In the folklore of Native America and the American South, the song of the Whippoorwill initiates threshold crossings into spiritual worlds of healing, tranquility and creative inspiration. Whippoorwill Herb Company bears the name of this powerful little bird and recalls transformations that are actuated by its song. We often hear the beautiful and mysterious call resounding in the fields and forests of our Piedmont farm at twilight; this rhythmic melody accompanies our plants from seedling to harvest and resounds in the smoky plumes and steaming cups of our organic product offerings to conjure an experience of “Focused Tranquility.”
Listen to the Piedmont whippoorwill
Imagine yourself on an old tobacco farm in the gently rolling hills of the Carolina Piedmont. It’s early evening, and the tall pines have begun to cast their shadows. You breathe in the subtle aroma of the soft pine needles on which you rest. A gentle wind moves through the pines, announcing a subtle, yet powerful, unseen presence. As the shapes of the forest lose all contour in the last light of day, night is ushered in by the whippoorwill’s song. Where will the whippoorwill take you? Close your eyes and listen…