Yesterday, Sunday, the Post Office delivered 12 cowpots (Pots made of cattle manure) and 100 or so peat pots. (Sunday delivery by the Post Office when I didn't ask for any special shipment.) This is part of the garden I plan on establishing as a source of plants that are used in spiritual healing and cleansing.
My first plant is Spanish lavender, courtesy of Trader Joe/ That's for love and healing -- although its probably more Wiccan than American Indian. I don't think lavender is common in the Southwest. It's already in the ground.
I have also ordered white sage seeds to grow from scratch. It will be for smudging which cleans negative energy, clearing sacred space and opening the soul before calling on healing spirits. I have also purchased 2 sweetgrass plants which are supposed to have a wonderful smell. You braid it into three strands, signifying love, kindness and honesty-- and this binds the sage together.
I also ordered tobacco seeds. They can be used as an offering and I read that when offered to another plant, it will communicate to other plants in the vicinity. Hopefully they're not too hard to germinate and I pray that this is the right tobacco because I was also reading that some shamans use "sacred" tobacco from the bark of red willow. There's nothing like the Internet to also cast doubt on your endeavours.
There is also a weeping cypress tree on its way to the house. It's supposed to be 3 feet tall so it is going to resemble a tree which Dad is fond of uprooting I'll just have to be careful where I put it. I might make a wand out of cypress.
I will make smudging sticks and other medicines for my brother who I think will be the healer. It seems to have been foretold.
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