Cronewort Vinegar

Cronewort Vinegar

Susun Weed and her granddaughter, Monica Jean demonstrate making cronewort, aka artemisia vulgaris or mugwort, vinegar.
Cronewort vinegar is good for the liver and digestion.

Dandelion Flower Vinegar

Dandelion Flower Vinegar

Susun and her granddaughter, Monica Jean make dandelion flower vinegar.

Cedar Smudge

Cedar Smudge

Susun and her granddaughter, Monica Jean demonstrate how to smudge with cedar.

Roasting Seeds with Susun Weed

Hawthorne Berry Tincture

Hawthorne Berry Tincture

Blood Mysteries

Blood Mysteries In the beginning, according to the Wise Woman tradition, everything began, as everything does, at birth. The Great Mother of All gave birth and the earth appeared out of the void. Then the Great Mother of All gave birth again, and again, and again, and people, and animals, and plants appeared on the earth. They were all very hungry. "What shall we eat?" they asked the Great Mother. "Now you eat me," she said, smiling. Soon there were a very great many lives, but the Great Mother of All was enjoying creating and giving birth so much that she didn't want to stop. "Ah," she said smiling, "now I eat you." And so she still does. We all come from the same mother. She is the wise woman. We all return to her embrace, her bloody-rich womb place, when we die. Every woman is a whole/holy form of her, able to be whole/holy mother of all life, able to be whole/holy destroyer of life. Her power is her blood that flows and flows, her blood which is life and gives life. Every woman's menstrual blood and birth-time blood is a holy mystery. What are the blood mysteries? Why are they central to the understanding of the Wise Woman tradition. Blood mysteries teach that menstrual blood and birthing blood are holy blood, power blood, healing blood. The blood mysteries teach us to remember that life and healing come from and return to woman, to the wise woman, to the woman who bleeds and bleeds. And does not die. Blood mysteries reveal that menstrual (moontime) blood and birth blood are so holy, so full of potential, so full of the void, that they are to be used only to heal, to heal by nourishing. Holy woman-blood is nourishing blood, blood of love, blood of abundance, blood that heals the earth. Blood mysteries recall the immense power of the bleeding woman. Power enough to share in great nourishing give-away from mother to matrix, give-away of nourisher to nourisher. When we bleed into the ground (in reality or fantasy) our power regrounds as our blood flows through the personal root chakra and into the earth. Read more .... http://www.susunweed.com/Article_Blood_Mysteries.htm

Portal to the Self: A Women's Circle by the Sea

Portal to the Self: A Women's Circle by the Sea March 14 - 21, 2015       We invite women to gather for retreat and replenishment on Isla Mujeres, an island in the tranquil turquoise waters of the Mexican Caribbean.    This island is sacred to Ixchel, the Mayan Moon Goddess and historically a place for healing rituals among the Mayan people.  We will create a circle of abundance, compassion and support as we weave together our stories and wisdom.    By honoring Ixchel’s tradition, we become midwives of our dreams and visions. Storytelling, yoga, journaling, poetry, guided imagery, and more will serve as forms to access the blessings and beauty that flow in each of us. Participants will stay at Na Balam, an intimate, boutique hotel on the beach where landscaped trails, tropical gardens and the beauty of the ocean will provide a perfect abode for the retreat. Yoga and ceremony at ancient Mayan temple.   For more information, visit www.islawomensretreat.com; email info@islawomensretreat.com;  or call 440 779-6727