Winter Rest, Light Expands
INVITATION Oh do you have timeto lingerfor just a little whileout of your busy and very important dayfor the cardinalsthat have gatheredin the icy branches for a musical battleto see who can singthe highest note,or the lowest, of the most expressive of mirth,or the most tender?Their strong, blunt beaksdrink the air. as they strivemelodiouslynot for […]
Hawthorn: Heart-Tree of Enchantment and Resilience
Hawthorn: Heart-Tree of Enchantment & ResilienceCraetagus spp. The Tree Series continues……..Trees are living beings as well as symbols — of physical and spiritual nourishment, transformation and liberation, sustenance, spiritual growth and union. Trees are the source of our oxygen, as we exchange with them their food of carbon dioxide. Trees breathe, we breathe. Many, many […]
Beloved Maple: Generous Friend to Other Beings
A Beloved Tree, Maple, well-known for its generous and delightful fall colors among all variations of this Tree. Who among us does not know the species Sugar Maple, whose lifeblood sap transforms through fire into maple syrup. And do you remember tossing the little whirlybird or helicopter (I only learned the word “samara” a few […]
The Peace of Ancient Magnolias
Ancient Magnolia: Peaceful Witness to Deeper Time Come sit by me. I have been here for such a long long time. Lots of coming and going. Still I watch. Here is a spot for you, under my canopy. No one can see you in here, but me, and no one is looking, not even me. […]
Dandelion Love
Earlier this morning I watched a beautiful red-headed and -breasted male house finch eat a dandelion flower. Petal by petal. Patiently. Completely. Right in front of me. Got me planning I want to harvest some dandelion flowers for today’s salad and maybe dry some for later, maybe make some infused oil, probably a flower essence. […]
Wildcrafting Hawthorn for Heart Healing
What a beautiful day to visit with Grandmother Hawthorn! The sun is shining and warm but we had shade and a breeze.The sounds of the bees and birds provided the music.Now, leaf, flower and twigs (and a couple of thorns!) drying for tea; brandy-based tincture soaking; flower essence coming with the new moon tomorrow….Hawthorn/craetagus spp: […]
This is so woo
You know, as in woo-woo. As in, this is so woo-woo. How can something this woo-woo work? You are so woo. I, and maybe you too, are used to hearing this about the realm of energy healing and the role of the healer in the areas where we do not have scientific evidence to explain our […]
Clay Holds the Healing
from Asheville NCI am blessed to have spent the past weekend learning from herbalist and healer Phyllis D Light (yes that is her true name that she has had for her whole life. And her mom was a Bright, and her niece married a Ray. Yep.). Phyllis is a healer in the living tradition of […]
You’re Soaking in It
For those of you old enough to remember, there was a circa-70s TV commercial for dish-washing liquid. It showed a woman soaking her fingers for a manicure. The aesthetician extolled the virtues of a certain dishwashing liquid while her client soaked — it is a commercial — as her client wondered if the product would dry her […]