The Initiators: Mugwort & Moldavite
Mugwort grows all around us here in the Hudson Valley, from roadside to forest clearing. Moldavite, on the other hand, came to our planet from the unique impact of a meteorite in what is now the Czech Republic. Although the herb is pervasive and the stone quite rare, these deep green Earth Allies interestingly share a resonance in the ways they help us. Both encourage the flow of energy, herald transformation, and turn up the volume in our dreamtime with an intensity that may best be introduced in small doses. In this article, we will go more deeply into these healing properties and also suggest some ways you may work with Mugwort and Moldavite to be initiated into the regenerative power of the plant and mineral kingdoms.
The beauty of Mugwort and Moldavite and the clarity they provide— like this open sky.
First off, have you ever felt stuck in a rut? Emotionally, we may feel sluggish and unsure. Physically, there’s tension that can’t seem to be unwound. All may seem fine at the surface level, but what more needs to be tended that hides in shadow? Our daily routine might consume us to the point that we come to wonder, what’s next? Here is where Mugwort and Moldavite can enter into your life as unexpected treasures found while walking the same old path; and they now jolt you in a new direction.
Both are known to masterfully move stagnant energy in the physical and subtle bodies. Mugwort’s medicine works especially on the sacral chakra— the place of our inner waters where we often repress memories. If it’s best for us to tend to certain memories and the charge they hold, Mugwort will work in a unique way to bring them to light, increasing our intuition in doing so. This process synergizes with Moldavite, who amps up our ability to tune into subtle energies and begins to uncloud our innate psychic capacities. In this way, Moldavite works mainly on the third eye, dislodging any dense energy that may be in the way of the vividness of our inner-vision and clair-perception.
Interestingly, the way that both Mugwort and Moldavite bring forth repressed memories or dense energy for us to work through is by way of our dreams. Indeed, both this herb and stone seem best known as “dream” allies. They turn up the volume of our dreamscapes specifically it seems to initiate us into the work of tending to hidden wounds while we sleep or journey inward. After all, by dreaming of a forgotten character or situation of the past, we bring to light and transmute what had been hiding as stagnant energy in our bodies. This process simultaneously acts to unearth hidden gifts, passions, and ideas that may have been cloaked in our subconscious. As such, Mugwort and Moldavite herald transformation in our lives— expanding our awareness, taking us beyonds our self-imposed limits, and accelerating our spiritual growth.
Take heed, though, that both Mugwort and Moldavite wield an intensity that often demands a slow and gentle introduction. Upon drinking a cup of Mugwort tea for the first time, some folks experience such vivid dreams that they wake up feeling unrested. A little goes a long way with Mugwort, and it may be best to start with sleeping with some of the herb by your bed or working with their flower essence. If you learn to identify the plant in the wild, you may also sit with with this herbal ally, asking them any questions and noticing sensations that arise.
As you develop your relationship, you may want to advance to external applications, such as rubbing a bit of mugwort-infused oil, like our Mugwort salve or Mugwort Soul oil, onto your body. Indeed, on a physical level, mugwort oil helps to unwind tension locked in the muscles, especially in the pelvic region— being specifically indicated for menstrual cramps. After working with physical applications, one may then progress to Mugwort tea or tincture to consume the whole plant internally.
As for Moldavite, some people also experience discomfort upon interacting with the stone. I’ve witnessed people break down in tears when holding it for the first time, and it is common to undergo a bit of physical aching in the area where you begin to wear it for longer durations. These are the ways the emotional and physical bodies adapt to such an intense influx of energy, releasing through tears or building up our energetic meridians, causing them to ache like newly worked muscles.
Wearing Moldavite can also lead to lightheadedness, and for these reasons, it is recommended to start working with Moldavite first by keeping it by your bedside, underneath your pillow, or sitting with the stone in meditation. You may hold it and observe any physical sensations that you notice or any images that appear in your inner vision. In The Book of Stones, Robert Simmons even recommends taping a piece of Moldavite to one’s third eye when entering into meditation with it. After acclimating to Moldavite in this way, you may begin to wear it more regularly, being aware to take it off if you begin to feel uncomfortable or ungrounded. If you wear other stones such as Smokey Quartz or Larimar with Moldavite, they can help soften its impact as well.
Since both Mugwort and Moldavite act so well at our enhancing our dreamscapes and vivifying our psychic experience, I find them to be great allies to enter into active imagination exercises or shamanic journeys with. This is when we consciously embark into our dreamworld with a specific question or curiosity, and through many layers of symbolism, we are offered answers. You may ask, how can I connect more deeply with Moldavite or Mugwort? Or what would Moldavite or Mugwort like to show me?
These are also great questions to ask when working with our eclipse essence, The Queen and the Crone, which features both of these allies as well as others to clarify our inner vision, especially during dream time.
This vibrational remedy specifically allows us to heal through the power of our dreams. It contains the essences of Queen Anne's Lace, Mugwort, Moldavite, Herkimer Diamond, and a unique song.
With Queen Anne's lace, we gain more clarity and lucidity in our dreamworld. After all, Queen Anne's Lace is Wild Carrot-- and carrots strengthen our eyes and our ability to see clearly. Mugwort, aka Cronewort, encourages more vivid dreams, and specifically, brings forth into our dreamscapes our 'shadows'-- that which we need to heal to transform our lives.
The creation of this essence came with a powerful song, printed on the back of the bottle, which you can read to affirm the energy of the essence before taking it:
The Queen will you help me
see clearly in my dreams
The Crone will you show me
what I need to know
to heal my body, my bones, and my soul
If you'd like to learn more about Mugwort and Moldavite, check out my blog post on them both: https://sensitiveearth.com/blog-post/2018-10-08-mugwort-moldavite-the-initiators/
{Please note that this is a vibrational essence. That means it contains no tincture or whole plant constituents. It is made up of flower, stone, and elemental essences that I have ethically made in ritual. This pertains to any item listed in my shop as an "essence". On the other hand, "elixirs" do contain a base of tincture & whole plant constituents.}
PACKAGING NOTE: Upgraded to evaporation-proof inverted droppers, which help with preservation over time.
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