A Shamanic Herbal
Inner Traditions Bear and Company (Verlag)
979-8-88850-020-0 (ISBN)
Lese- und Medienproben
Sharing profound experiences from his long career as well as his first years growing up on a remote Seminole reservation in the Everglades, renowned herbalist Matthew Wood interweaves practical herbalism and the spiritual potency of Nature to explore the plant teachers, animal medicines, and foundational principles of shamanism.
Wood explains how his life’s journey required him to learn a new language in which the patterns and relationships inherent in Nature are emphasized, rather than the linear human perspective. Thanking the precious indigenous culture in which his first thoughts were formed, he draws an experiential map to the “Green Tongue,” the “Language of the Shamans.” Based on direct and sometimes supernatural experiences as well as case studies from his practice, he examines the alphabet of Nature personified in animals and the spiritual lessons of animal medicines—animals personified in plants. He shares accounts of Turtle Medicine plants for self-examination, Bear Medicine plants to open the imagination, and Wolf Medicine plants for wholeness and magic. He explores the plants of Alligator Medicine for healthful prosperity, Horse Medicine plants to bring the conscious self in harmony with the animal self, Badger Medicine plants to strengthen gut instincts, and many other herb and animal teachers. He also looks at plants associated with journeying to the spirit world through the medicine of Crane, Dragon, and Bat. Throughout the shamanic adventures he shares, Wood offers profound comparisons between shamanism and the psychology of Freud and Jung, the visions of Carlos Castaneda, and the occult teachings of Rudolf Steiner and G. I. Gurdjieff.
Revealing the shamanic roots of his herbal teachings, Matthew Wood provides not only an inside view of his life-long spiritual path but also an immersive and experiential guide to the shamanic wisdom of countless plant and animal teachers.
Matthew Wood has been a practicing herbalist for more than 40 years. An internationally known author and lecturer in the field, he holds a master of science degree in herbal medicine from the Scottish School of Herbal Medicine and is the author of several books, including The Earthwise Herbal and The Book of Herbal Wisdom. He runs an online school, the Matthew Wood Institute of Herbalism, and lives in Spring Valley, Wisconsin.
Introduction: Journey in Unknown Lands
1 Shamanism from Siberia to Los Angeles
2 Spirit and Medicine
3 The Shaman’s Explanation
4 Preparations for the Journey
Bear Medicine
Angelica
Lomatium
Oshá Root
5 Don Juan’s “Island of the Tonal”
Wolf Medicine
Agrimony
Cinquefoil
Solomon’s Seal
Werewolf Root
Swallow Medicine
Celandine
Horse Medicine
St. John’s Wort
Centaury
Horse Chestnut
Warrior Medicine
Yarrow
Schizandra
Oak
6 School for Shamans
Alligator Medicine
Teasel
Snake Medicine
Black Cohosh
Trickster Medicine
Poison Ivy
Lizard Medicine
Turtle Medicine
Gravel Root
Goldenrod
Lady’s Mantle
7 The Animal Self
Badger Medicine
Goldenseal
Gentian
Dragon Gallbladder Root
Yellow Dock Root
Dog Medicine
Black Hoarhound
Wood Betony
Bryonia
Black Bird Medicine
8 The Spirit Self
Eagle Medicine
Pine
White Pine
Sun Medicine
Rosemary
Angelica
Calendula
Sunflower
Moon Medicine
Mugwort
Cloud Medicine
Pulsatilla
Prairie Smoke
Smoke Medicine
Mullein
Wormwood
Ghost Pipe
Tobacco
9 Glimpses of the Spirit World
Crane Medicine
Wild Geranium
Herb Robert
Underwater Panther Medicine
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
White Water-lily
Dragon Medicine
Dragon Root
Tarragon
Faery Medicine
Elder
Rabbit Tobacco
Bat Medicine
Holly
Earthkeeper Medicine
California Bay Laurel
References
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 04.07.2024 |
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| Verlagsort | Rochester |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 479 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Alternative Heilverfahren |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Esoterik / Spiritualität | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Naturheilkunde ► Phytotherapie | |
| ISBN-13 | 979-8-88850-020-0 / 9798888500200 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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