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Master Book of Herbalism
Master Book of Herbalism | Paul Beyerl
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Outstanding in its completeness, The Master Book of Herbalism fulfills a need that has long been felt by students of the magickal arts. In his sincere and gentle manner, Paul brings over 15 years experience as he writes about: the medicinal use of herbs, including illustrations of plants easily found in the wild; history and religious lore with specific background information on individual herbs; herb gathering and storage the magickal way; the herbalist as a magickal practitioner; incenses, oils, amulets, elixirs, balms and fluid condensers including detailed information on how to create them; herbs and their relationship with gemstones, etc.; herbal links with astrology and the tarot; rituals; the use of herbs in seasonal festivals, initiations, handfastings, purifications, etc. Over 50,000 sold!
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Mehso-so

This book started out strong, but it took a nose dive when it got to the magical part of the book. That section seemed very dated and had a strong Wiccan perspective. As someone who is not Wiccan, I was annoyed with the blanket statements he made where it felt like he was giving the reader a harsh morality lesson. It was so bad that I almost panned the book. If you can get past that sort of thing and not let it get to you, the rest of the book ⬇️

slategreyskies (Cont.) may be worth checking out. I skipped the section on how herbs can align with the planets, and I didn‘t read every herb‘s entry, but what I did read was informative and interesting. He recommends checking out Grieve‘s herbal, if you want to go more in depth, and as I already own her book, I intend to research several of the herbs further there. I‘m giving this ⭐️⭐️⭐️, but it would have been 4 without the frustrating morality lesson. #witchy 11mo
slategreyskies Originally published in 1984. 11mo
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