Today I want to talk a bit about Offerings and being a person who Offers rather than who is just a Taker. This is a huge first step in working with plants and being reconnected to the Earth. This is a bit of a hard topic in a capitalist society, where we're brought up to be Takers and those who are the biggest Takers win. It's really hard *not* to think of plants as things to take. Over the years teaching I've heard this many times: "What is this plant good for?". That's Take

Yesterday I realized fall had begun. I know it’s early August and that doesn’t jive with our calendar with it’s harsh dates, that to me now seem arbitrary. One of the things my guides have gently nudged me along on is that in order to be connected to the Earth we have to move with her rhythms. And being an herbalist puts one in that vein even more so. The plants wait for no one, I always say. Now, why or how did I realize the seasons had begun to change? I was doing a bit of