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
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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
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




