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Amanda

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May 22, 2025 at 11:59 am in reply to: What plants are growing in your backyard?

I love this discussion so much, Katerina. As our climate and topography zones are so different, this can be such a fun divinatory timing technique for what’s growing where and when.

After more than 60 hours of straight rain, the sun came out today. Took a walk in the wild prairie (Southern Minnesota) and had some great meetings.

Both milkweed and milkthistle taking over. I love this as they will be in their bloom state for Cancer season (milk) and milkweed calling for the butterfly return.

There was just one Beardtongue in a 2 sq mile area. I couldn’t help but see it as Saturn ingresses into Aries, making its way to the head. Being there was just 1, was too significant. 🌱

Dane’s Rocket, Golden Alexander, Mullein also on the rise.

Amanda

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May 18, 2025 at 11:43 am in reply to: What plants are growing in your backyard?

This is such a great post Katerina. Definitely desirous of many people’s areas.

I am in Minnesota, and we’ve had mostly cold and damp weather with almost two weeks of arid 80 degree heat this spring.

Right now we have these blooming wild in the backyard:

vinca periwinkle,

Canada white violet (taking over),

ground ivy,

lily of the valley

It has been fun to watch the fern bulbs this year and their coppery skins shine in the sun.

Also have been trying to identify a species of amanitas, for the last few years. There were some beautiful blushers around two weeks ago!

Amanda

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May 16, 2025 at 6:48 pm in reply to: Hello to Sajah and Classmates

🤍✨🦋

Amanda

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May 3, 2025 at 3:47 pm in reply to: Herbal Supply/Vendor Directory

Duluth, MN – Anahata Herbals, https://www.anahataherbals.com

He does a lot of blends, but a very very nice man if you reach out to him directly.

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Anahata Herbals

Amanda

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May 3, 2025 at 3:24 pm in reply to: Herbal Supply/Vendor Directory

Minneapolis, MN – Present Moment, https://presentmoment.com

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Present Moment – Alternative Healing Apothecary

Amanda

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May 1, 2025 at 4:32 pm in reply to: Books are the seeds of knowledge; sow them widely

Hi,

I found this booklet during one of my book hunts. It is an Indigenous share on the healing nature of sage.

The conclusion page echoes and reflects Sajah’s and Whitney’s guidance to develop a consciousness and relationship with plants themselves – a knowing beyond the texts that can bury into the folds of our hearts in a more personal and resonate way.

As I read, its prismatic tones connected to Sajah’s instructions. I had to share with you all. 🍂

“There are many times in our lives when we know that our inspirations are coming from something beyond the personality. These visions come from a land beyond the physical, even beyond words. There are concepts we have no words for, we have only our inner knowing. The personality moves over and we find ourselves relying upon something beyond the five sense and sheer logic.

Perhaps that “sixth sense” is the emerging force which is the next step in the evolution of the human race. A developing being knows it is no longer appropriate to depend only upon the physical world. This being will develop the skills it needs to see and feel and work within the unseen territory of the soul.

Once we acknowledge the souls’ existence and approach it with respect and sacredness, the personality becomes aligned with the soul. With this alignment comes respect for all life, and many difficulties usually experienced with the unconscious personality can be avoided.

When our soul becomes directly involved with the physical world, we greet each day with the deepest part of ourselves, and all activities become gratifying and purposeful.

It is the gratitude that we give each day that gets us off the karmic wheel of debts, because we now see the Sacredness of All Life.

I have much to be grateful for. The desert’s barrenness stripped me of my ego long enough to allow the healing forces of the sagebrush to greet my soul. Sage has healed my physical body during illness, my emotional and mental bodies during depression and confusion, and it has healed my soul of desolation.

I can only truthfully share from my personal experiences that which I have learned, and I hope that these messages will help to open the door to many other anxious souls.

Aho Mitakuye Oyasin! Da’Nah!”

-Silver Wolf Walks Alone