“I hope you find someone who knows how to love you when you are sad.”
— Nikita Gill (via deceptivelips)
“Once, I saw a bee drown in honey, and I understood.”
— Nikos Kazantzakis, Report to Greco (via thinegar)
Source: wordsnquotes.com
November 3rd, 1957 On this day exactly 60 years ago, the Soviet Space Program sent the Sputnik II into orbit. Inside was the first astronaut in history, an 11lb street dog named Laika. She fit all their requirements: docile, quiet, intelligent, and photogenic. She became the first cosmonaut to orbit the earth, but died in within hours of launch from overheating and stress. Her sacrifice proved that living things could survive the launch and orbit around the earth, and led to the beginning of the human-test missions into space.
The scientists kissed her nose when they bade her farewell, asking for forgiveness, as they knew she would never return.
The Magical Properties of Oils
Courage: Cedar, Musk, Rose Geranium.
Fertility: Musk, Vervain.
Friendships: Stephanotis, Sweetpea.
Happiness: Apple Blossom, Sweetpea, Tuberose.
Harmony: Basil, Gardenia, Lilac, Narcissus.
Healing: Carnation, Eucalyptus, Gardenia, Lotus, Myrrh, Narcissus, Rosemary, Sandalwood, Violet.
Hex-breaking: Bergamot, Myrrh, Rose Geranium, Rosemary, Rue, Vetivert.
Love: Clove, Gardenia, Jasmine, Orris, Plumeria, Rose, Sweetpea.
Luck: Cinnamon, Cypress, Lotus.
Lust: Cinnamon, Clove, Musk, Vanilla.
Magnetic—to Attract Men: Ambergris, Ginger, Gardenia, Jasmine, Lavender, Musk, Neroli, Tonka.
Magnetic—to Attract Women: Bay, Civet, Musk, Patchouly, Stephanotis, Vetivert, Violet.
Meditation: Acacia, Hyacinth, Jasmine, Magnolia, Myrrh, Nutmeg.
Mental Powers: Honeysuckle, Lilac, Rosemary.
Money: Almond, Bayberry, Bergamot, Honeysuckle, Mint, Patchouly, Pine, Vervain.
Peace: Benzoin, Cumin, Gardenia, Hyacinth, Magnolia, Rose, Tuberose.
Power: Carnation, Rosemary, Vanilla.
Protection: Cypress, Myrrh, Patchouly, Rose Geranium, Rosemary, Rue, Violet, Wisteria.
Psychic Powers: Acacia, Anise, Cassia, Heliotrope, Lemongrass, Lilac, Mimosa, Nutmeg, Sandalwood, Tuberose.
Purification: Acacia, Cinnamon, Clove, Frankincense, Jasmine, Lavender, Myrrh, Olive, Sandalwood.
Sleep: Lavender, Narcissus.
Spirituality: Heliotrope, Lotus, Magnolia, Sandalwood.
(from Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs by Scott Cunningham)