55 The Sturgeon Moon and the Second Eclipse: Light at the Full
Sturgeon Moon eclipse ritual: a full moon in Virgo, a partial lunar eclipse, and the old grain-harvest folklore that echoes it. This week we hold the second doorway of eclipse season with gratitude, n...
26 Aug 40min
54 Virgo Season Herbalism| The Craft of Putting By
Virgo season has arrived, and it's time for the craft of putting by. This episode covers calendula's uses in tea, skincare, and a step-by-step calendula-infused almond oil recipe for your fall and win...
23 Aug 39min
53 Yarrow for Wounds & Boundaries| When the Sun Goes Dark
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium): the herbalist's wound-herb, a plant of protection and boundaries, its folklore, medicine, and plant spirit — an eclipse-season episode. A grounded look at yarrow's uses ...
17 Aug 32min
52 John Barleycorn & the First Loaf: The Story of Lughnasadh
Lughnasadh, the first harvest of the Celtic Wheel of the Year, has come — the season of the first grain, the first loaf, and the old harvest gratitude. In this episode, we follow the story of John Bar...
9 Aug 38min
51 Motherwort | The Lion-Hearted Mother
Come and sit a while. I've just returned from eight days in Vermont and this week we meet motherwort — Leonurus cardiaca, the lion's heart — the fierce, unbeautiful, wholly self-possessed old plant th...
26 Juli 26min
50 Our Grandmothers' Herbs | The Thread That Came Down Sideways
Some of us inherited the apron and the herb bundle. Some of us inherited three thousand miles and a grandmother who was at war with the dandelion. This week, in the deep hearth of Cancer season, we si...
12 Juli 18min
49 The Lavender Drawer
There is a drawer in every house that remembers. Open it, and something rises to meet you — soap and sunlight and something older than both. This week, in the heart of Cancer season, we visit the lave...
5 Juli 26min
48 After the Sun: Cancer's First Whisper
The morning after the longest day, something turns. You can't see it — the garden is still roaring, still climbing toward its peak — but the sun has already begun its quiet journey back toward home, a...
28 Juni 36min
