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The Herbalist’s Winter: Reflection and Rest as Practice

By December, the herbalist’s year has come full circle. The seeds that were started in March are memories. The harvests that filled the July and August days are in jars and bottles on the shelves. The fresh cleavers of March, the elderflowers of May, the St....

Frankincense: The Sacred Resin and Its Medicine

Boswellia sacra and its relatives (Boswellia serrata, Boswellia carterii) produce the resinous sap that, when it dries in the air, becomes the substance known as frankincense or olibanum: hard, golden tears of resin that burn with a distinctive, complex fragrance that...

The Herbs of Yule: A Winter Solstice Herbal Tradition

The winter solstice (Yule in the Norse tradition, Midwinter in the Anglo-Saxon, Alban Arthan in Druidic tradition) falls around December 21 in the Northern Hemisphere and marks the longest night and the return of the light. The celebration of this astronomical event...

The Plants That Have Always Been There

There is a moment that comes for almost everyone who moves from casual interest in herbs to genuine practice: the moment when you realize that the plants you are coming to know are the same plants that have always been there, and that the knowledge you are slowly...

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