Plants & planets
a written guide to elemental herbalism, planetary signatures & botanical alchemy
Did you know that there is plants of earth, plants of fire, plants of Jupiter and plants of the Moon? That there is plants of Mercury, plants for the different moments in the Wheel of the year, and plants for deeply healing the wounds of the soul?
In a world that is straying away further & further from nature as our mother and homeland – with fatal consequences for all – , we can become the remedy we are longing for. By immersing ourselves in simple practices that connect us to the animate landscape around us and help us recognize the patterns that weave us all together – tree, flower, rock, beetle, bear, human, star. We all share the energetic imprints of the forces we are woven by, and can come into kinship when we realize that.
This volume is for anybody who
– is looking for a way to weave profound bonds with nature & especially the plant kingdom
– is just beginning to explore the world of plant medicine and is looking for a universal method of meeting & recognizing the essence of plants
– is already working with herbalism, botany or medicine-making and wants to deepen their knowledge
– is curious to learn more about the alchemical teachings of ancient cultures
– is fascinated by astrology & how the planets influence us humans, and wants to explore how they leave their marks on plants, too
– is working with land-based ritual and has a truthful intention of giving back to earth and the ecosystem
– honours the four elements air, fire, water & earth as ancestors and wants to learn more about them and their effects on the plant world, aswell as the human body
– loves to dive into the realm of myth & lore, and wants to connect to plants through the folktales spun around them by different cultures
In over 300 pages, I take you on a journey that leads into the core of what our reality is made of. We will profoundly meet the four elements, the seven planets and the three principles of alchemy, learn how to identify their signatures in nature, in plants and in ourselves, and explore different medicinal & ritual ways of implementing this knowledge in our healing practice.
Complemented by rituals & recipes and adorned with fotos, graphics, personal stories and plenty of plant folklore, this book will give you a detailed step-by-step instruction of how to meet plants as the wise, soulful beings and guides they are.