Illuminations Archives - One Willow Apothecaries

So many of us walk about our days with the distinct sense that something is waiting to be born through us. A creation that has our name on it,

Over the years my healing practice has slowly shapeshifted. As I learn more I expand my modalities, fine tune my particular playlist of offerings

Recently I’ve started doing something highly unusual for me, something that is so alien it’s almost like speaking a foreign tongue. Lately, I’ve

The first time I ever opened a book about flower essences I cried. Tears just sprang out of my eyes— not out of sadness per say, but out

Learning how to see the world is a precious experience indeed. To be able to pick out the plants by name, to notice the dandelions and the

The heart is not just a mindless muscle. Nor is it the simple stuff of greeting cards or blockbuster movies or even cardiology exams. In

As a culture we prize all things brightly illuminated. We cherish the summer and grow bitter in the cold. We electrify our homes to be white as

A quiet has settled over these hills in the past few weeks. A hush that rises from the fading amber of the landscape and its open-limbed

At some point growing up I adopted the belief that to be spiritual was to be un-intellectual. That intuition, even though it sounded

Belief in reincarnation was common throughout the ancient world. It is found in the oral tradition of many tribal societies,