Flower + Gem Essence Remedy Kits!

Drift Uplifted into the sky,

Be ever more Courageous as you fly!

You'll be Grounded + Centered on landing, we trust -

And truly Renewed by your journey of flowers, gems, and starstuff!

While bad poetry is not included all four of our Flower + Gem Essence combinations certainly are! Our Flower + Gem Essence Remedy Kit comes in a lovely green pocket box along with a card describing each of the Essence combinations qualities and ingredients.

The Flower + Gem Essence Remedy kit includes one 1/2 ounce stock bottle preserved in organic vodka of:

Grounded + Centered: for when you feel unbalanced, light-headed, and have difficulty staying focused. Helps you feel grounded, steady, and centered.

Uplifted: for when you feel burdened and overwhelmed by responsibility. Helps relieves anxiety around the tasks at hand while helping you to find what brings you joy in life.

Courageous: for when fears fill your head and you don't feel strong enough to face them. Helps you to find courage while feeling protected and nurtured at your very core.

Renewed: for when you are recovering from an illness, emotional trauma or other times of strain on your system. Helps to return vitality to your whole being, freeing you from previous disruptive patterns of behavior.

In addition to taking Flower + Gem Essences as drops you can: ★ Add them to your drinking water, smoothies, and juices ★ Spray them throughout your work and living spaces ★ Rub them onto pulse and chakra points ★ Put them in your bath water

Read more about our Flower + Gem Essences here.

Our Flower + Gem Essence Remedy Kits can be purchased in our S H O P.

Herbs of the Full Moon

This is an old post from the archives, but will get you started on your journey of herbs and Moon magick. You can learn about how lunar correspondences are created in traditional western herbalism as well as herbs of the New Moon over here. Or how to make medicine by the Moon. Enjoy!

We plant by the moon, pick, and make medicine by the Moon.  The Moon calls the tides of our earth's waters and our own individual tides.  Just as some herbs are more suited to organs in the body they also correspond to the planets which orbit the greater body of our earth.

Jasmine (Jasminum officinale) 

Jasmine is a flower of love of both spiritual and physical manifestation.  An aphrodisiac, Jasmine is also said to attract the good will of prosperity to those who wear it.  In tea blends, it adds a calming element.  The white of the Jasmine flower is what connects it to the full moon as well as the fact that the flower blooms only at night.

Anise (Pimpenella anisum)

A common and delicious spice for the kitchen, Anise is antispasmodic, antiseptic, and sopoforic, relieving gas pains and cramps.  Anise brings harmony between those who ingest it and protects from terrifying dreams.  Like Jasmine, it mingles the powers of our physical and spiritual needs for love, helping to dissipate the illusion that they are separate in the first place.

Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris)

One of the most widely celebrated lunar herbs in traditional western herbalism, Mugwort aligns not only with the energy of the Full Moon but with all of the Moon’s phases. Reflecting its connection to the ever-changing Moon, Mugwort helps us move through stages of menstruation, pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and menopause and all variations of that a wombed body might take. An excellent ally, too, for awakening psychic gifts and bringing about vivid dreams.

Living In Austin

We like living in Austin. The people are as welcoming as the cool shade of old oaks on a hot day.

Folks generally speak a little slower.

They move a little slower.

And keeping cool has taken on a whole new meaning - and it is not even summer yet.

Lets just say that most of the teas we are enjoying these days are iced.

It's been a good move.

Your Cup of Tea Awaits!

There are those who like their tea loose and tumbling.

And there are those who like tea snug in its spot, wrapped up like a package.

Let us wrap up your tea of choice so as not to delay enjoyment of your lovely bound-up brew.

The Apothecary is now offering all of our teas in individually wrapped, single-brew tea bags.

Visit our S H O P to purchase.

Vinegar Kits + Shop News

As spring approaches in the Northern Hemisphere, our bodies begin to stretch towards the growing light.  The threshold between the end of winter and the beginning of spring is a wonderful opportunity to support our bodies naturally process of shedding the drowsy energies of winter.  Cleansing and detoxifying herbs that work to tonify our body systems are great herbal allies at this time of the year.  We've combined our two medicinal vinegars, Amazon Brew and TOUGH AS NAILS Iron Vinegar, in a new Remedy Kit to help you re-balance and re-align your body and spirit to the visions of buds and blossoms calling us from our winter slumber.  You can find our new Medicinal Vinegars Remedy Kit in our S H O P.

The early promises of spring will also be carrying the Apothecary from our Northern home in Portland, Maine to our new adventure in Austin, Texas.  We told you the Apothecary has a tendency to up and move!  We'll be closing the shop for a few weeks starting mid-March as we'll be driving across the country, visiting friends and family, meeting new plants, and defrosting as we get further south.  Look for some great deals in the next few days as we try to sell a lot of our shop stock in anticipation of our move!