I made it back from The T-Shirt Shop at the End of Civilization with plenty to consider (and to write about later) but for now there are a few photos and videos of some stellar dance/aerial performances over on my Instagram if you’d like to take a look.
The night before I left for the art installation I saw Practical Magic 2! And, as someone who grew up watching the first film at least a billion and a half times, I was instantly and deeply in the feels upon seeing the cast of characters again. I think that those films mean something to so many who have witchy-ness within them because both films show the struggle of wanting to cut oneself off from their magic or power in order to stay hidden or to survive. This is a story as old as patriarchy itself, or perhaps older. And echoes out in all of the work I do and all of the writing that comes through me.
Remember. Remember. Remember.
Be who you are.
The mission of Majestic Wisdom Publishing is to help folks remember their magic. Whatever it may be.
A strong theme of Dreaming with the Plants is to help people remember or strengthen their innate connection to the plant world and the wisdom and magic that is within this connection. To remember that we are nature and a disconnect from the plants is a disconnect from ourselves. A dismemberment.
Remember. Remember. Remember.
I’ll share a review below that rendered me speechless as it captured all of the magic and medicine of this book.
At this particularly witchy time of year, when we do seem to remember that these connected ways of living are allowed and alive, what magic are you performing in your daily life?
Need to remember a bit more magic? If you are in Brooklyn and would like to come out on 9/27 I’m reading The Dog Who Wanted to Be a Butterfly at Love & Legends Books on Washington Ave at 10:30 am and I also am offering Reiki & Restore that evening at 7 pm just up the street.
Review of Dreaming with the Plants:
“Many people want to lead a healthier lifestyle but have no idea where to begin. The system doesn’t make it easy when our food supply is pumped full of chemicals and the health care industry is focused on selling pharmaceuticals. In her captivating new book, “Dreaming with the Plants,” Heather Sanderson shows us how the first step to personal and global transformation is to reconnect with nature.
Part medicinal textbook, part spiritual guidebook, part mystical folklore, and part philosophical treatise, this book offers something for everyone who believes life can be done better and is open to exploring how. With an outlook that it is vital to think globally but act locally, the most micro starting point is to respect and commune with plant life because they are on the frontlines of all that happens in our ecosystem. Plants reflect the world’s pain and offer a balm to help it (and us) heal.
With years of herbalist training on top of a three-year apprentice in plant medicine, Heather has the expertise to provide a thorough discourse on this complicated subject. However, one of the qualities that makes this book a real gem is her ability to make the complex reachable to those of us who don’t know much about the issues at hand. Trust me — I accidentally killed a cactus once, which isn’t easy to do — and I couldn’t put this book down. It is that engrossing.
It is easy to get down on the world today when so much seems to be heading in the wrong direction. This takes a toll of our physical and spiritual health. It’s time to turn the page to a more natural, more informed connection to our world. Do yourself a favor: Buy “Dreaming with the Plants” and start reading it immediately. Plants have much wisdom to impart and will help us and the planet heal together.” —Brett D.
Hardcover book available:
Amazon: US, CA, UK, IE, DE, FR, ES, IT, JP, AU, NL, SE, PL
Buy from the printer (US, UK, AU).
Barnes & Noble (US)
Bookshop.org (US)
The Strand (US)
Waterstones (UK)
Also available wherever books are sold. Ask your local bookseller to order from Ingram.
You can also add Dreaming with the Plants to your GoodReads bookshelf!
