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Welcome to Quilled.
Thought sketches from an anti-staunch daydreamer.
This blog is home for all and a haven for dreamers. Posts are assigned to different categories, but the themes often converge, flow into each other, and are woven throughout all. The Dreamers' Library – shared exclusively for Nest OQ Dreamers. Do Dream – the theme of tending to your dreams is felt in all posts, but new Do Dream-themed posts will also be added to The Dreamers' Library. The Tower Reversed – as a post-indoctrinated being, I'll always try to be anti-staunch and explore freedom, allowing space for my daydreamer to bloom. Wild Flower Wisdom – direct reverence for our shared soil and skin.
I hope you enjoy your time here & bloom as you are.
Love, Rose x
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The Wild Plants of Shangri-La
On the first day we arrived in Shangri-La, the change in temperature was instantly noticeable. We pulled on some socks and layered up to walk to a local restaurant. We barely saw anyone on the way. We'd been told by a friend that Shangri-La was very touristy. Just coming from Lijiang and noticing the commercialism, I had expected something similar—but honestly, it wasn't at all. There was grass and animals and locals walking their animals. Loved it. On our first full day we p
Trees & the Ego.
World Earth Day, Every Day Trees & the Ego. Id, Eik, Eros, Ego. Whenever I feel inflated pride, I think of a tree — of how marvellous and generous and unassuming they are — and I breathe more steadily and ground myself. Whenever I feel all lowly and shrivelled up, I also think of a tree — of how powerful their presence is, their thick and strong roots, their ever-growing, agile branches as they reach towards the sun in the sky and stretch towards the centre of the soil — and
Meditation with a Wildflower. ᵈᵒ ᵈʳᵉᵃᵐ
behold, beheld, beloved, be loved Dear Dreamers, this blog will be brief. I’m sharing this ritual to help combat collective grief. Ever look at a wild plant and think, "How on earth are you growing there?" Wild plants are such individuals—they grow untamed just as they are. Each one of them is a defiant declaration of the self. They bloom as they are, and so should you. The ritual is simple. Look out for a wild plant. Connect with it. Take a breath with it. If you’re out
A Shared Breath
Ever wondered what our purpose in life is? We are here for the trees. They share the oxygen we need, as we, with every exhale, create the carbon dioxide they need. We’re here to help the plants breathe, just as they are here to help us breathe. With each breath you take, you are sustaining our shared life here. You are participating in a timeless cycle of giving and receiving. You are fulfilling a natural and profound purpose. We are here for the trees. This is a sacred recip
Nature talks. Take a walk and listen.
Being in the outdoors with children is to witness the magical world of nature through a child's playful and curious eyes. The awe and intrigue in everything is so contagious. There's so much adults can learn from children at play. This is assuming all children enjoy being outside and most adults overlook the magic in their park walks or the trees they pass on the way to work or their local coffee shop. Yes, there is an age-related stereotype here. Most adults do marvel at the
thank you, dear wildflower
Why do I keep asking you to send me a photo of a weed or wildflower? It's been a few years since Clock Flower Wishes, but every time I see little wildflowers bursting through the concrete, I still have to stop in awe and thank them for their bloom. Each wild plant growing in urban surroundings I see as one of nature's gestures of defiance that reveals a sense of hope and a promise of renewal for our planet. Nature stands up for itself, and we can too. A simple gesture of show
Terrestrial Art: You Are the Song the Earth Is Humming
Notes on Earth's Astrology. The Earth is alive and creative. You are an expression of the Earth's creativity. Your life is an opportunity to co-create with the Earth. In astrology, we look to the planets and stars, assigning each their own meaning and significance. I often wonder about the significance of our current home planet, Earth. I thought it to be music—life as song, the music hummed by the Earth and its beings—each soul's frequency being sung as an unheard song of li
Plants on the Radio...
What if we could translate a plant's healing frequency into sound? A dream of mine is to explore how we can use plant music to heal by translating the medicinal benefits of plants through sound. Our connection with the earth—as beings of the earth—already facilitates this healing interchange. Through ingestion and mere proximity to plants, we are healed, our souls soothed, and our bodies restored to nature’s frequency of life. Perhaps the songs of plants are already heard by
Dormant Dreams.
What can wild plants teach us? Weeds and wildflowers are not defined by the confines of the city; even when restricted, they find opportunities to grow. Through the tiniest of cracks in the concrete, they find and claim a space to survive. They cling to bridges, emerge unwanted in prohibited places, grow far from the ground up high on rooftops, sprout vertically on the sides of walls, reclaim land once used, on the edges, and on the margins; they germinate in abandoned places
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