Re: me too
'Glad to "see you" again - and it's SUPER that you're gonna tincture some ofyour own. WOOHOO!!!
The moon cycle thing isn't really all that tricky to understand...and when you consider the effect the moon has on the ocean tides each day - well, we can see how impactful the moon actually is :)
It's just the simple "push & pull" of the moon cycles - push IN the alcohol on a new moon and pull OUT the herbal goodies on the full moon.
Since this action 'rolls' with the every-minute changing cycles, it is my understanding that as long as we're on the basic 'top of the roll' we're still in the right area of the 'push & pull' sequence.
Those that have tested this, say that a tincture 'tinctured perfectly' according to the moon cycles is about 15% stronger and more effective. BUT the typical herbalist uses a ratio of 4 parts alcohol to one part herbs (tinctured for only 2 weeks, sometimes less) - we use a ratio 2 to 1...so we're 25% stronger from the 'get go' than the typical herbalist - before we ever take the moon cycle into account.
There are "frequency & energy" considerations that are more 'out there', but that's the basics.
The more often you shake it, the stronger it will be; the longer you tincture it, the stronger it will be. There's no doubt in my mind that your tincture WILL be better than 95% of anything else on the market :)
Tincture ON!
Uny