The Otherworld Archives - One Willow Apothecaries

Growing up, I always felt the power of fall. I loved Halloween and its lantern-lit festivities, the amber hue of the canopy and gold

Once upon a time all of us were indigenous. At some point in the past we all had ancestors who came from a very particular place, a land

In autumn, we embrace the dying. As the leaves grow spotted, then yellow and aflame, we watch the world around us begin to wane. We’ve grown so

Last month I traveled to Ireland to visit the old neolithic burial mounds and the seaside where my forebearers most likely made their home. I

I began these pilgrimage trips last year, with a visit to Japan. Sometime last summer I got the nudge to begin visiting places in the world where

I feel like I need to get something clear right from the get go. I never believed in faeries as a kid. It just wasn’t a thing for

Autumn is a psychedelic season. More than just a waning golden hour, autumn has its own texture. And just by touching it, our consciousness

For a long time I equated shamanism with esoteric antiquity. Something practiced in the far past, or only pertinent to those who were born

Shamanic journeying is a kind of meditation, combined with focused intention, to enter an expanded state of consciousness. In journeying,