Category: Earth energies
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Tea Tree Dreaming
Nature Wisdom for a World at War The smiling delight of coastal tea tree in bloom always fills my heart. For years, I’ve sporadically walked the coastal bush track in Brunswick Heads that is lined with tea trees of different varieties. Though blossoms may begin earlier, their full blossoming glory peaks at Spring Equinox in…
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The Spirit of Place
The spirit of place is a layered being that contains countless stories of those who have walked upon it, plants and forests present or long gone, weather events and the unique energy of all the beings that make up the land.
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Conversations with Silky Oak
The majestic Silky or Silver Oak lights up like a giant candelabra of golden fire just after Spring Equinox each year. The synchronised blooming of Silky Oak trees spreads wide across the landscape, giving us a glimpse of the invisible interconnected grid the trees in this species form across time and space. Several years ago,…
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Walking the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail
Having just hiked the trail (aka bvrt), passing numerous cyclists and a few people on horseback, other walkers were sparse. In fact I could count them on the fingers of one hand. So I thought I’d write this post in the hope of inspiring more walkers, especially given as to the ease of this trail…
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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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Shepherd’s Purse Wisdom
Making plant remedies is a great opportunity to connect in deeper with the spirit of a plant and learn from it, whether it be a tincture, a flower essence, a tea, salve or homeopathic. In turn, this gives more potency to whatever you are making. Anyone can chop a herb and pour alcohol on it…
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Byron shire – Butterfly country
What happens when the energy of the land seeps into those who live in it? Maybe it is why we get attracted to live in certain places as they match our own energy, or they have something that we need in our lives for a time. In Australian Aboriginal culture, the land is imbued…
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Weeds…… maybe nature knows best
Today I had the experience of seeing myself as a weed. An incredibly fertile weed like a “Farmers Friend”, with the little seeds that attach to your clothing and are annoying and incredibly prolific! And I could see similarities to myself. I have a lot of ideas, always on the go creatively, and sometimes frustratingly…
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Fez and the Feminine
I am always fascinated by the paradoxes in life. How things that appear so opposing turn out to be one and the same. In central Australia there are a number of gaps in the ranges, spaces where the water flows in fertile times. They are known as just that – a Gap. Heavitree Gap, Simpsons…
