* * * Any interesting Trees in bloom where you live? * Warmly, Herbaloo *
Earth Clock Equinox: out like a Lamb
Happy Spring! * (click the pic above for a closer read) * * * An indoor Maple Tree turned into what it ought not to be. I believe it is Geranium, and is still fun to see. A Tree with roots indoors to boot. But alas, twas only throwing its hoot. And outdoors I see, … Continue reading »
Imbolc ~ I get it now
Imbolc is the celebratory day which lies half way between Yule and the Spring Equinox. It is the time of year when the Ewes birth their lambs and we prepare the trees for tapping. The warm weather week at the end of January leads to the freezing and thawing practice of the early Spring. Every … Continue reading »
Nettles Soup recipes // How to get souped on Urtica
Of course – a warm wintry soup! What a way to enjoy your infusion of Nettles. _________________________________________ Lentils ‘n’ Nettles inspired by M.Y. – – – shallot, yellow onion, garlic lentils vegetable stock infusion of nettles carrot, kale, veg-etc (optional) cayenne, sage, sweet marjoram, basil, kelp flakes (and/or your favorite spices) – – – - … Continue reading »
a year with Stinging Nettles – Urtica dioica materia medica
To gather materials from our local surroundings, bringing them forth with conscious intelligence: To thrive in places that flourish with respect and “positive” Earth: To nurture Nature and symbiotically nurture yourself: This is the way of the Nettle. When brewing Tea, I’ve been making myself a now & later (tea for now, an infusion for … Continue reading »
Herbs to Illuminate the Darkness { Ervas para iluminar a Escuridão }
This Autumn slope into Winter may have been the most moving one yet for me. While the leaves fell, I too went softly down to the depths of my Soul. Searching for the glow that keeps me shining. It’s not that it went out entirely, but I was stifling it with thoughts and emotions that … Continue reading »
Mason Jar of Nature
It seems as though my time spent on the Herbaloo path has been limited – but alas – I am quite a busy bee with the herbal nature of things in my life. Working for an herbal supplements company changes what I do in my free time. Lately it’s been singing . . . Here’s … Continue reading »
let the beauty of the plant affect you – s.h.b.
“Now, let the beauty of the plant affect you. Notice how much you care for it. Send out from your heart the love you feel. Encoded in the complex, multivaried field of your heart are the feelings of caring you are now generating. And the plant, like all life, will take them in, respond to … Continue reading »
The Seasons, they are a-changin
Happy Autumnal Equinox may your spectrum be balanced with wings and roots love, herbaloo
Two herbs are better than one?
It got me started when Yarrow would only come around with Queen Anne’s Lace. My local lovers. Oh to be anywhere and know your names, my heart sings for you. two. While meditating to the Plant Spirits today I felt another plant combination coming forth – the Plant I was looking to speak with mentioned … Continue reading »
