The Enchantment Guide -- Issue 06
It took a bit longer to put this issue together than I anticipated -- but WOW the gardens kept me SO busy this summer. I've almost...
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"If the [story] is true, it will find an audience that is meant to read it."
Wally Lamb
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- Sep 24
- 2 min
Balance and the Season of Change
If I’m honest, winter scares me. The lack of light, the cold, the howling winds ALL make me shiver. Each perfect autumnal day brings me...
- Sep 24
- 2 min
What is Mabon Anyway?
If you have been with me for longer than a minute, you've seen (or heard) me use terms like, "Ostara, Beltane, and Litha." And now it's...
- Sep 24
- 2 min
Apples and Seasonal Magic
Apples are an ancient and iconic symbol of the season. From Johnny Appleseed to Sleeping Beauty, the apple has been found in myths,...
- Aug 8
- 2 min
Bloom where you're planted and flourish
Last weekend, while weeding all the garden beds, I found myself standing between the Sweet Annie (Artemesia annua), who stands about 7...
- Aug 2
- 3 min
The 8/8 Lion's Gate
[NOTE: The following is reposted on my blog with the permission of my friend, Kristin Gilbert. Please visit her here.] August 8 (8/8) is...
- Jul 6
- 1 min
Let Your Soul Dance
Every summer of my life, my sibs and I spend time in a tiny beach town in New Jersey. It’s where our parents met and where we called...
- May 26
- 1 min
Full Moon -- Your Time to Release
When the full moon comes around every 29.5 (ish) days, what do you do? Do you make a wish? Send off a prayer to the universe? Or do you...
- Mar 16
- 1 min
How Can We Help?
Are you as lost as I am about how to help the brave Ukrainians? These jars layer: Lemon Balm for healing anxiety + uplifting emotions...
- Feb 26
- 1 min
What Does It Feel Like to Grow?
Raising our vibe isn't always easy and, like it or not, isn't always intuitive.
- Jan 25
- 1 min
SPIRIT OF PLACE
None of us works alone. We are all inspired by an event or a person or a sunset.
- Jul 17, 2021
- 2 min
CREATING A PRODUCT BACKWARDS
The story of my new DAILY MANTRA candle is a little twisted (I'll be THAT grabbed your attention...). But what I mean is that instead of...
- Apr 12, 2021
- 2 min
Enchanted Herbs: Lemon Balm
The gardens have reached the point where even some of my herbal allies have become bed bullies and need to be kicked out. Sorry, Feverfew.
- Apr 3, 2021
- 4 min
The In-Between
Have you heard the term "liminal"? It refers to a time or space of transition. Where the ocean meets the beach is a liminal space.
- Feb 19, 2021
- 3 min
It's mid-February. Now what?
Another good question (seems I often have more questions than answers). I think the best news is that February is a short month, because...
- Jan 18, 2021
- 3 min
What's My "Why"?
What a good question. And one that I need to stop and ask myself. I got so used to traveling to expos and talking to people about my...
- Sep 18, 2019
- 2 min
A Ghost of Change in the Air
Can you feel the pace slowing as we shift into autumn? The "busy-ness" of high summer gives way to a quieter harvest. Each flower I...
- Jul 18, 2019
- 2 min
Feelin' hot hot hot
This is a post I've been trying to write for some time. And it hasn't come easily. Not because I didn't have any ideas (that is never a...
- May 12, 2019
- 3 min
Time Flies ...
Time seemed to be quantified by the number of days. Now it's characterized by the quality of those days...
- Apr 19, 2019
- 3 min
Is it Magic?
Happy Spring, my friends! Are you as excited as I am to be out of the house and into the dirt? Since Enchanted Botanicals is all about...
- Feb 19, 2019
- 2 min
No winter lasts forever...
Ever since I heard that Punxsatawney Phil (that divininatory groundhog) predicted an early Spring, I've been waiting. And waiting. And...
- Jan 2, 2019
- 2 min
It's time to cut cords
Ok, really the last thing you want to hear is ME singing the theme to Frozen. But I know you're humming it in your head now... (cuz I...
- Aug 16, 2018
- 2 min
Living a Life of Joy...
...OR, realizing that when you're doing what makes you happy, you're truly living your life's purpose. If you're anything like me (and...
- Aug 2, 2018
- 2 min
Hello, friend...
...I'm so glad you found your way here. Do you ever look at your life and wonder just how you got to be in this place? At this time? Oh...
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