A Herbalist View on Death, with The Seed Sistas
Our lives can be sweet precisely because they are finite. The sands of time are moving through the hour glass continuously, we are all moving towards dying. Yet living under the pressure of Grandfather Time, we are often too busy to consider our place within the cycle of life and death. “Why are we here?”, […]
How Madness Feels: An excerpt from Into The Woods and Out Again by Dina Glouberman
1971 was the year I went mad and spent three months on a psychiatric ward. 1978 was the year I had a spiritual awakening. The first was a breakdown, and the second a breakthrough. But how do you tell the difference between a breakdown and a breakthrough, between madness and miracles, when both involve stepping […]
Meditating with Marigolds: Uses and Guides to the Plant
Today, on a grey late October morning, feeling unsettled by a light and erratic north wind, I set out to gather Marigolds to inspire the day’s writing. I’ve invited them close to me for the last month, every day bringing them into my meditations. A curious thing seems to happen after a couple of weeks […]
What is the Difference Between Self-Care and Self-Love?
Self-love. What does that mean to you? Taking long baths, painting your nails, having a massage? While these things make you feel better, there’s much more to it… Self-love means being kind to yourself instead of undermining yourself with negative self-talk, berating and belittling yourself, especially when things go wrong. Self-love is also about […]
