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Michelle Simkins
- May 15, 2019
- 6 min
Plant Spirit Ally Challenge Day 15: Journey
Welcome to day 15 of the #PlantSpiritChallenge! Today's task is to take a magical journey to meet the spirit of your plant ally and learn from her in a new way. Journeying with plant spirits is a central part of metaphysical herbcraft. Plants are eager to share their wisdom with us, and to inspire us in working with them; but it takes practice and attention to become skilled at traveling with them. Today I'd like to share with you four of my favorite techniques for connecting
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Michelle Simkins
- May 8, 2019
- 5 min
Plant Spirit Ally Challenge, Day 8: Make an Elixir or Potion
What a wonderful experience this challenge has been so far! I’ve connected with so many lovely people on social media, and I’ve learned so much through what they’ve shared. And we’re only through the first week. There’s a lot more magic to come. Day 8 of the challenge is our first real dip into intentional magic-making, and the activity is to create an elixir or potion. I love making elixirs because, to me, they’re the perfect blend of magic and remedy. One of the many wonder
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Michelle Simkins
- May 1, 2019
- 5 min
Plant Spirit Ally Challenge Day 1: Choose an Ally
I realize many of you chose your ally (or were chosen by her!) well before this challenge began, and that's all right! I've known since this challenge was conceived I'd be working with the plentiful patches of feral lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) growing in my back yard. But if you aren't sure which plant to work with, here are several ways you might choose a Plant Spirit Ally. CHOOSING AN ALLY Nursery Visit a nursery and look for a plant that is beautiful to you. Pros of t
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Michelle Simkins
- Apr 28, 2019
- 4 min
Meet Your Plant Spirit Ally Challenge Co-Hosts
The Plant Spirit Ally Challenge begins in just a few days, so allow us to introduce you to your challenge co-hosts: Sabbatha Bastet’s obsession with plant medicines and occult herbalism began with her love of literature and ancient tales. Classics and myths lined the bookshelves of her childhood home. The macabre ingredients used by Medieval Witches, Shakespeare’s Weird Sisters, the contents of Circe’s cup, and the deadly plants in Hecate’s garden inspired her to learn more.
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Michelle
- Apr 1, 2019
- 2 min
The Plant Spirit Ally Challenge is Coming May 1!
Hagstone Publishing, in collaboration with Bush Hippies, is excited to announce the 30 Day Plant Spirit Ally Challenge, starting May 1. There are many herbal ally challenges out there, and we love them all. But we wanted to design a challenge that focused as much on the magical and spiritual aspects of herbcraft as on the medicinal ones. So we created the Plant Spirit Ally Challenge to encourage you to learn how to bring a plant ally into your spiritual and magical practice a
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