Happy Lughnasadh! Ways to Honor this Mid-Point of Summer
Photo by Kitfox Valentin This time of year, late July and early August, enters us into the season of Lughnasadh. Often celebrated 8/1,...
Engaging with True Reciprocity: A Relational Approach to Earth and Plant Medicine
Part of what I love about engaging with Earth Medicine, is this relational approach to the Earth, the seasons and the plants. The...
Plants + Humans = LOVE
I feel so nourished and uplifted as I write to you after getting back from a neighborhood stroll. I'm so filled by all the scents and...
An Herbal Ally for Emotional Times
One of my favorite things to do when I’m feeling emotional, chaotic, or just a bit ungrounded, is to sit with the plants. I find a tree...
Quaking Aspen and the Web of Life
Amidst a moment of deep despair over the changing climate, I reached to my altar for a Quaking Aspen branch that I had found in Utah,...
Sacred Reciprocity: A plant medicine story with Oregon White Oak
Last week I ventured to Sauvie Island on a whim to be out in the crisp sunshine. As I meandered the trail, my eyes were drawn into the...
The Best Possible "Gateway Drug"
Image from United Plant Savers This is a story about one of my first powerful plant spirit medicine experiences. It was one that took...
Plant Spirit Medicine: working with local plants
We are well on our way into October, one of my favorite months, as the liminality of the Otherworld begins to shine through. I've already...
Embodiment: Teachings from Redwood
This past weekend I journeyed to visit the Redwoods in Northern California. I hadn’t visited them for 10 years and was immediately taken....
St. John's Wort: Summer Light
St. John's Wort (SJW) has long been associated with the summer time and peak solar energy. Traditionally, it is said to be most potent if...