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🌿 The Tree of Life and the Nervous System
Symbol, Structure, and the Courage to Stay Accurate There’s an image that keeps circulating lately—one that overlays the Tree of Life onto the human brain, often the cerebellum or the nervous system. It’s visually compelling. Familiar. Almost comforting. And yet…… Continue reading
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🌿 Smoke, Science, and Sacred Responsibility
Rethinking Smudging in an Ethical, Earth-Honoring Way For many of us, smoke has always felt like a threshold—a visible prayer, a breath made tangible, a way of clearing not just a room, but a field. Smudging, most commonly associated with… Continue reading
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Luna Moth Wisdom: Lessons from Nature’s Metamorphosis
When the Wings begin to Open: A Devotional Reflection on Metamorphosis It happened slowly, almost imperceptibly at first. She was already there when I arrived—pressed against the mossy stone like an unfinished thought. Her wings, still furled, hung damp and… Continue reading
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🦋 Where Wings Remember the Wound
Two mornings in a row, I stepped outside—and a yellow swallowtail met me in the air. Not a coincidence. A visitation. There’s something unmistakable about her timing. The way she moved like memory and medicine, winged in gold and shadow.… Continue reading
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Plant Parenthood: The Magic of Green Companions
The Chlorophyll Coven 🌿All 167… and growing Whisperers of green secrets.Sun-sippers. Moon-drinkers.A leaf-laced congregation of rootbound rebels and chlorophyll-clad dreamers. Some stretch toward the light like poets aching for metaphor.Some droop in drama until misted with affection.Some—like Runt—cling to life… Continue reading
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Turtle Wisdom: Lessons from a Southward Journey
🐢 When the Turtle Headed South: A Soul-Sighting at 1:11 As soon as I realized what I was seeing, I scrambled like a barefoot oracle on a mission, tripping over my own awe as I lunged for my phone. You’d… Continue reading
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Powers of Nature and Perception
🕯️ The Moon Window & a Storm-Wrought Message There’s a round window in our bedroom that we lovingly call the Moon Window. It’s the only one in the room—an unblinking eye that opens to the land, the trees, and the… Continue reading
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