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ouroboros8ontology · 2 years

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*finally* got ashkenazi herbalism back from my friends. hoping to add some entries (since i finished the intro) after the holiday

#deatra cohen and adam siegel #ashkenazi herbalism; rediscovering the herbal traditions of eastern european jews #ashkenazi herbalism #tho.. my main priority is still monster theory #gotta finish reading foucault’s abnormal and my powers of horror reread *and* the monster theory book…#sigh #gotta get off tumblr tbqh #musings

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thejewitches · 2 years

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Make sure to read further on Jewitches.com

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i-swear-my-name-isnt-raz · 3 months

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I have traveled to more than 25 countries, territories and regions (that should be technically considered countries). I have dealt with straight up racism traveling abroad, though the levels vary. Sometimes it’s staring, other times it’s hair touching or rude questions and comments. Most of the time it is Islamophobia that gets me stopped in the airport.

Yup, you heard that right.

I was born in a Muslim country and was later adopted by an American couple. My biological family is Muslim as far as I can tell. And I have Kazakhstan listed in my passport as country of origin. Which means I have gotten stopped in most airports for some reason or another. I was once pulled aside for a full body search in Hong Kong. When I was 8 years old. When I travel, I carry copies of my Kazakh birth certificate, American birth certificate, passport, whatever visas and travel/vaccination documents I need, because I have been stopped in transit because of these documents at some point in time.

I am somewhat protected by my dad’s last name, which is a somewhat common Norwegian last name, especially in America. The first time I traveled abroad solo was the first time I had to take into consideration how visibly Jewish I wanted to be. I didn’t bring my copy of “Ashkenazi Herbalism” to Türkiye, because my mom was worried I would get stopped and searched in the airport (like I normally do). I also left my hamsa with Hebrew on it at home for the same reason. I also took into consideration how queer I wanted to present myself. So I took my pronouns down from my social media accounts.

I am preparing to go to Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan this summer, and I’m running through the same list of questions. Do I keep my brightly dyed hair? Do I leave my hamsa and Magen David at home? Do I take down anything on my social media that screams queer Jew?

I know some of this is just my anxiety talking, because I have traveled for the last 20 years with very little serious issues. I can brush off casual comments about my “not quite Chinese eyes” (actual quote from a guy on my team in Türkiye) or the typical questions about where I’m “really from”. It has to be a real good insult for me to take it seriously, because I grew up in a fairly toxic school environment. So I’m sure I’ll be fine, especially since two months of this trip, I will be very far away from modern civilization. The only people I have to worry about are the people I’ll be living with during that time and I can handle American racism and stupidity.

#and you don’t piss off the person holding a pickaxe who knows where you sleep #this goes both ways #I’m not interested in getting attacked in the field for stepping on the wrong toes #jumblr #jewblr #antisemitism #kaz ramblings #I’m really looking forward to going to Central Asia but I am concerned w the current rise in antisemitism #and it’s not like I haven’t been a female solo traveler before

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brightgnosis · 6 months

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I forgot that my Hannukah Infused Oil Workshop was today and I almost missed the class introductions because I was Fibro soaking in the tub. AAahhh. So glad I set an alarm.

I immediately love the workshop hosts. I'm so glad I signed up for this. And I'm so glad I'm going to be able to download the video after the fact.

ETA: The Workshop was very much incredible and I'm so glad I didn't miss it (even though I found out there will be a recording available like I'd hoped. Woo!). Glad I took notes, though. There was so much information given out.

We got to learn about Rose, Cedar, Rosemary, and Myrrh in Jewish traditional Herbal contexts (both magical and medicinal), as well as the importance of Olive Oil and anointing. And then they walked us through making two specific oils: Rose-Myrrh for Heart Healing, and then Cedar-Rosemary for protection.

I already knew all the actual Herbalism method stuff- though I did learn about a new funnel product that I desperately want, now. But it was wonderful to learn more about Jewish Herbalism from sources other than Ashkenazi Herbalism (which has been my only real source so far) or the R+S school (whose owner's abusive and two-faced). And it makes me way more excited to eventually get The Jewish Book of Flowers when I can finally afford to (the book's a bit much, at $60, but it's self-pub).

I absolutely loved, at the end, where they were comparing baking Challah in the merit of someone else, to making Medicines and Oils as an act of creating and sustaining Jewish Community and love. The idea of singing Nigun while making and even using the Oils you've made was also lovely; I'd never considered that before, and it just makes me want to learn Niguns even more.

All around it was just a lovely two hours. And now I'm straight off to Conversion Class.

#Personal #Just Potential Jewish Convert Things #Herbalism #Religion & Magic #2023 #Oklahoma #A Direct Look At My Practice

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alchemy-fic · 7 months

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My book wishlist!

Egyptian Magic by E.A. Wallis Budge (1901)

Magic of the Ordinary: Recovering the Shamanic in Judaism by Gershon Winkler, David Carson (2003)

Ashkenazi Herbalism: Rediscovering the Herbal Traditions of Eastern European Jews by Deatra Cohen, Adam Siegel (2021)

Jewish Magic and Superstition: A Study in Folk Religion by Joshua Trachtenberg (1939)

Ancient Jewish Magic: A History by Gideon Bohak (2008)

The Encyclopedia of Jewish Myth, Magic & Mysticism: Second Edition by Geoffrey W. Dennis (2007)

The Green Mysteries: An Occult Herbarium by Daniel A Schulke, Benjamin A Vierling (2023)

Reading Sumerian Poetry (Athlone Publications in Egyptology & Ancient Near Eastern Studies) by Jeremy Black (2001)

The Literature of Ancient Sumer by Jeremy Black, Graham Cunningham (2006)

Handbook to Life in Ancient Mesopotamia by Stephen Bertman (2002)

Weavers, Scribes, and Kings: A New History of the Ancient Near East by Amanda H. Podany

Auguste Racinet. The Costume History (Bibliotheca Universalis) by Françoise Tétart-Vittu

The Arthur of the Welsh: The Arthurian Legend in Medieval Welsh Literature by Rachel Bromwich (2009)

The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English: Seventh Edition (Penguin Classics) by Geza Vermes

Thomas Aquinas: Selected Writings (Penguin Classics) by Thomas Aquinas, Ralph McInerny

The Treasures of Darkness: A History of Mesopotamian Religion by Thorkild Jacobsen

The Tibetan Book of the Dead: First Complete Translation (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) by Graham Coleman, Thupten Jinpa

The Egyptian Book of the Dead (Penguin Classics) by Wallace Budge, John Romer

History Begins at Sumer: Thirty-Nine Firsts in Recorded History by Samuel Noah Kramer (1981)

The Sumerians: Their History, Culture, and Character (Phoenix Books) by Samuel Noah Kramer

Welsh Witchcraft: A Guide to the Spirits, Lore, and Magic of Wales by Mhara Starling

An Annotated Sumerian Dictionary by Mark E. Cohen

A Sumerian Chrestomathy by Konrad Volk

Toward the Image of Tammuz and Other Essays on Mesopotamian History and Culture by Thorkild Jacobsen

Early Mesopotamia by Nicholas Postgate

Amulets and Talismans by E. A. Wallis Budge

Mundane Astrology by Michael Baigent, Campion, Nicholas, Harvey, Charles

#bookmark #my bibliography is going to be insane

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shtetlcore · 2 years

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Another great graphic about ashkenazi herbalism by bibi & ni! Here is a link to their website to learn more!

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midrashic · 2 years

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rollercoaster emoji that I can't find right now, 🌞💖💞👀

thanks love!! letting you perch on my head as i type this--

🎢 which of your fics would you call your wildest ride? had to go peruse my ao3 page to answer this. i think "me, myself," a supernatural episode tag, is probably still the biggest twist of any of my fics--i still get screaming comments about it--but probably other futures is my widest-ranging, hitting flashbacks from two timelines & a feverish compression of all my favorite tropes. then again, is it possible to call something that isn't the "terrible live-action reboot on the cw" au the wildest ride?

...i feel like this answer is cheating, somehow. i'm just not a very wild person. get me drunk & i'll show you a wild ride, winking emoji.

🌞do you have a preferred time of day to write? there's no relief like hitting your aspirational wordcount in the morning and then realizing you don't have to write for the rest of the day. i've only managed to do it once, but it was glorious. which is to say that, as with being a morning person, preferred is not the same as usual sdkjfdhf

💖what made you start writing? probably wanting to become a Seminal Author Of Young People? wait. wait, i think it was jealousy that flavia bujour & amelia atwater-rhodes had published novels when they were in the early teens and my talent was going totally unacknowledged outside of getting complimented for understanding meter as a fourth grader. or--actually--maybe it was that even before the rise of the video format i fucking hated the video format and wanted to be able to experience my favorite digimon episode without actually having to watch it, so i started writing a. what do you call a novelization when it's not a novel.

all of these explanations make me sound insane.

💞who's your comfort character? i don't even know how you're supposed to interact with a comfort character. i guess if you see them getting nice things you feel like you, also, are getting nice things? in which case erik may be my anti-comfort character, in that when terrible things are happening to him i feel like i am getting nice things. okay, i think it's erik, but the only nice things i want are adoring remarks from charles's inner monologue.

👀talk about an up-and-coming wip. UGH you know everything i'm writing. i DO need to re-evaluate what i want to work on for the near future and there might be a surprise for you in there, but i haven't done it yet, so i'm just going to talk about the herbology au.

for the rest of you who don't live in my wip note, my research materials included deatra cohen's ashkenazi herbalism and so very many flower language manuals. keywords: magical realism, contemporary, healing from grief, character study (lucky for me, as i was just complaining that i don't write the sort of thoughtful, introspective fics that i used to). i worry about its length but hopefully i'll get it out before the end of the year, if i can stop making mean posts about other people's bad takes on poetry.

if you're interested in more about my writing, drop me an emoji! i'm here all day (derogatory)

( fanfic writer emoji asks )

#etc: how's my driving #filed under: extradiegesis

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svaartpractice · 2 years

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AP Questionnaire: Iviva Olenick

What was the last thing you made?

An embroidery of a woman covered with wild carrot plants (the seeds are rumored to induce menstruation).

What was the last thing you read?

Currently reading Ashkenazi Herbalism by Deatra Cohen and Adam Siegel.

What was the last exhibition you saw?

Collages by Anne Ryan at Moma and other works in their permanent collection, plus a two-channel video by Garrett Bradley and Arthur Jafa, also at Moma, followed by open studios @Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts.

Who do you most admire?

I am not sure - good question. I will have to let you know when I think of someone.

How has your practice changed?

My practice is changing all the time; I am constantly researching topics that interest me and feel like a natural expansion. Right now, I'm reading about herbalism and women's health inspired by my multi-year cultivation of textile plants, the many dye plants that also have medicinal practices, the overturning of Roe v. Wade, and a history of women practicing herbal medicine who were labeled "witches," not unlike today's witch hunt for women in restrictive states seeking reproductive care.

What motivates your practice?

A desire to keep growing and responding to sociopolitical changes and problems.

Your favorite artwork made before your lifetime?

the Brooklyn Bridge

Your favorite artwork made during your lifetime?

This is so hard to answer. I recently saw some of the AIDS quilt panels and was moved by the personal expressions and sense of joy amidst mourning.

Which words or phrases do you most overuse?

"Interesting"

What is your most treasured possession?

A small stuffed, sateen, pink horse with a bell that was once my mother's as a child.

What is it that you most dislike?

Narcissistic behavior

What is your idea of happiness?

A day spent outside and a good night's sleep.

Iviva Olenick is a Brooklyn-based artist and educator, and teaches Fibers in the MFA Art Practice Department.

#apq #currentpractice #Iviva Olenick

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ouroboros8ontology · 11 months

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The Biblical allusions to the practice of magic indicate a widespread acquaintance with its manifold forms at an early time, but this can hardly be called “Jewish” magic. It was merely a reflection of the superstitions of the Canaanites, re-inforced by importations from Babylonia and Egypt. Even the Talmudic period, reaching to about 500 C.E., did not yet produce a distinctive amalgamation of the various strands of tradition that led into it, duplicating in large measure the eclecticism of Hellenistic-Gnostic magic, which it itself influenced. Thus we find ensconced in the Hebrew lore beliefs and practices emanating from the entire Mediterranean world: representatives of ancient Babylon and Egypt nestled against Græco-Roman specimens, newer Egyptian developments, entering by way of the Hellenistic recension, hobnobbing with the latest Chaldaic doctrine, as exemplified in the Babylonian Gemara. Not until the Geonic age, which succeeded the Talmudic, do we find the beginnings of a definitely Jewish magic.

Joshua Trachtenberg, Jewish Magic and Superstition: A Study in Folk Religion; The Truth Behind the Legend: Jewish Magic

#jewish magic and superstition #joshua trachtenberg #jewish magic and superstition: a study in folk religion #jewish magic #jewish diaspora #the truth behind the legend: jewish magic #ashkenazi herbalism

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thejewitches · 1 year

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Jewish Hearth; rue, candles & Judaica

#jewish #jewitches #judaism #jumblr #jewitch #jewish magic #witchcraft #witchblr #witchy #magic #ashkenazi #herbalism #jewish art #judaica #herbs #small business #candles

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datecake · 3 years

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calling all ashkenazic Jewish herbalists and Jewish people who love herbs and and want to read an herbal anthology tied to our culture: RUN DONT WALK this book came out today and I’m so so excited to dive deep and learn as far as I know this is the first book of its kind !!!! It even has a materia medica :,-) okay that’s all

#Jewish #Jewish herbalism #Judaism #Ashkenazi herbalism #deatra Cohen #Jewish book #Jewish anthology

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jewishbookworld · 3 years

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The 33 books posted on JewishBookWorld.org in September 2021

Here is the list of the 33 books that I posted on JewishBookWorld.org in September 2021. The image above contains some of the covers. The bold links take you to the book’s page on Amazon; the “on this site” links to the book’s page on this site. (more…)

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brightgnosis · 5 months

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Wheezing right now, because my Conversion Classmate and I are both obsessed with the book Ashkenazi Herbalism. We hadn't bought it for ourselves yet, though, because we were both hoping we'd get it for either Christmas or Hannukah.

Well, turns out that while I didn't get it, she got two copies (one from her Fiancé for Hannukah, and another from a family member for Christmas)! And she'd love to give me one. So guess who's getting a copy of The Jewish Book of Flowers now for her Birthday later as a thank you 🤣

#Personal #2024 #Bookshelf #Calendar Nonsense #Religion & Magic

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madisonsaferillustration · 2 years

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Over the course of last year, I read Ashkenazi Herbalism by Adam Siegel and Deatra Cohen, one of the first books of its kind exploring the medicinal and cultural plants of the Pale of the Settlement ( more commonly seen through examples of shtetl living). As the case with many fringe groups, plants were not just a traditional preference but of seeing and knowing their community by means of healing practices. While less of us these days are putting potatoes on our heads to absorb fevers, Judaism (both the religious and cultural elements) have a high emphasis on plants and what the symbolism can offer from a literal and spiritual perspective. A hamsa is a cross cultural symbol used by many people and practices to evoke guarding from the evil eye (five fingers being significant in Judaism being the number that represent protection as well). The symbol is commonly seen amongst Jews as being an amulet of sorts, changing meaning depending on direction. The plants inside are pomegranates, cedar, garlic, apple blossoms, and almond blossoms, all plants often an associated with Judaism and customs that bring elements of newness, hope, strength, and prosperity into their presence.

#hamsa #herbalism #jewish

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pcppy · 5 years

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Have you seen PENELOPE “poppy” LEVENBERG around ? I hear they’re a UNIVERSITY STUDENT who can sometimes be NAIVE & PASSIVE-AGGRESSIVE. But I also heard they can be SOFTHEARTED & AMIABLE if you catch them on a good day. They’re usually hanging around The University of Chicago in their spare time. I sure hope they’re alright !

Full Name: Penelope Ilana Levenberg. Nickname(s): Nelly (by her parents), Poppy (preferred) by everyone else. Age: 22 Date of Birth: March 18th, 1997 Birthplace: Haifa, Israel Current Home: Chicago, IL Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish.

LIKE AND I’LL BOTHER YOU FOR PLOTS.

born in Haifa, Israel and despite only living there for four years, it’s a fact she made sure every college application she sent in was aware of. she’s the youngest child of three, coddled ever since she was a baby, it shows in the way her slight entitlement unintentionally bursts through her usual kind demeanor every now and then.

spoiled, poppy’s parents never made her feel like she was allowed to be less than excellent. it was in the way they’d brag about her: “we always knew you’d be the one to uphold the legacy”, they would say when report cards came in the mail. it was an exhausting weight to carry, but she understood her siblings likely felt worse. nevertheless, she admired the appreciation. she formed into somewhat of an overachiever, her grades weren’t always up-to-par but she did excel at soccer, was in the running for student body president, and eventually won prom queen. it was a challenge to balance everything at once but it was worth it to see her parents happy, like bringing their children to america wasn’t the worst idea.

it’s rare that penelope will be seen without a smile on her face, she’ll attempt to exert warmth and friendliness everywhere she goes but sometimes her emotions can get the best of her. she has an obsession with constantly striving for protection, not letting anyone down which in turns keeps her tight-lipped until she explodes.

as far as her family is concerned she’s in her junior year at University of Chicago, working on getting her masters to pursue a career as a doctor. it isn’t true. she fell in love with a camcorder her parents found at a thrift store for her when she was eleven and in one more year will have a BA in film. it wasn’t the first line she’s told her parents, just the longest. while she tries to pride herself on being good and honest, she doesn’t like to say no or disappoint.

she knows that being a film student is the very least of her family’s problems with all of the intensity happening in the city but she’s lowkey likes being their pride and joy and doesn’t want that to change.

a bold all that apply until i officially get a bio up here.

AIR: I have small hands • I love the night sky • I watch small animals and birds when I pass them by • I drink herbal tea • I wake to see dawn • The smell of dust is comforting • I’m valued for being wise • I prefer books to music • I meditate • I find joy in learning new truths from the world around me

FIRE: I don’t have straight hair • I like to wear ripped jeans and overalls • I play an organized sport • I love dogs • I am not afraid of adventure • I love to talk to strangers • I always try new foods • I enjoy road trips • Summer is my favorite season • My radio is always playing

WATER: I wear bracelets on my wrists • I love the bustle of the city • I have more than one set of piercings • I read poetry • I love the sound of a thunderstorm • I want to travel the world • I go to sleep past midnight most days • I love dimly lit diners and fluorescent signs • I rewatch kids’ shows out of nostalgia • I see emotions in colors not words

EARTH: I wear glasses • I enjoy doing the laundry • I am a vegetarian or vegan • I have an excellent sense of time • My humor is very cheerful • I am a valued adviser to my friends • I believe in true love • I love the chill of mountain air • I’m always listening to music • I am highly trusted by the people in my life

AETHER: I go without makeup in my daily life • I make my own artwork • I keep on track of my tasks and time • I always know true north • I see beauty in everything • I can always smell flowers • I smile at everyone I pass by • I always fear history repeating itself • I have recovered from a mental disorder • I can love unconditionally

#crimson.intro #if this is messy and confusing don't tell me just report it until it gets deleted or something idk #but also i'm elle / L and SOO excited

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yarrowmagdalena · 4 years

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A new Daydreaming Wolves episode to celebrate the new moon in pieces!⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ It’s been a deeply resonating, wonderful and insightful conversation with Brunem Warshaw of @welldeepremedies . Here is some of what we talked about:⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ - Making friends with neighbourhood plants⁠⠀ - Weaving disability justice and anti capitalist values into healing work⁠⠀ - Prioritising plant connections in the way we spent our social energy⁠⠀ - Navigating feminized labour with the support of plants⁠⠀ - Heartbreak and grief as a sacred practice⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Brunem is a Clinical Herbalist and wellness educator who weaves scientific and intuitive approaches together to support people in healing themselves with the assistance of plant medicines. Brunem is also a queer nonbinary femme with invisible disabilities who is descended from Irish and Ashkenazi Jewish ancestors. Their clinical practice Well Deep Remedies has a particular focus on trauma and addiction recovery, queer/trans support, ancestral magic, and disability justice.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ They also have a really cool class on herbal support for emotional intelligence and relational work that you can check out on their website!⁠ @welldeepremedies ⁠⠀ #herbalism #femmelabour #queerhealing #plantmagic #griefwork https://ift.tt/2T9IydX

#IFTTT #Instagram A new Daydreaming Wolves episode to celebrate the new moon in pieces!⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ It’s bee

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