{"product_id":"the-poison-path-herbal-baneful-herbs-medicinal-nightshades-and-ritual-entheogens-9781644113349","title":"The Poison Path Herbal: Baneful Herbs, Medicinal Nightshades, and Ritual Entheogens","description":"\u003cb\u003eA guide to safely working with the poisonous plants of the witches' pharmacopoeia for magic, healing, and visions \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Explains how to work with baneful herbs through rituals and spells, as plant spirit familiars, as potent medicines, and as visionary substances \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Details the spiritual, alchemical, astrological, and symbolic associations of each plant, its active alkaloids, how to safely cultivate and harvest it, and rituals and spells suited to its individual nature and powers \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Shares plant alchemy methods, magical techniques, and recipes featuring the plants, including a modern witches' flying ointment \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart grimoire and part herbal formulary, this guide to the Poison Path of occult herbalism shares history, lore, and information regarding the use of poisonous, consciousness-altering, and magical plants. Author Coby Michael explains how, despite their poisonous nature, baneful herbs can become powerful plant allies, offering potent medicine, magical wisdom, and access to the spirit realm. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDetailing the spiritual, alchemical, astrological, and symbolic associations of each plant, the author explores their magical uses in spells and rituals. He focuses primarily on the nightshade family, or Solanaceae, such as mandrake, henbane, and thorn apple, but also explores plants from other families such as wolfsbane, hemlock, and hellebore. He also examines plants in the witch's pharmacopoeia that are safer to work with and just as chemically active, such as wormwood, mugwort, and yarrow. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The author shares rituals suited to the individual nature and powers of each plant and explains how to attract and work with plant spirit familiars. He offers plant alchemy methods for crafting spagyric tinctures and magical techniques to facilitate working with these plants as allies and teachers. He shares magical recipes featuring the plants, including a modern witches' flying ointment. He also explores safely cultivating baneful herbs in a poison garden.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-14254110\"\u003eCoby Michael\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Park Street Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/26\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781644113349\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1644113341\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-OCC\"\u003eBody, Mind \u0026amp; Spirit\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-OCC028000\"\u003eMagick Studies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HEA\"\u003eHealth \u0026amp; Fitness\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HEA011000\"\u003eHerbal Medications\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-OCC\"\u003eBody, Mind \u0026amp; Spirit\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-OCC026000\"\u003eWitchcraft (See Also Religion | Wicca)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCoby Michael is a practitioner of the Poison Path of occult herbalism and a cultivator of entheogenic herbs. He contributes to the Pagan Archives at Valdosta University, writes regularly for \u003ci\u003eThe House of Twigs\u003c\/i\u003e, and maintains a blog, \u003ci\u003ePoisoner's Apothecary\u003c\/i\u003e, on Patheos Pagan. He teaches classes and online workshops on plant magic, baneful herbs, and traditional witchcraft. He lives in St. Petersburg, Florida.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Park Street Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44413010772107,"sku":"9781644113349","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_3ee23d4d-d57d-4c7c-a624-348da1194a21.jpg?v=1761236247","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/the-poison-path-herbal-baneful-herbs-medicinal-nightshades-and-ritual-entheogens-9781644113349","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}