Plant Devotion

I am Willow and my Story is Intuition

I am WILLOW and my story is INTUITION. I stand on the riverbank with the moon on my shoulders, and the spirit world shimmering just beyond my pale shadow. I am the link between conscious and subconscious – between what is known and what is felt.   Come, sit in the circle of my folding branches and let […]

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Amyris and the Beauty of a Broken Heart

I remember the moment when I stopped trying to get on with my life, and I simply let myself live with a broken heart. I stopped trying to be bright, positive, or above it. I stopped trying to convince people that I wasn’t beaten. Instead, I gave in. I let my sadness rub against me until

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Holding the Amyris Torch for Others

The wisdom of amyris trees (Amyris balsamifera) tells us that humans experience loss, setbacks, obstacles, regret, and disappointment. Some of us seem to know instinctively how to maintain emotional balance, cultivate optimism, learn from mistakes, adapt to challenges, focus on the future, and move forward after misfortunes. Others of us find it difficult to cope

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I am Birch and My Story is Beginnings

I am BIRCH and my story is BEGINNINGS. I stand sentinel in the ancient Celtic forest, beckoning you with my sliver bark toward the sacred grove. To enter this place of knowledge and healing, you must resist your old thinking and shed habits that keep you comfortable, stuck, and numb.   Beginnings demand you strip away the trappings of

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Suwa and the Aloes of Wadd

My father named me, she thinks to herself as she sways in motion with Hajj’s stride and tears slip down her face. Above her, in a sky full of stars, a new crescent moon sparkles over the dunes. This is Wadd, the great moon god, who brings water and fertility to her people, the Banu

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