VOLVA

09/03/2026

Good morning!
It's time for a garden tidy up. I always leave it as long as I can stand it as it provides shelter for little beasties over the Winter, but the energy shifts the past few days are guiding us towards MAKING ROOM.

Sometimes we can't see the new growth peeking through because we're holding on to the old, the spent - the things that have served their purpose - and we find it difficult to cut this away - it's hard to discard those things that we have put so much time and energy into.

But the plants show us how to 'repurpose' death so that it sustains life. You'll find out more about this in my recent offering, which arrived at inboxes yesterday.
https://www.volva.co.uk/so/6aPpDETWR?languageTag=en

Have a wonderful week!
Andrea 💗🌿

07/03/2026

02/03/2026

Good morning - and hello March! The month started dreich here but I am optimistic...
The Hyacinth in the garden are sprouting their thick fleshy leaves and it's a flower I absolutely love to welcome in Spring as often I can smell when it's in bloom before I see it. It is so heady and an absolute favourite scent of mine but it has to be approached with care when working with it. Too much and it becomes disorientating. It's one of Nature's hypnotists you see. Seductive. Alluring. Powerful.
That said, it has innocence too, and it reminds of me of childhood. In primary school we used to grow Hyacinth bulbs and then all the schools in the town would show them in the shopping centre. The smell beckoned you as soon as you walked into the mall. Did anyone else do this in school?

Have a wonderful week!
Andrea 💗🌿

🎨Princess Hyacinth by Alphonse Mucha

01/03/2026

Innocent Soul is a flower essence of love and trust, and a reminder of self love. Here I share the channelled message from the flower - Chicory - and my intepretation of where and how to use this beautiful essence, and recommendations of the other VOLVA Apothecary essences that it works well with.

28/02/2026

The Familiar

25/02/2026

This month's Blessings For The Animal Kin is tonight at 7.30pm - all details here https://www.volva.co.uk/event-list

Andrea 💗🌿🐎🐾🦅

25/02/2026

The eagle eyed among you may have noticed that I haven't posted for for a few weeks. Now rectified :-)

23/02/2026

Good morning!
This is Bleeding Heart (Dicentra). She did so well in her first year in the medicine garden and then it looked like she died. I was so disappointed as I had placed her in an area that suited her temperament.
As I wander round this morning, I see strong little shoots poking through the soil everywhere - Daffs, Tulips, Hyacinth. I came across a strange little bunch of shoots that weren't bulbs and at first I was confused. I had planted some extra Yarrow where she had been and I had forgotten about her. But she is slowly returning!

If you feel that you have lost a little of yourself over Winter - and Winter will do that to you - it is only that you have temporarily forgotten. Your body is of the same as the soil - we are all clay - and the Earth never forgets.

May the dawning of early Spring show you the wonders that are not lost.

Have a great week!
Andrea 💗🌿

21/02/2026

🎨 Jorge Mascarenhas (detail)

20/02/2026

The Real Unreal is about the rise of AI and my personal feeling on this, as well as the possible spiritual implications. I asked AI to create images of a chubby, middle aged, auburn haired woman in an apothecary and varieties of 'her' including clown outfits, ringmistress and going mad. This is what it produced. It is actually terrifying how much it has advanced since I wrote this late 2024. Images are clearer, initial issues with hands and feet are resolved and sometimes the only way to tell the difference between AI and a photo is your gut feeling. The eyes can be deceived but the intuition cannot.
This is the only time I will ever knowingly post AI generated images.