Plant Wisdom
Plants as Healing Guides
I started this summer in deep grief, mourning the loss of my brother. I spent large chunks of the day in bed. However, I have two sons that needed a mother, so they started pulling me out. Then, the Plants started asking me to make medicines, I turned them down, because I didn’t think I…
Read MoreLessons and Gifts from Pink Lady’s Slipper
Pink Lady’s Slipper is a rare native Orchid which grows in the Northeast. After a twenty-nine year search, I recently reencountered her. This is a sharing of some of the lessons which I have learned from her. (I have learned more and I know that there are many more to come.)
Read MoreOf Plants and Magic
Someone asked me, “Was the wait worth it?” The short answer: “YES!” The real answer is that I have learned there wasn’t a wait, there was a journey. Had I met Pink Lady’s Slipper before this day, it would not have been the same experience. The dreams, the shamanic journeys, my life events, even the walk up the mountain all contributed to the magic.
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