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Hops are classified with the Sun, perhaps because the cones are held up so high up, but the plant also contains the planetary metal for Jupiter, and this correspondence fits better, as this is a sprawling plant and its effect in beer is certainly to make a person feel expansive. The cones of this plant, which grows all over the world, have been used to stuff pillows to promote sleep. Hops opens us to giving and receiving. This plant helps soothe restlessness and brooding, especially when they have some physical cause, but according to King's American Dispensatory on hops, often promise more than they deliver in terms of sleep and rest. Hops can be mixed 1:2 with red sandalwood to make a hops incense. I now have organic hops, which are quite good quality. All text on this site © 2004, 2005 Alchemy Works; No reproduction without permission |
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