#56 - Join us for a delightful conversation with Author, Herbalist, and Druid Ellen Evert Hopman on the sacred herbs, traditions, recipes, and magical celebrations of the yuletide season.  In this episode, Ellen shares about solstice rituals and herbal recipes that people have long connected with across cultures spanning from ancient Egypt to the Druidic traditions in honor of the returning of the sun. She offers insights on the origins of the Christmas tree and lessons that the conifers and evergreen plants can teach us during the winter solstice. She also shares wisdom on the Druidic path, herbs associated with the fire festivals in the wheel of the year including Imbolc, Beltane, Lughnasadh, and Samhain, and the most potent times to gather plants both for medicine and magic. Ellen Evert Hopman is the author of a number of books and has been a teacher of Herbalism since 1983 and of Druidism since 1990. She is a professional member of the American Herbalists Guild and has presented on Druidism, herbal lore, tree lore, Paganism and magic at conferences, festivals, and events in Northern Ireland, Ireland, Scotland, Canada, and in the United States. She is a co-founder of The Order of White Oak and was its co-Chief for five years, and was the founder and former ArchDruid of Tribe of the Oak. Learn more about Ellen at: https://www.elleneverthopman.com IG: https://www.instagram.com/elleneverthopman/ fb: https://www.facebook.com/EllenEvertHopmanAuthor Book links on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Ellen-Evert-Hopman/e/B001JPAB2W Inner Traditions: https://www.innertraditions.com/author/ellen-evert-hopman Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/23137.Ellen_Evert_Hopman Simon and Schuster: https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Ellen-Evert-Hopman/410047891  For more info visit Sara's website at: https://www.multidimensionalnature.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/multidimensional.nature/ facebook: https://www.facebook.com/saraartemisia.ms/ facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/plantspiritherbalism Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@saraartemisia Learn how to communicate with plant consciousness in the free workshop on How to Learn Plant Language: https://www.learnplantlanguage.com/