturae and Health?
Disease sets in when our hearts and minds becomes disconected from the “Light of Nature” which is also our own nature. To affect healing one must bring themselve back into relation with their true nature or the Lumen Naturae
What does the term Naturae Sophia?
It means the “Wisdom of Nature”.
What is meant by the term Gnosis Cardiaca?
Knowledge gained through the perception of the heart
According Sajah, what is the root cause of our current ‘Spiritual sickness’?
The disconnect between the mind and the heart, between ourselves and our true nature, ourselves and nature.
What is the cure for our ‘spiritual sickness’?
To decolonize the mind, by stripping away those cultural believes makes us see ourselves as somehow seperate and superior to nature.
What are the three seats of consiousness?
The mind -intelect.
The heart -intuition
The solar plexus - instinct
How can one connect to the consciousness of a plant?
one can connect with the electromagnetic field of the plant through the elctromagnetic field of the heart, which results in an electromagnetic information exchange
