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Philadelphia Pagan: "The Herbal Alchemist's... →
phillypagan:
As a part of my ongoing personal studies, I’m reading The Herbial Alchemist’s Handbook by Karen Harrison (find it here). I’m really interested in herbs, as you might have noticed, in part because I am a chem major, and what is herb work if not chemistry, but also because I am a firm believer that any cooking is a type of magic, and a very basic and powerful form of magic.
But...
Philadelphia Pagan: Harrison's "Herbal Alchemist's... →
phillypagan:
Another part of my personal studies.
I’ve read up through chapter 5 (which sounds like nothing but remember I’m taking copious notes).
I’m very much enjoying the setup of these early chapters. Two or three pages, all on one set of herbs, based on planetary associations. First a list of magical properties, then some correspondences (colors, metals, numbers, etc), a list of herbs...
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November 2011
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