Reasons & Season Spring Wood Element Survival Guide

Dandelion is the showy first rays of the spring sun! I’ve met the true spirit of Dandelion in my dreams while sleeping next to freshly picked flowers from my yard. She is the dazzling woman in yellow. She is strong and fierce as a lion. She is fearless. She is the sun, hot sun in lady plant form. Her energy is moving up and out and dazzling. Master of her domain, she will not be out shined. She dances quickly moving outward influencing everything in her vicinity. There is nothing humble about the dandelion spirit. The dandelion takes the spotlight and claims her place as the springtime goddess of beauty.

Dandelion

Powerful AntioxidantCalms Liver ExcessAids In Digestion

Jam Packed NutrientsBitter & Astringent

Ta r a x a c u m

Wash the flowers & gently roll in a towel to absorb excess moisture. Fill an 8oz. mason jar with flowers & fully cover with honey, using a clean chopstick to stir out any bubbles or air pockets. Screw on the lid tight enough that you can turn the jar upside down a couple times a day to keep the honey covering the flowers without the lid leaking (& putting a washcloth or saucer underneath is helpful in case it does.) Infuse for 2 - 3 weeks, at which point you can strain the flowers out with a sieve (tho I much prefer to leave them in to eat or stir in as a pretty addition to tea.)

Violet & Dandelion

Flower Infused Honey

Here violet pairs with the sunny fortitude of dandelion flower for a heart nurturing & nutritious honey with a divine perfume.

Ingredients

½ cup freshly harvested violet flowers

½ cup freshly harvested dandelion petals (removed from the flower head)

1 cup local raw honey1 8oz. mason jar