Journal
Black Cumin Seed: An Oil with Ancient Roots
We talk a lot about plants over here, but we don't often focus on our carrier (or lipid) oils. These precious oils make up so much of the magic we ...
Lavender | The Plant of Paradox and Renewal
Lavender is a plant that seems to be both overlooked in favor of "sexier" herbs and simultaneously still serves as a go-to for so many issues from ...
Reishi | Skin and Soul Magic
Today let's explore the profound medicine of a long-time plant ally of mine. My first experience with Reishi on its own was doing a plant meditatio...
Healthy Winter Skin: Stop Over-Exfoliating
I'm in our lab today working on some big projects we've got goin' on, sipping a cup of spicy and nourishing Cerridwen herbal chai with a bit of ghe...
Beneath the Hawthorn Tree: Magic & Medicine
FIRST, A STORY...
Five years ago on the Autumn Equinox, I had just met my now-husband a few weeks before. Of course everything felt new and excitin...
Nourishing Tulsi: Beauty Medicine Inside and Out
Tulsi offers incredible benefits, not least of which are the aromatic scent and warm spicy flavor that alone work their own magic.For me though, Tu...
Herbal Impressions: St. John's Wort
Have you noticed that not only do plants teach us a lot, but they do so with their own personality?
To me, St. John’s Wort has a warm, kind, but dr...
Herbal Impressions: Lemon Balm
I think I could write a whole book on just the history and lore, magic and medicine of Lemon Balm. It’s one of those plants for which the deeper yo...
Herbal Impressions: Tulsi
Tulsi offers incredible benefits, not least of which are the aromatic scent and warm spicy flavor that alone work their own magic.For me though, Tu...
3 DIY Skincare Rituals for Spring
Spring is a weird time for my skin. It feels as if a layer is being shed, like a snake sloughs off its skin, each year in the spring and again in t...