APPLE HOWLING: A Day of Malus Devotionsapple magic, ancestral honoring & medicine making
Sunday, November 30 - 12-5:30 pm
in Red Hook, NY
The star-tree of Fairy, the offering-tree of Ancestors, the rooted-tree of the Otherworld. The one who marks time, epitome of Autumn, in the apple orchard, with the quickening current of the season rising up from the earth below and into the fruit itself. Have you felt the inextricable link between the potent harvest of sweet, crisp, life-giving apple and the growing darkening of the winter months ahead?
In this daylong class we will explore the magic, myth and medicine of this tree, both wild and cultivated. We are throwing it all into the pot to simmer: folklore, medicinal uses of apple, divinatory practices, pentacle magic, kitchen rituals and poetic invocation. You will leave with medicines for your apothecary, brews for your kitchen, recipes for the books and amulets for your altar. Bellies and hearts will be full with deep seasonal enchantment by the end of the day.
Students are asked to bring:
~ offerings for the collective ancestral altar
~ a mug for tea/cider
~ a veil for divinatory work (can be any piece of fabric, just needs to cover the head and eyes)
~ a knife & cuttingboard
Class is held in a yurt in Red Hook NY. Please dress warmly, as we will also visit some apple trees and spend time outside (weather permitting). There is a humble porta potty on the farm for bathroom use.
Class cost: $160 which includes all class materials for medicine making
There are 11 spots available for this special offering. Please register here.
VEIL OPENER: AUTUMNAL PLANT MAGIC
pre-recorded class + 16 page class pdf - available now! Join me in welcoming the spirits of Autumn. We will explore magical and medicinal properties of special plant allies as we tip toward the equinox. Drawing inspiration from folktales and mythic ritual, we will discuss plants for the altar, plants for personal ritual and plants that help us say YES! to spirit. We will also cover foods & herbs that may support your body & vitality during this time of year.
We will cover:
- Myths and folktales as seasonal guides
- Plants of Descent
- Taking Stock with Herbs, evaluating what we have accumulated after summer
- Herbal allies for opening to Spirit
- Plants for the dark months of the year
- Cultivating your inner-fire
- Herbs for letting go into autumn
- Plants for honoring mortality
- Considering your ancestral plant allies
- Working with teas, tinctures and flower essences
- & more!
Class is almost two hours long and comes with a downloadable pdf full of recipes, poems, stories and rituals to dive in deeper
Cost: $33
You can download the class materials to have forever access!