#tormentil

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Wednesday 28 September 2022

For about six months of the year the wildflower Potentilla erecta (tormentil) can be found flowering. This creeping perennial has thin wiry stems and the flowers appear through wild grasslands. Historically the roots of the plant were harvested for the leather Industry due to the high levels of tannins.

Jill Raggett

[dansnaturepictures]

1st May 2023-Bentley Wood 

Pictures taken today in this set are of: 1. Primroses. 2. Spurge. 3. Charming wood anemone. 4 and 5. Stunning scenes of vibrant swathes of bluebells on the forest floor as we have seen before at this another of our key butterfly sites visited for the first time in 2023 today. 6. A beautiful Green Tiger beetle, it’s the fourth year running we’ve seen one now and third consecutive year at Bentley Wood I always feel so fortunate to see this wondrous and exotic looking insect hop across paths. An epic and immersive moment. 7. Some lovely eyelash fungus which I wasn’t expecting to see today and never had here before, one of a few great little things of nature I enjoyed today. 8. A crane fly I believe a cone horn cranefly I was amazed to see on the path towards the end of the walk, I found it so colourful and fascinating. As I’ve got more interested in insects beyond butterflies, moths, dragon/damselflies the past few years I’ve noticed just how rich in insect life Bentley Wood is which is so good. 9 and 10. Great green views in fine sunshine. 

Oil beetle and snipe fly as I had seen here before were also good to see on the walk, as were a spider, bee flies, tadpoles and pond skater on the pond, pretty bugle, ground ivy, tormentil, greater stitchwort, garlic mustard and cuckooflower. It was a delight to hear a Cuckoo’s enchanting call reverberating through the woods I have had an amazing bank holiday weekend for these birds I love. Hearing the wholesome drumming of another of my favourites Great Spotted Woodpecker and Pheasant as well as seeing Blue Tit and Brimstone stood out too. 

[heather-rajendran]

Tormentil (Potentilla erecta) wildflower photo I took today 03/09/2023, Wakefield, West Yorkshire

[dreamlessspring]

[aspelladay]

Tormentil Safety Spell

Tormentil tea allegedly offers protection while journeying to the realms of the dead. It ensures that you’ll return---and return alone! Drink a cup of tormentil tea before embarking on your journey or any other necromantic methods.

(from The Element Encyclopedia of 5,000 Spells by Judika Illes)

[junoswarriorcatsdesigns]

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[sylvialynch]

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[morningmask27]

You made me Google what Tormentil is and that made me learn the finnish word for it (Rätvänä) (which I love) so thank you for that

yeah, I discovered it accidentally while scouring through the medicine article on the warriors wiki.

it's a flower that supposedly heals poison and it had such a nice feeling to the name so I decided it'd be the perfect name for my morally dubious villain who thinks she's getting rid of the poison of the cats who banished skyclan. I'm proud of that name and the story I gave her and her mate starlingblaze (and their kit, seedpelt the second, who is also the parent of doestar)

[stalkerofthegods]

Straight to the point Thor offerings etc

Herbs •Oak, mountain ash, hazel, Donnerbesen/Teufelbesen, house-leek/Sempervirum tectorum, hawthorn, houseleek, tormentil, oak

Animals• goats, bulls, Tanngrisnir "teeth barer" and Tanngnjostr "teeth grinder”

Colors •Sky-blue, cloud-white, lightning-gold, and red, purity white. 

Crystal• moss agate, Amethyst, Lapis Lazuli, Sodalite, Turquoise and Sapphire, iron, Thunderstones, fulgurite, thunder egg

Symbols•Hammer, goats, belt, and gloves of strength

Jewelry you can wear in their honor • A hammer, a necklace of his runes.

Alter ideas• Thor’s hammer figures, model goats (ideally pulling a cart), weapons, shield, lightning-bolts, rainwater, garlic, leek, onion, hawthorn, houseleek, tormentil, oak, the runes Thurisaz or Sowelo, rocks, metal, rainwater

Diety of• God of war, fertility, thindrr and lighting and of the people, spiritual healing, sacred groves, protection 

Patron of The dead, rain, thunder, hallowing, spiritual healing, war, protecting, protection, birth, marriage, and death, burial, and cremation ceremonies, weapons and feasting, traveling, land-taking, and the making of oaths between men

Offerings• Mead, beer, goat meat, hearty foods with lots of meat, onions, and garlic, flavored coffee, whiskey, beer, hard cider, meat sandwiches on dark bread with good mustard, bacon, sausage, lunch meat and sources of protein that builds muscle, Donate time to an organization dedicated to protecting children from abuse, do heavy work for someone in need of it, Protect the needy, Escort someone to do something that scares them, and be there as a source of courage and moral support for them, hard wood, Dark chocolate (he said he likes it.), ground ivy

Devotional• working out, helping around the house, helping others and protecting them, Honoring your family and learning your history, keeping your personal space tidy or cleaning it up as an act of devotion, watch a storm from inside, spend time in the rain, put thunder/storm music when meditating or going to sleep, stand in the storm (at a safe place away from trees and metal objects), collect storm water, Write him a letter praising him, compliment him, read his stories from Prose and Poetic Edda, thank him for being the protector of the humankind, Light up a candle of dark blue/red/grey colours, Place your offerings at the base of a tree, Be yourself and honest, live your life honourably and truthfully, Wear a necklace of Mjölnir, Set and maintain your personal boundaries, stand up for yourself and others, give him something that you made, Take care of pregnant people, 

Ephithets•Tor, Ásabragr (Asabrag, Æsir-Lord), Ása-Þórr (Asa-Thor Æsir-Thor), Atli (The Terrible), Björn (Bjorn, Biorn Bear), Einriði (Eindriði, The One who Rides Alone, The One who Rules Alone), Ennilangr (Ennilang, The One with the Wide Forehead), Harðhugaðr (Hardhugadr, Strong Spirit, Powerful Soul, Fierce Ego, Brave Heart), Harðvéurr (Hardveur The Strong Archer), Hlóriði (Hlórriði, The Loud Rider, The Loud Weather-God), Öku-Þor (Oku-Thor, Ukko-Thor, Cart Thor, Driving Thor), Rymr (Rym, Noise), Sönnungr (Sonnung, The True One), Véþormr (Vethorm, Protector of the Shrine), Véuðr (Véuðr, Véoðr, Veud, Veod), Véurr (Veur, Guard of the Shrine, Hallower), Vingþórr (Vingthor, Battle-Thor, Hallower), The Thunderer and many others

Equivalents• Zeus (Greek), Jupiter (Roman), Hercules (Greek), Thonar (worshiped in England)

Signs of them reaching out• sudden signs of their animals, seeing goats, seeing hammers, suddenly drawn to him, all of the sudden interest in fighting 

Number• Thurisaz, Sowelo, nine

Morals• Morally grey, he does murder.

Courting• Sif

Past lovers/crushes• Járnsaxa (joutan), Sif (goddess)

Element• fire, air 

Personality• He’s a big flirt, he likes to be complimented and to compliment you back, He often displays a quick temper and is quick to engage in violence, even if violence may not be necessary, but he is kind, kinder than you would actually expect. 

Home• Asgard

Mortal or immortal • immortal 

Fact•Thor could even bring some things back to life, Thor was invoked at weddings, at births, and at special ceremonies for these abilities to protect and sanctify, his other names are Thorr, Thunor, Thonar, Donar, Donner, Thur, Thunar, or Thunaer.

Curses• tools randomly breaking, arguments with your spouse, you can your spouse fighting, marriage problems 

Blessings• safety at sea and bounty on land, blessing your marriage 

Roots• Indo-European make him generally accepted today as derived from a Proto-Indo-European deity

Friends• The Aseir

Parentage• Odin and Fjorgynn, or Jord, and Sif.

Siblings• Vidar, Baldr, Höðr, Týr, Meili, Váli, Bragi, Hodr

Pet• Tanngrisnir "teeth barer" and Tanngnjostr "teeth grinder (two goats that reincarnate every time they're eaten, and pulls a Thor's chariot)

Children •Móði, and Thrudr (Strength). He was also the father of three sons, Modi (Courage) and Magni (Strength), and his son Ull

Appearance in astral or gen• Thor is a huge, good-hearted, rough-hewn, red-haired and -bearded man with fiery eyes.

Festivals • Þorrinn, pronounced “Thorrinn” in English

Day • Thursday

Place• in sacred groves, including the one near Dublin.

Status• Norse deity in the asier, protecting Asgard 

Hates• Jörmungand (they kill each other), snakes.

His Tarot cards• Chariot

Scents/Inscene • Pine, Cinnamon, Musk, Nutmeg and Sage

Prayers• 

Sif & Thor 

I offer this prayer to Thor and to the Goddess Sif. Hail to You, Holy Ones. Hail to You, Protectors of Midgard, Hail to You, Son of Odin and Hail to You, His gleaming Bride. You hallow and drive out all pollution. You are mighty. There is no malignant force that You cannot banish. There is no threat, You cannot overcome. You are magnificent and Your grace protects me in the face of evil. Mighty Thor, wise, compassionate Friend of humanity, look upon us and wield Your hammer for our protection. Gracious Sif, You Whose gentle touch causes the grain to grow, please nourish us, restore us, and grant us the fortitude to walk in alignment with the Holy Powers always. Through Your blessings, may we grow strong in faith. through Your blessings may we grow strong in devotion. Through Your blessings, may we always resist impiety, may we be nourished as the grain is nourished under Your caring hands. In times of peril, come to our aid, I pray. In times of desperation, I place myself under Your care.nHail Thor, Son of Odin. Hail Sif, His Gracious Bride.

To Thor 

Son of Strength. I ask you to grant me that strength. That I may lift the weight of the day. Defender of Midgard. Grant me your skill in battle. That I may protect my family, my land and my kin. Bringer of Rain and Thunder. Grant me the ability to wash the weariness and pain of my daily work. That I may strike my next task like the blows from Mjolnir.  Son of Odin, Hammer Wielder, Giant Killer and Guardian of Man. I ask that you make me like the sturdy oak. That I do not break from the blows of misfortune. That I may not be crushed by the powerful. That I may be resilient and mighty like your own arm. That I may be brave to face the evil of this world. Hail Thor!

Links/websites/sources •

http://www.northernpaganism.org/shrines/thor/offerings.htmlhttps://www.reddit.com/r/pagan/comments/v3qn1e/offerings_to_thor/https://www.tumblr.com/freyjasdottirr/656705772435193856/how-to-worship-thor-for-beginners https://occult-world.com/thor/https://aminoapps.com/c/pagans-witches/page/blog/thor/7eop_a5jCPurvZk2W3QXxP55Yaen6YJzQZ taking-thymehttps://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Thor/313835#:~:text=Thor's%20wife%20was%20Sif%2C%20a,stepfather%20of%20Sif's%20son%20Ull.https://norse-mythology.org/symbols/thors-hammer/https://www.reddit.com/r/heathenry/comments/j30vk6/offering_prayer_to_thor/Charming of the Plough Prayer to Thor and Sif | Gangleri's Grove

@aretemisapollo

There you go, have a good thorsday

(it's funnier on Thursday)

[firestarishomophobic]

AHHHHH YOUR FANCLANS ARE SO COOL!

some questions - do they still have the leader and deputy role? are these any different to canon lead & dep (in regards to 9 lives or duties or naming systems)?

I love the idea of the clans being in Ireland!! I feel like that would create a really unique setting!

Are there any celebrations or holidays for the clans? Like a solstice kinda thing or a whole-clan hunting excursion? Traditional songs or art styles?

the closest thing to leader or deputy are the ambassador and sage. the ambassador speaks at gatherings and is the voice of the clan! they usually have a kind of virtue name that has to do with their voice or manner of speaking (ex: tormentil of the grizzled vow for a cat with a raspy voice known to speak confidently). the sage is the spiritual leader of the clan. i’m still debating on names and if they will get the star suffix. i haven’t done anything w 9 lives but considering that being a thing for elders who reach a certain age as a reward for their hard work. they can choose to accept or turn it down and most would turn it down.

as for festivals i intend to go for celestial celtic ones (solstice and equinox). each would have a gathering of the clans and have different celebrations. for example the summer solstice, or lughnasa in celtic tradition, would include a sort of olympics type festival where cats can compete. samhain (fall equinox) would probably include some kind of arts game or competition. maybe a hunting competition so they can offer their fresh kill to the dead/deities? i love the whole equinox as the day where spirits come alive idea that’s present across many cultures.

[dansnaturepictures]

14/10/23-Denny Wood in the New Forest

Photos taken in this set are of: 1, 2 and 6. Beautiful views on a wonderful work immersed in nature in the rich October sunshine. 3. A smashing group of mushrooms, milkcap I believe. 4 and 8. A charismatic and bright Red Admiral one of multiple I enjoyed seeing on the walk, it was great to see this massively numerous species this year fly onto a tree trunk not something I'd often seen before. 5. A beautiful flower I believe purple toadflax. 7. Alongside another next to it my first panthercap of the year, an alluring mushroom. 9. A view including holly. 10. A sweet young New Forest Pony in a delightful group of them seen.

Other highlights on this great walk were my first Redwing of the autumn always en exciting moment, Marsh Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin, Blackbird, Chaffinch and Goldfinch enjoyed a lot again today and a nice Southern Hawker seen well. I enjoyed hearing the distant bark of a deer stag, I believe Fallow Deer. Daisy, tormentil, hawksbeard/hawksbit, hawthorn berries and emerald cased chestnuts glowing in the sunshine a key image of this vibrant time of year were other great plants/fruit to see. Common puffball and possibly mower's mushroom were other good ones seen.

[stagewitch]

Correspondences Running Master List (P-R)

Past Life Recall - snowflake obsidian, carnelian

Passion - carnelian, tomato

Peace/Harmony - dulse, eryngo, gardenia, lavender, loosestrife, meadowsweet, morning glory, myrtle, olive, passion flower, pennyroyal, skullcap, vervain, violet, prehnite, carnelian

Perseverance - snowflake obsidian, honey calcite, 

Positivity - celestite

Power - carnation, club moss, devil’s shoestring, ebony, gentian, ginger, rowan, carnelian

Prophetic Dreams - bracken, buchu, cinquefoil, heliotrope, jasmine, marigold, mimosa, mugwort, onion, rose, blue calcite 

Prosperity - alfalfa, alkanet, ahnond, ash, banana, benzion, nuts, oak, tomato, tulip, thyme

Protection - acacia, african violet, agrimony, ague root, aloe, althea, alyssum, amaranth, anemone, angelica, anise, arbutus, asafoetida, ash, balm of gilead, bamboo, barley, basil, bay, bean, wood betony, birch, bittersweet, blackberry, bladderwrack, bloodroot, blueberry, bodhi, boneset, briony, bromeliad, broom, buckthorn, burdock, cactus, calamus, caraway, carnation, cascara sagrada, castor, cedar, celandine, chrysanthemum, cinchona, cinnamon, cinquefoil, clove, clover, club moss, coconut, black cohosh, cotton, cumin, curry, cyclamen, cypress, datura, devil’s bit, devil’s shoestring, dill, dogwood, dragon’s blood, ebony, elder, elecenpane, eucalyptus, euphorbia, fennel, fern, feverwort, figwort, flax, fleabane, foxglove, frankincense, galangal, garlic, geranium, ginseng, gorse, gourd, grain, grass, hazel, heather, holly, honeysuckle, horehound, houseleek, hyacinth, hyssop, irish moss, ivy, juniper, kava-kava, lady’s slipper, larch, larkspur, lavender, leek, lettuce, lilac, lily, lime, linden, liquidambar, loosestrife, lotus, lucky hand, mallow, mandrake, marigold, masterwort, meadow rue, mimosa, mint, mistletoe, molluka, mugwort, mulberry, mullein, mustard, myrrh, nettle, norfolk island pine, oak, olive, onion, orris, papaya, papyrus, parsley, pennyroyal, peony, pepper, pepper tree, periwinkle, pilot weed, pimpernel, pine, plantain, plum, primrose, purslane, quince, radish, ragwort, raspberry, rattlesnake root, rhubarb, rice, roots, rose, rosemary, rowan, sage, st. john’s wort, sandalwood, slow, snapdragon, southernwood, spanish moss, squill, tamarisk, thistle, thyme, ti, toadflax, tomato, tormentil, tulip, turnip, valerian, venus’ flytrap, vervain, violet, wax plant, willow, wintergreen, witch hazel, wolf’s bane, woodruff, yerba santa, yucca, black tourmaline, 

Psychic Powers - acacia, althea, bay, bistort, bladderwrack, borage, buchu, celery, cinnamon, citron, elecampane, eyebright, flax, galangal, grass, honeysuckles, lemongrass, mace, marigold, mastic, mugwort, peppermint, rose, rowan, saffron, star anise, stillengia, sumbul, thyme, uva ursa, wormwood, yarrow, yerba santa 

Public Speaking - carnelian, sodalite

Purification - alkanet, anise, gum arabic, asafoetida, avens, bay, benzoin, wood betony, bloodroot, broom, cedar, chamomile, coconut, copal, euphorbia, fennel, horseradish, hyssop, iris, lavender, lemon balm, lemon, lemon verbena, mimosa, parsley, peppermint, pepper tree, rosemary, sagebrush, shallot, holy thistle, thyme, tobacco, turmeric, valerian, vervain, yucca. Bloodstone, black tourmaline,

Rain (to cause to fall) - bracken, cotton, fern, heather, pansy, rice, toadstool

Renewal - lemon balm

[foxglovesound]

Heatwave Tempestborne of Openheath Hillock

Name: Heatwave Tempestborne Past Names: N/A Age: 42 months (3 years) Rank: Lord Identity & Pronouns: Molly, she/her Orientation: Bisexual

Family:

Hummingbird Whistler || paternal grandmother, deceased

Agoseris Petalkiss || paternal grandmother, Thornwood Sound senior

Hail Tempestborne || maternal grandfather, deceased

Tormentil Petalkiss || father’s sibling, Thornwood Sound caretaker

Chanterelle Petalkiss || paternal aunt, Thornwood Sound resident

Goldfinch Halfstorme || father, Openheath Hillock rilshamiaul

Breeze Tempestborne || mother, deceased

Sunshower Tempestborne || sibling, deceased

Rainstorm Tempestborne || sister, deceased

Foxglove Petalkiss || younger brother, Thornwood Sound resident

Arnica Petalkiss || cousin, Thornwood Sound resident

Residency: Storm Brew Chambers 

Accessories: Magnolia flower petals and various other wildflowers littering her pelt; magnolia perfume. 

[scotianostra]

On 11th August 1892 poet Christopher Murray Grieve was born in Langholm.

C M Grieve, or Hugh MacDiarmid to you and I lived above Langholm library, is it any wonder he would grow up with a love of words with access to any book that he wanted.This encouraged an interest in reading and in language that would remain with him throughout his life. MacDiarmid trained to be a teacher but decided not to pursue this and spent years in local journalism in Scotland and Wales before joining the the Royal Army Medical Corps on the outbreak of the First World War, surviving the war he returned to journalism in Montrose, he became Chief Reporter of the local paper was appointed Justice of the peace and served on the council.

Whereas having an admiration for poets like Burns and Hogg he felt that poetry of the era should reflect the times and not the over sentiment of past times. During his time in Montrose he started compiling and publishing poems, at the same time writing his own, in 1926 he published what was to become his most famous poem, A Drunk Man looks at a Thistle. He became involved in politics, was a founder member of the SNP before being expelled and joining the communist party at a time when communism was viewed very suspiciously .

MacDiarmid delighted in controversy and his autobiography Lucky Poet - published in 1943 - offended the officials of Langholm, after a time living in the remote Shetland island of Whalsay he moved to a cottage (with little in the way of comfort) near Biggar. Although never having made much of a living through his work he was much admired and his political beliefs saw him traveling to the old USSR and China. For a man not keen on sentimentality he had a deep felt love for Scotland and wasn’t shy in showing where he belonged by wearing the kilt often. There is a memorial cairn and installation to MacDiarmid just north of Langholm. It takes the form of a giant book and was designed by sculptor Jake Harvey. His poem The Little White Rose, is etched in stone on the wall of The Holyrood Parliament, along with many other Scottish verse, as you walk down The Canongate.

This is a wee bit of a poem by MacDiarmid that I like......

“Scotland small? Our multiform, our infinite Scotland small?

Only as a patch of hillside may be a cliché corner

To a fool who cries ‘Nothing but heather!’ where in September another

Sitting there and resting and gazing around

Sees not only the heather but blaeberries

With bright green leaves and leaves already turned scarlet,

Hiding ripe , ; and amongst the sage-green leaves

Of the bog-myrtle the golden flowers of the tormentil shining;

And on the small bare places, where the little Blackface sheep

Found grazing, milkworts blue as summer skies;

And down in neglected peat-hags, not worked

Within living memory, sphagnum moss in pastel shades

Of yellow, green, and pink; sundew and butterwort

Waiting with wide-open sticky leaves for their tiny winged prey;

And nodding harebells vying in their colour

With the blue butterflies that poise themselves delicately upon them;

And stunted rowans with harsh dry leaves of glorious colour.

‘Nothing but heather!’ ̶ How marvellously descriptive! And incomplete!”

—

Hugh MacDiarmid, excerpt from ‘Dìreadh I’, from Complete Poems, Vol. II

[corvidpaws]

A Comprehensive Warrior Cats Herb Guide | Part 2.

Parsley - stops queens producing milk. Can also be used for bellyache. Poppy Seeds - helps a cat sleep, soothes shock and eases pain. Ragweed - gives a cat extra strength or energy. Ragwort Leaves - treats aching joints and gives strength. Raspberry Leaves - eases pain and stops bleeding. Used at difficult kittings. Rosemary - disguises the scent of death. Rush - holds a broken limb in place. Sorrel - helps build up a cat's appetite. Apart of the travelling herb mixture eaten before a long journey. Sticks - (when bitten) distracts cats from pain, can be used with rush or catchweed to create a splint. Stinging Nettle - induces vomiting, brings down swelling, (when mixed with comfrey) heals broken bones, (when chewed) helps fight against infection. Sweet-sedge - eases infection. Tansy - cures coughs, soothes throats, used to cure wounds and poisons. Tormentil Root - good for treating all wounds and extracting poison. Thyme - calms nervousness, anxiety and shock. Watermint - eases bellyache. Wild Garlic - prevents infection and draws out the poison in rat bites. Willow Bark - eases pain. Willow Leaves - stops vomiting. Wintergreen - treats wounds and some poisons. Wood Sorrel - dries up wounds. Yarrow - makes a cat vomit, extracts poison from wounds and soothes cracked or sore pads.