Why Flowers?

My journey with plant spirits began when they started showing up for me in dreams, guiding me to otherworlds and magical planes of existence. In these experiences I began to see through the lens of the plants, learning directly from them the medicine I needed to heal my lost and grief stricken soul.

Our existence here on Earth is intrinsically interwoven with the natural world, yet many of us have forgotten this fundamental wisdom,  often causing us to feel separate, abandoned, and confused as to who we are, and why we are here. Through my personal journey with the plants, I have begun to heal the scar tissue from the debris of life, and soothe the original wounding of separation in my soul – bringing a state of wholeness, and learning the art of bridging worlds.

In shamanism it is understood that plants have a highly evolved consciousness that allows them to exist in multiple dimensions at once. Without the outer distractions of the human mind, plants have a direct line to source energy – connected to the core of existence, yet a unique frequency of the seed that sparked the universe. Through their pure vibration they can accelerate healing, promote clear insight and intuition, and return our vibration to a state of balance, health and wholeness. At a quantum level, they are able to access knowledge and wisdom from higher planes of consciousness, whilst simultaneously existing on the Earthly plane. They are great teachers of embodied wisdom, anchoring into the knowledge that some of our greatest teachings arise from deep within the body and the Womb.  For true healing to occur,  it needs to not only happen through the mind, but through the body and spirit, so the transformation can be integrated at a cellular level.
It is important to remember that plant sprits are guides to healing, and are not intended as a ‘quick fix’ to any sort of ailment and misalignment. They can support the awakening of spiritual consciousness here on Earth, facilitating the movement of emotion and energy, allowing us to acknowledge the parts of ourselves that need to be expressed, released and held in love and compassion.
Our bodies and emotions are deep expressions of the soul, so we can use them as a compass for our healing path, whilst feeling the graceful support of the plants bringing us home.

The three plant allies we journey during this programme (Mugwort,  Lady’s  Mantle and Rose) have been fundamental in my personal healing of sexual trauma, lack of self worth, confusion and painful Womb conditions.

Module Two: Mugwort

Element: Earth 

Shamanic Journey & Tea Ceremony: Goddess of the Wilderness

In our first tea ceremony and shamanic journey, we meet Mugwort – herb of the night and keeper of the mysterious feminine. The genus Artemisia comes from Artemis, Goddess of the wilderness, the hunt, the Moon, animals, child birth and women’s health. 
This plant of moonlight and archetype of the Witch grows with tall fragrant branches, with leaves that are green on top and dusted silver underneath. 
Mugwort is undoubtedly one of the oldest shamanic herbs, as it opens the soul and sharpens mental perception, whilst enhancing dream recall and lucid dreams.   
This plant is highly valued as a Women’s herb for bringing on menstrual flow, easing in birth and delivery, and is often mentioned as an emmenagogue in modern herbals.
As a ritual and dream herb, Mugwort is powerful at inducing trance in a safe way in reasonable amounts.
In our tea ceremony with Mugwort, you will be guided to the heart of the wilderness, the place untouched by human intervention to meet with an ally and wisdom keeper who will become your supportive and informative guide on this path. We learn tools in concious dream work, and how to navigate the unseen realms as a source of guidance and nourishment in our everyday lives. You will discover how to ritually cleanse your space using Mugwort, and ways to work with this plant spirit for clarity and precision.

Module Four: Lady’s Mantle

Element: Water

Shamanic Initiation & Tea Ceremony: The Womb Alchemist

For our second tea ceremony, we gather with the auspiscous plant ally and Womb medicine that is Lady’s Mantle. The Latin name for Lady’s Mantle is Alchemilla Vulgaris with Alchemilla meaning ‘alchemy’ – the inner and outer transformation of spirit and matter. A powerful companion in Womb work, Alchemilla is ruled by Venus, who dances the flower of life pattern in the night sky, and whose symbol is emblematic of the feminine, the Womb, and the potential for transformation in the human form. 
In our journey with Lady’s Mantle we meet with the Womb of the Earth, working to heal our relationship with the deep feminine, and each other, the wounding that has us feeling separate from the whole. Here we reunite with spirit and the Earth as our home. 
In our dance with this benevolent plant, we offer all that does not serve to be alchemised by the intelligence of Water, creating healing on the emotional plane, and clearing negative imprints in the Womb. Lady’s Mantle has been referred to as the alchemists secret, teaching us the art of transformation – bringing acceptance and compassion into the challenging situations of our lives. 
Working with tools for inner alchemy, we learn the practice of becoming the hollow bone – the vessel through which spirit moves through uninhibited, able to potentise healing and transformation on a macro and micro level.  

Module Six: Rose

Element: Fire

Shamanic Journey & Tea Ceremony: The Elemental Priestess

The iconic Rose – the mystery and history of this plant is beyond comparison to any flower; the oldest fossilized rose is dated to be 35 million years old. These ancient flowers contain within them a wild beauty – grace found within its blooms, and darkness among its thorns.  
This powerful plant has captivated people for millennia, along with it’s usage in folk and women’s medicine.  
Its magical uses connect it to both love and grief, offering medicine for the heart. Medicinal usage is vast, extending from being a cooling agent for the mind and body, restorative and balancing to the nervous system, supportive to digestive health and the immunity.  
Rose has a long affinity with the feminine, known as the “Queen of Flowers” – and it is with this flower that we discover what it means to be an Elemental Priestess and conduit of Earth medicine.
In our tea ceremony with Rose, she initiates us into the path of Love and our higher devotional service, supporting as we soothe the cracks formed within our Wombs, so that we may step forward in our fullness, integrated and whole. This ritual will be a Sacred Marriage of the Elements, uniting the different aspects of ourselves – realising that we can be both/and – wild and wise, sovereign and supported, express beauty and our rage, each forming a unique yet complete petal on the mult-dimensional Rose. 
This alchemical flower teaches us inner union – how to be present and in a state of balance in a world which is so fragmented. To love in these times is a courageous act, and so needed for our collective freedom as it is through compassion, that we can transform.

Module Eight: Blossom

Awakening the Path of Devotion and Service

This final gathering will be a ceremony of Womb empowerment and blessing, as we reflect on the steps taken from bud to blossom, and witness each women in her reclamation of the feminine essence.

In this integration meeting, we are connecting to our personal divinity in a collective prayer space, reflecting on what we have shed and gathered in the continual process of rebirth, through our journey with our Wombs and the Earth. Having begun weaving the practices into our lives, we witness each women as she shares her experience, seeing how we can be inspired and uplifted  by another’s unique expression, and support each women as she comes into her blossoming. 

Something really powerful happens when womxn come together, we find ourselves interconnected through our shared journeys, empowered by the solidarity of both being held and holding.

Through collective intention, we have the strength of the group to manifest and make magic, transmuting centuries of separation and competition, that have held us back from our authentic selves and being supportive to each other.