“The sun, the sun shines down on the land. The sun, the sun shines down on the land. We are dancing in the sun. We are dancing in the sun. The sun is our dancing. Souls are dancing.” A song given to me by the oxeye daisy Summertime and the Summer Solstice. The word Solstice […]

The Comfrey plants are leaning over, heavy with the rain that has fallen overnight. The sun shines now as I sit with the Comfrey. Many bees buzz around…many, many bees. The Comfrey stands about 5 feet tall. The vibrant, bright green leaves have indentations that resemble veins and arteries, or a river with many paths […]

It has been many years since I discovered the wild roses growing in abundance on our land.   We moved here in December and I did not know that the thicket down on the land was over an acre of roses.  It has been a beautiful and miraculous journey since then. I have always had […]

I have been experiencing some miraculous benefaction in my life right now. And, I have also been experiencing some extremely frustrating and angry feelings at the same time. What has happened? I have been having some light headedness and dizziness lately. And the thing is that I have been on a journey to drink nourishing […]

I wrote these essays eleven years ago.   I am still on my journey with rose after so many years.  Her teachings continue to inspire and deepen year after year.  Part 1 ~ Love and Beauty at your Doorstep I am looking forward to the blooming of the wild roses this year. Each day making my […]

I am a shamanic herbalist. I communicate with the plants around me as companions and wisdom teachers. I have developed intimate relationships with the plants with which I live. I seek them as teachers. They have told me that they want me to constantly be talking to them. I also eat these plants and I […]

I have been on the spiral path of the wise woman for more than 20 years now. Before that first step onto the path, I was a therapeutic teacher at a school for homeless children in Seattle. It was very stressful and joyful work. My energy was depleted in ways that I didn’t realize at […]

Shamanic Herbalism is the oldest way of healing on our planet. In this tradition of healing, most of what is experienced is invisible. We start out in the quiet of our yards and garden, and we expand our consciousness with breath and intention into the invisible realms. It is in these realms of expansion that […]

Today, being the Women’s March and many women and men out in the streets standing for freedom, equality, respect and peace. I am standing with them. I am home though on the land where I live on Whidbey Island. I went out for a short walk this morning. Sometimes I have a craving when I […]

It is the second day of snow here on our land on Whidbey Island. Sometimes the cold, dark rainy weather keeps me inside most of the day. The snow today, however, lures me outside, to explore the landscape. I noticed the other day that there were still some wild rose hips that looked beautifully red […]