A Formal Feeling Spagyric Blend

After great pain, a formal feeling comes
By Emily Dickinson

After great pain, a formal feeling comes –
The Nerves sit ceremonious, like Tombs –
The stiff Heart questions ‘was it He, that bore,’
And ‘Yesterday, or Centuries before’?

The Feet, mechanical, go round –
A Wooden way
Of Ground, or Air, or Ought –
Regardless grown,
A Quartz contentment, like a stone –

This is the Hour of Lead –
Remembered, if outlived,
As Freezing persons, recollect the Snow –
First – Chill – then Stupor – then the letting go –


If you were wondering where the heck the name for this blend comes from, it's from this lovely poem from patron saint of Goth teens everywhere, Emily Dickinson. It gives us a clue as to what exactly I created this formula for.

Just as Emily reminds us, trauma and grief can literally rewire our brains, changing us in ways we can't always predict or cope with easily or healthily. But if we give ourselves time and space to process, with support from our communities and professionals (and maybe some plant magick!), we can eventually reach the letting go.

I formulated A Formal Feeling Spagyric Blend to aid this process by supporting, healing, and tonifying the nervous system and heart, so that our bodies can "unclench" so to speak and settle down from the constant hypervigilance and high-anxiety states that can interfere with growth and healing.

With powerful heart healers and tonics Motherwort, Hawthorn, and rose, soothing balancing nervines Milky Oats and Lavender, and Yarrow for the wounded warrior in us all, A Formal Feeling reconnects our Hearts and Minds so that we can process those Hard Feelings safely. It helps to make our bodies home again.

Ingredients: Rose (Rosa canina) petals; Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca) aerial parts; Hawthorne (Cretaegus monogyna) leaves, flowers, and berries; Milky Oat (Avena sativa) tops and straw; Yarrow (Achillea milefolium) leaves and flowers; Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) flowers; Vodka, Grain Alcohol, Vegetable Glycerin, Water

What is a Spagyric?

Spagyra are basically alchemically prepared herbal tinctures, with the readdition of the mineral salts of the plant at the end of the process and the astrological alignment present in preparation. They are significantly more potent, so start small with dosage and titrate up.

*This product has not been approved by the FDA to diagnose, treat, or cure any disease. I am not a doctor and you should consult one if you have acute symptoms of anything. Please share any herbal supplements you take with your doctor. If you have any pre-existing conditions or take medications, I encourage you to talk with your doctor and do your own (conscious) research to see if any specific herb may not be good for you. I am not responsible for any result of use outside of the recommended dosage. Listen to your body and use common sense.*