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Nicotiana rustica teaches that breath itself is covenant, the inhalation and exhalation of life's reciprocity. For those who take on too much, give too much, or oscillate between craving and emptiness— it is the medicine of devotion restored.

In the kaleidoscopic materia medica of creation, Thuja occidentalis stands as a living bridge between matter and mystery, evergreen and enduring, yet tender where it bleeds resin into the cold air. In the northern forests of Turtle Island, the Indigenous peoples knew her not as a symbol but as the living dynamic, Nokomis Giizhik or Grandmother Cedar, one of the four sacred medicines alongside sage, sweetgrass, and tobacco. Her branches were burned to cleanse the space between

In the kaleidoscopic materia medica of the northern plains, Artemisia ludoviciana rises from gravel and wind, her silver leaves soft as breath, her scent sharp as discernment. Among the Anishinaabe and Dakota nations, she is the smoke of purification, a living intelligence who teaches how to release what no longer serves. Her bundle, when burned, carries prayers on the wind, clearing confusion and calling the psyche back to integrity.

(Sweetgrass, Wiingashk, the Hair of Mother Earth, Poaceae , grass family) In the kaleidoscopic materia medica of blessing, Hierochloe odorata  bends like green light across the meadows of Turtle Island. To the Anishinaabe  she is Wiingashk , the Hair of Mother Earth, braided in three strands to honor mind, body, and spirit. Her smoke follows Artemisia ludoviciana   (Prairie Sage) in ceremony: where one clears, the other blesses. She restores sweetness after sorrow, harmony af

The kaleidoscopic materia medica  taught at Prometheus Homeopathic Institute  rests upon a simple but luminous premise: that every substance in nature is a microcosm of consciousness; a prism through which the vital force refracts its many colors. Rather than viewing remedies as isolated pharmacological entities, the kaleidoscopic approach sees each as a living world, a constellation of psyche, soma, the mythopoetic, and ecology turning around one hidden center of meaning.  W

One of the most powerful medicines we offer requires no remedy vial, no protocol, and no technical expertise. That medicine is consent. When we hear the word, many of us think of the grade-school version of consent, or we groan at the idea of asking for permission for things that feel like reasonable expectations. In our field, consent is often thought of only in its most visible forms: permission to begin care, or assumed consent that comes following a client signing an inta

Step into the topsy-turvy world of the Mad Hatter, where time stands still, teacups are always overflowing, and riddles lead us deep into...

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Alice is, in many ways, the embodiment of a Victorian paradox: a child who is supposed to be “ seen and not heard ,” and yet she is both....

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Crataegus oxyacantha, Hawthorn Materia medica (the study of remedies) the PHI Way At PHI, we take a mythopoetic approach to the study of...

Have you ever tried using AI to pick a homeopathic remedy? It sounds simple: type in a few symptoms, and voilà—a list of options appears....

We are about to enter into our last teaching weekend of the year and I’m spending time reflecting on the courage of our students.  I’m...

“Why did you wait so long to have me!?” our daughter was lamenting last weekend. She is not so pleased to be the only child left at home...

The First Remedy is Love.   This is the statement that we built the Prometheus Homeopathic Institute upon.  It has also been the basis...

If you’re passionate about natural medicine and want to pursue a career in homeopathy, choosing the right homeopathy school is one of the...

I hear it, Oh yay, I hear it! Finally, the familiar, chatty, sing-songy, raspberry-capped, purple finch has returned to the birch outside...

After each class session, I’d leave with a different mix of emotions. Enlivened and curious, contemplative and doubting, or just mentally...

What does it mean to heal from the inside, out? As a classical homeopath and clinical social work student on a path toward Jungian...