Herbalism and The Great Forgetting

Permaculture Womens Guild

by Matilde Magro Ever think that you might have a cat’s superpower knowing just the right herbs to take for your particular body/ailment/prevention? I’m here to tell you, that you actually not only do, but you also do it unconsciously. Ever craved pumpkin? Carrot? Tomato? Ever followed on that craving? I have a lot of […]

Explaining regeneration and its expansion beyond the limits of culture

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by Matilde Magro There are social, ecological, and spiritual structures that link the human world to the rest of the living on this planet and even cosmically, whether we like to see it that way or not. The way of regeneration begins in the self to cause a ripple effect all the way to systemic […]

Strength and Resistance à la Woman

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Learning a new way of living from an elder Iranian farmer By Kali Morgan Of late, I have been consumed by the stories of strong, bold, warrior-spirited women of long ago, like Queen Tomyris of the Massagetae of Central Asia (who may or may not have killed Cyrus) and the more well-known Judith of ancient Israel (who decapitated Holofernes). Imagery such as the statue pictured above, in which the mother-protector holds a bowl of wine in one hand and a sword in the other, are powerful symbols. These women, in their passionate fight against injustice and oppression, have influenced me as…