Learn About Herbs Through Animals and Insects
We humans are not the only ones who rely on plants for food and medicine. All the animals and insects of the world are herbalists, too! They look to The Plants for food, shelter, medicine, and so much more.The magical thing about being an herbalist today is that we can learn about the plants from other herbalists, including all our cousins, the animals and insects who share this planet with us. There are two primary ways to approach it.
Make Your Holidays Magical: Ritual for Zoom Gatherings
Creating a sense of the Sacred for your next gathering, be it a holiday feast or a small gathering at some other time of the year, takes a bit of clear intention, but it’s well worth the effort. The steps are truly simple, and the results can create the kinds of memories that live on for a lifetime. A little ritual done right adds a sense of warmth and Holiness that speaks to the deepest levels of the human soul.
Wild Observation: How to Connect with Herbal Magic and The Plants
If you want to truly partner with The Plants, it helps to drop in on them in their own homes, too. Wild Observation opens the door to a much deeper understanding of the strengths, wisdom, magic, and medicine of the Herbs.
Heart Health: Cacao for Inflammation
Cacao is one of the most Divine treats I give myself regularly. It’s full of antioxidants, making it one of the healthier indulgences we can choose, and the stimulation it offers is mild as compared to coffee or even cola. Make Cocoa a part of your daily Health Routine this easily!
Magical Properties of Herbs Through Botany
Take your connection to The Plants to the next level; Get to know the magical qualities of a plant’s medicine through the lens of botany. We’ll talk about how to apply botanical knowledge of a plant to your own magical workings.
Herbal Energetics as a Magical Language for Healing
Many modern herbalists who also practice magic recognize energetics as a half-way language that connects a plant’s healing properties with the more ephemeral realms, helping us describe the potential of a specific plant to help in certain situations that manifest beyond the human body.
Cacao Magic: Roasting Your Own Beans at Home
I finally got my hands on some Cacao beans. There’s a reason why Carl Linnaes, the Swedish botanist of the 1700s who gave this beautiful tree her Latin name, Theobroma Cacao, chose to call her “Food of the Gods.” For thousands of years, mankind has tended Cacao, harvested her fruits, made wine and, even better, […]
See Herbal Medical Uses as Magical Properties: Practical Magic for Herbalists
Even if the language of science and modern medicine is not your native language, it makes a lot of sense to get to know your new plant-partner through the structure that language provides. Medical and chemical properties of herbs are easy to find. The question to ask is, How?
Get to Know That Herb Better: Practical Magic for Herbalists
Herbalists talk about developing a relationship with the plants they use. Relationship is a lovely way to describe how we gather information and get to know herbs, as it really is a lot like getting to know a new friend.
Cough & Sore Throat: Natural Home Remedies for Lungs & Throat
There’s nothing worse than a lingering cough after a cold, flu, or virus…except maybe the cough and sore throat that comes with active symptoms. I know I’m not alone in that, or in my appreciation for the power of herbal medicines to help the cough do its job and then settle down quickly while easing all the other symptoms upsetting my lower respiratory tract. It’s amazing how much better herbs can speed the body’s progress toward health and how well they ease the journey, too!
Sinus Pain, Congestion, Runny Nose: Natural Remedies for Cold/Flu
https://youtu.be/84StMrCDbtE Have you ever gone to the doctor for help with a runny or stuffy nose only to be told over-the-counter drugs are your only hope for symptom relief while you wait it out? If there’s no fever, more often than not the docs will suggest rest and a common drugstore medicine. That’s because we […]
Dia De Los Muertos: North American Style, Dinner with the Dead
For a couple of decades or more, I’ve celebrated my own version of Dia de los Muertos on Halloween. For a long time, I was really quiet, almost secretive about it. I am a really, really white girl descended from Eastern European stock with probably nary a Celtic or Asian gene in me, let alone […]