Author: Margaret Baker
Publisher: Shire Publications
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
An alphabetical list of plants and their associated folklore.
Discovering The Folklore of Plants
Author: Margaret Baker
Publisher: Shire Publications
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
An alphabetical list of plants and their associated folklore.
Publisher: Shire Publications
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
An alphabetical list of plants and their associated folklore.
Folklore and Symbolism of Flowers, Plants and Trees
Author: Ernst Lehner
Publisher: Colchis Books
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
In Folklore and Symbolism of Flowers, Plants and Trees, Ernst and Johanna Lehner explore the rich cultural heritage and symbolic meanings associated with various flora across different societies and traditions. This comprehensive guide offers insights into how these natural elements have been woven into myths, legends, and everyday life, providing readers with a deeper understanding of the interconnectedness between nature and human culture.
Publisher: Colchis Books
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
In Folklore and Symbolism of Flowers, Plants and Trees, Ernst and Johanna Lehner explore the rich cultural heritage and symbolic meanings associated with various flora across different societies and traditions. This comprehensive guide offers insights into how these natural elements have been woven into myths, legends, and everyday life, providing readers with a deeper understanding of the interconnectedness between nature and human culture.
The Folk-lore of Plants
Author: Thomas Firminger Thiselton-Dyer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Plant Lore and Legend
Author: Ruth Binney
Publisher: Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486828743
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
From time immemorial, people have sought to understand the mysteries of the natural world, giving rise to a wealth of myths and legends connected to plant life. In addition to their imaginative appeal, these oral traditions offered practical advice about which flowers, trees, and plants could provide foods, remedies, and construction materials. This richly illustrated volume provides a treasury of ancient wisdom, exploring the sound principles behind traditional advice, along with a wealth of fanciful beliefs. Naturalist Ruth Binney recounts charming examples of floral symbolism, linking roses with romance, lilies with purity, and poppies with sleep. She examines tree lore and the association of trees with wisdom and knowledge, from the coveted crown of laurel awarded to ancient Greek poets and Roman generals to the palm branches presented to pilgrims returning from the Holy Land. A survey of the power of plants ranges from the rituals that ensure a good harvest and a newly married couple's fertility to the healing qualities of oil of cloves for toothache, cherries for gout, and aloe vera for burns. Abounding in fascinating facts and fancies, this absorbing compilation will captivate lovers of plants and gardens.
Publisher: Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486828743
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
From time immemorial, people have sought to understand the mysteries of the natural world, giving rise to a wealth of myths and legends connected to plant life. In addition to their imaginative appeal, these oral traditions offered practical advice about which flowers, trees, and plants could provide foods, remedies, and construction materials. This richly illustrated volume provides a treasury of ancient wisdom, exploring the sound principles behind traditional advice, along with a wealth of fanciful beliefs. Naturalist Ruth Binney recounts charming examples of floral symbolism, linking roses with romance, lilies with purity, and poppies with sleep. She examines tree lore and the association of trees with wisdom and knowledge, from the coveted crown of laurel awarded to ancient Greek poets and Roman generals to the palm branches presented to pilgrims returning from the Holy Land. A survey of the power of plants ranges from the rituals that ensure a good harvest and a newly married couple's fertility to the healing qualities of oil of cloves for toothache, cherries for gout, and aloe vera for burns. Abounding in fascinating facts and fancies, this absorbing compilation will captivate lovers of plants and gardens.
Plant Witchery
Author: Juliet Diaz
Publisher: Hay House
ISBN: 1401960200
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
"Awaken your inner healer by connecting with the wise and magickal energies of plants. Drawn from traditional ancestral practices passed down by generations of indigenous teachers, plant whisperer and herbalist Juliet Diaz guides readers along a journey far beyond the basic medicinal and magical properties of plants in this deep dive into Mother Earth's drumming heart. Become a powerful healer and a child of nature, learning to hear, see, and understand the sacred vibrations of plant language to heal not only yourself but our earth as well with this illustrated guide. In Plant Witchery you will discover how to: Work with the magickal and medicinal properties of over 200 species of plants Speak and listen to plants through powerful communication techniques Determine properties both medicinal and magical for a collection of plants Grow and care for plants, even how to heal them when they are dying Create your own potions, elixirs, tinctures, oils, and spells dry and store herbs, plants, and flowers for medicinal and magickal workings choose the best times astrologically to work with different plants"--
Publisher: Hay House
ISBN: 1401960200
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
"Awaken your inner healer by connecting with the wise and magickal energies of plants. Drawn from traditional ancestral practices passed down by generations of indigenous teachers, plant whisperer and herbalist Juliet Diaz guides readers along a journey far beyond the basic medicinal and magical properties of plants in this deep dive into Mother Earth's drumming heart. Become a powerful healer and a child of nature, learning to hear, see, and understand the sacred vibrations of plant language to heal not only yourself but our earth as well with this illustrated guide. In Plant Witchery you will discover how to: Work with the magickal and medicinal properties of over 200 species of plants Speak and listen to plants through powerful communication techniques Determine properties both medicinal and magical for a collection of plants Grow and care for plants, even how to heal them when they are dying Create your own potions, elixirs, tinctures, oils, and spells dry and store herbs, plants, and flowers for medicinal and magickal workings choose the best times astrologically to work with different plants"--
Botanical Curses and Poisons
Author: Fez Inkwright
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781454956716
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Poison has caused some of history's most dramatic deaths--yet a fine line separates healing from killing: the difference lies in the dosage! Folklorist Fez Inkwright returns to the archives to reveal fascinating stories behind a variety of lethal plants, witching herbs, and funghi. Going from A to Z, she covers everything from apple to oleander, beautifully illustrating each plant herself. This enthralling treasury is packed with insight and lore on the mysteries of everyday flora.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781454956716
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Poison has caused some of history's most dramatic deaths--yet a fine line separates healing from killing: the difference lies in the dosage! Folklorist Fez Inkwright returns to the archives to reveal fascinating stories behind a variety of lethal plants, witching herbs, and funghi. Going from A to Z, she covers everything from apple to oleander, beautifully illustrating each plant herself. This enthralling treasury is packed with insight and lore on the mysteries of everyday flora.
The Mythic and Magickal Folklore of Plants
Author: T. F. Thiselton-Dyer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781435731394
Category : Ethnobotany
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
First published in 1889, this still-unparalleled exploration of mythic and magickal plant lore from around the world includes chapters on Lightning Plants, Plants in Witchcraft, Plants in Demonology, Plants in Fairy-Lore, Plants and the Weather, Plants in Folk-Medicine, and much, much more. The Mythic & Magickal Folklore of Plants is a treasure house of traditional mystical, magickal and medicinal botanic information every GreenWitch should know.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781435731394
Category : Ethnobotany
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
First published in 1889, this still-unparalleled exploration of mythic and magickal plant lore from around the world includes chapters on Lightning Plants, Plants in Witchcraft, Plants in Demonology, Plants in Fairy-Lore, Plants and the Weather, Plants in Folk-Medicine, and much, much more. The Mythic & Magickal Folklore of Plants is a treasure house of traditional mystical, magickal and medicinal botanic information every GreenWitch should know.
Folk Magic and Healing
Author: Fez Inkwright
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781912634118
Category : Medicinal plants
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A book of the folklore, history and healing properties of common plantsHedgerows are a vital part of the British countryside. Home to thousands of species of animals, insects, and plants, they've long become ingrained in the myth and lore of the country and its people. Many old wives' tales about the plants that grow there were created to spread knowledge of their healing properties, and many have become entwined with stories of local spirits, deities, and more ancient legends. This stunningly illustrated treasury of the folklore of flora is packed with insight, lore and the revealed mysteries of everyday plants is, ultimately, a collection of many of these beliefs, aiming to inspire a greater appreciation of hedgerow plants before they disappear completely. Folk Magic and Healing: An Unusual History of Plants is perfect for gardeners, writers, folklorists, witches and general knowledge buffs alike
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781912634118
Category : Medicinal plants
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A book of the folklore, history and healing properties of common plantsHedgerows are a vital part of the British countryside. Home to thousands of species of animals, insects, and plants, they've long become ingrained in the myth and lore of the country and its people. Many old wives' tales about the plants that grow there were created to spread knowledge of their healing properties, and many have become entwined with stories of local spirits, deities, and more ancient legends. This stunningly illustrated treasury of the folklore of flora is packed with insight, lore and the revealed mysteries of everyday plants is, ultimately, a collection of many of these beliefs, aiming to inspire a greater appreciation of hedgerow plants before they disappear completely. Folk Magic and Healing: An Unusual History of Plants is perfect for gardeners, writers, folklorists, witches and general knowledge buffs alike
Magic and Medicine of Plants
Author: Reader's Digest Association
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780895772213
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
The only book that brings together: an authoritative, stunningly illustrated field guide; a how-to book for identifying, collecting, and reserving plants; the fascinating story of the legends and lore of medicinal plants; and a do-it-yourself guide to planting and using herbs in cooking, cosmetics, and health. Illustrated.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780895772213
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
The only book that brings together: an authoritative, stunningly illustrated field guide; a how-to book for identifying, collecting, and reserving plants; the fascinating story of the legends and lore of medicinal plants; and a do-it-yourself guide to planting and using herbs in cooking, cosmetics, and health. Illustrated.
Hidden Stories in Plants
Author: Anne Pellowski
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
ISBN:
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Presents myths, legends, tales, and folklore about plants and describes how to use plants to make ornaments, toys, disguises, dolls, and musical instruments.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
ISBN:
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Presents myths, legends, tales, and folklore about plants and describes how to use plants to make ornaments, toys, disguises, dolls, and musical instruments.