#pnw plant magic

[heatherwitch]

PNW Plant Magic Series

These posts were made many years ago based on my personal (UPG) correspondences and experiences with the plants. Some views have evolved since then!

I encourage you to sit with any plant you want to incorporate into your craft and truly connect with them instead of solely using a UPG correspondence list on tumblr! Consider these a starting point/inspiration! :)

Bleeding heart

Bracken Fern

Deer Fern

Lady Fern

Licorice Fern

Maidenhair Fern

Miner’s Lettuce

Nettle

Osoberry

Red Elderberry

Salal

Salmonberry

Sorrel

Sword Fern

Trillium

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[marimoscorner]

A Witch’s Hearth: Finding Home in Nature

In our Disconnected, Urban World

Written by Autumn (she/her) 🍁

To most witches, pagans and druids, the nature around us is as much of a home as our own domiciles. It’s healing to go out to an old growth forest, to bathe in the wisdom of beings who lived before you and will likely still stand tall when you are amidst their soil.

However, not everyone has immediate access to the lovely blessing of a deep forest.

I myself recently moved from the deep, lush forests of the PNW to just about as far south as I could go in my car, chasing the light that I need to function. The move has helped with my daily functions and mental health, yes—but I have been left feeling a bit lost without the forests of home.

Join me as I plan some ways in which I can adapt anew to the nature around my new home, how I may incorporate it in my magic, and how I may carve out a new spiritual hearth for myself.

Perhaps this can help inspire folks to tackle their own homesickness with nature, and to reconnect with the world in which they live (whether or not they’ve made a move).

Once again, please take this with a grain of salt—as this is just from my own experiences. I am not a teacher, I am simply recording my thoughts in the hopes to add my voice to the pot. With that, let’s begin! 🌿

A Deep Homesickness

This photo is one my partner took at our engagement up in WA, right before we ran into a bear

The above photo is how I think of home. The deep green of the forest, the blue of the mountains on the horizon. Moss on just about every surface. The rich dirt that sustained it all. Were it not rainy and dark most of the year, I wouldn’t have left.

Now, I find home in a biome all its own. I’m living deeper into a city than I ever have, and I’m feeling isolated from nature. While the beach is close by, any deep woods that remind me of the edges of the wilderness up north are at the very least two to three hours away by car.

Though I have a hard time remembering this, it is not a bad change. Any plant that is uprooted from the earth it’s known its whole life is bound to feel a bit uncomfortable. But perhaps it can flourish if moved to soil better suited for its intrinsic needs.

Though my experience includes a physical move, this can apply to a homesickness you feel due to a simple displacement of nature in this society. Perhaps you aren’t seeing enough nature, or aren’t able to connect with what’s around you.

Let’s forge ahead to tackle this feeling of loneliness head on!

Finding Similarities

This is a photo I took at a hike about 2.5 hrs out of the way down here. Though without as many trees, it felt much more familiar and was beautiful in its own right

In our modern society, we’re left with a longing to return to nature—to our home. You may find yourself longing for a specific kind of view. Perhaps you’re looking for prominence of a particular element—like a roaring river to enact water or plenty of clover to help you feel the earth. The following is a list of steps to tackle this:

Make a list of things you want to see or things that would help you feel at home in nature. Think of your dream location when it comes to the outdoors. What does it look like? What features does it have? How do you feel?

Go online and find trails nearby with as similar to these features as possible. AllTrails has the ability to search for trails with waterfalls, forests, wildflowers, wildlife, etc. for free. Make good use of the wonderful web of resources provided to us.

Make an effort to connect with nature at least once a month, if you can. Be sure to pack for safety—and take a nice hike, or sit under an old tree and journal in your grimoire. Ground yourself and notice the seasons around you

In this way, you’ll help your soul settle and feel comfortable, which will help with our next steps.

Bring a Piece of Nature Home

Here’s one of my cats, Pagan, enjoying our newest garden box arrangement. I’m so proud of how far she’s come since we rescued this tiny baby

Many times, it’s near impossible to find the time in our busy lives during the week to go deep into nature. Thus, we need to take this connection into our own hands, and build our own miniature wild sanctuary.

NOTE: Do not remove plants or creatures from nature. They are there for a reason.

Take inventory of your available space. Is this your entire patio? A shelf? A portion of your altar? A garden box? A whole backyard? Take measurements so you can better plan

Remember your list of natural things you enjoy. Brainstorm some ways to include them in this space. It could be a photo or painting of your dream location. It could also be an actual plant for a tiny breath of fresh air. If you have the space, you could plant a whole garden! It is whatever matters most to you. Try and incorporate your local biome to help enmesh the two worlds, if they are different.

Thrift and shop around to fulfill the needs of this space. The more you can get secondhand or from smaller businesses in your community, the better. You may even be able to ask your neighbors or friends with impressive plants for a cutting to propagate!

Consider the safety of any children or animals in your life. A lot of plants and flowers can be toxic to certain creatures. Utilize the web to determine what is safe for your situation.

Set up your space and enjoy! You may utilize spells or ritual to fully enact the space and help it to feel more magical, but it is really your choice.

For my family, we live in an apartment. We haven’t had a backyard in years. Still, we’ve found way to turn our patio into a spot of natural respite. We utilize a tiered planter in order to make the most of our patio space. Though we’ve included small flowers that remind us of our old home, we’ve embraced the biome we’re currently in and have an entire row of beautiful succulents. Of course, we also added catnip for our babies, and herbs for our kitchen witchcraft. We also put down these outdoor tiles from IKEA that mimic a lawn and wooden patio. On our table, we’ve put a hummingbird feeder to help better support local wildlife, and are discussing an actual bird feeder.

Embracing the Nature Around You

A photo I took of a playful wild crow. He was an excellent little model!

This is a step I still need to complete myself. When biomes don’t match up with how you picture nature in your craft, it can be frustrating! Especially if you’re in a fairly urban area, you may not have much access or choice in which nature you interact with.

Here’s the good thing, though: it’s all nature, regardless of how it shows up in the world.

Start researching your local biomes. Take account of your local parks and community gardens. Study the history of the land that you’re on, and how it played into the lives of the people that it truly belongs to (of course, do not culturally appropriate. This should go without saying). Explore native biodiversity. Find volunteer programs at local organic farms. Visit a farmer’s market. The list of possibilities goes on.

If you’re feeling overwhelmed or don’t know where to start, this is how I’ll be organizing my journey through this step:

Make a list of natural sights in your area that are easily accessible to you. I’m talking within a 30 minute drive or closer level of close. These don’t need to match up perfectly with your perception of nature—you may be pleasantly surprised in what you find when you open yourself up. This could include: parks, hiking trails, state parks, plant nurseries or shops, local/community gardens, farms that allow for visitors, farmer’s markets, local watersheds that allow for visitors, etc.

Visit these locations safely, documenting what you find beautiful and/or spiritual in each one. List aspects of local nature and how that could make an impact if you were to include them in your craft

Create a mini encyclopedia of local spots that you end up loving for days where you’re feeling disconnected and need a quick pick-me-up. You might even create a jar full of folded papers to pick them at random.

Increase the amount of local natural elements that you include in your craft instead of/alongside elements of your idealized natural space. You may find this area around you feeling more like a home or hearth than you ever have before.

Once you start practicing awareness in nature more and more, you’ll start to notice it in more places. This can not only help with your connection to your location, but can help you build your magical hearth in the energy around you.

Giving Back

This is a photo I took at the San Diego Zoo of a weaver finch building its nest

Nature takes care of us, even when we’re detached from it in our cities. We need to take care of it in turn. If you have the means, find some way to give back to the nature around you if you so wish. Here are some ideas:

Give back to the plants with your energy, or make an offering of compost to replenish the soil

Purchase a Membership at a local zoo or aquarium that prioritizes conservation. This way you get to visit, too, while giving back! I love having memberships because I know on each visit I can really take my time and don’t have to rush about.

Volunteer to help reforest, or to help plant at a local garden. This can even be done by donation if you do not have the access or ability to physically participate

Consider giving homegrown herbs/plants to family and friends—or prepare them to help feed those in your community, if you have the means to donate

Teach others in your community how to properly dispose of waste and how they can help keep our natural beauty alive

Simply compost and recycle when the option is available to you

Etc. There is no one right way to do any of this! Just with your intent, you make your community a better place. Thank you for being in it

Thank you for taking the time to read through my little magical journal and ideas. Even if we don’t fully align, I hope that our paths crossing has contributed to even a slight net-positive in your day. I look forward to writing again soon.

[citrinemystic]

Correspondence Spotlight: Stinking Willie

Jacobaea vulgaris, also known as Stinking Willie, Ragwort, Tansy Ragwort, and St. James-wort, is a common wildflower that's native to Eurasia, but has spread to grow in many other places in the world. It's typically treated as a weed, in the sense that in my research I didn't find any mention of it being intentionally cultivated. It is currently growing quite abundantly here in the PNW, and so that got me wondering how I could use it in my practice.

In many places, Ragwort is treated as a noxious weed, and is of particular concern for those that raise cattle or horses. When consumed by humans, it typically causes liver damage. It gets the name "Stinking Willie" from the odor that the leaves gives off. All of this considered, in my mind, it lends itself very well toward baneful workings, particularly for causing trouble with someone's travel plans, home, or work matters.

On the other hand, it's a valuable resource for pollinators, so it also could be said to have properties of nurturing and abundance. With being both harmful and helpful, I would also consider it to be a plant of duality.

It tends to be quite prolific in seed dispersal, so it's also quite easy to make a fertility association. Additionally, the seeds don't tend to travel very far from the parent plant, so it could also be used for family-based workings.

With all that stated, here are some potential uses of ragwort in magic:

🌼 Ritualistically help the seeds with their dispersal into the yards and landscaping of people and organizations you're displeased with.

🌼 Use the dried plants in sachets or other container workings to bring abundance or fertility into a situation.

🌼 Dry and grind the plant into a fine power and spread where appropriate.

🌼 Collect the seeds to use in fertility workings.

🌼 Weave the plants into a (stinky) wreath.

🌼 Use to curse your target with abundance

🌼 Use in workings to bring balance

[ediblegardenspointloma]

In My San Diego Garden and Kitchen

I’ve taken a break over the last month. I updated and reposted a few popular and timely blog posts while we spent several weeks in Washington State, visiting our son’s family (and the grands, ages 4 and nearly 2). We spent long weekends with them near Seattle then camped and savored North Cascades National Park, Olympic National Park, Deception Pass State Park and Whidbey Island.

We also hiked, walked PNW seashores and took in a lavender farm at its peak. We’re happy to be home and thankful for our coastal location in the midst of this “heat season.”

Garden tenders kept the young summer garden going and now I’m doing the same for one of them. Several first harvests occurred while we were away and I was amazed by the growth of tomatoes, beans, peppers, zinnias and corn over sixteen days. Long days and sunny weather work their magic.

First harvests deserve a single (vs. group) photo. The ‘Raven’ zucchini plants produce several like this daily which keeps me and a few neighbors happy.

Sauteed zucchini slices and shallots were topped with browned herb panko crumbs for the first use.

This was the first of daily harvests of trellised green beans. I find ‘Emerite’ pole beans pleasant at this size but prefer them even thinner. Dilly refrigerator pickled green beans are planned for tomorrow. My folder of green bean recipes provides daily inspiration.

Nectaplums are the fruit of the week (or month) now. We picked 15 pounds yesterday. The crop was thinned but likely we’ll probably still have 75-100 pounds from the two trees. Kitchen work ahead and plenty to share.

Like other fruit this year, the rhubarb is late and only now coming into full production. It’s an extender for many of my fruit sauces using apples and strawberry guavas.

And oh the glorious flowers now.

Here’s a bouquet my four-year-old grandson, Shiloh made from one of our “flower walks.”

Check the What I’m Planting Now page as I add to the summer garden. Then head to Harvest Monday, hosted by Dave at Happy Acres blog and see what garden bloggers around the world harvested last week.

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[cedarbeing]

Unconventional plants and herbs in witchcraft.

Often I find that herbs and plants relating to witchcraft online and even in a lot of books is centered around a specific set, I see the same herbs repeated and spoken about often. If you want to find information on “obscure” plants in witchcraft you have to DIG (or it just doesn’t exist). It’s not a bad thing, most authors are appealing to a general audience, reciting what they have learned, and following tradition, but I’ve found that I’m wanting to shift my focus of learning to more local herbs and plants (I mean, they are free to get after all). I’ve wanted to find uses for the plants I can forage around me, as they are often not mentioned. So if you live in the PNW (or more generally, North America), and want to learn more about the plants around you and how you can use them in your craft, follow along friends!

Entry one lies below.

Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea)

Note: Do not consume or use plants that you cannot identify with certainty.

General Information and History:

General info:

Native to North America, Drought tolerant, grows readily in: roadsides, clearings, meadows etc.

young plants and leaves are edible when cooked, but may be unpleasant due to the wooly nature of the underside of the leaves.

Best harvested before flowers fully open/mature, often before midsummer. After flowers mature, they can last until the first snows of winter! Hence, “everlasting”. (Or the fact that they dry beautifully, and then last quite a bit longer!)

History:

It was used medicinally by many First Nations, for example: The Nlaka’pamux used Pearly Everlasting as an influenza medicine. While Ditidaht healers rubbed the leaves on their hands to soften them.

It was named Pearly Everlasting due to the colour of the bracts, and how long the flowers last.

It is a commonly cultivated ornamental plant in some areas.

Used to be a common flower to leave upon graves, much less commonly used now in grave gardens.

Medicinal Information:

Note: use at your own risk. If pregnant/nursing, taking medications, or have medical conditions, contact a physician prior to use. Please be aware that medicinal herbs are meant to be used in moderation. This is NOT a guide to usage.

Possible Properties: anodyne, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, astringent, expectorant, mild sedative.

Traditional methods of use: Tea, Poultice, steam bath, herbal smoke.

Used to treat: superficial wounds, colds and bronchial coughs, throat infections, headaches, etc.

Despite all this, Pearly Everlasting is seldom used in modern herbalism.

Usage in Witchcraft.

Now, as for the usage in witchcraft there obviously isn’t much widespread information, in cases such as this I like to follow the lead from other information on the plant (name, medicinal properties, factors of growth, history, personal experience, etc). as well as combine with other practices, such as colour magic. This is why other information on the plant is important to know, even if it’s not directly related to witchcraft. Please note that this is a personal correspondence. As such, you may see it differently or have different ideas. That’s okay too! Feel free to share them :)

Correspondences: longevity, healing, purification, and spirit work.

Other very important information

Some information is derived or cross referenced from: PLANTS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST Washington, Oregon, British Columbia & Alaska. (Paul B. Alaback)

This is a SUPERB field guide if you live in the area(s) mentioned and it carries a wealth of information. I HIGHLY recommend it.

For Pearly everlasting specifically, because of its status as an ornamental/garden plant in some places, its likely easier and safer to buy seeds to grow the plant rather than forage it. This has an added bonus of caring for and putting your energy into the plant straight from the beginning.

In regards to foraging:

Be safe, sustainable, and ethical when foraging. (Click the link)

ALWAYS positively identify before use. If you’re not 100% sure, don’t use it!

Be prepared for a possible negative reaction or allergy. When trying new things, try a small amount first.

Know the local area/the dangers (terrain, wild animals, incoming weather, etc) be prepared!

DO NOT take more than you need/can use. (This does not apply to invasive species)

Harvest from different locations if possible.

Do as little damage to the plant and grounds.

Use a mesh bag to collect in the case of mushrooms.

Make an effort to spread seeds from plants when harvesting if possible. (This does not apply to invasive species)

This post is not a comprehensive guide to Pearly Everlasting and it’s usage as a medicinal plant, it is a general overview of information that I have compiled, and not necessarily beginner friendly. Please treat it as such. Happy spell crafting! :)

[catsconflictscopicsandchamomile]

Spn postcanon updates:

First of all, there’s a big update on the Blatantly Meta side of things that I’m not quite sure how to speak on appropriately. This take on spn postcanon being what it is, it both is a massive crossover, inevitably MUST include meta/irl stuff relating to the media involved, and, truly infuriatingly in this case, absolutely makes perfect coherent sense with said irl events and even provided perfectly-timed leadup.

That being said, in-universe and irl it happened so fast, and was devastating in a way that nobody could have predicted.

Lucifer returning to massacre Hell’s lower levels should have been a warning.

The Metatron approaching Frenchfuck over here so blatantly and offering salvation in exchange for information really should have been a warning.

What happened to Ezekiel (an old alias, but yknow what? sure) the week before really, really, REALLY should have been a warning. Even though he was confirmed to have made it back to Heaven almost immediately with commendations for physical-destruction-in-line-of-duty, the way it happened should have been a warning, I mean he was literally all over the fucking ceiling.

Anyway, those safe houses in London, and the entities that kept them, are destroyed. Scorched earth. So many others were attacked at the same time, most of them still not accounted for. So far nobody seems to have survived. “Our side” lost about 1/4 of its forces within the past weekend. London, Edinburgh, PNW, possibly any remaining foothold in the House of Nyx, and too many individual allies/teams to list. Gabriel was one though.

Given who was targeted, how they were connected, various bits of meta/shitposting, and of course the actual new antagonist(?) looming in a certain superhero show…

It’s time to admit that the worst is true. Azazel is back, and he’s still wearing John.

Between that and that French bastard (no actual name, some Fae are just like that) selling the remaining Seasonal Gods out to the Metatron in exchange for some slim chance at surviving the apocalypse, anyone surviving is between a rock and a hard place. Azazel’s on the fucking warpath razing entire established safehouses to the ground left and right, Metatron is turning his power over “The Word Of God” or whatever against anyone and everyone who could be a threat.

In good news: Sam is officially, confirmed, at least somewhat free. It seems like a “reverse soulless” situation: Sam’s soul is free, along with enough of him to be semi-corporeal. Really that SHOULD be something like a wraith, but apparently Sam’s kids magic-ed a way around that. However despite this, he’s still very weak if he can take physical form at all, while the rest of him is (albeitchanged in appearance at this point) VERY physical notably lacking a soul. …yeah the bodies are starting to stack up. He’s Lady Nemain’s new favorite weapon/toy/arm candy.

OH YEAH I SHOULD TALK ABOUT THE KIDS.

Thankfully these two kids aren’t actually new, just yet more inevitable results of early-seasons Winchester horniness… yeah so at least one of them is Ruby’s. She named him

*deep, deep sigh*

* C R I N G E *

(I cannot fucking BELIEVE that Walker Texas Ranger of all shows made THIS NAME *AND ITS REASON* canon in the final episode)

…Ruby named him Edward. After Edward from fUCKINg TWILIGHT RUBY WHY WERE YOU *LITERALLY ALWAYS SO WEIRD ABOUT EVERYTHING*

The other kid is named Stella or Star or something. Could be Ruby’s but she looks SO Fae and seems to have been raised in the Fae Realms. I think she might be the product of Sam Hooking Up With A Girl In The Fairy Episode Who Was Definitely A Fae But This Fact Was Never Addressed.

…or she might be Ruby’s after all, and just look kinda elf-y.

Or…. No that’s way too weird I don’t wanna think abt it.

Well WHOEVER HER PARENTS ARE, Stella is a DAMN good witch, and flew under Blurrywife and everyone else’s radar by focusing on plant- and color-based magic - ie, all physical components.Afaik nobody even realized she HAD powers til she pulled off a brilliantly designed spell and set her dad free.

Taking advantage of the whole Set The Egyptian Chaos God debacle (aka Blurrywife finally found an entity that she simply has no power over), Ruby snuck into whatever Fae Dreamscape Thing Sam’s soul was trapped in, and was able to help Edward, Stella (Edward and Stella. Kill me/j. Ruby why) and Sam’s newest girlcrush* A PRIMORDIAL TITANESS get Sam to wake up and dispel the whole dreamscape quietly over the next few days, freeing the various Fae and ghosts who had been trapped by Blurrywife as well. One Faerie woman stayed behind to face Blurrywife’s wrath. We don’t know what name she went by outside the dreamscape, but as Blurrywife wrote it her name was Cassie.

* Sam is likely just now remembering that Eileen exists now that he’s free. That being said, Titan Lady seems very aware of this, very chill, has never been aggressive with any advances towards Sam afaik, she’s literally just nice. Turns out some primordials are just NICE.

Speaking of which, Blurrywife is actually starting to take a lot of Ls. I think it’s finally catching up to her how far above her level she’s playing right now. Courting Set’s allegiance was a fiasco, and led to her getting embarrassingly dragged around by the Chaos god for a week or so before someone else finally put a stop to it. She’s lost Sam, who was really her single huge bargaining chip with all these powerful entities. Due to these humiliations, defeats and generally being a dishonorable backstabber, Victoria is no longer pleased to be sharing her divinity, much less a vessel, with The Blurry Bitch so now those two are fighting within themself. Careful Blurrywife… you’re slipping…

In other news, there’s some new powerful figures about:

A TERRIFYING woman/goddess of Akkadian or Proto-Semitic origin who seems to be connected to Cain, not a fighter, but definitely a prophetess who runs at least partially on Angel (meta)Physiology Rules (and I’ll just say it, she’s hot).

Serapis, who I assumed would be a total douche like most Roman gods but turns out to be fairly grounded, and surprisingly young. He doesn’t want to be involved in all this either.

A witch, like a 16th-19th century witch. She does all the usual things witches of the time did. She’s very racist. She’s Lucifer’s new consort and set to be an apocalypse prophet. She’s very happy with all this. She’s still deeply religious at heart. …she’s a 16th-19th century witch, what more is there to say.

Finally, expect updates on CW Gotham Knights- adjacent subjects within the next week. Or possibly just general Bat Man stuff. Or whoever that actor is who plays Turner Hayes in GK. I don’t have any other details there but something’s about to happen.

TLDR: Azazel, Metatron, London is in ashes, Sam’s soul is free, Sam’s children now number 3 with the addition of two SamRuby kids of expected/human age and DEEPLY stupid names, Blurrywife is losing ground, some interesting entities hanging about.

[sentientmossshroom]

I’ve started a new personal blog!

I’ve been reflecting on the type of Content (tm) I want to make for my Fabled Fungi accounts and kept feeling like I was trying to cram too many side interests in until I realized what I really wanted was another personal blog. That way my business accounts can remain focused on my business a little bit more.

Anyway, what you’ll find here is pictures of and links to my art of course, as well as personal updates, moving updates, updates on our DIYs for our new house, disability hacks we put into the new house, witchy projects, and hyperfixation infodumping.

But first, a little bit about me . . .

My name is Moss and I use xe/xem/xyr pronouns.

I’m AuDHD, and have Fibromyalgia as well as a host of comorbid issues that are often disabling.

I am non-binary, trans, and queer.

I am passionate about disability justice, queer rights, deconstructing White Supremacy Culture, decolonization, and post-capitalism world-building.

I live with my partner Audrey and our kitty Ellie in the PNW, although we are relocating to the Midwest in April 2024.

I have a passion for all things fiber arts from crocheting, to embroidery, to spinning, to natural dyeing. Most of my art is some form of fiber art.

I have also been getting into digital drawing, which is primarily what my business is focused on at the moment. Currently, I am designing a Mushroom Mandala coloring book!

Mushrooms are one of my primary special interests! Most of my art is mushroom themed.

Tea is another of my special interests! I worked in the tea industry for about 7 years before burning out, but still have a passion for tea blending and personal tea rituals.

I am a witch, primarily interested in herbal medicine, astrology, lunar magic, and sigil making. This year I am really trying to live with intentionality and incorporate my witch craft onto all aspects of my life, as well as develop the skills to use my craft to help others.

I am also a gardener, most interested in permacultured food forests with a focus on indigenous plants. I really hope our new house has a little bit of yard for me to establish a bit of a permacultured garden in.

In an effort to Stay More Present and On Top of Things, I’ve been leaning pretty hard on Notion . . . It’s my current hyperfixation and I’ll probably talk about it a lot as I fine-tune my systems. I also hope to publish some of my Notion templates once they are complete.

[garden-granny]

the perfect place for a good book 📚 🌲

[heatherwitch]

PNW Plant Magic

[Photo Source]

This series is a collection of my personal (UPG) correspondences for local plants. Please do not utilize this post as a sole way to identify them, and do not ingest unless you have done the proper research. 

*Please do not pick this plant, they’re very fragile and some species are listed as threatened or endangered in certain areas. I encourage you to use these correspondences with the live plant, or to use the petals after they fall from the plant!*

Meet Trillium ovatum, also known as Western Trillium! This iconic plant is a sure sign spring is on the way, and lights up any forest it grows in.

The spirits of this plant really embody the energy of whatever area they’re in. Overall, they feel wise and like the emotional representation of the transition from winter to spring!

Whole plant. Fae, balance, rain, amplify magic.

Stem. Conduct/boost energy.

Leaves. To shield from the negative aspects and embrace the positive aspects of something, wisdom.

Bracts. Balance, support.

White Petals. Rain, wild waters, abundance. 

Pink/Red Petals. Blood-related ailments, aging/growing/changing gracefully.

More information

[floarenocturna]

Monotropa uniflora- Ghost Pipe- Corpse Plant. Ghost pipe root is a tonic, sedative, nervine, and antispasmodic. It is used to remedy anxiety, PTSD, insomnia, even pain. It has been used as a substitute for opium. It is also used to help spasmatic diseases such as epilepsy. It was greatly used by Native Americans. Also giving it the name Indian pipe. It is successful in helping physical and emotional pain. It can be made into a tincture. Found in many parts of North America and also parts of Asia.

[syntax3rr0r]

You know that eldritch deer art that usually comes with PNW-themed horror? That but anthro.

Alternatively deer with plant magic.

what would poison ivys fursona be. perhaps a deer of some kind

[briarsandbramble]

I was asked if any of my products are vegan and guess what? Some are!

I utilize a few companies for supplies and they do not test on animals. All are Beauty without Bunnies or Leaping Bunny certified except one that I will be asking directly (their website clearly states that they are cruelty free and clean however). I checked the ingredients of everything I was curious about by using ingredient check websites to be sure. The listings of the bases which came up with some questions about the source of the glycerin or stearic acid, etc clearly stated in their ingredient lists that they are vegetable based! The oils I use from all the companies are all completely vegan as well!

So any soap that is entirely made of the olive oil or the shea butter with oatmeal (has gluten) is completely vegan! Even those that smell like honey or other possibly non-vegan treats!

Knowing how important this is to so many I’ll be getting more variety of vegan bases in my next order to create more availability for our vegan friends, family and clients!

Thank you!

[houndofhecate]

Salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis)

🌿 A shrub perennial wooden stems with fine prickles, trifolate leaves tapered at the end, pink 5- petal flowers 🌿 It produces berry that when ripe is yellow, orange or red similar in shape to a blackberry 🌿 Native to Olympic range of the north American continent 🌿 Traditionally prepared by indigenous people with salmon and salmon grease or roe and is presently eaten in jellies, jams and wine 🌿 Medicinal uses reported by the Quileute and Makah discusses use of the leaves or bark to ease tooth pain, sores, or burns

[phillyrocket]

Beat it Peasant 

[angel-delisi-art]

(SOLD) “Shelf Space Only”

Inspired by my lifelong love for cluttery rooms! 🌿💘🌱 Does anyone else find cluttered rooms cozy and inviting, or do you prefer organized and tidy? 💒