Moonrise Herbs Blog

Happy Moon-day and welcome back to Tarot & Tea! This week, we’ve doubled the fun and pulled two cards for you all. The first card is maybe a bit too much fun, actually: The Devil can represent fun to the point of wild debauchery, as well as dark impulses and obsessive behaviors. He is a great warning to us this Halloween season to spiritually protect ourselves and stay conscious of our own unhealthy tendencies. I’ve chosen to pair my current favorite tea here at Moonrise, Aztec Spice, with this card. Why? Organic Pu-erh, Cinnamon, Honeybush, Cacao nibs, Safflower and Chili...

This article is so apropos, as we are nearing Samhain but also relates to Michal Mugrage's upcoming talk on Reclaiming Our Ancestors as Postive & Spiritual Resouces (Tuesday, Oct. 24 from 7-9pm....FREE). Flower essences can be so amazing, even at a cellular level! One day you finally knewwhat you had to do, and began,though the voices around youkept shoutingtheir bad advice–though the whole housebegan to trembleand you felt the old tugat your ankles.‘Mend my life!’each voice cried.But you didn’t stop.You knew what you had to do,though the wind priedwith its stiff fingersat the very foundations,though their melancholywas terrible.It was already...

Greetings, moonbeams and welcome back to #floweressencefriday!   Since Autumn is officially here, we thought a nice synergistic blend to mark the season would be appropriate. Inspired by the Rhythm of Beauty Autumn essence, this blend can energetically aid you in cleansing and letting go both energetically and physically (in working with the Earth-Metal element: spleen, lungs, intestine - elimination). This blend corresponds with the Solar Plexus chakra in helping you release what know longer serves you (anxiety, grief, sorrow, etc.) and opens you up to new nurturing feelings and experiences.   Hyssop (You can substitute Vervain & Mustard if...

Good afternoon, moonbeams! Welcome back to Tarot & Tea. The Card of the Week is LAUGHTER and comes to us from the Nature's Whispers Deck by Angela Hartfield with art from the amazing Josephine Wall.   As Seán O'Casey stated so beautifully, "Laughter is wine for the soul - laughter soft, or loud and deep, tinged through with seriousness - the hilarious declaration made by man that life is worth living.” This card reminds us that though there is much in life that causes stress, pain, and conflict within us, laughter can be a powerful antidote for the bodily effects...

As you watch this amazing eclipse (if you can!), here are some wonderful thoughts from Chani Nicholas to be mindful of:   "The planets do not play this week. They do not rest. They do not let us get away with anything short of our best.   So bring it.   Use these days like prayers. Like affirmations. Like you are speaking and acting your way into a new chapter of your life. Personally and collectively.   Eclipses are about both shadow and light. Consciousness and unconsciousness. Brilliance and mystery.   None of us is without our shadow material, our...