Poisoner's Apothecary
I have been working with plants all my life and have been working with them magically for over a decade. Plant spirits have been some of my closest allies and most influential teachers on this strange journey. Read more
I have been working with plants all my life and have been working with them magically for over a decade. Plant spirits have been some of my closest allies and most influential teachers on this strange journey. Read more
What can we expect during this period of saturnian and plutonian influence? The world is quiet, but the internet is thriving. How will social isolation effect our lives moving forward? Read more
The ecstasy of madness, the fire of inspiration, the frenzy of enthousiasmos when contained within the brazier of Saturnian melancholia becomes a powerful tool. The unbridled fire that would quickly consume itself becomes the gods' gift to humanity and can now be directed with purpose. Read more
Since the winter solstice, the Sun has been blackened we have burned away what wasn't serving us this past year, and we have cultivated a fertile field to plant our new seeds. Now is the time to invite the light back in, to call upon that inner fire, the black flame within ourselves. This is Imbolc. Read more
Baneful herbs are a most intriguing category of plant magic. These powerful botanical toxins are the herb's defense mechanism against predation, and many myths surround the origins and creation of their baneful natures. Read more
The baneful herbs of the Poison Path are under the rulership of Saturn. These plants are not only powerful poisons and entheogens but also powerfully cathartic tools for healing. Saturnian herbs can help us heal and cope in a number of scenarios that other plants cannot. Read more
By drawing from existing practices in magical herbalism and witchcraft we can incorporate baneful herbs into our practcal spellwork in ways that allow us to tap into their strange power. Read more
The tides of the spirit world are reflected in the green world because in reality the two are one. The world of root, stone and claw are the physical manifestation of a more subtle current. Samhain is the perfect time to turn our awareness to the Poison Garden, the Devil's Acre; those forgotten and forlorn places. Read more
I have found that the majority of plants particularly those associated with spirituality and expanding consciousness (like Thornapple) disrupt the whole gender paradigm.The outdated gender binary is undergoing a Saturnian entropy, a static paradigm being broken down and reborn into something more reflective of our spiritual natures. Read more
The infamous witches' flying ointment is a quintessential representation of the beliefs surrounding medieval witchcraft. Its status is right up there with the broom, the cauldron and the familiar spirit. Diabolic ointments containing poisonous ingredients were a hot topic of debate in the witchcraft trials, and were used to support theories on both sides. Read more
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