Author; Thomas Hatsis A comprehensive look at the long tradition of psychedelic magic and religion in Western Civilization• Explores the use of psychedelics and entheogens from Neolithic times through Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and the Renaissance to the Victorian era and beyond• Reveals how psychedelics were integrated into pagan and Christian magical practices and demonstrates how one might employ a...
Author: Kiera Fogg
Smudging Rituals is all about simplifying the process of creating custom smudge blends and applying them to all areas of life. With beautiful color photography throughout, this book includes thirty aromatic smudge recipes and easy rituals to help them work.
Author : Carole Guyett A practical guide to connecting with plants through ceremony• Explains how to commune with plants and their spirits through the traditional shamanic method of “plant dieting” to receive their teachings and guidance• Details 8 ceremonial plant initiations centered on common, easily recognized plants and trees such as primrose, dandelion, oak, and dog rose• Provides instructions to...
Author; Stephen Harrod Buhner An examination of the historical use of plants and a detailed look at how the sacredness of plants is experienced in indigenous cultures. It addresses humans' use of plants as medicine, and deals with plants as sacred beings. Color plates of nineteen species of plants, a short compendium of plants and their uses as sacred medicine,...
Author; Amy Blackthorn
A clear, contemporary guide to the ritual use of smoke, and scents to cleanse the energies of our mind and body as well as our home.This book offers the essential tools creating a sacred space at home - a safe space free of negative energies - using herbs, incense, smoke, and other practices.
Author; Ellen Evert Hopman A guided exploration of herbal lore and healing plants found in yards, forests, meadows, and hedgerows• Draws on traditional knowledge and remedies from around the world, including Native American, Celtic, and Egyptian traditions• Provides simple recipes to safely make herbal remedies from local plants and honey for first aid, immune support, and treatment of common ailments•...
Author; S. Theresa Dietz
The Complete Language of Flowers' is a comprehensive dictionary for over 1,001 flower species. Along with a visual depiction, each entry provides the flower's name, characteristics, and historic meanings from mythology, Medieval legends, folklore, and flower poetry.
Author; Christian Ratsch & Claudia Muller-Ebeling The most comprehensive guide to the botany, pharmacology, cultural, ritual, and personal use of erotically stimulating substances from antiquity to the present day • Details the use, preparation, and dosage of more than 400 plant, animal, mineral, and synthetic substances, both common and exotic, as well as their botany, science, and legal status • Explores the...
Author; Daniel Schulke From the author of Veneficium comes The Green Mysteries, the monumental product of twenty-five years of experiential research on the spiritual and occult properties of plants. Being a compendium of trees and herbs from countless spiritual traditions, this exhaustive Herbal of esoteric botany examines in detail the folklore, magical uses and spiritual essences of the vegetal kingdom. While presenting the material through both...
Author; John Lust The Herb Book provides a comprehensive resource for building a livelier, healthier, happier life. More than 2,000 listings offer remedies for ragged nerves, nightmares, and coughing fits as well as suggestions for adding spice to recipes, coloring fabrics, freshening breath, and a host of other uses. Complete and concise descriptions of herbs, illustrated by more than 275...
Author; Wolf D. Storl Traditional herbalists or wise women were not only good botanists or pharmacologists; they were also shamanic practitioners and keepers of occult knowledge about the powerful properties of plants. Traveling back to the healing arts of the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans, The Herbal Lore of Wise Women and Wortcunners takes readers deep into this world, through the leechcraft of...
