Mugwort, known as the “Mother of Herbs” and sacred to the lunar goddess Artemis, is a profound ally for those seeking to awaken their psychic abilities, connect with their ancestral lineage, and journey into the dreamtime. Revered as the herb of the witches and crones, Mugwort carries the essence of lunar consciousness, opening the third eye portal and guiding us into the magical realms of the otherworld.

The Essence of Mugwort

Mugwort’s botanical magic is rooted in her abilities to bridge the mundane and mystical worlds, inviting us to move beyond the tangible and explore the ethereal. Historically used in flying ointments of the ancient witches brew, psychic teas, and divinatory incenses, this herb is a favourite for astral travel, intuitive dreaming, and sacred womb work.

As a herb of the Crones, she encourages deep observation, introspection, and connection within the ancient feminine consciousness, thinning the veil between the worlds to access ancestral wisdom for healing and guidance.

Lunar Divination Ritual with Mugwort

Connect with Mugwort through a lunar-inspired ritual to access your intuitive gifts and sacred connection to the otherworld. Here’s how to align with Mugwort’s magical properties:

1. Preparing for Your Ritual

• Mugwort Tea Ceremony: Prepare a cup of Mugwort tea before bed. Sip slowly, allowing her bitter essence to ground and open you. As you drink, set an intention to receive messages from the otherworld through your dreams.
• Sacred Anointing: Use Mugwort-infused oil to anoint your third eye, temples, and womb. Visualise this act as a key to unlocking your psychic portal and clearing cellular or ancestral imprints.

2. Setting Your Dreaming Intention

• Call in Mugwort’s spirit, asking for guidance, wisdom, or healing.
• Invite your ancestral allies and plant spirits to journey with you, offering messages or visions that support your path.
• Speak aloud your intention for clarity, divination, or remembrance during the dreamtime.

3. Dreamtime Practices

• Keep a dream journal or voice recorder by your bed.
• Upon waking, remain still in the liminal space between dreaming and waking. Allow images, emotions, and symbols to rise to the surface.
• Record your dreams in as much detail as possible, noting recurring themes, feelings, and synchronicities

Integrating Dream Wisdom

Dreaming with Mugwort goes beyond the nocturnal experience. Throughout your day, observe synchronicities and signs as extensions of your dreaming. Pay attention to any insights that arise, trusting that Mugwort’s guidance extends into your waking reality.

The Feminine Portal: Sacred Womb Connection

Mugwort is a powerful ally for womb healing and clearing, her energy supports the release of cellular and ancestral imprints held within the sacred portal of the womb. By massaging or anointing your womb with Mugwort oil, you can create space for renewal and empowerment within your feminine centre.

A Magical Ally for Women’s Medicine

Mugwort invites us to embrace our cyclical, feminine nature. Whether through the dreamtime, intuitive insights, or womb clearing, this plant spirit encourages us to reconnect with our inner knowing and the wisdom of the Goddess. As you build your relationship with Mugwort, you may find your connection to the magical and the mystical deepening in unexpected ways.

Dream Journal Prompt: Before bed, ask Mugwort:

• What wisdom do my ancestors wish to share?
• What gifts of my lineage am I ready to remember?
• What healing messages do I need for my current path?

In the morning, reflect on the answers you received, paying attention to subtle symbols and emotions that may carry profound significance.

Create Your Own Mugwort Connection

Step into the sacred dance with Mugwort and allow this magical herb to guide you into the mysteries of the dreamtime, ancestral healing, and lunar consciousness. Share your experiences, synchronicities, and insights as you cultivate a relationship with this sacred ally.

Mugwort and Healing the Witch Wound: Cycle 6 of Plant Spirit Medicine

In Cycle 6 of our Plant Spirit Medicine journey, we meet Mugwort—herb of the Crone, the Witches, and the Lunar Goddess. Mugwort’s potent medicine invites us to dive into the depths, to heal the ancestral Witch Wound, a collective imprint of fear, persecution, and repression held within our lineages, bodies, and collective. She is both a gateway to remembering our sacred gifts and a guide through the shadows of generational trauma.

The Witch Wound: A Collective and Personal HealinG

The Witch Wound is an energetic and emotional scars carried by those who embody healing, magic, and sacred feminine wisdom. This wound stems from centuries of oppression—witch trials, patriarchal silencing, and the loss of connection to the earth, spirit, and cyclical ways of being.

Signs you may carry the Witch Wound include:

• Fear of speaking your truth or sharing your spiritual gifts.
• A sense of being “too much” or “not enough.”
• Hesitation to step into leadership or visibility, particularly in sacred work.
• Feelings of unworthiness or guilt tied to feminine wisdom and power.

Mugwort’s medicine offers us an invitation to reclaim these gifts, transmute fear into empowerment, and reconnect with the intuitive, healing, and magical aspects of ourselves.

Mugwort: Gateway to Ancestral Healing and Feminine Reclamation

Known as the “Mother of Herbs,” Mugwort carries the wisdom of ancient healers and witches. Her bitter, grounding essence supports us in accessing the liminal spaces—the in-between where ancestral wounds and gifts reside. Mugwort helps us:

• Clear energetic imprints from ancestral persecution and trauma.
• Reclaim intuitive and healing abilities buried under fear or shame.
• Access dreamtime visions and guidance from our ancestors.
• Strengthen the womb space, the seat of creative and feminine power.

She opens the third eye and guides us into the dreamworld, where we can safely explore shadow work, ancestral healing, and the reawakening of our intuitive gifts.

Integration: Walking with Mugwort’s Medicine

As you journey with Mugwort in Cycle 6, consider how the Witch Wound has shown up in your life. Reflect on:

• What fears or limitations are ready to be released?
• What gifts or abilities are you ready to reclaim?
• How can you honour your ancestors while breaking free from their pain?

Through Mugwort’s gentle yet powerful guidance, you are invited to step into your role as a healer, seer, and keeper of sacred wisdom. By healing the Witch Wound, you not only free yourself but also honour the legacy of those who came before and pave the way for future generations.

Mugwort whispers: “You are the medicine your ancestors dreamed of. Now is the time to rise.”

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