The plant our feline friends know and love, Catnip is easily grown and more readily available than ever before. An extension of the mint family, it feels easy to assume that Catnip was originally used in Ancient Egypt, given the divinity of felines within the culture, but it is stated its medicinal and culinary use was prominent in the ancient…
Yellow (curly) dock is a prominent weed found native to Western Asia and parts of Europe. It has been used extensively in Native American cultures as a poultice for burns, rashes, boils and other inflammations, as a steeped drink to purify the blood and push toxins out of the system, specifically before healing or spiritual ritual. Early European sailors used…
The Amalaki tree is said to have been gifted in the heat of a battle between gods and demons. Immortality fell to Earth in the form of bubbles and is referred to as sarvadosha hara, or the ‘remover of all disease’. In Ayurveda, it works to ease and balance all three doshas (pitta, kapha, and vata) that are necessary to…
Element: Earth, Water Chakras: Root, Sacral Zodiac: Capricorn, Libra, Pisces, Sagittarius Planets: Saturn, Sun Number: 3, 4 Black Tourmaline is a stone of grounding; it stimulates your Root while balancing and cleansing the energetic fields of a being or space. Through the ages, Black Tourmaline has continued to be one of the greatest stones of protection, said to repel dense…
“It was then that I noticed the hibiscus tree. Its magenta flowers were in bloom, brilliant and full with fertile golden centers. The tree was incongruous with its surroundings- the dirt, the man weathered from the sun and life.” -Alex Brunkhorst, The Gilded Life of Matilda Duplaine The Rose of Sharon, most commonly known as the Hibiscus plant, is…
Element: Earth Chakras: Heart, Sacral If you find yourself looking to invite intentional and insightful balance into your life or relationships, Unakite may be calling to you. Bring murky thought or action to clarity and clear blocks to your growth to allow space for rebirth and renewal into that which you know yourself to be. Discovered in the Unaka Mountain…
A North American Native, Spikenard Root grows anywhere from the center of Canada through the south to the Midwest and East Coast of the United States. The Cherokee cultivated Spikenard for medicinal purposes and taught the colonizers how to make it into a tea for backaches. The Menominee, who lived in modern day Wisconsin, used it as a cure for…
Element: Earth Chakra: Heart, Crown Dolomite is a stone that welcomes new beginnings through new perspectives. Named for the Déodat de Dolomieu, a French geologist, in 1791, the uses of the stone date back to 1778, by Carl Linnaeus. The stone works to shake loose that which must be addressed in our chakras while keeping our emotional fields grounded into…
Bay leaves are cultivated all over the world, can likely be found in your kitchen cupboard, it originated in South Asia. Rooted in the mythical origins of the Laurel tree, Bay dates back to tales of Daphne and Apollo in Ancient Greek culture. Seen as a symbol of natural and nurtured wisdom, Bay seeks to heal and protect. The leaves…
Chakras: Root, Sacral, Third Eye Zodiac: Libra, Sagittarius, Taurus Planets: Sun The original stone for navigation, Iolite is a light polarizing stone, meaning it can be used like a compass. Vikings used this violet-blue stone when the sun was hidden or set by allowing them to determine its position. Her colors may help the wearer with your own self-expression by…