Esoterically this potion is made at the onset of spring during the height of the Pisces New Moon. Pisces is the sign symbolically corresponding with Dawn: the time of day when the night sky is just beginning to wake, and sunrise has not quite arrived. This is potent time for bringing dreams into reality as your circadian rhythm begins to shift and your body’s senses come back online for a new day. Similarly, late winter and early spring (in the N hemisphere temperate climates) is a time where the return of the sun signals a biological shift for plants to exit dormancy and seeds to sprout. This medicine is intended to mimic the potential energy of a new, dewey flower bud, which has only just pushed through the earth and is about to face the world for the very first time.

Blue Lotus

Apomorphine and Nuciferine- activates dopamine and serotonin receptors (reward and good mood compounds). Enhances mood, relieves anxiety, and aids sleep.

Lavender

Well known for it’s calming effects, lavender is an excellent choice for keeping the body still and enhancing availability for the mind to process detailed information about it’s environment. This will also aid the body in winding down for sleep, if the medicine is being used before bed.

Osha

Opens respiratory airways to promote deeper breath. Awareness of breath is often the first step for taking a deeper seat of awareness without our bodies and entering a meditative state. A well oxygenated body will improve rest and mental clarity. This is very important for processing an increased volume of information, as in this medicine. Osha also releases oxytocin, the love hormone, promoting a peaceful, open-hearted presence. Osha is often used medicinal to treat sore, tired lungs and bronchitis.

Osha root is often one of the first plants dug up and eaten by bears when they wake from hibernation. It is used indigenously as a token of protection and good luck. It has a strong bitter flavor, so there is only a small amount of osha tincture in this medicine.

Mugwort

A classic dreaming herb, mugwort is often used to increase dream vividness, awareness and recall. Lusergic acid amide (LSA, ergine) is a compound found in small doses in mugwort that induces a dreamy state of mind. It relaxes the nervous system and relieves anxiety by. It is also often used to regulate periods in womb-having individuals- those with periods know this is a time of enhanced perception and sensation.

Mugwort was only included in the decoction and not the tincture so as to not make the medicine too damp and intoxicating.

Jasmine

Sedative, calming, intoxicating flower.

Butterfly Pea Flower

Turns it purple. That’s mostly it, which is nice when cultivating a dreaming state of mind.

It is also high and antioxidants, a nice perk. Anthocyin increases blood flow to the head and scalp, making it good for hair growth, and potentially also aiding in oxygenating the brain, though there are no studies to support this.

Spring Crocus Flower Essence

Often recognized as a floral symbol of one of the first blooms of spring, spring crocus has been used in magick for centuries to mobilize new blooms and new beginnings.

These herbal cordials are a curation of Venus and Jupiter oriented herbs infused in brandy and sweetened with organic local honey and maple syrup. This was designed to be a celebratory toast to share with someone you love, a fragrant and delicious way to celebrate the emotion of love with someone you hold dear.

Damiana

an aphrodisiac, calms nerves and anxiety, increases stamina

Rose & Orange

uplifting herbs to put you in good spirits

Cinnamon & Hibiscus

cognition enhancing herbs for alertness and memory

Cardamom

relieve inflammation and anxiety