Sophia's Garden & Healing Arts Center

05/23/2023

05/29/2020

Extraordinary!

For an upcoming episode of a show called Spy in the Wild, PBS's Nature used a tiny drone disguised as a hummingbird to capture f

12/16/2019

I am rethinking my burn pile. Would love to make this.

11/21/2019

Sophia’s Garden is featured with Go Local

03/06/2019

Giving gratitude to the Dandelion!

08/23/2018

Listen!

WE WILL NO LONGER BE SILENCED.
HISTORY WILL BE REWRITTEN.

It is time we listen to the voices and wisdom of the indigenous people of the Americas. 'Women of the White Buffalo’ is a feature documentary film captured in Pine Ridge, South Dakota - the second largest Indian Reservation in America.

Join our journey as we uncover the powerfully rich stories of the brave women and children living in one of the poorest counties in the United States.

Carol Iron Rope - Photographed and Directed by Deborah Anderson.

06/23/2018

What a precious way to go to sleep.

03/26/2018

Pure joy!

03/18/2018

Strong, determined to be heard,

02/25/2018

Remembering the Divine in each of us.... and the Love that connects us. 💚

12/06/2017

I like the sound of this!

09/23/2017

Give your heart a smile!

09/18/2017

Don't even know what to say about this. I am deeply touched.

03/24/2017

Donald Trump is trying to force through the Keystone XL pipeline. This dangerous project would mean catastrophic damage to our climate, water and critical habitat for imperiled wildlife. With your gift to the Center's *

01/25/2014

Please save our apples from" gene silencing" techniques. This is not fit for human consumption.

If you haven’t heard, apples are the single most popular fruit served in school lunchrooms across the U.S. and tragically, a Canadian firm has created a new GMO apple, using a new “gene silencing” technique that could interfere with the expression of genes in humans, even silencing vital human genes...

01/08/2014

The Three Kings Preparation (Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh)

One of the many biodynamic preparations we offer to the land here at Sophia's Garden.

On New Year's Eve we grind, by hand, gold, frankincense and myrrh. This reflects the gifts brought by the 3 Wise Men as an offering to the Christ Child. It also is rooted in esoteric teachings. These 3 sacred substances, suitably prepared, serve also as sacrificial gifts and as symbols for the recognition of the working of spiritual beings in the earthly sphere. According to Rudolf Steiner:

Gold is a symbol of exoteric wisdom-filled power and the wisdom of the past.

Frankincense a symbol of the World Ether weaving around us as a 'gesture' or intention of sacrifice, and in which the Spirit is living. Also symbolizing the transience of the present.

Myrrh is a symbol of the victory of life over death. Also of the forces of the present pointing into the future.

Then on January 6 (3 Kings Day) we stir this preparation in water and walk the perimeter of the land, spraying it outwards, creating a 'magic circle' so to speak. We walk with hearts full of love and light, acknowledging our responsibility to stewarding the earth, making a commitment to the beings of this place and giving them this "spiritual sustenance" to create magic and wonder in this place.

Also to be noted, Hugo Erbe, a contemporary of Steiner and designer of this preparation, speaks of the significance of water in this process. "In the context of human evolution, the time when it was spiritually appropriate to make burnt offerings must be held to belong to the past. Appropriate for our present time, and therefore effective, are offerings made with water. This is the reason why a water-based form for the sacrificial substances belonging to The Three Kings Preparation had to be found."

We welcome any questions or insights you may have. We are all learning together on this journey.

01/08/2014

May this new year bring you fullness of life in all ways!

We started off the year with our line of hydrosols featured at The dhyana Center! If you're in Sebastopol, stop by and sample a variety of your choice. Or check our website for a full list of all varieties we carry.

http://www.sophiasgardenherbs.com/products/