The time has come. Seven or so years later and the man of my longing has invited me to become intimate. Though I can’t deny that his feminine side is just as present. His cousins and field companions desired my attention long before I could stand alone with him. So simple a being, and yet … Continue reading »
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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 »
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 »
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 Nettles Experiment
Hypothesis: Will an infusion of Urtica dioica (“Stinging Nettles”) , taken as an everyday Tonic, nourish and tone my energy reserves? If I drink a quart of Nettles infusion per week then my energy levels will become balanced throughout the day because Nettles will supply my body with the vitamins and minerals it needs to … Continue reading »