Wild Alchemy - An astro-botanical guide to the magic, myth and medicine of plants

Wild Alchemy is a culinary and medicinal bible that brings together traditional alchemical practices with plant lore. Alchemy is the ancient art of transforming nature for the benefit of body, mind and soul. This book is an invitation to connect back to ourselves, and rediscover how our ancestors lived in harmony with the seasons by foraging for food and medicine. Through illustrated botanical and astrological guides and practical recipes, Wild Alchemy takes the reader on a journey of enquiry to become alchemists in our daily lives.

About the author

Jemma Foster is a wildcrafter, astrologer and practitioner of plant and vibrational medicine. As a multi-disciplinary artist, writer and filmmaker, her work explores myth, plant neurobiology and interspecies communication. She is the author of Sacred Geometry (2020) and founder of botanical studio Mama Xanadu, film studio Semantica Productions and esoteric publishing house and curatorial agency Wild Alchemy Lab.

Summary

Wild Alchemy is a culinary and medicinal bible that brings together traditional alchemical practices with plant lore. Alchemy is the ancient art of transforming nature for the benefit of body, mind and soul. This book is an invitation to connect back to ourselves, and rediscover how our ancestors lived in harmony with the seasons by foraging for food and medicine. Through illustrated botanical and astrological guides and practical recipes, Wild Alchemy takes the reader on a journey of enquiry to become alchemists in our daily lives.

Foreword

A medicinal bible that brings together traditional alchemical practices with plant lore

Product details

• Authors: Jemma Foster
• Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.12.2024
• EAN: 9780857829153
• ISBN: 978-0-85782-915-3
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 196 mm x 244 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 840 g
• Subjects: Guides > Spirituality > Astrology, the cosmos; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; NATURE / Plants / General, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Alchemy, Health & personal development, Botanical art, Complementary therapies, healing & health, Complementary therapies, healing and health, Magic, spells & alchemy, Traditional medicine & herbal remedies