Volume 2:2 Lunar Scorpian Moon, September 2003
"Surely joy is the condition of life. Think of the young fry that leap in ponds, the
myriads of insects ushered into being on a summer evening, the incessant note
of the hyla with which the woods ring in the spring, the nonchalance
of the butterfly carrying accident and change painted in a thousand hues upon its wings,
or the brook minnow stoutly stemming the current, the lustre of whose scales worn
bright by the attrition is reflected upon the bank."
"You must converse much with the field and woods, if you would imbibe such health info
your mind and spirit as you covet for your body"
~Henry David Thoreau
Ebooks
Ancient Religions of China by Herbert Giles, Ph.D. University of Cambridge
Buddist Fundementals of Meditation by Ting Chen, translated by Dharma Master Lok To
The Psychadelic Experience, a manual based on the Tibetan
Book of the Dead by Timothy Leary Ph.D., Ralph Metzner, Ph.D., and Richard
Alpert, Ph.D.
Herb of the Month: Perilla/Zi Su
Perilla frutecens is most familiar to some as a
fast-spreading garden shrub. Growing throughout China, Japan (AKA Shiso), and
the Eastern part of the US, Perilla can be harvested and used medicinally. Three
parts of the plant are used: the leaves or Zi Su Ye,
the Stem or Zi Su Geng, and the seeds or Zi Su Zi. Perilla leaves are used to make the pickled ginger that
is served with Sushi due to its ability to counteract seafood poisoning.