Hag: Old English for hedge
Hag-Crone: Elder woman of the hedge
Hawthorn: Main tree in the hedges of the British Isles

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Gift 1

 Make a Hawthorn Amulet

Wear to engage and enliven your soul's purpose 

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To begin, find a living hawthorn tree. 

    Once you have sighted a hawthorn, take time to observe her from a distance. 
    What does she look like? 
    Who lives around her? 
    Who visits her branches? 
    Who travels on the ground around her?

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Once you have taken time to see this tree as part of a larger community 
    Approach her. Introduce yourself.
    Ask if there is anything you can do for her. Take time to listen. What do you hear?
    Does she want a connection? You must really listen in your heart for her guidance. 
    Upon connecting, inquire if you might take some part of her to create an amulet to
    deepen your shared connection. 

Now, if it’s a go…
    Find or stitch a small bag made of natural fibers. 
    This can be as simple or ornate as you like. 
    Place the tree pieces leaves, flowers, thorns, fruits, etc. into the pouch. Invite her to be part of this                process.
    Ask how to proceed…

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If you do not have access to a living tree yet, you can use the seeds from the haw fruit
    in the Hawthorn Decoction to create an amulet. You will need some tangible part of a                                hawthorn tree to make a hawthorn amulet.

You can ask this amulet to guide you to a living hawthorn to continue your journey. 

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Gift 2 

Hawthorn: What’s it good for?

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    Crataegus spp: is rich in vitamins, minerals, and organic compounds which strengthen and tonify the            heart. Significant levels of B-vitamins, folic acid, Vitamin C, saponins and various anthocyanidins that act      as antioxidant compounds within the body. Flowers, leaves and fruits of hawthorn can be used fresh,          dried, in jellies, syrups, oxymels, wines & tincture. 

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Regular use of hawthorn can:

• Lower blood pressure

• Increase the effectiveness of the heart's pumping action

• Strengthen the heart muscle

• Slow the heartbeat

• Dilate coronary arteries

• Prevent heart disease, heart attack, and stroke

• Help those healing from heart surgery

• Support the immune system

• Increase longevity

• Increasing coronary and myocardial circulation

 

There are no contraindications and no overdose of hawthorn. It is safe to take with any other medicine, including other heart medicines although monitoring to determine whether other medications need modification when Crataegus is eaten.

 

Gift 3 

Boil & Bubble Hawthorn Fruit Decoction 

  Gives spirit and courage a home by

nourishing and strengthening the physical heart
   

Easy Thermos Method 

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    1 cup dry Hawthorn fruit
    1 quart boiling water

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    Place Hawthorn fruit in a 1 quart thermos 
    Pour boiling water into thermos, replace lid, steep overnight (8 hours)
    Long steeping extracts the tightly held nutrients and properties in the dry fruit. 
    Strain and enjoy this long steeped brew as often as you like.

   

    Play around with steeping times to experience the difference in taste at 
    2 hours, 4 hours and 8 hours. Have fun! Use often...

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