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Thematically Speaking

Each month, we explore a specific health and wellness subject. This month, we’re exploring astrology.

Our planting seasons track astral cycles of light and darkness, and many attribute their moods and personalities to the positions of the zodiac. As Crowley once wrote, “Every man and woman is a star,” so in the month of Aries and Taurus, we cast our eyes heavenwards.

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Astrology, cultivation and the horoscope of plants

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Gardeners, farmers, and herbalists have grown outdoors for centuries being guided by the sun, moon and for some, even the planets and constellations. Read More

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Astrology, cultivation and the horoscope of plants

Gardeners, farmers, and herbalists have grown outdoors for centuries being guided by the sun, moon and for some, even the planets and constellations.

Apr 8, 2020

How Medicine Box aligns with astrology

While not as old as the stars themselves, astrology has captivated human beings for at least as long as we’ve had civilizations. And it’s been part of every civilization, from India to China to the Middle East. At one point, it was studied as a science in its own right, but in our super-materialistic world, its influence is by and large more cultural. But cultures often create their own truth, and those truths contribute greatly to the wellness community Medicine Box belongs to.

Apr 1, 2020

A brave new world: psychedelics and society

Just like the hippies of old could never have imagined the sorts of discoveries that would come out of cannabis legalization, the emergence of psychedelic therapy will impact our society in ways we cannot imagine.

Mar 25, 2020

The role of psychedelics and wellness

It was inevitable, really, that as our civilization began rediscovering new ways to heal in this century, psychedelics would come back to make our collective picture truly BIG. Of course, some big mistakes were made in the past, but also some foundational realizations. One of the biggest is how to utilize them with wellness tools to accomplish truly deep healing.

Mar 18, 2020

Psychedelics and mental health

While the past 60 years have certainly obscured it, psychedelics were once explored for a plethora of mental health disorders, including a few that would shock people. Childhood schizophrenia, autism, addiction — considering the excesses and the resulting stigmas attached to them now, it’s hard for many to imagine ethically treating these illnesses with them today.

Mar 11, 2020

The rebirth of psychedelics

The ascendance of wellness has uncovered many different healing modalities previously and prematurely buried by fearful and unheeding authority figures. But as any cultivator will tell you, a lot of growth can happen while things are germinating underground. Now that cannabis has exploded — and in some cases, imploded — psychedelics are now getting a second look.

Mar 4, 2020

Listening to cannabis

Back in the ‘90s, a book called Listening to Prozac came out at the height of the SSRI prescription boom, and it got everyone to thinking how this nifty little pill would change our society. Well, as longtime readers of this blog know, I had to stop Prozac’s miserable, mood-flattening drone for my own good.

Feb 26, 2020

The value of cannabis

If cannabis was a person, what would it be like? Would it be agreeable or difficult, moody or predictable? Judging from my time within communities that live its life around the plant, cannabis is pretty much everyone’s friend, and has something to give to everybody.

Feb 19, 2020

The stories of cannabis

One of the most enjoyable things about living amongst OG cannabis growers are the stories they tell. The cannabis tradition has amassed an extraordinary collection of legends, tall tales and folklore along the way, from high tragedy to low comedy and everything in between.

Feb 12, 2020

Who speaks for cannabis

Back when the source of Medicine Box’s most active ingredient was illegal, one could easily pinpoint not just the cultural stereotype of the classic stoner, but also their social stances.

Feb 5, 2020

Happy Belly and cannabis

Of course, if it’s Medicine Box, you know it’s going to come back to cannabis sooner or later. That’s where it started for Happy Belly, our gut health tincture. However, it’s simply not enough to restrict gut health to the California dispensaries alone.

Jan 29, 2020

Gut Health and herbalism

You know the drill: just like with Equanimity, Happy Belly derives as much of its strength from the carefully sourced and selected herbs it contains as much as it does its cannabis. As above, so below, because the health of our gut depends on the quality of both our mental lives and our diets.

Jan 22, 2020

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Words to Grow On

Medicine Box’s weekly blog, covering the latest in plant-based wisdom and wellness

Our Blog Categories

Terpenes

Tinctures

How to Use Cannabis

News & Reflections

Cannabis Legalization

Cannabis Basics

Thematically Speaking

Each month, we explore a specific health and wellness subject. This month, we’re exploring astrology.

Featured This Week

Astrology, cultivation and the horoscope of plants

Previously featured

Astrology, cultivation and the horoscope of plants

How Medicine Box aligns with astrology

A brave new world: psychedelics and society

The role of psychedelics and wellness

Psychedelics and mental health

The rebirth of psychedelics

Listening to cannabis

The value of cannabis

The stories of cannabis

Who speaks for cannabis

Happy Belly and cannabis

Gut Health and herbalism

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