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Essays on plant medicine, astrology, nature, culture, and the sometimes unruly work of being human.
Image: Wellness MagazineFeatured through October 13
The Long Game: What Happens When You Start Paying Attention Before Something Hurts
Wellness Magazine explores the small, sustained routines, plant-centered care, and attention to everyday life behind Bon Air Botanicals.
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Guardian of the Heart: Dolly Parton, Hawthorn and Lessons on Living and Dying
The Hawthorn plant teaches us that it does not survive by closing itself off. It stays open to the world while growing sharp thorns to guard what matters most.
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Photo: 43rd Street Festival of the ArtsThe Real Threat to AI Is Us
On community, craft, and nature — the parts of us no algorithm can reach.
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6,200 Chances
Turns out you get about 6,200 do-overs a day. Here's the first one.
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Photo: Sander Hallaste / UnsplashNow the Fun Begins
On turning 51, Thoreau, and the long search for a life that finally makes sense.
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Photo: Leon HarrisWhy Plants (and People) Need a Little Resistance
What plants can teach us about adapting to stress and how cold plunges can help.
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Image: Lisa Gesbocker DriessenAesthetics Are the Tell
Reflections on the rise of big lips, butt implants, and the call of Nature.
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Nodal Transits, Returns & Planetary F**kery
Life lessons generously donated by the f*cking universe.
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Humans are Scared Shitless of Nature
How AI is just another distraction from the truth.
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What's the Frequency Kenneth: A Brief History fo the Term Frequency
A reflection on frequency, cultural memory, and the songs that help us name what we feel.
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From Rage to Resonance: Tuning Our Frequency in an Age of Injustice
A reflection on witnessing a fractured world and finding a more resonant response to injustice.
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Dropping Into the Heart
The energy of June 2025.
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New Moon in Gemini: Week of May 26 -June 1st
New beginnings and hummingbird vibes.
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Uranus, Taurus and the Pleiadian Star System: May 17 - July 7, 2025
Breakthrough time.
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Scorpio Full Moon
Embracing the darkness.
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Pluto in Aquarius (2025-2044): Collective Awakening
We just entered the next awakening of consciousness.
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Mother Nature: Gateway to Healing
Finding our way back to magic and wonder.
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May 2025: Endings and Beginnings
Beauty is the harvest of presence.
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April 26-30, 2025: Evolutionary Moment in History
Rare planetary aspects, herbal resources, and goddess support.
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April 23, 2025: Soul Growth
A quick note and resources for soul growth.
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April 20-27th, 2025: Clarifying Our Purpose
Big emotions, deep self-reflection, and clarity.
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April 16-Early May: Transformation
Courage, new beginnings, and care for your nervous system.
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Week of April 14: Friction!
Taurus season, Venus, and stinging nettle.
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Pink Full Moon in Libra Tonight!
Relationships are front and center.
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Astroherbalist Journal is a gathering place for the threads that connect plants, planets, culture, and everyday life. Written by Norah Hazelgrove, each piece is an invitation to stay curious, notice what is alive around us, and make meaning together.