The Shadow Apothecary: Healing Trauma, Grief, and Addiction with Plant Spirit Medicine [9798888503218]

Overview

A guide to shadow work with herbs

• Introduces herbs that can help us explore our hidden depths, release trauma, grief, and shame, ease stress and anxiety, and support addiction recovery

• Looks at the healing abilities of plants associated with the Divine Feminine, the powers of poisonous and entheogenic plants, and how to use them safely

• Provides a detailed formulary for incorporating shadow work herbs into daily life, including recipes for teas, tinctures, oils, and ritual baths

Through their holistic healing abilities, plants are ideal allies for those seeking to embrace their shadow self and experience spiritual rebirth. Clinical herbalist and pagan Nicolette Miele introduces plants that can help us explore our hidden depths, release trauma and grief, support recovery from addiction, and heal our psyche.

Miele examines what shadow work is and the importance of accepting our shadow. She explores the use of nervines and adaptogens—herbs that calm stress and stabilize the nervous system, showing how when the nervous system is balanced, you can more easily connect with your intuition and your higher self. She also provides a detailed formulary for incorporating herbs into daily life, including recipes for teas, tinctures, oils, and ritual baths.

Presenting plants with poisonous or entheogenic qualities, Miele reveals how these plants are profoundly connected to shadow work. She explains how to work with them safely as plant spirit allies without direct contact or consumption. She also looks at plants associated with the Divine Feminine and how they can aid in integrating the hidden aspects of ourselves, and she provides practical advice on using herbs and ritual for healing trauma, depression, anxiety, heartbreak, and sexual shame.

This guide to shadow work with plants not only reveals new paths to healing, it also reminds us that darkness holds beauty and is an essential counterpart to light.

The book, The Shadow Apothecary: Healing Trauma, Grief, and Addiction with Plant Spirit Medicine [Bulk, Wholesale, Quantity] ISBN#9798888503218 in Paperback by Nicolette Miele may be ordered in bulk quantities. Minimum starts at 25 copies. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered.