The Land

The Generosity of Trees

“All flourishing is mutual.” -Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings…
Some Thoughts on Gardening as an Animist

I assume most of you are reading this post because you’re already curious about animist gardening.…
Offerings for Western Red Cedar: Plant Spirit Ally Challenge Day 3

The third activity in the Plant Spirit Ally Challenge is to make an offering. On a…
Some Thoughts While Gathering Violets

I took a long hiatus from herbal studies due to life being a lot for several…
How to Harvest Plants Mindfully

Plants are such generous friends, working hard to provide the planet with clean air, soil, and…
Lovers of the Land: Living with Ecological Grief Part 2

As lovers, we can view our responsibility more realistically. We can make decisions that are the…
When Nature is a Mother: The Sacred Mile Project

We forget, in all our idealizing of Mother Nature, that mothers can – sometimes, must -…
Wallowing and Worshiping: Living with Ecological Grief, Part 1

It hurts to love the land. And the more we love them, the more we engage…
Wonderful Weirdos: Meeting the Leopard Slug

I’ve had a brutal cold for a week now, gone through an entire box of tissue…
But Do You Love Them? Polytheism and Sacred Animals

Crows seem to be very popular in the pagan and polytheist world right now, simultaneously serving…