Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) is an old boundary-and-vision herb with a long record across European folk practice, classical herbalism, and later ceremonial magic. It was used to mark thresholds, repel harmful influence, and sharpen perception, especially in rites involving divination, spirit contact, and protection during liminal work.

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Hawthorn is a thorned hedgerow plant used historically for protection, boundary-setting, and heart work. In European folk practice, it was planted in hedges and at property edges to mark borders and discourage unwanted influence.

In magic, hawthorn is a threshold plant linked to liminal spaces and spirit activity, with strong associations to…[Read more]

The Solar Plexus Center encompasses physical digestion as well as the refinement and circulation of spiritual energy. Across cultures, this energy has been recognized by many names: life force in the West, prana in Hindu philosophy, chi in Chinese tradition, and ka in Ancient Egyptian belief, where it was regarded as one of the many distinct…[Read more]

Exposing a seedling to the SOUTH side of a magnet can have tremendous effects on its likelihood to sprout and thrive.
Note: this is still the same whether you are on the Northern or Southern Hemisphere
This is important because the North side can have the opposite effect, hindering growth or stopping sprouting

You can do this in two ways:
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A garden behaves like a living network. Every plant changes the light, wind, moisture, soil biology, and insect traffic around it. Companion planting is the practice of arranging crops so those effects stack in your favor.

Benefits of companion planting include reduced weeds (less room for them to grow), less pests (when the right crops are…[Read more]