Once, many years ago, I was fortunate enough to attend an exhibition
of a famous calligrapher at the Frye art museum in Seattle. Her
personal signature defined her work from all others by incorporating a
gilded rendering of a honeybee somewhere within her alpha creations.
Once an admirer of her craftsmanship knew this, it became a fun
adventure to discover this symbol within her many works of art.
Within ‘The Healing Powers’ series of books by author and fellow
intuitive, Cal Orey, there is also a very unique and distinctive
signature. She skillfully interweaves an ornate combination of history
& facts, myths & legends, remedies & recipes, stories &
personal accounts in all of her works of literary art. Her latest
contribution, ‘The Healing Powers of Honey’ is no exception and is
completely dripping in the natural sweetness of this fascinating
subject.
Again, it all boils down to discovery…
…starting with the first time you may have had the pleasure to drizzle this sweet nectar directly on to your tongue…
…or by spreading the whipped version across a warm piece of crunchy toast…
…or by sipping this elixir straight from its natural container and then chewing on the wax of the honeycomb…
There are thousands of things to discover about the goodness of this
gift of nature within Cal’s honey book, where she leaves no hive
undetected. While reading it, I stirred some fireweed honey in to a cup
of hot jasmine tea, lingering for a moment within the steam of their
coalesced fragrances to marvel at how the average worker honeybee makes
only 1/12 teaspoon of honey in its LIFETIME! Not only that, but, in
order to make a mere pound of honey, bees have to visit at least 2
million flowers! Talk about sweet indulgence! This is something I
wouldn’t have known had it not been for Cal’s extensive research and it
quite literally shocked me as if I had been stung by a bee. I realized
at that very moment how much I had taken the magical ingredient of honey
for granted and, at the same time gave me a new appreciation for the
meaning of my first name, which happens to be ‘bee.’
From the famed beautifying milk and honey baths of Cleopatra, to the
warm ambience glow of beeswax candles, to the unique healing power of
Manuka honey, to the varietal flavors of honey from different
flowers…the discovery located within the pages of Cal’s new book is an
adventure in pure honey bliss!
Cal’s book release coincides with National Honey month, is published
by Kensington and is available, not only through them, but also in
paperback or e-book format from Barnes & Noble and Amazon.com.
To learn more about Cal Orey and her extensive world of wonderful writing go to her website:
http://www.calorey.com/
©2011 Debbie Ballard
