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Elemental Herbalism: Fire

As we pass the threshold of the Summer Solstice, the revered day that embodies the essence of sacred fire and the longest light of the year, we find ourselves immersed in the energy of transformation. In the height of summer, the Sun remains high in the sky and life reaches its fullest expression. The nourishing […]

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Elemental Herbalism: Air

There is a moment each spring when the world seems to inhale. Tender shoots emerge from the earth, birds return to the skies, and warm breezes carry the scent of new life across the landscape. After the stillness of winter, movement returns to the natural world. Growth accelerates, possibilities unfold, and we are reminded that […]

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Celebrating May

“Queer things happen in the garden in May. Little faces forgotten appear, and plants thought to be dead suddenly wave a green hand to confound you.” ~ W.E. Johns March often feels like a month of transformation, with the switch from Winter to Spring. We patiently flow through the last snow storms of April, knowing […]

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Herbalism for Re-Connection

We emphasize this a lot in this space, but simply because it is true – Nature is our greatest teacher and so generously offers us wisdom by means of demonstration. We have a wealth of knowledge available just out our door, if we are willing to slow down and listen. Whether we witness a patch […]

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Rituals for the New Year

An ancient knowing and longing lives within us all. We hold the whispers of generations past in our bones, the blood of those who lived before us gently pumps through our veins. And for so many of us, we feel a call to re-member, and recreate an authentic human existence. There is a reason we […]

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Elemental Herbalism: Water

What would it feel like to truly embody the essence of water – this beautiful giver of life, the source of which we need to thrive? When you close your eyes, and feel water in your body, of which we are are mostly made up, where and how do you feel this element in the […]

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Elemental Herbalism: Earth

And with a deep exhale, the Earth slowly slinks into a deep slumber. We find ourselves feeling heavier, more grounded, and perhaps even tending to inner feelings of burnout; lingering energy from the summer that is now fully passing the baton into autumn. We may feel a desire to move more slowly, or write […]

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Metaphors from Nature: The Humble Seed

There are so many lessons that we can learn from a seed sprout. If we truly think about it, there is so much that happens long before the sprout ever comes into being that makes the sprout possible. There is preparation and tending, nurturing and patience, that goes into cultivating the conditions to make germination […]

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Gardening and Sacred Relationship with the Land

March is the month in which we celebrate the Spring Equinox, a day in which we yet again experience equal day and equal night. However, in this instance, as opposed to the Autumn Equinox, we feel a building of energy as we dance our way into longer periods of light. From this period forward, the […]

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Nature’s Teachings on Abundance

It’s impossible to be lonely when you’re zesting an orange. Scrape the soft rind once And the whole room fills with fruit. Look around: you have more than enough. Always have. You just didn’t notice until now. ~Amy Schmidt The wheel of the year keeps rolling on, and with it continue the ever-subtle shifts of […]

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