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Nettle: The Sting of Courage

Nettle: The Sting of Courage

By Shannon, Posted in Plant Spirit Stories

When you drink nettle, whether as tea or infusion, you feel her strength from the inside out. Her energetics are warming and stimulating, bringing vitality to sluggish blood and rekindling inner.. read more

Elder: The Witch’s Tree

Elder: The Witch’s Tree

By Shannon, Posted in Plant Spirit Stories

Elder grows at the crossroads, the gate, the edge between one thing and another, between wild and tended, seen and unseen, life and death. She is the old woman of the hedgerow, the crone with flowers in her hair and a knowing in her eyes that sees.. read more

Yarrow: The Cloak’s Warrior

Yarrow: The Cloak’s Warrior

By Shannon, Posted in Plant Spirit Stories

To step into Yarrow’s story is to step into a lineage of protectors, boundary-keepers, and quiet healers who know that true power is never only brute force but the ability to heal what’s.. read more

Pine: The Breath of the Ancestors

Pine: The Breath of the Ancestors

By Shannon, Posted in Plant Spirit Stories

Across continents and centuries, Pine has stood as a tall sentinel, evergreen, upright, and deeply rooted. A living bridge between earth and sky, memory and breath. Known for its cleansing and invigorating qualities, Pine invites us to breathe through.. read more

Rose: The Heart Opener

Rose: The Heart Opener

By Shannon, Posted in Plant Spirit Stories

In herbal folklore, the petals and hips are said to soothe the nervous system and tone the heart. In spirit work, Rose’s medicine feels like a silken thread weaving together the torn places in one’s emotional.. read more

Mother Mugwort: The Dream Weaver

Mother Mugwort: The Dream Weaver

By Shannon, Posted in Plant Spirit Stories

For as long as humans have dreamed, Mugwort has been there, at the edge of hearth fires, in herbal bundles, beneath pillows, and in smoke curling through ritual spaces. She is a plant who has always lived on.. read more