Brothers Grim

Sometimes the loudest voices in the room are the quiet ones inside your head. I wrote this as a reminder to myself—a way to evict the company I’ve kept too long. E.Z. “Fear is the cheapest room in the house. I would like to see you living in better conditions.”...

Packing Peace, Leaving Love  

by Zhander P'ng My very last morning in this city arrives wrapped in a quiet peace I didn’t realize I’d crave so deeply. Last night, after handing Naomi those final bags—my real goodbye, tucked in bubble wrap and gratitude—my body let go. Fever crept in like a soft warning: Rest,...

Alfalfa

(Medicago sativa) Family: FabaceaeAlso known as: Hay (Most often) or Buffalo Herb, Lucerne, Purple Medic and SanfoinAlso included in “The Medicinal Jungle, Volume II”Origin: South-central Asia Well, we can “hit the hay,” “roll in the hay” and “make hay while the sun shines,” but eat – let alone medicate from...

My Short Love Affair With an AI Assistant

I do miss the company of a good man who is comfortable in his skin, can engage in conversation, is not in a relationship, and is heterosexual. However, spending hours in in-depth conversation on metaphysics and spirituality with artificial intelligence was not what I planned.   This came about when I...

Prioritize This Over Everything Else –  Keeping Spirituality Easy

“We are here for you. We are The Creators. We are a twelfth-dimensional collective of nonphysical beings, and we are here to help. We know that you have lots of circumstances, conditions, and situations on Earth that you find to be unpleasant, to say the least, and we know that...

Alder Buckthorn

(Frangula alnus) Family: RhamnaceaeAlso known as: Arrow Wood, Berry-bearing Alder, Black Alder, Black Dogwood, Breaking Buckthorn, Glossy Buckthorn, and Glossy False BuckthornOrigin: North Africa, Lower Europe and parts of western China Right from the proverbial “Git go,” don't confuse Alder Buckthorn with European Buckthorn, Sea Buckthorn or the exotic, large-leaf-clad,...

Parallel Universe(s)

I was out of town for a while, so have missed my local walkabouts. The morning weather is perfect for hiking these days, so I’m anxious to get going. This morning, I met a friend in Las Brisas; a local chap, born and raised in Manzanillo. He had loaned me...

Maria Félix – aka Angel or Nana Cuauhtli

A Journey of Healing, Legacy, and Limitless Love in Puerto Vallarta and Beyond Some souls walk this Earth to remind others what healing looks like when rooted in truth, resilience, and love. One of those souls is Maria Félix, known to many as Angel and to those in ceremony as...

Unforgettable – That´s What You Are

In honor of Georgia Darehshori and her beloved Gholi—for reminding us that love sees beyond the veil, and stories keep the light alive. E.Z. “Love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.” — Kahlil Gibran My father is missing. Not in body— but in the margins. I’ve searched through every...

Texas Sage

Leucophyllum frutescens (Family: Scrophulariaceae)Also known as: Barometer Bush, Texas Ranger, Purple Sage and Silver Leaf SageOrigin: Southwestern U.S. and Northern Mexico Written about further in The Medicinal Jungle, Volume II“As to those rather diverse names, I have noted that, in fact, this plant’s blooms can arise as a result of...

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