About Me

Merry Meet Dear Friends

I have always been interested in the natural world and have
known for many years that I view things differently than
most people. It is that different way of looking at things
that originally made me ask why and what about and drove
me to explore the worlds of cultural diversity, the
environment and women's spirituality. These interests have
led me on many journeys of exploration and discovery that
have taken me around the world and back again.

I have explored many areas with a passion for the way a
people's world view is translated into everyday activities and
spiritual beliefs...how what they believe relates to the way
they live their lives. This is called Cosmology and the areas I
am drawn to and passionate about are the Feminine Divine
and how the natural world is used to heal both body and
spirit...what we call Herbalism and Energy Medicine.

Over the past 10 years, I have focused exclusively on
studying Women's Spirituality and the science of herbs as
medicine, called both Herbalism and Herbology. I have
studied formally in degree and certificate programs and also
served as an apprentice gaining hands-on experience from
Wise Women who are both Herbalists and Priestesses. I
have studied feminist theory and Goddess Her-story as well
as rituals of the Feminine Divine... Anatomy of the human
body and herbs for each body system as well as walking the
mountains and fields wild-crafting (searching for and
identifying medicinal plants) and making plant medicines...
and, most importantly, learning how these 2 areas -- our
natural world and our spirituality -- are inexplicably linked...

...for the plants that nourish and heal are
but a part of our Mother's Body...
the Feminine Divine made manifest.

As a further extension of my desire to know and
understand the natural world, especially its system of
energy, I pursued the study of Reiki and became a
Reiki Master Teacher.

I now call home 18 beautiful acres in the Uwarrhie
Mountains of Central North Carolina. I share this
magickal space with my partner of 35 years, nine kitty
companions, a multitude of plant and animal spirits
and the fairies and devas of the land.

Currently we are in the process of creating teaching
gardens where Wise Wom en and wise men and children
can come and commune with the plants, learn their
healing secrets and experience hands-on the power
of the Goddess through the natural world.

Blessed Be,
Arlene

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With a love of cultures and
educational background
in Anthropology, I studied
the Feminine Divine and
Traditional Roles of Women
in Central America and
Southeast Asia and am
currently involved in
academic studies involving
the ancient partnership
cultures of Crete and Malta.

I am also founder of
WeavingTheVision, an
organization dedicated to
re-membering the
Wise Woman tradition
and empowering women
through knowledge
and experience--
and
Soul of Nature,
a company that grows
organic herbs and creates
organic herbal products.

As a Traditional Herbalist
and Reiki Master Teacher,
I offer classes in Wise
Woman Ways of Herbalism
and
Reiki Certification.

I also teaches classes in
Goddess Spirituality and
facilitate a monthly
women's circle called
WomanSpirit Rising
which honors the
Feminine Divine
and women's ways of
knowing.