10/19/2019
Grandmother Sage, Salvia Officinalis
I work with this medicine with deep reverence, as she holds the ancient teachings of my ancestors within her. As one of my greatest plant allies, I was thrilled we decided to grow sage from seed this year (warnings of overharvesting white sage from southern regions being a contributor to my decision for sure) and planted her in all four corners of our property.
I regularly work with Salvia in our home to reset energy, cleanse tension that may be lingering from the day, to ground, to invoke dream state, and to protect our home from any unwanted astral interference.
This fall I felt called to work with Salvia medicine in a new way. With the onset of the air season, I could feel my Vata energy through the roof!!! I felt cold and dry, with a tendency towards nervousness, anxiousness, ungrounded, in the sympathetic state, and was otherwise physically exhausted.
I knew it was time to nourish my nervous system with oils, and increased omega 3/6/9 in a daily elixir. But, to my surprise, what was even more effective, was the daily herbal body oiling practice I implemented.
I harvested sage under moon rulership. I imagined a layer of protection between my sensitivities and the stimuli we are subjected to on the daily. I imagined a cleansing of the auric field from the astral debris I collect on my travels throughout the city. I imagined a deep and nourishing treatment for my nervous system to bring me back to a state of calm embodiment.
There is nothing quite like the next level of fresh plant extraction, that is where the heart of the medicine lays, where the transmissions between plant and human occur, and where the deepest healing happens ~
Suniai: deep listening.
With Love and 🍯