Happy Winter Solstice and Blessed Yule! We are closing out the year with an absolutely magical guest, sharing with us her deeply personal yet awe-inspiring story about a plant that I personally also have a special relationship with -- Datura (a.k.a. jimsonweed, thornapple, devil’s trumpet, mad apple, hell’s bell, devil’s weed, moonflower)!

And the story she told me about datura was absolutely incredible. I am grateful that she wanted to share such personal experience, and her fantastic insights about building better relationships with plants and nature. As someone who works intimately with datura, I was moved and inspired by her story.

Ladies and gentlemen, may I present to you, Cary-anne Hornsey!

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Cary-anne is an author, forager, mystic, creatrix, and a healer with over 2 decades of experience in herbal and homeopathic medicines. She works with various healing modalities such as reflexology and massage, breathwork, meditation, sound healing, experiential healing and intuitive guidance talking therapy. She also holds foraging workshops and offers bespoke garden design advice on how to grow your own medicinal garden and food forest.

You can find out more about Cary-anne's in-person events and online classes on her website’s Events page.

She also offers a membership-based community, The Magic of Nature, that delves deep into the magic of the natural world, the wisdom and healing of the trees and plants around us, the power of the elements and how to work with them, whilst connecting to and learning to trust your own intuition.

Be sure to check out Cary-anne’s foraging book, Foraging and Folklore - The Wheel of Nature, available through her website (for those in the UK) or Amazon (for everyone else).

You can get in touch with Cary-anne via her website: www.cary-annehornsey.com. You can also find her on Instagram (@caryannehornsey).

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Happy end of 2025, see you on the other side... Stay Fancy!