CelticEarthSpirit 
Frankincense – an aromatic resin obtained from trees of the genus Boswellia in the family Burseraceae, is also known as olibanum.
Latin Name: Boswellia carterii syn. Boswellia sacra
Family: Burseraceae
Common Names: Boswellie, Olibans, Olibanum, Olibano, Salai Tree, Oleo-Gum-Resin
Common Vervain – The Herb of Enchantment, has been long been associated with divine and other supernatural forces.
Plantain is generally considered to be a weed; one description, referring to Plantago major, even reads ‘a short, fat, ugly weed’!! But beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
The Wise Woman’s Power Plant – Mugwort. Or to give it it’s proper name Artemisia vulgaris LINN, is rightly justified in being called that. Named after the Hellenic goddess of the hunt, wild animals, wilderness, childbirth, the moon, virginity and protector of young girls; Artemis.
It’s only words!! As far as ‘bromides’ go in the English language, that has to be one of the worst ones.
Masses are searching; for answers, for meaning, for purpose. For an alternative to the shambles of a capitalist, consumer, materialistic society that is empty and hollow.
When you have Light-bulb Moments they hit you with the force and speed of an express train. You feel it in every cell of your body.
What the hell is a ‘Moss Piglet’? Why would it inherit Mother Earth? What has its inheritance got to do with the price of a loaf of bread?
Well I have typed the title and now I have some words on the page; which is a good start. It seemed like a good idea. I really do want folk to meet Anima Loci, The Spirit of Place, but can I do it? I mean can I do it in words; black type on a white page.
What is it about woods or forests that petrifies some people? We are not talking here about small copses, spinneys, groves, thickets or any of the other numerous wonderful names that our English language has for small groups or areas of trees. We are talking about proper woodland or forest; large areas of….. trees, trees and even more trees!!