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🔥 Nettle & the Rising Force | New Moon in Aries

Apr 17, 2026 | herbs, how to make, new moon ritual, seasonal

🌱 Spring Vitality & Renewal

In this video we meet Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica) — one of the most nourishing and abundant spring herbs, and a powerful ally for rebuilding strength as we enter the new astrological year.

With the New Moon in Aries, energy begins to rise again.

After the slower, clearing phases of late winter and early spring, this is a time for movement, vitality, and renewal.

Nettle supports this shift by deeply nourishing the body, building the blood, and helping us reconnect with strength and resilience.

🌿 In this video we explore:

How to identify and harvest young spring nettles

Why nettle is such a powerful nutritive and mineral-rich tonic Its traditional use for blood building, fatigue, and vitality

How it supports conditions like gout, rheumatism, and joint stiffness

The meaning of the nettle sting and its traditional uses

🍲 Ways to work with nettle:

Nourishing nettle tea / mineral infusion

Traditional nettle soup

Using nettle as a wild food in everyday cooking

A look ahead to nettle seeds and root later in the year

We also touch on folklore, seasonal rhythms, and how nettle supports the transition from winter into the active energy of spring.

This video accompanies a longer Substack article, where I explore the herb more deeply — its medicinal properties, folklore, and its place in the seasonal shift from winter to spring.

📖 Read the full article on Substack: 👉 https://open.substack.com/pub/motherm…

🎥 The Nettle Dress (Film Trailer): 👉    • THE NETTLE DRESS: TRAILER  

If this resonates, you’re very welcome to subscribe here and on Substack for monthly new moon herbal teachings and seasonal plant work. ❤️

May the nettle force be with you! ;),

Steph ✨

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