The Otherworld Archives - One Willow Apothecaries

The bright copper of October has finally faded into the brown of November. There are more leaves on the ground then the trees now. When I

Samhain (pronounced sow-en) is the traditional Celtic holiday of death, endings, beginnings and visionary magic. Straddling the transition from

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

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

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