In Africa the preferred container for all sorts of purposes—music, magic, healing, sustenance, ritual, ceremony and fulfillment is the calabash. As herbalists, we celebrate the magic held within the calabash but we also realize that this earth wisdom should be available to all—this is the lesson of orisha Osayin and the calabash. With no choice left Osayin’s calabash of herbal information, recipes, rituals and ceremonies for health and spiritual well-being, is now open to all. If you dare to look deep within the calabash, who knows what might be waiting inside? Calabash Child One Igbo folk story from Nigeria shows us that there are truly surprising things held within the calabash plant. A royal couple is unable to have children. They have a sincere desire for a child; their heart goes out to this wish each day. Meanwhile, their farms are doing exceedingly well and are about ready for the harvest. The King’s wife goes out to...
The virtual studio of author and artist Stephanie Rose Bird brings together artistic process and reflection with the literary arts, in a manner that is designed to be instructive and inspirational.