The herbal path, and my manifestation of it through Tincturebell, is not only a part of me, but all of me.

It is something that breaks the boundary of time, as I know I have been doing this 'forever' in the non-linearity of time, and, in this lifetime, haven't arrived here but have returned.​​

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A decade ago, I was dedicated to the hard analysis of reality, pursuing a physics degree while sneaking the Lotus Sutra and Ramayana in my spare time as if it were naughty of me to look for the answers in the spiritual corner of the library.

My inner world continued to fall apart as I anchored into

trauma and abuse cycles, and plants started to speak to me in moments I needed it most.

I heard their whispers, but focused on the physicality of herbs: the tangible, the clinical studies - refusing their true messages and denying my own intuition. A reflection of how my spiritual perspectives on the physical science I was learning in school was being tidied into a neater box by my professors, as well as how my inner guidance was being silenced by my abusers.

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As I began truly sitting with herbs, connecting with them,

coming into communion and dynamic dialogue -

the relationship shifted.

All of my relationships shifted.

I connected to something deeper,

something ancient living in my bones.

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The interconnectedness of nature and our part in it reveals itself as the herbal path unfolds. Allowing Mother Earth to hold and nourish us, our bare feet skin to skin with Her; plants born from the same womb, same mother as ourselves.

Walking on the same earth that held our ancestors,

singing the same songs, using the same herbs.

This is the true medicine.

The knowledge passed down, sister to sister,

within community, of that medicine so much richer

than the Western studies that are just now trying

to catch up​ to ancient wisdom.

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Herbs are woven into the very fabric of my existence,

and sharing their voice with others, my purpose;

To walk on this earth in reciprocity,

every step a prayer to the Divine Mother.

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Tincturebell has been my liberation,

physically and energetically.

I am grateful to have you here,

as a thread of my sacred tapestry.