89. The Magic of Mugwort: Unwritten Ways of Healing & Chambers of Ancient Memory
Sacred to the goddesses of old, known to all ancestors who occupied the Northern Hemisphere, and beloved by wise folk and herbal healers from the Ice Age until today, mugwort is one of the most magical and practical medicinal plants in the world. May we come into relationship with this potent ally in order to widen sensory gating channels, ground into our center, and remember who we are.
With special guest appearance by Kami McBride!
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TOPICS:
A knowing beyond knowing, ancient and ineffable
Mugwort is a door opener, a wayfinder, a welcoming bridge to the realms of consciousness needed to cultivate a deeper relationship with the natural world
How mugwort initiated me onto the plant path
The medicine of bitters & the necessity of assimilation
Mugwort’s affinity with the womb and pelvis, and how it healed me after a terrifying injury
Mugwort oil accesses the deepest tissues of the body and enhances the action of other plants
The vibration of enchantment
Mugwort’s place in kitchen herbalism
Menstruation is truth serum time and mugwort heps you love your blood
Solar and lunar herbs
Kami’s favorite plants to blend with mugwort
Herbs that help you to be alert and relaxed at the same time
The power of mugwort smoke
Beer, the moon, and the ancient goddess
The dreamspace and the opening of portals
Ritual, ceremony, and ancestral communion
As the witches teach- ancient plant healers and the suppression of knowledge
A little known effect of bringing mugwort into your life
RESOURCES (if listening on an app that doesn’t support embedded links, find these at https://mythicmedicine.love/podcast):
3 Free Herbal Oil Workshops from Kami
Check out Kami’s course Handcrafted Healing Herbal Oils
This episode’s Patreon bonus- Oldest of Herbs: Mugwort Wisdom From Herbal Books
Take our fun quiz Which Healing Herb is Your Spirit Medicine?
Mythic Medicine on Instagram
Judith Berger’s website
Episode 57 with Judith Berger- Herbal Rituals, Rhythms, & Remembrance
Rupam’s Herbal Swedish Bitters
The Herbal Lore of Wise Women and Wortcunners: The Healing Power of Medicinal Plants by Wolf-Dieter Storl
Witches and Pagans: Women in European Folk Religion 700-1100 by Max Dashu
The Herbal Kitchen by Kami McBride
Our website MythicMedicine.love
Medicine Stories Facebook group
Music by Mariee Siou (from her beautiful song Wild Eyes)