hey babies, i just found the most inspiring and beautiful thing i've seen in so long...i think i am in love!
dorilandia.com
midnightapothecary.blogspot.com
dori midnight is a radical witch healerrrrr and she makes all kinds of magic things like charmed honey and her own tarot cards and i am just thinking of all the things i wanna do but somehow cannot find the energy to in this long damp winter. thinking about finding meaning in everything, nurturing your power, the sacred things that give you strength. how you can use herbs for their "material" properties as well as the invisible secret magic of them, and how both are equally powerful and valid, i just read the andrew weil article jaime sent me, everything is coming together in a weird sparkling way.
also...i found another herb school in california, why do they get all of them down there? sheesh. new life project, starting an herb school in washington?! anyway, it's called ohlone herbal center and it's in berkeley and looks pretty amazing......ohlonecenter.org
i love all of you, and miss you, and hope you are well!
xxxxxxxooooooo nicole
mmm...thank you for the inspiration nicole!
ReplyDeletealso, I know what you mean about having so many projects and ideas in your mind about what you want to do and then feeling like you aren't doing as many of them as you want...i've been feeling a bit like that too, but I believe that we are on our way to doing them...like part of the process is this preparation...whether we are preparing ourselves in the way of finding a place to do the projects we want to do, the support, or even the confidence in ourselves. i think there are several invisible steps sometimes, that we don't see as being steps towards these goals that we have (at least, not right away, in hindsight our perspectives change). I believe that you are going to do the things that you are conjuring up inside and more...or perhaps in a way you haven't yet imagined (which is very exciting)...
this blog is helping me stay motivated and excited about my own goals...just hearing about what all you wonderful herbalists are doing out there. it's so reassuring seeing common passions...knowing that others out there also believe...
there is so much that we still don't know.
it's exciting. and it's coming our way...
ps. are you thinking about going to an herb school? i am very much considering howie's apprenticeship at columbine's school of botanical studies in eugene, but it might not be for another year or two...let me know if you get in somewhere! i hope everyone else does too so we can celebrate! woohoo!
wow wow! thanks for sharing! i like dori´s style, which reminds me of yours, nicole. what a wonderful website. i agree with jaime that you guys are inspiring and sparkling. i´m plotting my own herbal adventures...will keep you updated as things unfold...love!!
ReplyDelete"And can you let it break your heart right open, so as you feel your pain for the world, you can sense that it is rooted in your love for the world and your love for life?"
ReplyDeleteYes.
Getting to this a bit late, but I am soaking up her words. My feelings are changing every day--every day is changing, but mostly I feel trapped in a world that I am ashamed of. I feel the Great Mother's pain and weep with her and love with her, too! All is love : )
Cheers Nicole : ) xo