Apothecary Favorites

There are some special items I store in my little apothecary cabinet, I either reach for them on a daily basis or a monthly basis or just that moment when it is perfectly suited to use. After years of collecting, researching, and experimenting, I finally feel the pure joy that comes with knowing that you …

Medicine For Plants

Nature has always been a refuge for healing. A walk through a calm forest or garden has never been short of providing the mind with its own serenity. A warm cup of chamomile tea sets the mood for a soothing moment of peace in time. Plants are the base of all our understanding of healing. …

Your Period and it’s Spiritual Significance

A woman’s body is mysterious and yet simple in its rhythm of ebb and flow. We usually feel reluctant to think positively of this painful and somewhat inconvenient point in each month, but what if we could use this time to grow and understand ourselves spiritually? Our menstrual cycles are parallels to our inner struggles, …

Follow Me Through Each New Day in June

Days spent shoveling gravel, finding small treasures, grounding with a cup of tea, and observing natures many coexisting webs.

Dream Feeling

Dreams. Perhaps one of life’s greatest mysteries. Some dreams repeat themselves over and over. Others come and go throughout a lifetime. A sacred moment we have in connection with the universe or a greater message to unfold and carry. But the dream, just in life, seems full of distractions.

New Moon Passage

The waves ebb and flow. The candles are lit for this dark night. It seems every month the New Moon brings us lessons of our hidden selves. The shadows in the corners of our light. Shades we don’t know we have until we’re pulled deep into them. Every New Moon I find myself in the …

MATERIA MEDICA

DANDELION A flower that brings back memories in our hearts as children. A shared love of blowing away its puffs of magic and watching them float through the air. Dandelion is truly an amazing plant. It's quite possibly one of the most resilient plants, growing through the cracks of pavement in huge cities to covering …

2 Tales: A written documentary of two orphaned squirrels

A large branch broken from a tree, some drift wood, a curved metal wreath planter for fun. Plenty to chew and plenty to climb. They were becoming more daring and more curious and we had to fill their attention with something other than us, plus the idea of them taking over the entire bathroom was a small nightmare of mine.

Poem: Beauty in Danger

The balance between beauty and danger. The sun shining down over a dewy lush green field surrounded by grand trees. The sun is almost blinding in its brightness. Mesmerized by its natural euphoria. A step forward. A step closer. Out in the open space. But to be here is to be accepting death. Death of …

2 Tales: a written documentary of two orphaned squirrels

They opened their eyes! And what a miracle it was! We were more than lucky to be there during one of their feedings when they slowly pushed their eyelids open to this strange bright world. Were not sure what they were expecting, but seeing them realize their ability to see, was heart warming enough for …

Materia Medica

Schisandra Berry "Chinese mock barberry," "five flavor berry," "lemon wood," "magnolia vine,"  "wu-wei-zi" (Chinese name) Schisandra Chinensis A special plant holding its place in many medicine cabinets for those looking to heal body and soul. Schisandra is an ancient herb in the Eastern world that is now spreading its roots to the West, gaining more …

2 Tales: a written documentary of 2 orphaned squirrels