The Luminous Spirit

  I know you and I have gotten pretty close but it is time to move to a paid platform. I am leaving this blog behind. The blog name will most likely be the same but most other things will look different.  You will be able to purchase my tinctures and salves straight from the source..ME. How exciting will that be? Everything of mine will be in it’s very on place but all together in one space! Prices will probably be a little cheaper too because im not having to pay ETSY fees anymore and I have the ability to set my own standards. You will be able to have access to my courses and potentially videos straight from the membership part of the site. So there are many great things about to happen in 2022 and I am super excited.  Right now my site isn't paid so the website isn't the same link as this one so here it is . I am just trying to do a bit more housecleaning on the website before it is paid and I have everything where I want it to be. This isn't going to be one long ...

This is a post today that is a deep one so if you are triggered with the mention of loss, please ignore this post today. This is the trauma of miscarriage (my 2021 experience)   So I don’t normally write diary type blog posts, but I felt the need to after a deep meditation I just came out of. Good ole posts like these can seem long winded but literally take me all of 30 minutes to write so here goes. This passed year has been a fucking world wind of emotions for me. Just straight torture emotionally. January I felt my best friend was pulling away and I just honestly didn't understand why. Then I had my billionth miscarriage at 8w4d. I have so much guilt around that. You see, I had no intention of having another baby considering my last son is so attached to me and still breastfeeding. I felt like I was replacing him. I was going to hurt him for bringing another baby in and doing all the things I am doing with him. How replaced and less important he would feel and just betrayed by h...

This is my journey as a radical birth keeper. There are many things I have always wanted to do but I never knew where to begin. I was just in my early 20’s when my gynecologist told me that I should become a fertility specialist. That I could help so many young women who have no clue about their own bodies. I laughed and said, I do know about as much as you. He giggled and said, you should hold classes. Many years go by and I pursued other careers. I'm in my 30’s now and I never followed that path. Let me just be real here, public speaking isn't my thing. I am terrified about speaking to people. Especially face to face or large crowds. "Doctor Hand"   by  Truthout.org  is licensed under  CC BY-NC-ND 2.0   I know a shit ton more now than I did then and I have healed my body temporarily to conceive 4 babies after being told by 4 different doctors that there was nothing they could do. They explained that I have unexplained infertility. All of my bloodwork was fine....

 W hat to know about Mullein Photo above: Common Mullein in the first year Latin Name: Verbascum thapsus                                             Family: Scrophulariaceae Growing zone : 3-9 and prefers partial sun and dry soil.  It is very hard to transplant because of its long taproot. In the spring you can find saplings from the previous years plants near the brown stalks that were once the flowers. You can gather the seeds and plant them in the fall. Identification:   Leaves : are soft and fuzzy like a teddy bear or velvet. They grow low to the ground in the first year and only foliage. First year they stay pretty small so on average no more than about 6-10 inches in circumference. The leaves are oblong and have a rounded point at the tip. They are silvery green gray in color. The l...

  I am so new to this.  Wanting to know what herbalism is and why it chose me so that I can figure out where to go from here. So herbalism and being a Wiccan kind of go hand in hand but even if you're not Wiccan or pagan or anything of the sorts it really goes hand in hand with the self sustainability of homesteading. So it was a calling that made me, well me.  So what is herbalism?  Herbalism is a way of life. It is being able to forage wild herbs and make your own medicine. To heal yourself from the inside out and help others heal themselves.  What herbalism is not.  Not a replacement for your health care practitioner.  Sometimes you just really need to go see a doctor. Yes, nature can help with so many things and our bodies need that. But there are definitely times where seeking medical attention from a professional is best.  What is herbalism and why did it choose me? This is a loaded question. As a small child I was always drawn to nature. Th...