Plant Ceremony: Mugwort

In this current technological age, if we wish to learn about anything, we have the convenient ability to Google all that we desire to know about. We have limitless information at our hands about absolutely anything from all sorts of perspectives. On one hand, this is remarkable and helpful. On the other hand, this can lead to overwhelm, confusion, and superficial understanding. 

When our ancestors wished to learn about something, they had to learn directly through experience. In the context of herbal medicine, they learned from the plant itself. 

This was achieved through close observation of the shape, form, color, growing conditions, etc. that indicated its medicinal qualities. There was a pathway of communication that existed between plants and people, The plants don't have voices to speak, but rather a language of their own that is translated through their very genetic makeup. 

As humans, we can perceive the messages of…