Darcy – Hope –
Shaman, herbalist and community healer, Darcy operates an apothecary in
Nederland. Single. Has a greenhouse and forages for mushrooms and native herbs. She has a tremendous knowledge of plants – their properties and ecology. She espouses a philosophy of holistic healing based on native medicinal plants and is outspoken about medicinal marijuana, Big Pharma, and the U.S. Government’s war on drugs. When her niece arrives from Arkansas, she watches after both mother and child. As a shaman, she will undertake a healing ceremony with her niece. She is keenly aware of the challenges faced by women in a patriarchal society. At one point, she will say to Briggs: “Women don’t have the choices in this world that men do.” Darcy will be instrumental in presenting an alternative, more spiritual and shamanic view of death, as she heals the mother and reassures Angel.
Nederland. Single. Has a greenhouse and forages for mushrooms and native herbs. She has a tremendous knowledge of plants – their properties and ecology. She espouses a philosophy of holistic healing based on native medicinal plants and is outspoken about medicinal marijuana, Big Pharma, and the U.S. Government’s war on drugs. When her niece arrives from Arkansas, she watches after both mother and child. As a shaman, she will undertake a healing ceremony with her niece. She is keenly aware of the challenges faced by women in a patriarchal society. At one point, she will say to Briggs: “Women don’t have the choices in this world that men do.” Darcy will be instrumental in presenting an alternative, more spiritual and shamanic view of death, as she heals the mother and reassures Angel.