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Herbalism to Support the Nervous System

Before we begin this month’s blog post, in which we will call upon herbal allies to help calm our nervous system and support our relief from stress, worry, and anxiety, it felt it might be nice to take a collective breather together. We warmly invite you to join us in a brief grounding exercise, as […]

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Herbalism by the Moon: Full Moon

We see only the moon’s fixed face, as you know. It never turns aside in pain, in anger or disgust. It is thus the good parent, holding the earth at arm’s length, gripping its shoulders with cool white hands, turning and turning around as if it were saying goodbye, as if it were taking one […]

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Connecting with Earth Energy

  Do you just feel incredibly awake right now? Perhaps you are feeling a bit of a sensory overload. We have finally emerged from what has felt like an impossibly long winter, followed by a cold, and dark spring. We also spent so much of this last year indoors. Many of us, spending so much […]

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Herbalism by the Moon: The Waxing Moon

We return to the Moon this month. (If you missed the first post in this series about the New Moon you can find it here: www.goldenpoppyherbs.com/herbalism-by-the-moon-the-new-moon ) Can we stop for a moment, and just sit in admiration of Earth’s oldest friend? Sit quietly, breathing deeply, and allowing ourselves to feel in awe of the […]

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Herbs for Dreaming

There is almost a sense of mysticism around dreaming.  They come to us in the deepest part of the night, when we are fast asleep. It is this sense of almost vulnerability, and subsequently, surrender, that feels mystical. We do not have a lot of control over the sometimes magnificently vivid theater production our subconscious […]

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Herbalism by the Moon: The New Moon

We as humans have long been fascinated with and connected to the moon.  Even if you are not someone who identifies as a night owl, we can bet that you have had an experience where the Moon has brought you a sense of comfort or coziness on a quiet evening. What is beautiful about the […]

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Forest Medicine

Towards the end of December, we experience the winter solstice. This is where we sink into the longest night, which is preceded by the shortest day of the year. This is a great time to reflect on the challenges of this year, and to celebrate what is to come. Our natural world reminds us that […]

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The Doctrine of Signatures

“Synchronicity is no more baffling or mysterious than the discontinuities of physics. It is only the ingrained belief in the sovereign power of causality that creates intellectual difficulties and makes it appear unthinkable that causeless events exist or ever could exist.” – Carl Jung   What if in the world around us, we have signs […]

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Herbal Folklore

We have been intimately connected to plants for a very long time.  For those who came before us, in cultures and traditions around the world, herbs and plants, much like the rest of the natural world, held a profound amount of wonder and power. Herbs have a deeply rooted presence in folklore throughout much of […]

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Connecting Deeper: Plant Spirits & Communication

What does magic mean to you?  We all have something that comes to mind when we ponder what magic could be. Most of the time it is something that seems so far out of grasp, and not within our realm of what we consider to be real.  But what if we choose to peel away […]

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