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"Beloved teacher and leader in the herbal healing world, Rosemary Gladstar has curated this collection of her favorite teachings and reflections from a wide range of plant lovers and herbal teachers. Many of the quotes are original to this collection, excerpted from Gladstar's private correspondence and conversations. Her narrative voice runs through the book, introducing each theme, and the text is accompanied by stunning photographs and artwork celebrating the beauty and wonder of plants"--
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Introduction: What Unites Us: The Sacred Teachings of the Plants
“Plants are the earthly embodiments of light; they track the sun, the same star that would blind humans, with a meditative tenacity, watching its every movement; they transmute luminosity into fecundity and light’s potential into life’s kinetic energy. What secrets of light do plants hold, and how to unlock them? How to become an even more direct conduit for refracting the light of the cosmos?” –Lia Chavez
“Talking to plants is one way of talking directly to Spirit.” -Rosemary Gladstar
Chapter 1: Gathering--Reflections on gathering plants and wildcrafting, along with learning, gathering together, and gathering knowledge
“Women for millennia have gathered the healing herbs at first light. Grown grains and vegetables by the river to feed family and clan. Created colorful dyes from berries and leaves. Woven nettle fiber, hemp, yucca and cotton into warm and beautiful clothes for babies, children and men. This marriage of woman and plant has its origins in the primordial womb of time. We honor and heal ourselves as well as the plants by continually strengthening and renewing this bond. “~ Kiva Rose
"What amazing dinner hosts plants are as they gather the best of folks together and always, a good time is had. Rarely does anyone leave wanting, for these medicines and foods nourish us in places we never knew were hungry” ~ Kathleen Maier
Chapter 2: Preserving--The importance of preserving and conserving plants, llong with preserving our herbal heritage
Chapter 3: Sharing--The value of sharing the bounty of herbs and herbal knowledge
“Herbalism is based on relationship — relationship between plant and human, plant and planet, human and planet. Using herbs in the healing process means taking part in an ecological cycle. This offers us the opportunity consciously to be present in the living, vital world of which we are part; to invite wholeness and our world into our lives through awareness of the remedies being used.”--Wendell Berry
“We live in a connected world. Not connected by the threads of modern human-to-human telecommunication, but by our interactions with the plants, animals, mushrooms, microbes, soil and stone, water, air, fire and light with whom we share the biosphere.”— Guido Masé
Chapter 4: Healing Practices & Health Freedom--Advocating for the relevancy of herbal healing practices today and for choices in and healing options
Chapter 5: On Being an Herbalist--Celebrating the life work of the herbalist
Chapter 6: Reverence for the Earth--Reflections on our connection to the plant world
Chapter 7: On Gardening--Celebrating and honoring experiences in the garden
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Rosemary Gladstar has been practicing, living, learning, teaching, and writing about herbs for over 50 years. Considered a star figure in the modern herbal movement and often referred to as the "godmother of American herbalism", Rosemary is the author of twelve books including Rosemary Gladstar's Medicinal Herbs: A Beginners Guide, Herbs for Children’s Health, Rosemary Gladstar’s Herbal Recipes for Vibrant Health, Herbal Healing for Women, and Herbal Healing for Men. She is the co-founder and former director of both The International Herb Symposium and The New England Women’s Herbal Conference, the Founding President of United Plant Savers, and the co-founder and original formulator of Traditional Medicinal Tea Company.
She is also the author and teacher of the popular home study course, The Science and Art of Herbalism, which continues to inspire and teach many thousands of students around the world. In 2018 Rosemary was awarded an Honorary Doctorate for her life’s work from the National University of Naturopathic Medicine. She recently moved from her home at Sage Mountain ~ an herbal retreat center and botanical sanctuary where she lived for 30 years ~ to a smaller haven where she plans to write more, tend to her new gardens, and spend more time with the plants.
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With 1 million copies of her books in print, renowned herbalist Rosemary Gladstar shares her favorite teachings, reflections, and insights on the plant world and herbal healing, collected from a diversity of herbal teachers and plant lovers and presented in a visually stunning keepsake volume.
