Category: plant allies
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A Yarrow Legend
and what it teaches us about the layers of healing The legend… Once upon a time there was a beautiful sea nymph called Thetis. So beautiful was she that the great God Zeus wanted to marry her. But then he learned that there was a prophecy that Thetis’ son would be far greater than his father. Of course Zeus couldn’t have that, so Thetis ended up marrying King Peleus. King Peleus…
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The Language of Flowers: Unlocking Sacred Earth Consciousness through Plants
Imagine a world where simply the scent of a flower speaks to you. Not in words, but in a visceral, felt understanding. A communion. It isn’t hard to imagine because scents do speak to us, along with other subtle information plants share. It’s just that we have lost the art of understanding that language. Even as a…
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Wild Rose Essence
A Sacred Journey to Ancient Scottish Springs and Stone Circles It is midsummers eve in the middle of Scotland. The eve is endless. Literally. Twilight lasts forever. Even in the darkest three short hours between midnight and 3am, it is but a deep dusk, a mere flicker of a shadow before the twilight begins again. …
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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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A Transmission from the Cannabis deva
Dragon medicine – a double edged sword! Warning: This transmission may trigger some people. Just want to preface this by saying: I am just the messenger, not the source! Some of this information made complete sense and some of it surprised me greatly – I was particularly intrigued by the specificity of the different preparations…
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Herbal Brews
A few tried and tested herbal beer and champagne recipes. Apart from making a fairly regular Elderflower champagne, I haven’t delved much into herbal brewing. Although I did make a rather delicious Dandelion wine once in my early 20’s when I was entering the world of herbalism. It wasn’t until last year at the beginning…
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The Deep Magic of Mugwort
Before our herbal alchemy spagyric making course with Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris), I asked if there was something the Mugwort deva would like as an offering. “Make mugwort beer” was the clear response and was shown a picture of the Mugwort I was to use. I’d been in a quandary as to which Mugwort to use…
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Herbs as Teachers: Awakening Ancestral Wisdom
Herbs make brilliant teachers. The more I learn directly from herbs through deep listening and plant communication, the more I’m noticing some repeating patterns. Firstly, all plants when you meet them at a core level – at the level of spirit (more on this below), will teach you about unity consciousness. Secondly, the deeper you…