Figs, Yarrow & Exquisite Perfume

ive been honoring the season of the dream within a dream.. re-membering a lucid dream that was dreamed ten million years ago…

the last couple months, i’ve been radically inspired by this word or may i say

::way of life::

Hygge- (a Danish word):: n.

a quality of coziness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment or well-being

i wanted to test it out & really go for it. because i LOVE coziness, doing nothing and just being & dreaming. throughout my life but mostly in the fall/winter as a child i would often sleep for 18-20 hours straight..

ive always LOVED the slow side of life & reaaaallly taking time.. so much that i started a inner movement this year called “nothing is urgent,” & now ive devoted to living this out.

in a world that praises discomfort & tells one that its “the only way to grow..” i’ve decided to challenge & change this belief for now & step into the mystery that comfort, sensuality & joy offer equally as expansive growth as discomfort.

when i discovered hygge i was elated & had to fully know what it’s vibration and consciousness has to offer..

i deleted my social media apps for a couple months & spending as little time on my phone as possible. now i find myself keeping my phone off until noon & misplacing it often. finally to befriend the hungry ghost... a miracle to say the least.

ive created the most delicious winter nest (hygee) for myself where everywhere i look is

d r i p p i n g in b e a u t y.. & everything i touch is so soft & cozy it melts me..(a prayer that’s been on my heart for awhile.. a winters nest)

i’ve been keeping my dream journal closer than ever.. sleeping as much as my body needs each day & falling into another level of love, devotion and connection with my dreams.

days have mostly been spent in bed adorned in wool socks, alpaca sweaters, p e r f u m e s, & lathered in delicious silky lotions + whole plant yarrow oil.. (its clear I've waited my whole life to feel this botanical treasure on my skin. & of course in winter of yr 26 is when yarrow oil appears.

as the sun sets each night & the moon rises, i sit on the porch in prayer welcoming in a beautiful

s l o w nourishing restful eve ahead.. thanking the day for its slow magnificence.

cheery on top? mmm yes of course always... miraculously in november, goddess has gifted

j u i c y fresh figs.. it’s been the most decadent cherry on top i could’ve dreamed of.. so i had to bring this late fall mágic into winter..

as i stood stirring fresh figs for preserve in awe of them really, I realized ”of course!!! the f i g s have been weaving a story!!..” i did not plan to make fig preserves this year, but they wanted to teach me a thing or 2 abt love & their worlds.

i made this fig preserve after a really special, unforgettable day witnessing a friend & his lover tell me they’re lovers.. hearing abt these 2 new love doves melted & bursted my heart open.. it’s absolutely not everyday that one gets to see a love like this unfold between 2 people. witnessing the lovers actually m o v e d me.. like something in a movie…shortly after, as i was driving home a full arching rainbow makes its way across the sky. if you knew them, you’d know this makes perfect sense. they’re kinda extravagant. the expression of their love brought a full rainbow out..... so, i had to create something & write abt it. & here we are.

the last few months have been filled with a

p l e n t i f u l amount of figs.. & i didn’t realize the significance until the fig preserve.

figs make everything romantic.. they turn a mundane moment into magnificence. figs defy the laws of time, dropping one into eternal moments of love/bliss. they turn a simple sunday into a romantic h o m e stay getaway.. figs are the fresh lavender bubble baths of the fruit world. they are the freshly harvested & burned, still sticky, copal of the

s m o k e medicine world..

figs brings one quite literally to the

•h e a r t of the m a t t e r•

each fig a secret garden of enchantment awaiting to be tasted & savored.

the sugars of fig nectar both subtle & not subtle..

they invite the full mergence of the spirit & human.

they are like the most exotic/exquisite perfumes on earth that you can only pray you’ll find (yes i’ve done this.. it works)… fragrance a l w a y s guides.

eating a fig brings gorgeous opulent delight to every part of one’s being & if i was to give this beloved fruit a vibe, it would without a doubt be rapture, & expansive

l o v e combine. figs are kinda like cupid in their own juicy way.. like all the sudden 2 ppl start to fall in love & BOOM, the figs show up.. (i will low key add in here that a little birdy told me that these 2 new lovers BOTH recently added fig candles to their homes..) lol

seems obvious maybe these wise fruits are more intelligent than meets the eye.. thank god for sensibility & the other 20 or more senses we have.

truly a beautiful fig unfolding this year has offered.. im clapping & bowing to the fig tree, for all She is.. a brilliant gift of Earth. & thank god that i now have figs to take into my hygge winter.. slowly savoring e v e r y taste. made on the day where love truly b l o o m e d.

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who knows maybe the fig story has only begun telling itself, but for now, i will leave it with a celebration of year 26 since my birthday is only 2.5 weeks away.

year 26 has been the the year of juicy fig enchantment, e m e r a l d expansion, romantic nights under the full moon, yarrow love stories & f r e n c h perfume..

Speaking of Yarrow, she is not just a plant one can casually introduce in a blog and leave it at that… this plant mama demands respect & requires a total love story woven in, so here you are, beloved Yarrow.

i love you forever Queen Yarrow.

a true Queen of Earth whose been stealing the show since ancient times..

her white floral diamonds sing golden angels into being & her dark g r e e n leaves as f i e r c e & bitter as could bee.

thank you for weaving your leaves & anointing your floral waters through my summer love story..

a love story truly adorned in Yarrow..

the dance of her love surprised me every time, in alll the best way..

especially that one time in the meadow when it just wasn’t time to harvest yet, but you still put on a show..

bless this Queen & all her wisdom.

She is a TOTAL heart melter. sweet, sassy, fierce yet sooo nurturing & loving.

a powerful healer//ally//protector.

she is one of the most w h o l e s o m e plants on earth. period. & she knows it.

an honor it is to dance with you season to season:: from the freedom & unforgettable e x p a n s i o n of spring, to the beautiful turquoise watery adventures in love under the desert summer sun, to the cozy warmth of winter…

truly a beloved botanical companion & treasure you are Queen Yarrow.

for i know this is only the beginning, i love you so..

cheers to coming into winter as comfortably , slooooooowly, & sensualllllly as possible..

in the warmth of my hygge nest, i’ve found a new love affair for finding all the most beautiful words in the earth dictionary & upgrading my word bank to exquisite words of beauty..

cheers to the season of hygge.. the season of comfort.

s l o o o o o w, silence, dreams, nesting, coziness, c o m f o r t, warmth, delicious soups, fires & cozy sundays with loved ones, gorgeous w a r m drinks, inner tranquility, radial self c a r e, surrender, sensual romance, candle lit baths, botanical facial steams & foot soaks, cover to cover books in bed & magical miracles all around..

thank god this is only just beginning. i have every intention to s a v o r every moment of it.

i look forward to nurturing my foodie side with lots of chocolate & cheese fondu, fresh bread (with fig preserves on top), cacao & yarrow//damiana//rose teas..

i hope you will too✨

i pray you create hygge in your life this winter in some capacity bathing in all that its universe of c o m f o r t has to offer & discovering what REALLY sensually nourishes & s u s t a i n s YOU! <3

i pray that in the comfort of hygge, you feel inspired to create a consistent practice of giving back offerings to Earth & feel inspired to come into deeper connection & relationship with Her & Her elements.

last but not least a hygge indie folk playlist for you.

I’m absolutely obsessed with “Vast Nothing” by Daniel Rodriguez.. Songs like this just don’t come around everyday. It is SO WHOLESOME.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4JWTr14oTyKXxkRXPKmrYr?si=ft0dDvxcTUWfOnRFtTNlnA

Love,

Jessica