103: Healing Inner Wounds & Calendula: Heidi Wedd on Sacred Herbalism

Could Calendula really help us heal the inner wounded masculine? What does that even mean? What if the medicine of the plants was slowly evolving and changing alongside us? Perhaps not only with human needs, but also with the changes in the ecosystems plants live in. How could they not? Plants are so chemically responsive, they change their makeup depending on the situation they find themselves growing in, and since we are part of the ecosystem to, it is no wonder that plants are offering stronger medicine for healing the inner wounds of broken mental & spiritual worlds. Heidi Wedd and Stephanie Hazel wade in very similar pools in their own work as herbalists and teachers - learning how to listen to the earth and the plants directly, and how to work with the soul properties or spirit teachings of plants for deeper personal and collective healing. Here they discuss their different theories on why this matters, the lessons Heidi has learnt from Calendula and what 'Shamanic Herbalism' really is. Heidi is a herbalist, homeopath, midwife and plant spirit communicator with 20 years experience, based in Main Arm, NSW. She has studied in Scotland, Siberia and Australia and offers a quiet wisdom to her students that is priceless. Follow her on instagram. *BUY ME A CUPPA* If you liked the episode and want more, a cuppa fuels my work and time, which is given for free. Leave a comment and a few bucks here: ⁠buymeacoffee.com/theeldertree⁠ To find out more about The Elder Tree visit the website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.theeldertree.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or follow is on socials here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  The intro and outro song is "⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sing for the Earth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠" and was kindly donated by Chad Wilkins.  You can find Chad's music ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.