Wild Garden Vol.3

As we move through this season of thin veils, I find myself returning again and again to the plants that walk between worlds.
There’s a special kind of magic in herbs that both ground us deeply and open us to insight, intuition, and guidance medicine that helps us root into the Earth while reaching toward the unseen.
In this week’s edition of The Wild Garden, I’m sharing a ritual herbal blend (and the wisdom behind it) that supports this sacred in-between.

🌾 The Intention: Rooted + Receptive
We often think of spiritual work as ascending or awakening, but without roots, our wings falter. This blend was created to support:

Clear psychic receptivity Emotional regulation Nervous system support Ancestral remembrance Protection and presence

🌿 The Plant Allies: Dual Purpose Energetics

Each herb in this blend holds both earth-rooted medicine and sky-reaching magic perfect for rituals, divination, dreamwork, or moon-tending.

✧ Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris)

The Dreamer’s Herb

Spiritual Use: Enhances dreams, visions, and inner seeing. Grounding Quality: Ancestral anchor; rooted in liminal wisdom. Magical Uses: Smoke clearing, dream pillows, trancework.

✧ Cedar (Thuja spp. or Cedrus spp.)

The Sacred Guardian

Spiritual Use: Clears heavy energy and opens sacred space. Grounding Quality: Deeply protective and stabilizing. Magical Uses: Burned in rituals, scattered at thresholds, added to oils for protection.

✧ Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata)

The Spirit Soother

Spiritual Use: Elevates vision and aligns with higher will. Grounding Quality: Calms anxiety and overthinking. Magical Uses: Carried for inner peace, used in sacred baths.

✧ Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

The Veil-Walker

Spiritual Use: Sharpens intuitive clarity while shielding from overwhelm. Grounding Quality: Energetic boundary maker, especially during spirit work. Magical Uses: Wards, sachets, dream protection, and seer’s rituals.

✧ Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)

The Rememberer

Spiritual Use: Brings clarity and ancestral remembrance. Grounding Quality: Sharpens focus, protects the auric field. Magical Uses: Smudging, baths, hair oils, memory rituals.

✧ Lavender (Lavandula spp.)

The Gentle Gatekeeper

Spiritual Use: Opens the heart and quiets the mind. Grounding Quality: Calms the nervous system, invites soft awareness. Magical Uses: Anointing oils, altar offerings, sleep work.

🔮 Ritual Blend Recipe: “Between the Veils”

This blend is designed for use during:

Moon rituals Autumn + winter introspection Spirit communication Divination or dreamwork Grounded creative work

🌿 Blend Formula

1 part Mugwort

1 part Yarrow

1 part Blue Vervain

½ part Cedar chips

½ part Lavender

Optional: a few crushed Rosemary leaves or a pinch of Frankincense resin (for incense only)

✨ Ways to Use It

Burn on charcoal during meditation Add to sachets, spell jars, or altar bowls Infuse into oil for anointing the third eye and feet Steep gently for a tea (skip resin if drinking!) Add to ritual baths or foot soaks

🌕 Suggested Ritual: Root & Reach

Create Sacred Space

Cleanse your area with smoke or sound.

Light a candle.

Ground Down Place hands on Earth or over your heart.

Breathe.

Open Up Inhale the scent of the herbs. Invite guidance.

Listen Within Journal, pull cards, or simply rest and receive.

Seal It

Thank your herbal allies. Offer water to the Earth.

🍂 Closing Blessing

“May you feel rooted like cedar and open like mugwort,

held by Earth and kissed by stars.

May the whispers you hear in stillness be true,

and may the herbs walk with you always.”