Plant Medicine and Magic Resources
We are living in a time where access to (true) healthcare is both uncertain, and in many cases, actively under attack. Asserting sovereignty over our own health and body is not only vital, but also one of the most empowering and important steps we can take as witches and as humans. Luckily, we have at our disposal one of humankind’s greatest teachers, one that people have relied on for thousands of years for healing, wisdom, food, and communion–PLANTS! I have created this post to serve as a resource for those wishing to learn more about the incredible healing and magical properties of plants.
General Herbalism Books
Here is a list of books for people wishing to get started with plant medicine:
Rosemary Gladstar’s Medicinal Herbs: A Beginner’s Guide: 33 Healing Herbs to Know, Grow, and Use
Herbs for Stress & Anxiety: How to Make and Use Herbal Remedies to Strengthen the Nervous System.
Alchemy of Herbs: Transform Everyday Ingredients into Foods and Remedies That Heal
The Gift of Healing Herbs: Plant Medicines and Home Remedies for a Vibrantly Healthy Life
Poison Path and Entheogenic Plant Books
The Long Trip: A Prehistory of Psychedelia
The Magical and Ritual Use of Herbs
The Magical and Ritual Use of Aphrodisiacs
Witchcraft Medicine: Healing Arts, Shamanic Practices, and Forbidden Plants
The Sexual Herbal: Prescriptions for Enhancing Love and Passion
Supernatural : Meetings with the Ancient Teachers of Mankind
Online Learning
Learning Herbs – Online resources from John and Kimberly Gallagher and Rosalee de la Forêt. This site has a wealth of free info and also hosts a paid site with tons of courses and resources called Herb Mentor.
Susan Weed – great informational resource
East West School of Planetary Herbology – Extensive training with Michael and Leslie Tierra. Michael is the founder of the American Herbalist Guild.
Herbs With Rosalee – Learning site from Rosalee de la Forêt.
The Science & Art of Herbalism – Online course with Rosemary Gladstar
Blogs and Blog Posts
Herbs For Mental Health – A great website with tons of resources
Herbs For Resistance from Radical Vitalism
Herbalism As A Tool For Social Justice from Radical Vitalism
Rewilding Witchcraft from Scarlet Imprint
Apocalypse Pharmaka – A series of blog posts from Rune Soup
Starry-Hearted + Wild-Rooted : An Intro to Astroherbology
Suppliers
Mountain Rose Herbs – Mountain Rose Herbs also maintains an excellent blog with loads of free info and recipes.
This is by no means an exhaustive list but should serve as a useful starting point. I hope you will find these resources as useful and helpful as I have.
heal thyself
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