I’ve been doing a lot of reading and watching on HerbMentor and their basic apothecary course. It’s a decent intro into most of the different herbal preparations. I’ve gotten a lot of it through the Ohio Herb Center, but this is helping reinforce that.

I have a lot of work to do to fully earn the title of hedgewitch (my own grading system), but I am also well on my way. I know where I can turn if I want or need assistance. I have a lot of tools in my bag. I have the drive and need to learn all I can and be better. And I have a need to help people with this.

For 30 years, I’ve been a witch. For the first 12, I was a solo practitioner who was reading a lot and not doing a lot, kind of adrift and unsure of where to go next. For the next 18 years, I was a technopagan in a teaching coven, helping more people be better witches. Now, it’s time to do something physical and natural to help my community and to teach people these skills.

I love this path. It’s green like new grass. It’s gold like aspen leaves and copper like maple leaves. It’s the dark blue of juniper berries and elderberries. I cannot wait to see where these take me and what I can do.