Herbal Magic for Dummies - Coby Michael

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Auteur(s) : Coby Michael

Editeur : Wiley

Langue : Anglais

Parution : 01/05/2026

Format : Moyen, de 350g à 1kg

Nombre de pages : 272.0

ISBN : 9781394370184

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INTRODUCTION 1
About This Book 1
Foolish Assumptions 3
Icons Used in This Book 3
Beyond the Book 4
Where to Go from Here 4

PART 1: PLANTING THE SEED 5

CHAPTER 1: Meeting Your Herbal Allies 7
CHAPTER 2: Working with Herbal Magic Formulas 33
CHAPTER 3: Understanding Herbal Correspondences 65

PART 2: CRAFTING SPELLS AND RITUALS 93

CHAPTER 4: Preparing Herbs for Magic 95
CHAPTER 5: Protecting Yourself and Setting Boundaries 109
CHAPTER 6: Cleansing, Purifying, and Banishing with Herbs 127
CHAPTER 7: Attracting Abundance and Prosperity 149
CHAPTER 8: Supporting the Healing of Body and Spirit 167
CHAPTER 9: Cultivating Love and Sensuality 187
CHAPTER 10: Creating Your Own Herbal Magic 203

PART 3: PARTNERING WITH NATURE 215

CHAPTER 11: Growing a Magical Herb Garden 217
CHAPTER 12: Protecting the Environment 223

PART 4: THE PART OF TENS 229

CHAPTER 13: Ten Herbs to Enhance Your Magic 231
CHAPTER 14: Ten Tips for Building Your Magical Apothecary 247

INDEX 253

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Sommaire:

Introduction 1

About This Book 1

Foolish Assumptions 3

Icons Used in This Book 3

Beyond the Book 4

Where to Go from Here 4

Part 1: Planting the Seed 5

Chapter 1: Meeting Your Herbal Allies 7

Aligning Intention through Magic 7

Discovering that Not All Plants Are Herbs 9

Treating Herbs as Magical Allies 10

Discovering the Magic of Herbs 11

Looking at Herbal Traditions 13

African Traditional Herbalism 13

Ayurvedic medicine 14

Indigenous plant medicine practices 15

Traditional Chinese Medicine 16

Folk practices 17

Wortcunning 18

Rootwork 18

Green witchcraft 19

Western herbalism 20

The Foundations of Medicinal Herbalism in the West 21

Hippocrates 22

Pedanius Dioscorides 22

Avicenna 22

Hildegard von Bingen 23

Paracelsus 23

John Gerard 24

Nicholas Culpeper 24

Carl Linnaeus 25

Maud Grieve 25

Connecting with Plant Intelligence 26

Looking at Magical Plant Anatomy 27

Parts of a plant 27

The language of flowers 28

Flower petal numerology 29

Working with Herbal Energetics 30

Chapter 2: Working with Herbal Magic Formulas 33

Blending Herbal Tea 34

Infusing Herbs into Oil 36

Carrier oils 36

Cold-infusion method 37

Hot-infusion method 39

Making Your Own Herbal Tinctures 40

Weight-to-volume ratios 41

Lemon Balm Tincture 43

Making and Burning Incense 44

Incense ingredients 44

Incense Blend 45

Burning incense 46

Crafting Stick and Cone Incense 47

Assembling Herbal Charms 48

Charm bags 49

Spell Bottle for Keeping Away Unwanted Visitors 50

Incorporating Essential Oils and Aromatherapy 53

Essential oil blends 54

Autumnal Simmer Pot for Prosperity 56

Dressing and Fixing Candles 57

Taking Herbal Baths 59

Creating Flower Essences 60

Making Herbal Powders 63

Chapter 3: Understanding Herbal Correspondences 65

The Doctrine of Signatures 66

Practicing with Elemental Correspondences 67

Fire 67

Air 68

Water 69

Earth 70

Herbal Magic and Planetary Correspondences 71

Moon 71

Mercury 72

Venus 73

Mars 74

Jupiter 75

Saturn 76

Sun 77

Astrological Correspondences 78

Aries, the Ram 79

Leo, the Lion 80

Sagittarius, the Centaur 80

Gemini, the Twins 81

Libra, the Scales 82

Aquarius, the Water-bearer 83

Cancer, the Crab 83

Scorpio, the Scorpion 84

Pisces, the Fish 85

Taurus, the Bull 86

Virgo, the Maiden 87

Capricorn, the Sea-goat 88

Herbal Magic Correspondences 89

Part 2: Crafting Spells and Rituals 93

Chapter 4: Preparing Herbs for Magic 95

Sourcing Herbal Ingredients 95

Ethical and sustainable sourcing 96

Reputable sources 96

Bioregionalism 97

Your own herb garden 97

Practicing Magical Harvesting 97

Harvesting herbs ritually 98

Harvesting times: Days of the week 98

Factoring in lunar phases 99

Offerings to the plants 100

Harvesting your herbs 100

Drying and Preserving Harvested Herbs 100

Choosing a drying method 101

Monitoring daily 102

Freezing, curing, and storing 102

Awakening Herbs for Ritual Use 103

Infusing Herbs with Your Intention 104

Working with Roots 105

Preparing roots for magical use 107

Offerings to roots 108

Chapter 5: Protecti...