Archetypally, chamomile teaches us balance and harmony. They come in when we’re feeling fiery and intense to restore balance to our system and help us preserve harmony within our body and our relationships. I think of this tiny, sweet little aster as a small mother, gently guiding us back to center.
Read MoreThis new moon has a lot of folks feeling a little off, and if you notice yourself feeling a bit more sluggish than usual, I just want to reassure you that it’s totally okay. We’re moving through cycles just like the earth, and this particular moon has us really going inward, cutting to the heart of things.
Read MoreThe sun hangs high overhead, blanketing your shoulders with a radiating warmth. The trees around you burst with a green so vibrant and ripe, just beginning to take on the same golden hue as the August sky. Sumac horns wave in the wind, some seeds glowing red, some beginning to fade as they’re consumed by bugs. This area is lush and consuming.
Read MoreOracle card for the week of November 9-15, 2020, from the Materia Medica Oracle Deck.
Read MoreLots of us are feeling keyed up these days, so I thought it’d be helpful to share a few of my favorite herbs to turn to when I’m feeling especially anxious.
Read MoreMany folks at the beginning of their intuitive journey come across tarot decks, oracle decks, and spreads that use both, and get confused about what they need to get started.
The truth is that it will vary from person to person, depending on what your needs are and what your personal reading style is.
Read MoreThe Materia Medica Oracle Deck was inspired by vintage seed packets and catalogs, the old farmer’s almanac, and vintage field guides. I’ve been intrigued by these types of resources since I was a kid. I remember my mother first showing me the farmer’s almanac when I was young and feeling starry-eyed at what I was seeing:
Read MoreOver the years I’ve developed a couple of different styles that I’m comfortable bouncing between. Dreamy, soft pencils with soft, muted colors, and high contrast blackwork with themes of nature and the occult. Whatever style I’m working in, I typically come back to the same core set of tools to help me get the job done.
Today I’ve put together a list of tools I use to create my illustrations. Since a majority of my work is either initially or entirely analog, those are the tools I’ll be sharing here. Here we go!
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