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Rue
April 18, 2013
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- guarding the gate
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- in bloom
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- rue aloe tobacco
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- rue and prickly pear
Ruta Graveolens is a medicinal and magical herb. It has meaning for the Pope as well as for Central American shamans. The herb of grace, as it is known, has been used for centuries to guard or protect entrances. The Catholic church uses the plant rue to sprinkle holy water. Shamans use it for bathing and ceremony. Bathing with it can be especially effective as a liberation. It is mentioned in the Bible, in Shakespeare, and in Ethiopian cooking. The smell is pungent and bitter, the flowers yellow and bright. I use this plant to guard the back entrance of my garden. It is spreading and doing an excellent job of keeping things safe.
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