A guide to safely working with the poisonous plants of the witches'
pharmacopoeia for magic, healing, and visions * Explains how to
work with baneful herbs through rituals and spells, as plant spirit
familiars, as potent medicines, and as visionary substances *
Details the spiritual, alchemical, astrological, and symbolic
associations of each plant, its active alkaloids, how to safely
cultivate and harvest it, and rituals and spells suited to its
individual nature and powers * Shares plant alchemy methods,
magical techniques, and recipes featuring the plants, including a
modern witches' flying ointment Part grimoire and part herbal
formulary, this guide to the Poison Path of occult herbalism shares
history, lore, and information regarding the use of poisonous,
consciousness-altering, and magical plants. Author Coby Michael
explains how, despite their poisonous nature, baneful herbs can
become powerful plant allies, offering potent medicine, magical
wisdom, and access to the spirit realm. Detailing the spiritual,
alchemical, astrological, and symbolic associations of each plant,
the author explores their magical uses in spells and rituals. He
focuses primarily on the nightshade family, or Solanaceae, such as
mandrake, henbane, and thorn apple, but also explores plants from
other families such as wolfsbane, hemlock, and hellebore. He also
examines plants in the witch's pharmacopoeia that are safer to work
with and just as chemically active, such as wormwood, mugwort, and
yarrow. The author shares rituals suited to the individual nature
and powers of each plant and explains how to attract and work with
plant spirit familiars. He offers plant alchemy methods for
crafting spagyric tinctures and magical techniques to facilitate
working with these plants as allies and teachers. He shares magical
recipes featuring the plants, including a modern witches' flying
ointment. He also explores safely cultivating baneful herbs in a
poison garden.
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