Sacred Herbs of Samhain

Plants to Contact the Spirits of the Dead

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

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A practical guide to using the sacred herbs of Samhain for healing, divination, purification, protection, magic, and as tools for contacting the SpiritsThe ancient Celts separated the year into two halves, the light half and the dark half, summer and winter. The festival of Samhain, from which the modern holiday of Halloween originates, marks the transition from summer to winter, the end of the Celtic year, a time when the barriers between the physical and spiritual world are at their most transparent. The herbs most characteristic of this time have specific magical and healing properties that echo the darker aspect of the year and offer potent opportunities for divination, contact with ancestors and Land Spirits, and journeys in the Otherworld.Presenting a practical guide to the sacred herbs and trees of Samhain, Ellen Evert Hopman details the identification, harvest, and use of more than 70 plants and trees in healing, divination, purification, magic, and as tools for contacting the Spirits wandering the landscape at this liminal time of year. She explores the most effective plants for protection from the mischief of the “Good Neighbors,” the Sidhe or Fairies, as well as herbs for releasing the Dead when they are trapped on this plane. Detailing the history, rites, and traditions of Samhain, Hopman explains how to make an offering to the Land Spirits and provides instructions for the traditional Samhain ritual of the Dumb Supper, complete with recipes for the sacred foods of Samhain, such as Soul Cakes, Colcannon, Boxty bread, and dandelion wine.

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Utgivningsdatum2019-09-05
Mått152 x 229 x 13 mm
Vikt279 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor216
FörlagInner Traditions Bear and Company
MedarbetareTheitic,Andrew
ISBN9781620558614

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Ellen Evert Hopman is a master herbalist and lay homeopath, who has been a Druidic initiate since 1984. She is a founding member of the Order of the White Oak, an Archdruidess of the Tribe of the Oak, a former professor at the Grey School of Wizardry, and a member of the Grey Council of Mages and Sages. She is the author of several books, including Secret Medicines from Your Garden. She lives in Massachusetts.

Foreword by Andrew Theitic Acknowledgments An Introduction to Samhain, the Otherworld, and the Power of Herbs A Primer on Herbal Preparation PART ONE HERBS OF THE SPIRITS AND THE DEAD AND HOW TO USE THEM AT SAMHAINHerbs for Protection from and Communication with the Spirits and Fairies Herbs of Purification Visionary Herbs and Herbs of Divination Herbs to Communicate with, Release, and Honor the Dead PART TWO HERBS, FOODS, AND TRADITIONS OF SAMHAIN Ritual Foods for Samhain OfferingsThe Dumb Supper: History, Modern Paganism, and Traditional Recipes How to Conduct a Dumb Supper Ritual A Sample Samhain Rite The Goddess at Samhain APPENDIX A Offerings for the Land and Water Spirits APPENDIX BOfferings for the Fairies at Each Sabbat Notes Other Books and Resources from Ellen Hopman Index of Plants by Common NameIndex of Plants by Scientific Name General Index

"Ellen Evert Hopman’s The Sacred Herbs of Samhain is a fascinating sourcebook of lore, history, magical methods, and practical information regarding plants sacred to the festival of Samhain. Samhain, observed at the end of the Celtic year as autumn turns to winter, is also noted for being a time when ancestral and otherworldly spirits are most likely to interact with the living. Though its focus is on the beautiful and haunting time of Samhain, The Sacred Herbs of Samhain can be used year round to appreciate and explore the cycles of our natural and mystical world."