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To mark the 1st Annual Fairy Festival happening this Saturday at our own Arcata Plaza, we would love to make #herbalwisdomwednesday all about the wee magical folk around the world and the plant & herbs associated with them.  When many of us think of Fairies, we imagine the tricky sprites, pixies and elf-like creatures from the Gaelic-Celtic-Northern European traditions and, naturally, many of the plants and trees native to those areas are associated with them. A couple of examples include: -Foxglove (Digitalis) have also been called Fairy Gloves and Fairyweed and the little spots inside the flowers are said to...

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This week I wanted to talk about herbal correspondences….particularly those for/related to Inner Strength.  With all that is going on in the world it seems apropos to call on our herbal allies to help keep us vital and strong.  While there are wonderful adaptogenic and tonic herbs like Ashwagandha that we can take to bolster our inner strength, but I want to focus on correspondences and aromatherapeutic properties today for those who may not be able to take herbs internally.   Herbal Correspondences *These are energetic and magickal properties of the herbs.  These can tie into their medicinal properties, but...

Let the beautiful Calendula blooms share their gentle but potent medicine with you! Calendula is one of those special herbs that are therapeutic in many ways but whose action is gentle enough for use by almost everyone. Click the link below for more information and some great recipes for this amazing plant ally by Carol Little of Studio Botanica.   http://studiobotanica.com/super-anti-microbial-calendula-medicine/

Happy July, moonbeams and welcome back to #TAROT&TEA! Today we felt the call of the Nature's Whispers Oracle Deck by Angela Hartfield & Josephine Wall. Our Card of the Week is 7. AMPLIFY YOUR POSITIVE EMOTIONS.   This card reminds us that there is always a chance to bring good fortune and beneficial influence to any moment or event in our lives. Sometimes it takes a bit of adjustment in our motives or attitudes, but when when we tap into the well of positive energy within, it can flow "in concentric circles affecting all of your desires and beliefs....as circles...