This class will take you through the basics of understanding spiritual herbalism and how to build a relationship with plants. This class will take place over 6 sessions.
Each Lesson will have recommended work for you to do on your own between Lessons. It is entirely up to you if you decide to do them or not. We highly recommend doing it to get the most out of this class!
Recommended Materials for this class:
- Mortar and Pestle
- Herb or Coffee Grinder (optional)
- Assorted containers and plastic bags
- Assorted Essential Oils and Jojoba Oil (Optional)
- Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs - by Scott Cunningham
- Herbal Samplers: Four Elements and Planetary Sampler (Recommended but not required)
Class Curriculum
Lesson 1 - Connecting and Understanding: October 27, 2021
What is Spiritual Herbalism?
Herbalist Tools
Organic, Wildcrafted - what does it all mean?
Connecting to Plants
Plant Spirit vs. Physical Plant
Begin a relationship with a local plant
Lesson 2 - Doctrine of Signatures: November 24, 2021
Doctrine of Signatures
Rulers: Elemental and Planetary
Your Plant Spirit Helper
Lesson 3 - Ingredients and Harvesting: December 29, 2021
Herbal Blends Ingredients - oils, salts, etc
Simpling
Starting your Herbal Grimoire
Harvesting from your garden
Drying Fresh Herbs
Your Plant Spirit Helper
Lesson 4 - Creating Basic Blends: January 26, 2022
Balancing Energies and creating Proportions
Creating basic Recipes
Blending Incenses
Blending Herbal Baths
Blending Spell Mixes
Your Plant Spirit Helper
Lesson 5 Topics - Working with Oils: February 23, 2022
Oil Blends
EO's vs. Fragrance Oils
Combining Oils and Herbs
Your Plant Spirit Helper
Lesson 6 Topics - Blends and Ceremony: March 30, 2022
Creating Other Blends
Interactions and Allergies
Using Blends in Ceremony
Your Plant Spirit Helper
Review and Final Q&A
Once you enroll, you will have 6 months of access to all class materials to complete the course.
All students can book up to 6 30-minute one-on-one sessions with Lady Raven for questions during this course (one per month)!