Tag: herbalism
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Eucalyptus – Plant Spirit Teachings
Eucalyptus is as common in Australia as water is in our bodies. What plant spirit medicine does it hold and what can we learn from it?
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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 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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On Plants, Planets, Openness and Connection!
Paracelsus, the 14th century doctor, chemist, alchemist and founder of modern chemistry, used the doctrine of ‘like cures like’ (homeopathic principle) and the relationship between plants and planets to treat illness. “if an organ is sick, the doctor appeals to the corresponding organ in the macrocosm” As a simple explanation of this: So if you…
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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…
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Thyme is in our hands
Thyme is in our Hands… It’s Time for Thyme! …the gateway to eternity… In August, 2019, a small group of people joining the Co-creative Gardening Collective had a brief tune into Thyme. One of the messages received was that there was about to be a local epidemic and that Thyme would be specific for it…