Tea & Smoke

As we step into the Year of the Fire Horse on February 17, 2026, a rare cycle of bold energy, reinvention, and creative momentum, I’ve been refreshing Tea & Smoke to better reflect the work I’m most passionate about now: folklore, divination, dark history, and the living stories that shape our world. With this fiery new year comes a full catalog of updated workshops, expanded talks, and deeper offerings in herbalism, intuitive practice, and dark cultural history. Whether you

Photo of Rosehip tea by Canva Tart, ruby-red, and full of nourishment, this humble brew bridges the gap between seasons. It's a reminder that even in February, life glows beneath the cold. Rosehips are the fruit of the rose plant : the small, bright berries that remain after blossoms fade. They form in late summer and ripen through autumn, often lingering into winter. Historically, people harvested them after the first frost, when the hips soften and their natural sugars inte

As we lean into winter, try this soothing nighttime mocktail in honor of Dry January. It's a perfect way to wind down at the end of the day. Ingredients: 1 cup brewed chamomile tea, cooled Fresh lemon juice, to taste Your favorite sparkling water (I like it with berry flavor), a generous splash Optional: maple syrup to sweeten Directions: Brew chamomile tea and cool slightly. You could even make it ahead and keep some in the fridge. To serve, fill a glass 2/3 with chamomile t

This cookie is a holiday-time tradition, but great all year long. And, it's actually more American than apple pie. (Ahem ~ The earliest recorded apple pie recipe appeared in an English cookbook in 1381!) The sugar cookie as we know it is genuinely American, created in the 1700s by Moravian settlers in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, who baked simple “Nazareth Sugar Cookies” from flour, sugar, butter, and eggs and shaped them with cutters. While older European cookies, like German Spr

Want to try a tea blend? A great recipe over the holidays, it's also wonderful for making in batches and giving away as gifts....

If you're interested in learning more about plant-based food and living, check out my recent interview with podcaster Diane Randall. We...

July's reading brings in purpose and focus we haven't seen all year. You're clear on what you want and it's your heart, not your head,...

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Another great podcast interview, this one with Marianne from Australian show, Walking the Shadowlands. We talked about being a ghost tour...

This month is about just getting through it all. April might be bumpier and you may feel withdrawn or overwhelmed by how much seems to be...

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I've been struggling the past several weeks with viral laryngitis. Because of that, I did not make a video for the month of March. But...

Not every romance has a happy ending. Join me with Nicole and Logan, hosts of Generation X Paranormal, for my third appearance on the...

Recently I had the pleasure of an interview with Dexter Morton, host of the Onion Soup Show. We talked about tea leaf reading, smoke...

Kelle Sparta is the Spirit Sherpa and her podcast is lively and fun! I was interviewed recently, and we hit many points - In this magical...

There's so much happening in the cup this month. And you need to pay attention, or you might miss what's right in front of you! The big...

20 slides and 20 seconds per image to speak. That's the format of international PechaKucha Night. Creatives of all kinds get a few...