The Language of Plants: A Guide to the Doctrine of Signatures

Description

It is only in the age of technology that human beings have lost a sense of
nature being alive. Throughout history, people spoke to nature, and nature
communicated with them. During the Middle Ages, reading the “book of nature”
was called the doctrine of signatures, which had always been an important part
of interacting with nature for traditional healers and herbalists.“As a child,
I just knew which plant to pick up and hold to my head for a headache to go
away. Once I heard about the concept of a ‘doctrine of signatures,’ I would
just stand silently, in awe of nature talking to me, talking and talking in
her silent, direct speech. The book of nature seemed so obviously spelled out,
and in oddest contrast to what I learned in medical school. My professors
seemed never to have heard of nature being vibrant and alive and brimming with
patterns of energy that are right there for us to understand and use…. This
direct and primordial experience of being part of nature’s omnipresent, cyclic
course taught me more in the realm of no-words than any university ever could
have.” ―Julia GravesThe Language of Plants covers all aspects of the doctrine
of signatures in an easily accessible format, so that everyone, whether nature
lovers or healers, can learn to read the language of plants in connection with
healing.More than 200 color and b/w images. Read more

Features:

Product Details:

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lindisfarne Books; 40699th edition (May 15, 2012)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 368 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1584200987
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 87
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.9 x 0.9 x 8.6 inches
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