It’s estimated that only about 1 percent of people possess the sense of smell in their dreams. It may come as no surprise that Amye Clark, a master clinical aromatherapist, not only smells while dreaming but often wakes up with inspired thoughts. A scented oil or herb will come to her in the dream world, and she’ll know to add it to a formula she’s working on.
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Faerie Magazine editor finds magic in the everyday
Carolyn Turgeon. Photo by Lauren LaRocca It comes as no surprise when Carolyn Turgeon, editor-in-chief of Faerie Magazine, says she’s always loved fairy tales. She sits in her living room on a purple velvet couch—the same place where she often writes her novels and magazine stories. Flecks of tinsel-like hair extensions make her dark locks sparkle… Continue reading Faerie Magazine editor finds magic in the everyday
Growing Community (and a lot of veggies, herbs and flowers in the process)
David Muns brings people together at what may be the largest community garden in Maryland
Dancing from the inside out: An essay on expression
All day, our bodies go on expressing themselves with movements and postures that we might not even be aware of — actions and reactions absorbed from our parents, friends, movies. What if we stepped back and began noticing with heightened awareness these changing postures throughout the week — the sagging head-drawn body of defeat, the… Continue reading Dancing from the inside out: An essay on expression
Wildcrafter Amanda Adkins
What do you think you might find this time of year at Fox Haven? Anything special that you hope to find? This time of year, violets, chickweed, garlic mustard, possibly some rocket, a mustard as well, that might not have gone to bloom. Some land cress, ramps, morels, cleavers, nettle, catnip, mullein — goodness, so… Continue reading Wildcrafter Amanda Adkins
Put a little bit of wild into your life
“People are just drawn to me,” Linda Conroy said and laughed. “Maybe it’s my hair?” The 51-year-old herbalist and forager does have cool hair. She wears it down — long, wavy and gray, a few pieces tied into braids. She returned as a speaker at the annual Mother Earth News Fair last weekend in… Continue reading Put a little bit of wild into your life
Writer and mystic Mare Cromwell
In “Messages From Mother … Earth Mother,” self-described mystic Mare Cromwell communicated directly with Mother Earth and wrote the book as part of her spiritual work. Because she was too uncomfortable to be upfront about her communication with the spirit world — sometimes referred to as channeling, though she prefers the term downloading — the… Continue reading Writer and mystic Mare Cromwell
For Chris
I know what the most shocking thing is. It has nothing to do with cults or sex scandals or being diagnosed with some disease. I know what the most shocking thing is. It’s that one minute someone is here with their wide smile and sense of humor, engaged in conversation, building a life, and then,… Continue reading For Chris
Lauren LaRocca 