11/8/2015: Fearn (fi-een), or Alder
Fearn invites us all to look at our fears this week and take action. Fear is a needed reaction to let us know what’s happening around us. What do you need to be alerted to in order to move forward with strength and courage? When we hold onto fear, it[...] |
Ayurvedic Herb Guide for Autumn
Herbs for autumn offer nourishing support to keep you healthy during the dry, cold, windy days of the fall and winter seasons. Each herb has special qualities that give it a unique role in the Ayurvedic pharmacopoeia. The beneficial herbs listed below are available in bulk powders (spice jar, ½[...] |
11/1/2015: Muin (Mhoown), Blackberry/Bramble
Happy Celtic New Year! We are taking time this week to work with Muin. She helps us to find balance in our lives. With her pointy thorns and sweet berries, Muin reminds us the importance of finding balance to flourish in our lives. Muin tells us that as we begin[...] |
10/25/2015: Nuin (Nee-Arhn), or Ash
Our friend Nuin is speaking to us this week all about transition and manifesting. Truly, you can’t do one without the other, and Nuin is well-equipped to help you with this. Nuin is known as a tree of knowledge, but also the world tree. Nuin has been there, done that[...] |
10/18/2015: Tinne (Tin-nay), or Holly
Samhain is right around the corner. The veil is very thin at this time of the year. This can be very taxing on people emotionally, energetically, spiritually, mentally, etc. With lots of visitors, living and otherwise, it’s really important to keep yourself protected. Welcome, Tinne. Tinne is all about protection.[...] |
10/4/2015: Koad (Kode), or the Grove
Have you made it through your labyrinth? Are you still in the middle of it? Koad is all about that sacred space this week. Whether or not you’ve made it completely through that labyrinth many have been stuck in, Koad is that nice breathing space before the next step. Beyond[...] |
9/27/2015: Gort (GORT), or Ivy
Amidst the energy of the full moon/lunar eclipse/blood moon/super moon and the lingering effects of Mercury Retrograde, it seems a lot of us are still feeling very confused or overwhelmed. Last week Uilleand was trying to help out of our labyrinths we’ve been finding ourselves stuck in. Either some of us are[...] |
9/20/2015: Uilleand (Oo-Lind), of Honeysuckle
As many of us well know, Mercury Retrograde has descended upon us. This can affect some of us very strongly, while others will barely notice any change. Communication may go awry, computers and phones may break, travelling cancelled, deals fall though, etc. This doesn’t mean that your life will fall apart for[...] |
9/13/2015: Quert (Kwert), or Apple
Welcome, autumn! Quert is the plant often associated with September, especially here locally with all of the amazing apple orchards (Becca recently embraced this and made apple dumplings). Quert has so many associations in many different beliefs worldwide. This week Quert would like us to focus on some of the most[...] |