Secret Medicines from Your Garden: Plants for Healing, Spirituality, and Magic

Description

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 • Details the “triangle” formula-making system of William LeSassier •
Explains how to work with plant spirits, herbal astrology, and Animal Spirit
Medicine Weaving together ancient wisdom, mystical folklore, and modern plant
research, master herbalist Ellen Evert Hopman explores the many uses of
flowers, trees, common weeds, and ornamental plants for food, medicine,
spiritual growth, and magical rituals. She reveals the herbal lore surrounding
each plant, drawing on traditional knowledge and remedies from around the
world, including Native American, Celtic, and Egyptian traditions. She
includes recipes throughout so you can make medicines from wild and
domesticated plants easily found in yards, forests, meadows, and hedgerows,
and she discusses what to plant to ensure you have leaves, berries, and
flowers all year. The author reveals how to quickly intuit an unknown plant’s
properties using the signatures of plants–universal indications and
contraindications based on the form, color, and location of a plant. She
includes an in-depth section on honey and Bee Medicine, allowing you to
appreciate the labors of these plant-dependent insects. Exploring the magical
role of herbs in ancient ritual, Hopman provides recipes for Egyptian temple
incense and their sacred medicine known as “Kyphi” or “Kaphet,” used to purify
the body, banish insomnia, and promote vivid dreaming. She explores shamanic
Plant Spirit and Animal Spirit Medicine as well as herbal astrology. She also
explains the “triangle” formula-making system of her herbal mentor William
LeSassier to help you develop custom herbal remedies tailored to a person’s
unique strengths and weaknesses. Showing how to easily incorporate wild plants
into your life to receive their healing benefits throughout the seasons,
Hopman reveals the power of the bounty that Mother Nature has provided right
at our doorstep. Read more

Features:

Product Details:

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Healing Arts Press; Illustrated edition (February 12, 2016)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1620555573
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 76
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.39 pounds
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.9 x 9 inches
• Best Sellers Rank: #242,614 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #60 in Druidism #596 in Herbal Remedies (Books) #1,590 in Mental & Spiritual Healing
• #60 in Druidism
• #596 in Herbal Remedies (Books)