Gemini Herbs: Mercury, Cedar, Holy Basil & The Mint Mystery | Astro-Herbalism
The Ultimate Gemini Herbalism Masterclass: Astrology, Tarot, & The Doctrine of Signatures. ♊️
3+ hours of Astro-Herbalism lessons on the Mercurial architecture of reality, covering "Swords as Words" in the Tarot, "All Is Mind" Hermeticism, and a decode of the complete Gemini archetype.
Join Chance Garton, Kyle Denton (Tippecanoe Herbs), Michelle Lundquist, and Mario Garza (Symbolic Studies) for a comprehensive investigation into the Doctrine of Signatures. Discover how the dualistic nature of the Twins governs the human lungs, the nervous system, and the bridge between the physical and spiritual worlds.
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In this session:
The Tarot of Mercury: Decoding the Lovers card and the "Swords as Words" principle of separation and connection.
Esoteric Anatomy: Why the Gemini "Lung Signature" is the key to processing grief and clear communication.
Astro-Herbalism: A complete breakdown of how to recognize the nature of the Gemini archetype in Herbs—from Holy Basil (the Fluoride Antidote) to the placental power of Sacred Cedar.
The Mint Mystery: A Hermetic investigation into why "All Is Mentha" (Mind) and how Peppermint acts as a "spiritual condensate."
The Biblical Esoteric: The hidden role of Hyssop in the Passover Seder and the crucifixion.
PANEL
Chance Garton: https://www.innerversepodcast.com
Kyle Denton: https://tippecanoeherbs.com
Mario Garza: https://www.symbolicstudies.com/
Slick Dissident: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSSMh4fE7dAdhPcdtP0rW2A
Michelle Lundquist
This is a remastered episode originally aired on 6/7/2023
CHAPTERS
0:00 Wisconsin Hangout Catch-Up
The crew opens with hook clips and recaps Kyle and Michelle's recent in-person meetup, full moon soap offerings, and a community prayer moment.
9:30 Why Gemini Is the Fun Sign and the Legend of Mercury
Mutability, Mercury's expanding reach across every mythos, and why the planet's legend gets grander the deeper the symbolic dive goes.
11:15 The Lovers Card, Hero Twins, and Children of Israel as Gemini
Mario walks through the sword symbolism of the Hebrew letter Zain, the third figure as Eros or Lucifer, the Babylonian brick mold season, twin pillars from Solomon's temple to Star of David, and the Egyptian Ka as the Gemini glyph.
25:10 Air, the Bronchial Split, and the Milky Way River
The first anatomical Gemini is the bronchial split in the lungs, Sagittarius as the 180-degree mirror, and the Gemini twins with their feet dangling in the Milky Way river.
36:00 All Is Mint: Peppermint as the Aries-Taurus Hybrid
Kyle's Hermes Trismegistus bit on "all is minta," peppermint as the cross between mountain mint (Aries) and spearmint (Taurus), and why familiar medicine is potent medicine.
54:45 Mint Is Mind: Government as Cover-Mind and Mercurial Money
The IN-T mercurial station where banks mint money, candy canes as mercurial staffs, the shepherd's crook caduceus, and the philological reveal that mint and mind share one root the government covers.
59:45 Lavender: Burns, Circulation, and the Lave Etymology
Michelle on lavender-infused oil, Kyle on lavender for burns through circulation-spreading, and Mario on the lave-to-wash etymology connecting lavender to the Star card and Aquarius.
1:19:25 Elecampane: Helen of Troy's Tears for Lungs and Grief
Inula Helenium sprung from Helen's tears across the field, the inulin prebiotic and the annul-within-yourself etymology, the lungs-grief connection in biofield anatomy, and why smoking often hides repressed lament.
1:36:05 Licorice as Demulcent and Separation Conflict Healer
Glycyrrhiza glabra (the smooth-skinned sweet root), licorice as the Chinese activator that drives other plants, the cold-sore-as-GNM-separation-conflict frame, and the hoodoo connection through sweetness as control.
1:50:45 Tulsi: Lakshmi's Adaptogen and the Fluoride Purifier
Ocimum sanctum as the incomparable one and earthly incarnation of Lakshmi, the cubic Vrindavan planters as cosmic arks on the world turtle, and the Indian studies on Tulsi binding cortisol and removing groundwater fluoride.
2:01:25 Sacred Cedar: Tree of Life, Christ's Cross, and Humbaba's Cedar Forest
Western red cedar in Native American tradition, the Lumi placental afterbirth ceremony, Cedar of Lebanon at Solomon's temple, the Bathsheba bridge prophecy that became Christ's cross, and Gilgamesh slaying Humbaba the God of the Fortress of Intestines.
2:32:00 Hyssop: The Passover Doorpost and the Vinegar Sponge
The Seder plate philology connecting cedar and ceder, hyssop as Psalm 51's purging brush and the lamb's blood doorpost in Exodus, the sponge of vinegar at the crucifixion, and the possible Capricorn placement of the holy plant of Palestine.