I came to the idea of a Wild Heart Tea when the Faerytale Apothecary first launched in 2019.
The story of the Courage Monster had appeared under the bed and, having read Alice Hoffman’s The Rules of Magic, where characters are asked to choose between Courage or Caution Tea (though there is only ever Courage Tea in the pot no matter what you choose), I got curious as to what a Courage Tea might have in it.
I created it, packaged it with love, and sent it out to some folks alongside the story.
It became the first Wild Heart Tea on Substack too, you can listen to it right here.
My thoughts of late began to turn again to the idea of Courage Tea. What would it contain now, I wondered, and how would a personal tea differ from one available to all?
Press play to find out…
The Faerytale Apothecary's Wild Hearts Sipping Cups of Tea is an experimental affair seeking to follow the Medicine Trails left by Words from Specially Chosen Stories. The recordings will often times be messy unedited affairs that aim to include all the languages from all the peoples (regardless of species or corporeality) into the conversations. There will be no written transcripts, simply an offer to sit a while, listen and see where you might be taken, prompted, curiosly led to. Other humans will be invited to gather our good weather gear for the trip from time to time. Our starting point may sometimes shift in location but home will always be with That Which Dwells Beyond The Gap In The Old Stone Wall - the creative space for my ongoing Doctoral Research. Individual Words will be our doors to inner (and perhaps sometimes outer) landscapes. There will be Spontaneous Stories making Guest Appearances. We will explore what it may mean to be Touched by a Story. We will welcome Ordinary Story Speakings. We will Gather Glitterings in our Baskets as we make our way. All served up about once during a month with a drop of tea crafted by a Wild Heart or two. Would you like to lay down a Medicine Trail with us? Please do get in touch if something is rumbling in you, bursting to be let out.
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