Plant Journeys

Greetings sweet readers!  I'm elated to welcome my new work-study apprentice. Won't you help me give her a warm entrance into the wild & witchy world of plant potions? It's been a whi...

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Incredibly ripe elderberries Sultry aromatics Tall reaching blue vervain Moonlit tulsi gathering Perfumery intensive Basil gathering Healing hyssop ...

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~ JUNE ~ Amrita Aromatics' Aromatic Muse Perfume 6.6.13 Inspired by.... Linden trees River basking Water flowing through rocks The color green. Beach glass...

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May is in full flower. The lilacs are in honey. The honeysuckle's in oil, the dandelion infusion is done. The violets have dried on my work island into tiny little curly blue jewels. T...

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 INSPIRATIONS What's inspiring me this week.... Willow the yellow explosions across the land the tiny baby leaves the flowers that arrive before the leaves, like coltsfoot and f...

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TRAVELER'S FIRST AID KIT  - Party of 15 - to Nicaragua - March, 2013 - ~~~~~~~~~ *FINE PRINT* - This is not a first aid training, or an herbal training. This is simply to show what is p...

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This month, February, seems the most pregnant of all. Quiet in gestation, yet loud in longing. The sun glares at us in daggers of razor light, bouncing off the stark white snow mirrors. Seed...

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Dear Hormones, I hear you. Thank you for reminding me that I can feel way beyond reason. Thank you for reminding me that I am worth nourishment, tea, cream, and honey. I hear your nee...

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Plants. They make me think, create, feel. Grow. The get me going. both within and without and in so many ways are my muse. Inside all of these seemingly indoors...

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A Gorgeous and Generous Offering to our Community, from Kiva Rose and the Anima Lifeways School . I personally recommend making sure you have every single issue of this historic (and growing) co...

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The Portal of the Senses Romancing the Plants ~~~~~ I can’t seem to keep my nose out of anything. I smell my friends, my kitchen mugs, my mail, my cat ….. I may as well have born w...

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I always smell roses when my mom is thinking of me. ~~~ I had the pleasure of a two hour tea date alone with my Mama yesterday. This is a rare delicacy of time. We seated ourselves at a...

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Welcome New Sun of 2013 ~~~ The song of each season threads together the notes of the next -the winds to the seeds -the berries to the fruit -the flesh to the embryo We sing ...

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Solstice Medicine ~ Conifer Tree Potions ~ Solstice / Christmas trees can be timely medicine, and a way to bring the magic of your tree to further purpose and honor. If your tree isn't sp...

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HONEY LOTUS PERFUME SOLID ~ Nymphaea ~ A Lingering Aromatic for Biophilic Goddesses and Dancing Skin For Women who wander somewhere between the Water Nymphs, Circus Silks, Garden Witc...

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December 3, 2012 Dear Diary, I hate Christmas. I hate the lights, the fake cinnamon smells they blast at the store entrances, I hate the pressure, I hate the deadlines.  I hate the ...

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This past week my girlfriend and I had an enlightening conversation about Thanksgiving. Each of us where sharing what challenges us the most; what we were afraid of, what made us feel rotten, an...

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Pomegranates are so sexy.  Totally irresistible and incredibly delicious! And of you've got a couple extra, you can make a DeLuscious, frothy pomegranate beverage. -...

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~~~ ~~~~~~ CAVE POETRY Razor sharp is the air this morning.  Indicative of a true winter's day, the sky is solemn and brooding.  All warmth is withheld, and joy must be so...

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The moon is waxing The air is hanging in a Samhain suspense. The wind is quickening all energies condensing invisibly, palpably, electric. An eerie glow twinkles from the last golden...

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Caring for our elders is a reciprocity of life. It is a return and a gratitude of nourishment, compassion, listening, and love. It is also a way for us to grow our hearts and become more wh...

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It's that time again I'm sure you've noticed. When the leaves flutter from the bark  and the skies lilt.  Do you have a sit spot to visit?  Have you claimed a favorite tree to ...

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I KNOW THE WAY YOU CAN GET  I know the way you can get  When you have not had a drink of Love:   Your face hardens, Your sweet muscles cramp.  Children become concerned  About a...

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Actually I think one of the best preventative medicines for the immune system is connecting to the rhythms of the seasons. I felt fall the morning of August 1. There is a deeper calendar in our ...

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Yesterday I read a book. Sometimes I can do that, you know, sit down and read the whole thing in a short amount of time. Sometimes it's because I took a speed reading course as a kid,�...

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