I’ve been busy this last week updating and sending off the Samhain module which is part of the Wise Woman Training Course. danusirishherbgarden.com/wise-woman-training/ I am delighted that so many are engaging with this course which goes around the Wheel of the Year. I have always enjoyed Samhain. As a child the possibility of magic and …. Read More
Author: Terri Conroy
An Ode to Autumn
Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom friend of the maturing sun, I can still remember John Keat’s poem To Autumn even though I was in school when I last read it. It stayed with me, I think, because Autumn has always been one of my favourite seasons. I was born on …. Read More
Magical Mugwort – Artemesia!
Tonight there will be a Full Moon and I was thinking of the plants in my garden that are ruled by the moon or associated with the moon. Cucumber is one such plant as are Californian Poppy and Poppy; Chamomile, Willow, Chickweed, Cuckoo Flower, White Rose and Mugwort. These plants are cooling and moisturising, sedating …. Read More
Growth – It’s a Funny Word, that!
Isn’t it wonderful in springtime, when we observe the growth in the hedgerows and fields and in the parks and in our gardens. We feel a deep down, almost primeval feeling of relief, that life is continuing, that plants are growing again after winter. I think that sense of relief is carried in our genetic …. Read More
Focusing Intention and Attention
We are living in strange times at the moment and many people have found that with the extra time on their hands they have been able to reflect on their lives. Some have taken up yoga and meditation or are watching movies and soaps. Me? I have never been busier! This lock-down has compelled …. Read More
A Brilliant Opportunity!
The world is reeling and in shock at the moment and it can be hard to imagine what the world will be like once this disease, the Corona Virus, has had its day. I am not worried about the virus because I am using herbs. The medical profession are feeling helpless because they are powerless …. Read More
Women and Power
Yesterday, 8th March, was International Women’s Day. We all know about it, we’ve all heard of it but what are its origins? How come there is such a day? A day that is officially celebrated in countries such as Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Cambodia, China, Cuba, Mongolia, Turkey, Uganda, Russia, Vietnam, Zambia and elsewhere. There are …. Read More
Winter Stock-Take, Looking Towards Spring
Here in Connemara we have finished celebrating the Winter Solstice and on Monday I went to a friend’s house to enjoy an evening with women friends as it was Nollaig na mBan or Women’s Christmas. Traditionally in Ireland, this is the day when women put up their feet and relax or they go out and …. Read More
Plant Allies to the Rescue!
My spiritual believe is that everything on this planet is sentient and has a spirit. I suppose you could say I am an animist or a pagan or even a fool if you like; but it is my belief and it seems self evident to me that it is a belief based on fact. I …. Read More
Lovely Lughnasadh – Enjoying Abundance
Lughnasadh is a seasonal event derived from the funerary celebrations, games of skill and animal trading that the sun god Lugh devised to commemorate his foster mother Tailtu.. She was an ancient Earth or Mother Goddess who had decided to clear the land of rocks and boulders so that the people of ancient Ireland could …. Read More