On the eve of Labor Day in the U.S., and at the beginning of the harvest season, we explore what it means to come into relation with abundance in wilder ways outside cultures and economies of extraction and exploitation – and how plants, deep ancestral spirits, and the spirts of the land can help us call in that kind of authentic blessing.
Our intense sensory and cognitive experiences of the world can have profound impacts on Autistic minds and bodies – with prolonged overwhelm bringing a deep burnout that can make daily life harder to navigate. In this class, we will explore the nature of Autistic burnout – and explore herbs that can help us recover from it.
In stressful times and intense situations, thoughts and emotions can spiral like a wild storm – especially for neurodivergent people. We will explore plant allies that can help calm these storms for people of all ages.
Our medicine, our magick, our lives, all arise within a cosmology - a story about the nature of the world. Animist cosmologies are based on relation. What does it mean to let the living world weave us into its story? We will explore practices for letting a rooted cosmology rise through and around us.
The color and the scent of Goldenrod capture the essence of late summer. Join us as we explore the medicine of the underappreciated medicine of this beautiful plant.
Curses take many forms. Some come are focused prayers or spells. Some are simply the etheric residue of jealousy, envy, anger, hatred, or judgement. Some are personal. Others befall an entire community or nation or lineage. Our wild green allies, by connecting us with the abundant well of life, can help us break free of them. In this class we will speak about traditional and not so traditional herbal allies for breaking curses.
When life unsettles us, when our heart and minds and souls grow restless, our wild kin, the plants and fungi, can help us find solace. We will explore some of the medicines that can aid the restless spirit.
Drawing on the work of Stephen Harrod Buhner, whose birthday it will be, we will speak about the heart as a sensory organ for perceiving and experiencing "the touch of the world upon us" – and to engage directly with the intelligence of plants.
Exuberance is an expression of the joy of life flowing through people and communities. It is also inextricably woven with liberation. We will explore herbs that free us to allow joyful ecstasy to rise and find expression.
Our brains are constantly facing challenges from physical, chemical, mental, and emotional stress. We will explore herbs that can help the brain mitigate the damage.
