Plant Priestessing (part 2): A New Weaving
In my last email I shared about my experience at the Priestess Presence Temple Retreat (you can find that blog post here). This is part 2 of the Plant Priestessing series. For thirteen moons (twelve months) I soaked up lessons about holding temples and sacred...
Plant Priestessing (part 1): Temples renewed | Erin LaFaive
Temple image renewed The word “Temple” usually reminds me of a stone building with giant white pillars flanking the doors and guards with weapons as the gatekeepers. Only allowing the “worthy” (aka wealthy) to enter. Temples remind me of a structure that houses...
Communing with a Sea of Grasses | Erin LaFaive
These grasses have been beckoning me for some time now. Something about them is so beautiful and enamouring. I kept coming back to stand and watch them from the shore of the sea of their blades. Is it their color I’m drawn to?Their color is magnetic. How strange it...
My experience with herbs supporting sleep and mood
Have you ever had anxiety? Panic attacks? Sleepless nights? Did you know herbs can help support sleep and mood? I feel like an expert in anxiety. My training in how to deal with it comes from real life experience. In myself, my kids, and a long...
New beginnings in the garden
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Lessons from the Garden: Roots (part 2)
In part 1 of “Lessons from the Garden: Roots” I described how planting comfrey and Purple coneflower into my new garden became more difficult than anticipated and what I learned from that challenge. In part 2, I’ll share more about why I like having comfrey...
Lessons from the Garden: Roots (part 1)
My comfrey and echinacea plants are so ready for a nap. Comfrey looks like wilted spaghetti and echinacea looks like a lady after a night at the bar, scorned by a lover, and woke up in a bathroom stall (sorry echinacea, you’re beautiful to me). Even though they...
What does a herbalist do when sick?
What does a herbalist do when they’re - Snotty,- Chilly,- Achy,- Coughing,- And majorly fatigued, All at once? First, let’s back up to the beginning. I thought I was dealing with ragweed pollen trying to kill me. I did what I do for allergies and guzzled more...
Bringing in the Harvest
Humans harvest plants for Humans harvest plants for - Food for sustenance, - Fuel for cooking, - Fibers for clothing. We harvest plants with - Medicine for sickness,- Vitality for energy. Humans harvest plants for pleasure of - Scent to entice,- Sight to...
What I learned from NOT having a garden: Fall Equinox
Fall is a great time to reflect on the garden season. Here in West-Central Wisconsin, the leaves haven’t started to turn, daytime temperatures are still in the 70s (Fahrenheit), and gardens are still producing delectables such as kale, tomatoes, peppers, and squash....
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