One way we can deepen & restore our connection to nature is by learning the names of the native plants and trees around us. So many amazing, useful, resilient plants are often invisible to us or dismissed as ‘weeds’. These ancient beings are still growing through the cracks in the pavements, at the curb sides, … Continue reading Restoring Our Connection to Nature
Category: Herbs
Rosemary & The Magician
As you can see, rosemary's energy, qualities and correspondences span all four elements and therefore all four Tarot suits, so it becomes a versatile magical tool, just like array of tools on the Magician's table. Rosemary could be substituted for either tool, energy or attribute, and indeed, it is often used as a substitute for other herbs in things like rituals and incense recipes.
Using Herbs Instead of Crystals
Did you know you can work with herbs and plants in the same way as you work with crystals? If you have grown the herbs you use, you have an even stronger connection to them and the land they’re from, especially when you connect with them and ask before you take them, make offerings, and … Continue reading Using Herbs Instead of Crystals
Spring Cleaning: Physically & Energetically
Natural energetic cleaning I find, like many people who follow the wheel of the year, the Spring Equinox feels like the true beginning of the new year. As we approach the Spring Equinox on the 20th March this year, now is a good time to cleanse and clean not just physically but energetically. As we … Continue reading Spring Cleaning: Physically & Energetically
Alternatives to White Sage
White Sage (Salvia Apiana, also known as Californian white sage and Sagebrush) is a herb native to North and South America, used by indigenous people for ‘smudging’ - a traditional, ceremonial smoke cleansing. All indigenous cultures burnt herbs for various reasons, ceremonially and medicinally and some known western practices such as ‘saining’ in Scotland and … Continue reading Alternatives to White Sage
Local Herbal Incense
I love making natural herbal incense in the form of herbal smoke bundles for space cleansing and working with my clients. I grow the herbs myself and harvest them with respect, leaving offerings in exchange. I grow the herbs myself or forage them from the local area and choose herbs that are connected to cleansing, … Continue reading Local Herbal Incense






