The Sacred Herbs of Spring
Destiny Books,U.S. (Verlag)
978-1-64411-065-2 (ISBN)
A practical guide to the celebration of Beltaine and the sacred herbs of spring
• Explores the identification, harvest, and safe practical and ritual use of more than 90 plants and trees
• Details rituals for honoring the traditional Gods and Goddesses of spring, such as the Goddess Chloris, the Goddess Flora, and the Daghda
• Reveals which herbs to use for luck, magic, protection, purification, abundance, fertility, and love as well as the herbs of the Faeries and Elves and herbs for journeying to the Otherworld and for contacting the High Gods and Goddesses
Marking the beginning of the Celtic year, the festival of Beltaine, May Day, is a celebration of the return of spring and the promise of summer, a time for love magic and spells for increasing the fertility of the land and the plants that grow upon it. Like Samhain in autumn, Beltaine is also a time when the veil between the physical and spiritual world is at its most transparent and the ancestors and denizens of the Otherworld easily interact with the world of humans.
Presenting a practical guide to the celebration of Beltaine, Ellen Evert Hopman examines the plants, customs, foods, drinks, and rituals of May Day across many cultures. Discussing the gods and goddesses of spring, Hopman details the rituals for honoring them as well as traditional poems, prayers, incantations, folk rhymes, and sayings related to this time of year. She explores well dressing, the custom of honoring the source of sacred water by decorating a well. She also looks at Beltaine’s association with Walpurgisnacht and Hexennacht, which fall the preceding evening.
In the extensive section on the sacred plants of Beltaine, the author explores more than 90 herbs and trees, offering spells, rituals, and recipes alongside their medicinal healing uses. She reveals sacred woods suitable for the Beltaine fires and Beltaine flowers for rituals and spells. She explores herbs for luck, magic, purification, abundance, and love; herbs for protection, such as bindweed, elder, and St. John’s wort; herbs of the Faeries and Elves, such as burdock and dandelion; and herbs for journeying to the Otherworld and contacting the high gods and goddesses. She also details the identification, harvest, and preparation of seasonal edible herbs, greens, mushrooms, and flowers.
Woven throughout with mystical tales of folk, Faery, and sacred herbs, this guide offers each of us practical and magical ways to connect with Nature, the plant kingdom, and the Spirits that surround us in the season of spring.
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, and a member of the Grey Council of Mages and Sages. She is the author of several books, including Secret Medicines from Your Garden and The Sacred Herbs of Samhain. She lives in Massachusetts.
Foreword by Chris Aldridge
Acknowledgments
INTRODUCTION
The Origins of Beltaine
PART ONE
USEFUL PRIMERS FOR THIS BOOK
Understanding Celtic Cosmology
A Primer on Fairies and Helpful Spirits
A Primer on Herbal Preparation
PART TWO
THE MAGICAL HERBS OF BELTAINE
Sacred Woods for the Beltaine Fires
Herbs of the Fairies, Elves, and Spirits
Herbs of Magic and the Mysteries
Herbs of Protection
Herbs of Purification
Herbs for Connecting to Other Realms, Higher Beings, and Visions
Herbs for Courage and Clarity
Herbs for Love, Fertility, and Abundance Edible Beltaine Herbs and Flowers for Magic and Ritual
PART THREE
TRADITIONS, RITES, AND FOODS OF BELTAINE
Traditions of Beltaine
Rites of Beltaine
Foods for the Beltaine Feast
Notes
Other Books and Resources from Ellen Evert Hopman
Index of Plants by Common Name
Index of Plants by Scientific Name
General Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 27.03.2020 |
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| Zusatzinfo | Includes three 8-page color inserts |
| Verlagsort | Rochester |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 619 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Alternative Heilverfahren |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Naturheilkunde ► Phytotherapie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-64411-065-2 / 1644110652 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-64411-065-2 / 9781644110652 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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