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Patchouli Teachings
Patchouli – unassuming and earthy. While well known for its scent, as a moth repellant and hippie deodorant, there’s a lot more to it than meets the eye. In fact, when a group of people coming to one of my plant journey evenings met with Patchouli, they were all surprised at her sweet, gentle energy. …
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Why use Homeopathy for Birth?
Empowering women and birth. It is a sad fact, that in this day and age, women need to be well informed before birth about the decisions they may face along the way. While women have a right to informed and un-coerced choice in every aspect of their labour and birth, in practice this is not…
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Bushfires: Harnessing the Power of Wind. How you can help right now!
Last night I woke at 4am. Bushfires are out of control in beloved forest just 16km away. The wind has been quiet and still for a few hours, smoke hangs in the air. But I am awake. Something is going on. I hear the fire alert go off downstairs. Only yesterday I downloaded the Fires…
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Placenta: A Deeper Look at the Roots of Connection
Some people eat it, some people make pills from it, some bury it and plant a tree over the top, while others throw it in the bin. What many don’t know is that you can also make a homeopathic remedy out of placenta and have it as a little constitutional back up for the rest…
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The Voices of Intuition: Deep Listening
When you ask a question or are trying to make a decision, there are often a few voices that arise.. Invariably the first is right there, clearly stating a choice or an opinion. It’s fast and relatively easy to hear. It often is directing you to do something quickly. It can be persistent and demanding…
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Fringed Lily
Fringed Lily Thysanotus tuberosus Last December my nature buddy, Gigi (who has turned out to be my cousin but we didn’t know that back then and that’s a whole other story about the beauty of doing ancestral work!) and I decided to make a flower essence of the little Fringe Lily which was flowering at…
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An Alchemical Journey with Yarrow.
An Alchemical Journey with Yarrow. Making spagyrics is an enormous dive into experiencing a herb. Alchemy is a layered experience. The deeper you journey with a plant, the more layered the messages become. What may not make sense at the beginning, usually comes together at some point! In this article you’ll see the step by…
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Rosemary – Divine Mother
One of the first plant spagyrics I made close to 20 years ago along with a friend, was Rosemary. Sadly it was back in the days when I didn’t document (lesson learned!) and so much of what we experienced – alchemy is a lived experience of a plant – has been lost. Rosemary is for…
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The Lost Art of Embodied Herbalism
The Lost Art of Embodied Herbalism: Bringing the Feminine back into Herbalism As herbalism becomes increasingly about chemical constituents and actions, and the actual herb as a spirit being is not considered, we are losing connection with what herbs and plants are all about. The herbs are being taken out of herbalism! More and more…
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Calendula: Healing the Masculine Within
Calendula Officinalis I’ve always loved this little plant and used it often for surface wounds, grazes, tooth infections and tissue trauma. It’s antiseptic and heals tissue beautifully. It’s long been known as a remedy to bring cheer through a long winter (Seasonally Affective Disorder), and to bring a little dose of sunshine to any rotting…
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