Plant Magic at Home
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Plant Magic at Home
For those who follow the no-waste movement and are also moved by the magic of nature, Plant Magic at Home provides a complete guide to plants and how to best extract their properties to enhance everyday life, whether that's in the form of natural paints for art or to aid in emotional healing.
There is natural healing magic right in your backyard—in the form of powerful plants—and it has never been easier or more sustainable to access.
Whether you live in a forested lush area or are in the middle of a bustling urban environment, you can extract the properties and magic of plants. Plants hold the power of emotional and spiritual healing, which you can access through their physical or metaphysical properties. In this comprehensively researched book, split into three parts, (Gather, Harvest, Reap), you will learn how to forage or grow the plant, classify the plant, and then use its colour or properties for no-waste sustainable spells or crafts.
Specifically, you will come away with:
- Advice on practical foraging and gardening techniques
- Profiles of more than 90 plants, including trees, herbs, roots, flowers, fruits, and vegetables complete with information on the origins, practical uses, healing properties, and best techniques for extracting colour
- Ancient and sustainable techniques such as Hapa Zome and Colour Baths to obtain colour from plants for no-waste art and projects
- Over 20 recipes and steps for natural inks, paints, and crafts including well-known inks like Walnut and Pokeberry, as well as kid-friendly projects like Berry-ink
- Spells throughout and a chapter on how to create your own Grimoire, or Spell book, with a collection on sample spells
This book takes you on a full journey from root to ritual. It is full of joyful, easy-to-follow, DIY, no-waste recipes. You'll gain an appreciation for everything one seemingly simple plant can do for you—from its healing properties to its ability to provide for art.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780762488896
Publisher: Running Press,U.S.
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 07 August 2025
Country: United States
Imprint: Running Press Adult
Illustration: 4c - 3 half page, 12 full page, 30 spots
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Claire Harrup
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 22.0mm
Width: 182.0mm
Height: 232.0mm
Weight: 680g
Pages: 216
About the Author
Enid Baxter Ryce is a visual artist who has exhibited at museums internationally, including the National Gallery of Art, the Getty, and the Arnolfini. A descendant of three Salem witches, she has been reading cards since early childhood. Enid is a Professor of Arts and Environmental Studies who co-edited/co-authored a research guide for the Library of Congress about the ecology and history of the U.S.-Mexico borderlands entitled El Otro Lado (The Other Side): Geographies, Boundaries, and Imaginations of Space. She is also the author and co-illustrator of Running Press' The Borderlands Tarot/El Tarot de Tierras Fronterizas.
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