Folklore and Odysseys of Food and Medicinal Plants [Illustrated Edition]
Ernst and Johanna Lehner (Farrar Straus Giroux, 1973)
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Folklore and Odysseys of Food and Medicinal Plants
Review:
Pen-and-ink illustrations of ancient Pagan glyphs and plants decorate this exploration of ancient, medicinal herbal lore and the magical uses of food.
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Gerard’s Herbal
The Herbal or General History of Plants
John Gerard & Thomas Johnson, 1633 (repr. Noverre Press, 2015)
Review:
Beautifully illustrated early English seminal classic compendium of herb and plant origins, names (common and Latin), lore, cultivation, location, and recipes for magical and medicinal use from European sources and other countries. Well worth the cost and its weight! (For more info, see this full-size facsimile edition.)
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- detail-illustrated
- English
- botany
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- cultivation
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- compendium
- common and Latin names
- European
- recipes for magical and medicinal use
- herbs
- seminal
- lore
- classic
- plants
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Goodly Spellbook, The
The Goodly Spellbook: Olde Spells for Modern Problems
Lady Passion (Dixie Deerman) & *Diuvei (Steven Rasmussen) (Sterling Publishing, 2nd edition, 2014)
Review:
Illustrated, definitive, fascinating guide to Witchcraft that explains how everyone can use common ingredients to work effective magic to help themselves, others, and the planet; written by trained, experienced Gardnerians.
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- paranormal
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- love
- Gerald Gardner
- body
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- fascination
- and squares; medieval
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- Earth
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- justice
- sacred: geometry
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- symbolism
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- grimoire
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- travel
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- guide
- persecution
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- daimons
- magical: colors
- scourging
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- monotheism
- the Mysteries
- Olde Religion
- chanting
- gypsy
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- paganism
- polytheism
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- décor
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- Asian
- flowers
- mythology
- voces magicae
- practices
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- Pagan
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- compendium
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- England
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