Support through cycles
The journey of a biologically born female, is an initiation through cycles, through change.
We move through life constantly in the changing cycles of hormones, roles, and the deep mystery of what it means to be a woman.
From becoming the maiden, in our fertile creative force; to the birthing of the mother, manifesting dreams of life here on earth; onwards into the time of wisdom, cronehood as we cross the threshold of the hollow bone.
As women, we are going through consistent cyclical change, of transformation; building, birthing, releasing, renewal.
Like all initiations and crossings of thresholds, there can be times of great challenge. There can be times of dissolving, where we are no longer what we were and in a place of becoming.
Much like the caterpillar completely turning into liquid mush, and those imaginal cells giving birth to the butterfly.
Or like the cicada that goes underground, down into the underworld for years before finally emerging.
These thresholds, these times of change, into maidenhood and menstruation, into the time of birthing and creating, and cronehood are all profound crossings in the journey of a woman.
These times are times when we can turn to the plants for support on all levels of our being, understanding the transition that we're moving through and what's needed for us to support it.
What do we need as mothers?
What do we need as childbearers and postnatally?
What do we need as we move across the threshold into cronehood through the menopause?
Plants are such great allies for the changing seasonality of being a biological woman.
Each plant can help us to celebrate these times of transition and support us on an emotional and energetic level.
There are those plants who can support us physically, helping to balance hormones, helping to release tension, helping to support our emotions.
Maybe as a mother, bringing in milk.
Maybe as a young woman, helping with premenstrual cramping.
Maybe as an elder, a wise one, helping to transition the hormonal shifts and supporting our physical organs, our brain and our bones.
The plants can walk alongside us through these thresholds, supporting us through the changing seasons of being.
If you are going through any of these transitions and are in need of support then perhaps its time to turn to our Plant allies.
On our apprenticeship we support you to become home herbalists, we also give you the experiences you need to become intuative and responsive to your needs for the wholeness of your being with the help of our green allies. Through plant initiations, the making of remedies and essences, experience in the field learning botany and plant id, forming relationship and growing our deep listening, We remember together the wealth of health available to us in relationship to life and the plants.
