What is it that brings you pleasure? What is it that makes you grin unselfconsciously, ear to ear, not caring who sees? What is it that makes you feel completely free, totally at home, fully yourself? Whatever
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Recipes
Pistachio Rosewater Delights
These morsels are satisfyingly sweet, sightly savory, and subtly floral. They exist somewhere on the spectrum between a snack, a desert, and well—heaven. The delicate flavor of the rosewater lingers just long enough to delight you
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Herbs
Ashwagandha
The Plant That Changed Me Without pretense, I can say that Ashwagandha has changed my life. It is rare that I write about a plant that I have never cultivated, harvested, or even met face
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How-To
Herbal Respiratory Steams
Unlike drinking a tea or taking a tincture, Herbal Respiratory Steams deliver medicine directly to the tissues experiencing infection or irritation. This is why they are so effective, particularly when employed at the first sign
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Wise Guides
Technological Hygiene
This might sound weird, but I have to tell you something you might not realize about yourself. You have a problem. I do too. We all do, most of us. You see, in the last few years, something has
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Herbs
Damiana
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Daily Practices
Spirit Plate
Every action we undertake within ritual space is mirrored in the Otherworld, and felt by the spirits who reside there. Food is a gift that allows us to sustain our lives. And it takes life to feed
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Herbalism
Three Teas For The New Year
One of the most enjoyable and accessible ways to invite plant medicine into our daily lives is through drinking tea. Teas work as both food and medicine, extracting not only the more overt medicinal compounds of
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Recipes
Taste Of Texas Toasted Pecans
These nuts will not last long. They are the ultimate snack: sweet, salty, earthy, and filling. Serve them alongside fruit and cured meats before a meal, offer them for desert alongside sliced figs with a
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Daily Practices
Turn Your Lights Down Low
When most of us stop to consider how many hours a day we spend immersed in artificially lit spaces, the reality is somewhat unsettling. While it is possible for some folks to remain unaffected, more often
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How-To
Smoke Medicine
It is smoke which feeds the Holy; smoke which nourishes the Spirits of the Land and the Ancestors, both. Smoke is also medicine. Humans have always known this. And even now, we remember how to use it
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Recipes
Rosemary Chipotle Mashed Potatoes
Comfort food gets a bad wrap – but really, shouldn’t all food be comforting? What if each and every bite we took served as a reminder to our bodies that it is good to be alive and
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Herbs
Dandelion
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Daily Practices
Rise With The Sun
Rise daily before the Sun and simply sit in stillness to greet the dawn as she arrives. Listen to the birds and watch the quality of light as it changes, slowly at first and then
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Recipes
Sweetheart’s Porridge
Nothing inspires the culinary imagination quite like the romantic imagination. This subtly sweet and perfectly balanced bowl arose out of a moment so steeped in affection, that each ingredient seemed simply to select itself. No
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Recipes
Herbal Bone Broth
Blurring the lines quite pleasingly between food and medicine, herbal broths are a seasonally-adaptable staple sure to keep you feeling nourished all year round. Sip it on its own, braise your greens with a generous
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How-To
Autumn’s Invitation
Autumn is in the air and it is a time of revelations. Things which have felt stagnant for so long, are beginning to soften, to open, to reveal their strange and healing magic to us.
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Wise Guides
Wholehearted Wildcrafting
The journey of a Wildcrafter begins slowly at first. Start where you are. Allow this journey to reveal itself to you, savoring each Season and seed. Begin simply, pausing to bask in the fragrance of
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Interviews
Alicia Bay Laurel
I can still recall the sense of fascination that I felt when I first stumbled across my mother’s tattered and treasured copy of Living On Earth. I was eight at the time, and to my
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