In today’s episode, I’m inviting you to meet the calendula—a bright, sunny plant ally known for its gentle yet powerful healing, warmth, and protective energy. We’ll explore how calendula can help us embrace optimism, celebrate our creative expression, and tend to ourselves and our communities with love and care.
What we explore in this episode:
What calendula is and its herbal, magical, and energetic qualities
Which tarot cards and archetypes resonate with calendula’s spirit
Practical ways to work with calendula in self-care, ritual, and everyday life
💐 Meet the Plant Ally: Calendula
Calendula (Calendula officinalis), also known as pot marigold, is a hardy, vibrant flower with cheerful orange and yellow blooms. Often one of the first flowers to bloom in spring, calendula is beloved in gardens for its resilience, self-seeding abundance, and sunny energy.
Calendula is a classic skin healer—gentle, soothing, and protective. It supports wound healing, reduces inflammation, and helps clear congested lymph and digestive systems. Energetically, calendula embodies warmth, joy, and supportive care, often described as the “mom friend” of the plant world: always checking in, reminding us to drink water, and making sure we’re okay.
Calendula encourages us to step into our brightness unapologetically and to share our gifts generously.
🔮 Calendula & TarotCalendula aligns with tarot archetypes of celebration, gentle transformation, and balance.
Temperance — for its embodiment of balance, gentle healing, and wise self-regulation.
Judgment — supporting us in awakening to our true selves and embracing clarity and consciousness.
Four of Wands — representing community, celebration, joy, and finding belonging.
Calendula teaches us to honor the slow, steady processes of healing and to celebrate ourselves and our communities in small and big ways.
🌿 Plant Magic & Energetics
Edible & Herbal Uses:
Infused oils or salves for skin soothing and wound healing
Gentle hydrosols or face oils (like in daily cleansing routines)
Bath blends, bath bombs, or bath salts for softening and comforting rituals
Ritual Use:
Use dried calendula petals in garlands, altars, or protection talismans. Incorporate in home protection bundles (paired with other herbs and crystals)
Celebrate seasonal transitions and solar festivals, like Beltane or midsummer, with calendula offerings
Gardening & Offerings:
Share calendula seeds as a gift of abundance and warmth
Plant near doorways or garden edges to create a joyful, protective energetic barrier
Leave petals as offerings to spirits, ancestors, or deities for gratitude and blessings
Energetic Properties:
Encourages us to step fully into our joy
Holds a protective energy that feels more like a comforting embrace
Remind us of light returning after darkness, helping us rekindle hope and optimism when we feel stuck or dimmed
💭 Today's Tarot Pull:
From Anima Mundi Tarot Deck by Megan Wyreweden, I pulled the Two of Wands (reversed).
The reversed Two of Wands invites us to reflect on where we might be hesitating to step forward, feeling disorganized, or holding ourselves back from growth and adventure. Calendula gently reminds us to plan with intention, to prepare our next steps mindfully, and to trust that it’s okay to move at a steady, grounded pace.
Reflective prompts on this card:
Where am I avoiding stepping into something new because of fear or uncertainty?
How can I nurture myself as I plan my next big move or creative endeavor?
What small steps can I take today to prepare for the growth and adventure I crave?
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