In today’s episode, I’m inviting you to meet the rose—an ancient, deeply beloved plant associated with love, beauty, and heart-centered power. I’ll share how rose helps us honor vulnerability as strength, connect with divine sensuality, and infuse our magic and daily life with sweetness and devotion. 

What we explore in this episode:

• What rose is and its rich herbal and energetic qualities

• Which tarot cards and astrological energies rose resonates with

• Practical ways to work with rose in ritual, self-care, and creative expression

💐 Meet the Plant Ally: Rose

Roses (Rosa spp.) are perennial shrubs known for their captivating scent, lush blooms, and symbolic depth. With their thorny stems and soft petals, roses teach us about holding strength and softness together—embodying fierce boundaries and tender love at once. Beyond their beauty, rose petals and hips offer medicinal and culinary benefits, supporting heart health, skin healing, and emotional resilience.

From rose gardens in full bloom to wild roses along riverbanks, this plant has woven itself into myth, poetry, and magic across cultures for centuries.

🔮 Rose & Tarot

Roses resonate deeply with tarot archetypes that honor love, sensuality, and creative abundance:

• The Ace of Cups — inviting emotional renewal and opening to love and joy.

• Queen of Cups & Nine of Cups — celebrating self-nourishment, pleasure, and heartfelt wishes.

• The Lovers — representing union, devotion, and choices made from the heart.

• The Empress — embodying Venusian beauty, fertility, sensual delight, and the magic of creation.

Astrologically, rose is ruled by Venus and aligns with Friday, inviting us to celebrate connection, romance, and beauty as sacred practices.

🌿 Plant Magic & Energetics

Edible & Herbal Uses: Rose petals can be used in skincare (as rose water or infused oils), desserts, teas, vinegars, and even jams. Rose hips are the fruit of the rose plant, it is high in vitamin C and often used in syrups or preserves for winter wellness.

Ritual Use:

• Add rose petals to your bath for heart-opening self-love rituals.

• Create rose vinegars or flower-infused honeys to support both body and spirit.

• Build an altar with roses, candles, and shells to honor Venus or your inner Empress.

Gardening & Offerings:

• Plant roses in your garden to invite love, protection, and beauty into your home.

• Leave petals as offerings for deities or spirits of place.

• Harvest mindfully, honoring the balance between thorns and bloom.

Energetic Properties:

• Encourages vulnerability as a form of strength.

• Softens grief and fosters forgiveness and compassion.

• Inspires sensual pleasure and devotion to the beauty of life.

💭 Today's Tarot Pull:

From The Citadel: A Fantasy Oracle by Fen Inkwright, I pulled The Miser (reversed). 

This card arrives as a gentle nudge to release rigid control, soften dominance, and welcome new ways of being—an invitation to open your heart and trust in change. Much like rose teaches us to hold both strength and softness, this card asks us to relinquish old structures that no longer serve and embrace life with more openness and grace.

Reflective prompts on this card:

• Where am I holding too tightly to control or old patterns?

• How can I invite more softness and pleasure into my daily life?

• What structures am I ready to transform to make room for more love and joy?

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