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9780762488896

Plant Magic at Home A Complete Guide to Harnessing the Power of Nature from Rituals to DIYs

by Baxter Ryce, Enid; Harrup, Claire
  • ISBN13:

    9780762488896

  • ISBN10:

    0762488891

  • eBook ISBN(s):

    9780762488902

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2025-07-15
  • Publisher: Running Press Adult

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Summary

Uncover the ingredients to healing magic hiding right in your backyard with the help of this guide to powerful plants and the remedies and rituals ready to enhance your life.

Whether you live in a forested lush area or are in the middle of a bustling urban environment, you can extract the properties and magic of plants. Plants hold the power of emotional and spiritual healing, which you can access  through their physical or metaphysical properties. In this comprehensively researched book, split into three parts, (Gather, Harvest, Reap), you will learn how to forage or grow the plant, classify the plant, and then use its color or properties for no-waste sustainable spells or crafts.

Specifically, you will come away with:
  • Advice on practical foraging and gardening techniques
  • Profiles of more than 90 plants, including trees, herbs, roots, flowers, fruits, and vegetables complete with information on the origins, practical uses, healing properties, and best techniques for extracting color
  • Ancient and sustainable techniques such as Hapa Zome and Color Baths to obtain color from plants for no-waste art and projects
  • Over 20 recipes and steps for natural inks, paints, and crafts including well-known inks like Walnut and Pokeberry, as well as kid-friendly projects like Berry-ink
  • Spells throughout and a chapter on how to create your own Grimoire, or Spell book, with a collection on sample spells

This book takes you on a full journey from root to ritual. It is full of joyful, easy-to-follow, DIY, no-waste recipes. You'll gain an appreciation for everything one seemingly simple plant can do for you—from its healing properties to its ability to provide for art.

Author Biography

Enid Baxter Ryce is a visual artist who has exhibited at museums internationally, including the National Gallery of Art, the Getty, and the Arnolfini. A descendant of three Salem witches, she has been reading cards since early childhood. Enid is a Professor of Arts and Environmental Studies who co-edited/co-authored a research guide for the Library of Congress about the ecology and history of the U.S.-Mexico borderlands entitled “El Otro Lado” (The Other Side): Geographies, Boundaries, and Imaginations of Space. She is also the author and co-illustrator of Running Press' The Borderlands Tarot/El Tarot de Tierras Fronterizas.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS
Introduction: The Fifth Direction 
PART ONE: GATHER 
Foraging for Magical Plants
Magical Gardens
PART TWO: HARVEST
Flower Grimoire
Trees, Herbs, and Roots Grimoire
Kitchen Grimoire..
PART THREE: REAP
Harnessing the Elements to Extract Plant Color Making Inks and Paints
Color Magic
Seasonal Calendar of Natural Arts Projects
Creating Your Own Grimoire
CONCLUSION::  A BENEDICTION OF RA BENEDICTION OF RUNES
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index
About the Author 

 

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