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 […]
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 […]