A little more about me…

Aside from my love of esoteric studies I also have a passion for painting, drawing and writing :)

Hi, I’m APRIL.

I’m happy you found yourself here; chances are you’re searching for alternative answers to your health paradox.

I've spent the last twenty years of my professional life in the allopathic medical field, from obtaining my degree in nursing to training several practitioners all over the United States as a clinical specialist in stem cell therapies.

I am proud of these accomplishments, but they fail in comparison to my work as an herbalist. In fact, I share my most significant career accomplishments with my amazing clients. They entrusted unto me their well-being during their weakest of times. I gave them the tools, and they put in the work. Now they have their health back!

You see, It wasn't until I came face to face with my own life-changing health scare that I made the decision to let go of everything I was indoctrinated with from years of working in allopathic medicine and nursing school.

I had to open my mind to relearning what defines disease. Long before ‘modern/hospitalized medicine’ began in the 1800s, there were and still are a plethora of natural medical interventions and medicines.

I chose to dive deep into research for root causes and natural interventions. This led to my continued studies and an additional two-year certification in clinical herbalism with a specialty in astro-herbalism.

As it stands today, I am proud to say I've helped more people than I can count toward their path to healing. If you have found your way to my website, then most likely you, too, are questioning the current health narrative. And you, too, are willing to take a completely different approach to how you address your health concerns.

I would be happy to assist you along your journey to wellness.

Namaste.

Why mercurial?

WHAT DOES MERCURY REPRESENT?

MERCURY OF PLANTS:

Like humans, in the plant kingdom, Mercury manifests as the spirit of the plant, its life force, and intelligence.

The Mercury of the plant, or the spirit of the plant, communicates with your spirit through feeling, emotion, and intuitive thinking. This is the therapeutic aspect to herbal remedies.

Physically speaking, the Mercury of the plant manifests itself as the alcohol within the plant. Most people have heard of “spirits” used to describe alcohol. This is because the alcohol is separated from the plant through fermentation such as wine, whiskey, vodka, etc.

This alcohol is considered as the plant’s purified Mercury or its spirit —it originates in the alchemical tradition, because the old alchemists noted that when any plant or plant part is fermented, it generates ethyl alcohol.

Thus, they concluded that alcohol is the universal spirit (or life force) of the plant kingdom; in the same way there is one spirit that moves through all things.

MERCURY IN THE ALCHEMICAL CONTEXT & ALCHEMICAL PHILOSOPHY:

The chemical Mercury is unique as it exists as both a liquid, in its pure state, and as air when it vaporizes. This is symbolic of its philosophical alchemical principle of its capacity to move between worlds.

Mercury is considered the spiritual bridge between the soul (sulfur) and the body (salt). Mercury unites the above with the below.

In the Greek pantheon, the representation of the planet Mercury is Hermes, the only God who could navigate between the upper and lower worlds.

HOW I CAME TO MERCURIAL MEDICINE:

Combining the mystical and practical properties of Mercury with the personal fact that my Mercury rests in the 12th house of my natal chart conjunct Pluto, is the perfect marriage for creating ‘Mercurial Medicine’.

Without going into every detail, I have had to overcome my mercurial detriments such as:

  • The anatomical representation of Mercury that, being my nervous system, induces pathologies of anxiety, panic and debilitating migraines.

  • The psychological aspectsof Mercury contributes to my ability to adequately articulate my thoughts as well as my tendencies to isolate myself for the pursuit of esoteric medical studies.

Pluto’s presence in the 12th house of my natal chart also impacts Mercury, representing not just death but also rebirth. For you see, the detriments listed above often felt like the death of me, physically, mentally, and emotionally. However, I was able to go through the agonizing depths of these dark aspects and reemerge, stronger than ever, with the innate calling to share and embody this new light with others. As such, my Mercurial detriments have now alchemized into benefic medicine.

MERCURY OF HUMANS:

Mercury within people manifests as our spirit, this is distinctly different from our soul. Mercury is the energy that animates our being.

This is the factor that animates the body and instills each organ system, tissue, and cell with intelligence. It is also the psychological and emotional qualities of our being,

The spirit is indicative of the quality of thought and feeling.

When we consider healing on the level of Mercury, we are attending to the specific patterns of thinking and feeling that dominate our lives.