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Poison Prescriptions

Power Plant Medicine, Magic & Ritual
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Poison Prescriptions is a beautifully illustrated grimoire that explores the witching herbs such as henbane, datura, and belladonna. It advocates for the reintegration of these powerful plants into modern herbal medicine and contemporary magic. The book offers practical guidance on plant magic, medicine, and ritual, including detailed instructions for making witches' Flying Ointment, and incorporates activities like meditations, folklore writing, wreath making, and beer brewing. With a foreword by Neneh Cherry, it invites readers to reconnect magic and medicine through ancient herbal traditions.
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Format: Hardback
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Ideal for professional and home herbalists, those interested in historical and folk herbal traditions, contemporary witches, and readers seeking practical and spiritual knowledge on, and safe interaction with, potent herbal medicines.

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Gorgeously illustrated grimoire of the witching herbs (including henbane, datura and belladonna) that calls for these to be re-incorporated into modern herbal medicine and contemporary magic.

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Poison Prescriptions is a gorgeously illustrated grimoire of witching herbs (including henbane, datura and belladonna) that calls for these to be re-incorporated into modern herbal medicine and contemporary magic.

With a foreword by Neneh Cherry, Poison Prescriptions serves as a stunningly illustrated grimoire of some of the most notorious plantsβ€”henbane, datura, belladonna, among others. It is also a practical guide to plant magic, medicine, and ritual, offering advice to professional and home herbalists, to those interested in forgotten lore and the old ways, and to all those who wish to reclaim control of their own wellbeing.

This book urges the resurrection of the ancient tradition of using these witching herbs in ritual and medicine. Now is the time to relink magic and medicine in the context of modern herbalism and contemporary witchcraft.

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Safe ways of interacting with the witching herbs to usher in wellbeing and healing.

Practical activities ranging from meditations and folklore writing to wreath making and beer brewing.

Step-by-step instructions to creating the powerful witches' Flying Ointment and using it in ritual, sex magic, and lucid dreaming.

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Praised by herbalists and authors, this book is recognised as an important and informative resource that offers deep insights into controversial herbs. Glennie Kindred highlights its spiritual and healing value, Rosemary Gladstar commends the eloquent storytelling and advocacy for green allies, and Chanchal Cabrera calls it a treasure featuring wisdom, beautiful visuals, and valuable clinical information for both clinicians and lay readers.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781786787149

Publisher: Watkins Media Limited

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 08 November 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Watkins Publishing

Edition: 0th New edition

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by SilvA
  • Foreword by Neneh Cherry

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 145.0mm

Height: 200.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 304

About the Author

THE SEED SISTAS are Fiona Heckels and Kazz Goodweather. They are herbalists, eco-activists, speakers, modern plant folklorists, and the authors of The Sensory Herbal Handbook. Find out more at- seedsistas.co.uk SILVA DE MAJO is a ceramic artist and an illustrator who has embarked on a plant-led artistic journey to capture the essence of the witching herbs.

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