Xanthe Gresham-Knight

Rosa gallica officianalis.

fixative to anchor the aroma.

into the man’s mouth, into both ears and onto the wound

And you, Waybread, mother of plants
open to the east, mighty within,
carts ran over you, ladies rode over you,
brides cried over you, bulls snorted over you,
you withstood them all and you were crushed,
so may you withstand the poison and infection
and the evil that travels round the land.

Hermes’ caduceus had the power to raise the dead and draw them from Hades

the symmetrical coiling of the snakes suggests constant movement because health is never static or assured (

Brigit for the Dandelion,

Hekate for Poppy

Mary for the

Hermes, Osiris, Serapis and Christ