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Author: Steven Martyn

Colonization, Gods, Goddesses and Three Alchemic Realms

Colonization, Gods, Goddesses and Three Alchemic Realms

By Steven Martyn February 3, 2020 March 12, 2020

The elemental descriptions of our cosmos that we lived with for tens of thousands of years still hold true in profound ways. In turning away …

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Old, forgotten ways that kept everything in balance

Old, forgotten ways that kept everything in balance

By Steven Martyn January 3, 2020 January 13, 2020

A little slice of summer beauty from the Sacred Gardener, with Steven Martyn at sunrise, speaking to the old ways. A short film by Steve …

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Echinacea, Snake Root and Snake Oil

Echinacea, Snake Root and Snake Oil

By Steven Martyn January 3, 2020 January 13, 2020

By Steven Martyn I’ve come to have a good nose for sniffing out ‘the hidden goods’ of our past amongst the post-modern carnage that surrounds …

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Hello Friends, May these words greet you in wholen Hello Friends, May these words greet you in wholeness. We are planning on running this year's Sacred Gardener school sessions. We feel that the Earth teachings, eating from the land and the experience of being with those who are kindred could not be more important at this time. As I see it, the pandemic is asking us to come back, all the way back, and not drift off again into our affluent dreams. Here to remind us that - all that really matters, all that really exists, is this moment right here, right now. And in this moment we are fine, and need nothing. Our life is like a chain of these luminous moments strung together, nothing more and nothing less. What we do with the moments, whether we miss them, acting like victims of fate, or claim them by sitting among the Gods and Goddesses of our destiny, taking full responsibility for each moment, is up to us. I can tell you though, that in taking responsibility, we are enabled to change. We are enabled to deliberately step forward to bring change, and not in reaction or fear but with grace in the old one’s wisdom. And let’s not forget how we view our time here will also define our own ending. Whether we see the chain of our life breaking apart as it’s pulled away from us; as we lose our health. Or we see the broader perspective and appreciate what we have been given. And then the fates may hand us back our time and memories like a rosary, to caress during our last days. So, here we are, being asked to stay at home and stay in the moment. Now is the time for your rosary and prayers. Now is the time to hold the seeds dear, to grow food to nourish and herbs to heal. Now is the time to make art and music, and to write and tell stories that feed life. Now is the time to breath good deep breaths of good clean air, in the stillness of the twilight. And to not just be thankful for our lives, but to be in continual thankfulness each moment, and show it in what we do. And from that expression may a grounded culture of stillness and care be born, and may we learn once again to live like the old ones we all came from. May your days be full of spring’s joy, like barrels of rain. -Steven
Peach blossoms in the year round greenhouse. It li Peach blossoms in the year round greenhouse. It lives in a pot and will go outside once it’s warm enough, no more risk of frost. We help pollinate with a q-tip, since we don’t have the outdoor bug friends. #yearroundgardening #yearroundgreenhouse #peach #growyourown
Imbolc is when we harvest the White Buffalo Sage f Imbolc is when we harvest the White Buffalo Sage from the greenhouse attached to our house. This plant has been listed by United Plant Savers as one ‘to watch’. And so, we shouldn’t be buying it. But it grows well in a big pot, if you bring it in for the winter. It’s native to deserts in the SW of the USA so it can handle freezing, but not -20C. The fact that it’s endangered is truly a travesty because White Sage is a large shrub and can be sustainably harvested (at this time of year) if you just take the last year’s growth. I (Steven) fell in love with this powerful ceremonial smudging herb decades ago because it cuts through spiritual congestion and stagnant energy like nothing else. Our Canadian prairie sage ‘Blue Sage’ which is an artemisia, is a good substitute and will grow outdoors in our climate. Both of these seeds you can get from Richters. #sage #smudge #whitesage
Early bird for the Sacred Gardener School ends Feb Early bird for the Sacred Gardener School ends Feb. 1, 2 spaces still open! The Sacred Gardener School is for those inspired to move into a deeper level of being; to live in a connected, sustainable and soulfully present way with the Earth. The school will foster your growth over time, enabling you to embody the living skills and ceremony needed to engage the larger spirit and ecology of the Earth, so She may bless and redirect our collective and personal path. Helping on the Farm: We are now receiving applications for helpers during the 2020 season. We are offering a few people a life changing experience in farming, homesteading, learning about herbs and wild food, running a seasonal school and the thousand and one skills these tendings entail. While we offer a modest stipend, the work is hard and long so helpers need to primarily interested in the experience and knowledge they’ll receive. You’ll be well fed by the wilds and gardens here. Please visit https://thesacredgardener.ca/6332-2/helping-on-the-farm/ for more info, or send us a PM.
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