To become a great herbalist, there are foundational principles and practices we have to understand and ultimately master. These posts focus on core holistic principles of herbalism, vitalism, and herbal traditions of the world.
One of the biggest turning points in my plant path was the moment I came across the tradition of herbal alchemy, what is referred to
I had the pleasure of teaching a few workshops at the 2015 NW Herb Symposium on Whidbey Island, Washington. I decided to do a 2
In the Alchemical tradition, there is a teaching that speaks towards the Three Kingdoms of Life: the mineral, vegetable, and animal. Yet for some reason
One of the most powerful things about alchemy is that it allows us to draw on energetics. We can look at the planets and plants
Distillation is one of the primary alchemical processes used in the production of true spagyric extracts. The 2 primary methods of distillation used are for
In this video I elaborate on the essential oil distillation process in the spagyric method. This example here is a little different from standard, as we were doing both a hydrodistillation and steam distillation at the same time (we had a lot of plant material!).
We’ll send you a free 25 pg. herbal monograph & 3 hr. video class on one of the most important and versatile herbs every herbalist should know how to use.
Join our email list to get special updates from The Plant Path, free workshops and program announcements.
The Vitalist Herbalism Mini-Course
is now open for FREE registration!
