Sacred Tool series: the Harvester Set

Today we received six har­vest­ing knives won­der­ful­ly envi­sioned and hand craft­ed by Cody Dick­er­son from Bore­alis Iron­works (you can find his fan­tas­tic Etsy shop in here), which will inte­grate the upcom­ing Har­vester Sets (com­posed of a harvest/gathering knife and an oil to anoint the blade before the har­vest­ing rit­u­al). They are per­fect sized (portable and… Con­tin­ue Reading →

Retir de Connexió amb el Regne vegetal — Retreat for connecting with the Herbal Kingdom (Juny/June 2017)

Una esta­da de dos dies on apren­drem a sen­tir i comu­nicar-nos amb els dai­mons de les plantes; per així acon­seguir enten­dre els senyals que ens fan arrib­ar, cre­ant un vin­cle pro­fund amb l’entorn que ens aju­di a niv­ell espir­i­tu­al, med­i­c­i­nal, i màg­ic. A través de la per­cep­ció pro­fun­da i con­scient del ter­ri­tori i la flo­ra… Con­tin­ue Reading →

Bryony Roots

White bry­ony (Brio­nia Dioica) is also known as False Man­drake, Eng­lish Man­drake, Ladie’s Seal, or Dev­il’s Turnip. In the past, Bry­ony was false­ly sold as man­drake in some areas dur­ing the Mid­dle Ages. Its roots, purga­tive and tox­ic, which can cause nau­sea and vom­its if ingest­ed, were carved and mould­ed into human shape by ludi­crous mer­chants, and… Con­tin­ue Reading →

Hemlock Roots

A sacred plant present in the old gar­dens con­se­crat­ed to Hecate, Hem­lock (Coni­um Mac­u­la­tum) is a foul smelly plant that grows in hedges and way­side areas. His­tor­i­cal­ly speak­ing, this plant was the killer of Socrates, and was used by Eleu­sian priests in order to numb their limbs help­ing them remain chaste. It is a plant of… Con­tin­ue Reading →

Gathering the Devil’s Turnip, English Mandrake

White bry­ony (Brio­nia Dioica) is also known as False Man­drake, Eng­lish Man­drake, or Dev­il’s Turnip. In the past, Bry­ony was false­ly sold as man­drake in some areas dur­ing the Mid­dle Ages. Its roots, purga­tive and tox­ic, which can cause nau­sea and vom­its if ingest­ed, were carved and mould­ed into human shape by ludi­crous mer­chants. In the… Con­tin­ue Reading →

Cultural Appropriation in the Path of Poisons

We have already spo­ken about dan­gers in the Path of Poi­sons, the impli­ca­tions of Fear, the threat of Addic­tion, etc. all of those top­ics which, it was con­clud­ed, were caused by great degree of mis­in­for­ma­tion and lack of real or deep con­tact with nature dwelling spir­its. Now, some­thing that comes up to mind is the exis­tence of… Con­tin­ue Reading →

Addiction in the Path of Poisons

It’s usu­al to receive con­cerned ques­tions on the top­ic of the poten­tial dan­ger of Poi­sons, and the threat of addic­tion in the Poi­son Path. Addic­tion, as we know it, is the inabil­i­ty to con­trol the need for a sub­stance, thus cre­at­ing a sen­sa­tion of lack or pain in the body. This sit­u­a­tion seems to be scary to prac­ti­tion­ers of… Con­tin­ue Reading →

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