The Weiser Concise Guide to Herbal Magick

✍ Scribed by Wasserman, Nancy; Hawkins-Tillirson, Judith; Wasserman, James

• Publisher: Red Wheel Weiser Conari
• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Series: Weiser concise guide series
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Herbalism is one of the cornerstones of magical work, and The Weiser Concise Guide to Herbal Magick presents this vast subject in an accessible, practical manner. While it includes those plants classically associated with magick, such as mugwort, mandrake, and nightshade, it also provides lore and usage of more common plants, such as olive, coconut, tiger lily, orchids, and palms. Other herbs include heliotrope, lotus, mallow, nettle, oak, yew, and willow. This book offers a broad overview of the art of herbalism, along with specific practical instruction in using herbs in magick. It provides an overview of the historical relationship between herbs and the practice of magick. This guide supplies the novice with a solid foundation of herbal magick knowledge and history, and more experienced practitioners will also benefit from the author's perspective.  Read more...

Abstract: Herbalism is one of the cornerstones of magical work, and The Weiser Concise Guide to Herbal Magick presents this vast subject in an accessible, practical manner. While it includes those plants classically associated with magick, such as mugwort, mandrake, and nightshade, it also provides lore and usage of more common plants, such as olive, coconut, tiger lily, orchids, and palms. Other herbs include heliotrope, lotus, mallow, nettle, oak, yew, and willow. This book offers a broad overview of the art of herbalism, along with specific practical instruction in using herbs in magick. It provides an overview of the historical relationship between herbs and the practice of magick. This guide supplies the novice with a solid foundation of herbal magick knowledge and history, and more experienced practitioners will also benefit from the author's perspective

✦ Table of Contents

Content: The planetary correspondences of herbal magick --
The practice of herbal magick.

✦ Subjects

Witchcraft;Magic;Herbs;Miscellanea;BODY, MIND & SPIRIT;Magick Studies;BODY, MIND & SPIRIT;Witchcraft & Wicca;Herbs