The Witching Herbs, Harold Roth
The Witching Herbs, Harold Roth
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The Witching Herbs
13 Essential Plants and Herbs for Your Magical Garden

Author: Harold Roth

Narrator: Paul Boehmer

Unabridged: 9 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 08/13/2024


Synopsis

Harold Roth is a leading authority on plant/herbal magic. His new book, The Witching Herbs, is an in-depth exploration of thirteen essential plants and herbs most closely associated with witchcraft—thirteen because it's the witching number and reflects the thirteen months of the lunar calendar. The plants are poppy, clary sage, yarrow, rue, hyssop, vervain, mugwort, wormwood, datura, wild tobacco, henbane, belladonna, and mandrake.

Roth writes simply and clearly on a vast amount of esoteric information that is not easily found elsewhere and will be greeted enthusiastically by those who already have extensive experience and libraries. It is unique in that it combines mysticism with practical instructions for growing each plant, based on Roth's thirty years of gardening expertise. Each chapter focuses on one plant and includes information on its unique plant spirit familiar, clear how-to instructions for magical projects, and pragmatic information on growing and cultivating.

The Witching Herbs is the essential plant-worker's guide. Roth is not only a successful gardener, but also a magician and scholar of the occult. No other book blends clear, practical gardening techniques with equally lucid and sophisticated plant magic so successfully.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Paige on November 27, 2017

This has got to be one of the best new books about herbal witchcraft I’ve read in years. Though it only covers 13 herbs, the herbs chosen are ones that you can rarely find any good PRACTICAL information about. The herbs included are poppy, clary sage, yarrow, rue, hyssop, vervain, mugwort, wormwood,......more

Goodreads review by Anniken on April 24, 2019

This is my first read regarding growing herbs and using them, and I thought it would be a good idea to start small - with only 13 instead of 100. That was smart, as I'm left feeling that I actually learned something about each herb instead of being overwhelmed. That's mostly because of how the autho......more

Goodreads review by Julia on May 07, 2017

An entertaining combination of solid gardening practice, symbolic connections, and magical-type imagination. I learned the word "wortcunning" (knowledge of plants), which I have resolved to incorporate into my vocabulary. Also perhaps I will start growing henbane and mugwort...or perhaps I will not.......more

Goodreads review by Sandy on June 15, 2021

Lots of fascinating and new-to-me information. Highly recommend, especially if you are researching poisonous plants for a gothic plant garden as I am.......more

Goodreads review by Alexa on July 12, 2021

Very informative as a plant growing guide. I liked the bits of lore and history behind the plants and cultural significance with their use.......more