What do you call someone who has an obsessive love for both plants and books? A "botanical-bibliophile"? A biblio-phytophile"? ...

You don't need to be well versed in medicinal herbs and flowers to recognize this one. Ahhh, sweet LAVENDER...she has gone majorly...

Just when I thought I might have run out of ideas for this blog, an inspiring possibility showed up! It seems to work that way. I...

I decided to take a different approach during this Aries new moon. When choosing a card to focus on I usually have something in mind. ...

Have you ever had the experience of learning a new word or concept and then discover that you've been acquainted with this term or...

I think you would agree with me that PASSIONFLOWER is one of the most unique and mystical plants you've ever seen! Shortly after I decided to feature this card during the late February new moon, I had the opportunity to watch a teaching from Adriana Ayales, creator of the of the Herbal Astrology Oracle Card deck that I've been using for these blog posts. Adriana spoke in detail about how the "mesmerizing" blossom of Passionflower was instrumental to the beginning of her own

Since I've always thought of February as "Heart Month," and in light of the upcoming Valentine's Day, I decided to feature another plant...

Over the past year I've made it a practice to smudge my healing space every morning and to do the same when it feels like my energy field...

As you can see, just the title of this book speaks volumes! I came across it recently when reading a published interview in Emergence ...

Yes, I've written about this plant several times over the past year, including how to decorate with her in my most recent post, and here...

I you're like me and prefer decorating your home with natural rather than artificial evergreens and such, then look no further than the...

One thing that has always fascinated me about Ginseng is the shape of his root. Back in the day before herb books and internet...

We had a few weeks of warmer than average temps in our part of the country early last month, so plants that would otherwise go dormant or...

When you take a close look at this month's plant medicine card, you'll notice a lot of motion. Rabbits and deer are running, a bird is...

Have you ever had the experience of delving into a new topic or idea only to find "stuff" about it coming at you from all directions? ...

As we move into autumn and winter, crisper temps can herald not only pumpkins and snowflakes, but also cold and flu season. Those who...

Lucky me! As a member of United Plant Savers , I had the unique opportunity to purchase three rootlets of Goldenseal (Hydrastis...

I'm especially pleased to select Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis) to be this month's plant medicine card! As part the process of...

This amazing book has recently come to my attention, and it's well worth giving it kudos for highlighting a timely issue. I've mentioned...

The BLUE LOTUS card, our plant medicine focus for August, may just be the most visually impressive one of the deck, and it certainly...