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The moving story of an expatriate coming to terms with her country's history, and her joyous spiritual and emotional rebirth as an African healer. xOne of the first accounts of the mysterious sangomas, the healers of South Africa's black population. xA mystical journey that will appeal to those wishing to reunite with their roots and a more spiritual life. Set against the stirring backdrop of a crumbling apartheid regime, African Spirits Speak is the lyrical account of white South African Nicky Arden's journey into the world of the sangomas, the diviners, doctors, psychologists, and priests of South Africa's black population. While in her early twenties Nicky fled South Africa with her husband as the stranglehold of apartheid tightened on her native land. For twenty-two years they lived in California as expatriates--never once returning to their homeland--until a deep depression, followed by a spiritual awakening in the California desert, compelled Nicky to return to South Africa. During her visit, while exploring deep in the bush, she unexpectedly met an old black medicine woman--a sangoma. This meeting would change her life. Few white South Africans are even aware of the world of the sangomas, but this prophetic old woman saw in Nicky the spirit of a fellow healer and set the author on a mystical journey that would reunite her soul with its African roots. Thus began her astonishing and complex initiation into a nearly unknown world and her quest to discover the truth about herself and her heritage.
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A fascinating account of [the author's] search for acceptance by a tribal community. . . . Highly recommended for collections on social sciences, women's studies, and spirituality. (Library Journal)
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"The history behind aloe's popularity makes for fascinating reading. If you've ever wondered about the role of aloe vera in the field of natural healing and how it might relate to you, this book tells all."
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"The history behind aloe's popularity makes for fascinating reading. If you've ever wondered about the role of aloe vera in the field of natural healing and how it might relate to you, this book tells all." < b=""> Helene Meurer <> , < i=""> Best of the Books <>
Synopsis
The basis of a multimillion-dollar industry of health and beauty products, aloe vera has long been known for its healing attributes. Recently it has attracted the interest of the scientific and medical communities who are studying the plant and its powerful regenerative properties. Externally, aloe vera is used to expedite the healing of burns and other injuries, rejuvenate and soften skin and hair, relieve joint and muscle pain, and help control acne. It is commonly used by physicians to heal serious burn injuries and by dentists, dermatologists, and optometrists to reduce swelling and inflammation. Internally, aloe is effective as a treatment for constipation, stomach ulcers, arthritis, diabetes, high blood pressure, and a host of other health problems.
In this book, the author discusses the properties of aloe vera and explains why it is effective in healing. She also explores the ways the plant has been used throughout history by cultures as diverse as the ancient Egyptian and Native American. Gage demystifies the proven curative properties of aloe vera and shows how it can be used to best advantage for a wide variety of problems.
New edition of the popular classic
Citing case studies and current research, Diane Gage presents a balanced view of the many uses of aloe vera.
Synopsis
The basis of a multimillion-dollar industry of health and beauty products, aloe vera has long been known for its healing attributes. Recently it has attracted the interest of the scientific and medical communities who are studying the plant and its powerful regenerative properties. Externally, aloe vera is used to expedite the healing of burns and other injuries, rejuvenate and soften skin and hair, relieve joint and muscle pain, and help control acne. It is commonly used by physicians to heal serious burn injuries and by dentists, dermatologists, and optometrists to reduce swelling and inflammation. Internally, aloe is effective as a treatment for constipation, stomach ulcers, arthritis, diabetes, high blood pressure, and a host of other health problems. In this book, the author discusses the properties of aloe vera and explains why it is effective in healing. She also explores the ways the plant has been used throughout history by cultures as diverse as the ancient Egyptian and Native American. Gage demystifies the proven curative properties of aloe vera and shows how it can be used to best advantage for a wide variety of problems.
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LA SÁ BILA (Aloe Vera)Suavizante y curativo naturalLas milagrosas cualidades curativas del aloe vera, o la sá bila, han cuatro mil añ os. Hoy, esta planta es la base de una industria multimillonaria de complementos alimenticios, auxiliares para la belleza y cremas medicinales, y las comunidades mé dicas y cientí ficas estudian sus potentes propiedades regeneradoras.En su uso externo, el aloe vera apresura la curació n de cortadas y quemaduras, rejevenece y suaviza la piel y el cabello, alivia los dolores musculares y de las coyunturas, y ayuda a controlar el acné . Los mé dicos lo usan para curar lesiones té rmicas serias y los desntistas, dermató logos y optometristas para reducir la hinchazó n e inflamació n. Internamente, el aloe es eficaz en el tratamiento del estreñ imiento, las ú lceras estomacales, la artritis, la diabetes, la presió n alta y toda una serie de problemas de salud.Diane Gage cita estudios e investigaciones recientes y presenta una perspectiva equilibrada de las virtudes de esta planta asombrosa. Habla de las propiedades bioló gicas de la sá bila, explica su capacidad curativa y describe las distintas aplicaciones que le han dado diferentes culturas como la egipcia, la á rabe o la de los indios americanos. Este libro, lleno de consejos sobre có mo cultvar el aloe o cultivarlo en casa, proporciona al lector todo lo que necesita saber acerca del curativo natural de nuestro planeta.
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Brings you up to date with case studies and current research on the medical uses of this amazing plant.
La Sabila
Suavizante y curativo natural
Agradecimientos
Prologo
1. La sabila sale al mundo
2. La leyenda viviente
3. Como funciona la sabila
4. Como se procesa la sabila
5. La floreciente industria de la sabila
6. Balsamo para las quemaduras
7. Tratamiento de la piel
8. Productos para el cutis y el cabello
9. Artritis, ulceras, diabetes y otras enfermedades internas
10. Salud de los dientes y las encias
11. Tratamiento de lesiones deportivas
12. Empleo veterinario
13. Que sigue ahora?
Apendice" Diane Gage is a writer concentrating on modern health issues. andquot;The history behind aloe's popularity makes for fascinating reading. If you've ever wondered about the role of aloe vera in the field of natural healing and how it might relate to you, this book tells all.andquot;
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Table of Contents
1. In the Beginning 2. The Time of Tears 3. Where the Only Sound is Silence 4. Morongo Valley, Meditation. and Mother Earth 5. The Weaving Thread 6. The Emerging Pattern 7. The Work Begins 8. The Second Night 9. Herbs and Politics 10. Spirit Riffles and Porcupine Quills 11. Alina 12. Herbs to Cure, Herbs to Hide, and Spirit Names 13. The Initiation 14. Learning to Divine 15. The Work Goes on and Western Worries 16. Return to the Bush 17. Killings and Drummings 18. Madota Thanks the Spirits 19. Spirit-Speak 20. Clients and Lessons 21. Farewell for Now 22. Back into the Motherhood 23. Return to Africa 24. Passages 25. Visiting Balfour 26. Prayers, Transmigrations, and Strange Happenings 27. Dreadlocked and Oiled 28. A Meeting about Children 29. Whisks, Warps, and Visions 30. A New Sangoma 31. Interlude 32. A Country Reborn 33. Elections 34. Giving Thanks END