THE FRAGRANT PHARMACY - A COMPLETE GUIDE TO AROMATHERAPY & ESSENTIAL OILS
Valerie Ann Worwood
ISBN: 9780553403978
WHAT THE COVER SAYS: The Fragrant Pharmacy opens the way to a whole world of fresh possibilities. It is a new approach to nature through one of its most powerful forms - those fragrant 'essential oils' drawn from flowers and grasses, trees and roots, leaves and fruit, that remain the great untapped resources of our planet.
The Fragrant Pharmacy shows how each essential oil can offer many diverse benefits. One of the most holistic of all systems of medicine, the oils can alleviate symptoms, prevent many illnesses and disorders and help in their healing process. But more than that, they can provide all of us - our families, our homes, even our pets - with the protections and pleasures we needwithout the chemical pollution of our bodies or our environment.
This illuminating and imaginative book of aromatherapy is the household manual of the future. It is a treasury of information about precious life- and health-enhancing liquids that work in complex harmony with people and planet alike. Here is a comprehensive encyclopaedia of 'medicines out of the earth', those miracles of creation which revitalise and rejuvenate, enhance our emotions and help our work and play. It charts out for all of us a fragrant way to family health and home delights.
Review: This is one book I would not be without, covering topics from the extraction and methods of use of Essential Oils; how to prepare a Basic Care Kit for non-emergency first aid situations; Occupational oils for the Working Man and Woman; oils for Sports, Dance and Workouts; formulas for Face, Body Babies Men's Health; Essential Help in Maturing Years; Home Fragrances; Cooking with Essential Oils; Pet care; Gardening; and how to create your own Gifts for seasonal celebrations.
Valerie's friendly style is engaging and easy to understand, the book is structured for both casual reading and research with a number of helpful diagrams and charts for easy reference. The focus of this book is to provide medicinal remedies, it does not contain magickal information.
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MAGICAL HERBALISM - THE SECRET CRAFT OF THE WISE
Scott Cunningham
ISBN: 970875421209
WHAT THE COVER SAYS: "Herbal magic is one of the easiest, safest, and most joyous methods of re-establishing earth-roots, of returning to a healthy and natural life"
Practice and ancient magic that is both natural and beautiful - the magic of amulets and charms, sachets and herbal pillows, incenses and scented oils. This practical and poetic guidebook by Scott Cunningham has introduced over 100,000 readers to the practice of herbal magic.
Magical Herbalism will teach you how to identify, gather, grow, dry and store herbs, and use them for protection, divination, healing, and love. Also included in this classic guide are:
The magical names of herbs, flowers, trees and roots
A Witches Herbal
Herbal Redes
A list of baneful herbs and flying ointments
REVIEW: Another excellent reference book which explores the magickal energy resident in plants and herbs. This is primarily a magickal book and does not contain information on herbal medicine.
We begin with the tools needed to practice magickal herbalism, helpful suggestions on how to consecrate and charge these items is included, followed by a quick Magickal primer discussing basic principles, correspondences and preparation.
The Witches Herbal is an index of magical herbs which includes the Latin and Common Names; Gender, Planet and Elementary Correspondences; Parts Used; Magickal Powers and Specific Uses.
There is a wealth of information contained within these pages ranging from practical advice on storing herbs to the spiritual implications of harvesting and collecting plants from the wild. Beginners and adepts alike will appreciate the helpful glossaries and appendices, recipes for Incense, Scented Oils, Perfumes and instructions for making Fluid Condensers and Amulets.
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THE REAL WITCHES GARDEN - SPELLS, HERBS, PLANTS AND MAGICAL SPACES OUTDOORS
Kate West
ISBN: 9780007163229
WHAT THE COVER SAYS: Unlock the Magical Power in your Garden. The garden is the source of the real Witches' power. Garden-variety herbs and plants used to work spells, rituals and magic are essential to the practice of the Craft.
Whether your garden is as large as an acre or as small as a window box, The Real Witches' Garden shows you how to cultivate and harvest a garden that will deepen and enrich your experience of the Craft - from how to tend herbs for use in particular spells and remedies, to how to use your garden in seasonal celebrations and rituals.
REVIEW: Whilst this book is not a comprehensive guide to herbs, it is a valuable addition to the bookshelf of any herbalist. The Real Witches' Garden is jam packed with ideas on planning, dedication, and consecration for a number of different types of garden including: Elemental; Magickal; Medicinal and Seasonal. A chapter is dedicated to the ancient practice of gardening by the Moon, and how each phase affects your plants.
City Witches need not feel left out as Kate also writes about small and indoor gardens with lots of inspiring ideas.
