Plants and People: Practicing Our Way Back to Belonging What does it mean to be human? Why are we here? Where are we going? What sustains us on that journey? How can being in relationship with plants help us with these questions? Join us in this co-learning space facilitated by Rev. Anne Dunlap, founder of… Continue reading New Offering from FierceRev Remedies!
Beloveds, Last week, as I came to grips with the seriousness of our situation with the spread of Covid-19 (including our administration’s cruel and incompetent response), and felt my own anxiety, fear, and panic rise as I went to our grocery store for our regular weekly needs and saw bare shelves (and came home with… Continue reading Wash Your Hands, Nourish Your Adrenals, Love Your Neighbor
I wrote this for today’s “Pastoral is Political” for the RevGalBlogPals blog. Please give it a read! Responding to the climate crisis has to including changing our relationship to the earth and all its inhabitants, including plants. It boggles my mind that people are giving Union Seminary such a hard time for doing just this. … Continue reading Confessing to Plants
Since the last time I posted, not only have two full seasons nearly passed, I also moved across the country, from Denver to Buffalo, NY. We were ready for a change after 13 years in Denver, and what an incredible transition — from the high and dry and constant sun of the Rocky Mount Front… Continue reading Transitions
Happy Imbolc! I’m excited to announce that I have started a Patreon to build community and support for FierceRev Remedies. Here’s a bit about why I’m doing that: I’ve been an activist-organizer for over 30 years, a pastor for 10, and an herbalist-in-the-making for 8. Over that time I have done everything from political education,… Continue reading FierceRev Remedies is Growing!
A gorgeous poem. Sincerely, the Sky by David Hernandez Yes, I see you down there looking up into my vastness. What are you hoping to find on my vacant face, there within the margins of telephone wires? You should know I am only bright blue now because of physics: molecules break and scatter my light… Continue reading Sincerely, The Sky
Aching today. Visiting these lovelies at the Botanic before trying to get a little work done. Maybe they will help your heart too.
A few weeks ago I was on retreat in Crestone, CO. One of my favorite things to do is start herbal remedies in that sacred space, especially infused oils and honeys that can soak up the gorgeous sunlight in all the south-facing windows. Here’s what I started for you while I was there. You can… Continue reading Medicine Making
Some herbs that can help us right now: Warrior herbs like Rose, Borage, Yarrow. Adrenal (for stress/trauma) support herbs like Nettles, Borage, Licorice Root. Grief support herbs like Rose, Hawthorn, Lady’s Mantle, Comfrey. Protective herbs (especially for the heart) like Rose, Hawthorn, Red Raspberry, Nettles. General Nervous System support herbs like Lemon Balm, Oatstraw, Chamomile,… Continue reading Fight Like Hell
Unpacking supplies for remedy making, and I thought these dropper bottles were so pretty.
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