Sacred Herbs of Spring

A comprehensive handbook for celebrating Beltaine with over 90 spring plants and trees—covering identification, harvesting, and safe application in both practical and ceremonial contexts. Discover powerful rituals honoring spring deities like Goddess Chloris, Flora, and the Daghda. Learn which specific herbs enhance luck, protection, abundance, fertility, and love. This essential guide also reveals sacred herbs connected to Faeries and Elves, plus special botanicals for spiritual journeying to the Otherworld and communicating with High Gods and Goddesses.

Discover the enchanting festival of Beltaine, or May Day—a magical celebration marking spring's arrival and summer's promise. During this powerful time, the boundary between physical and spiritual realms thins, allowing ancestral connections and Otherworld interactions. Ellen Evert Hopman's compelling guide explores diverse May Day traditions across cultures, featuring essential plants, customs, foods, and drinks. Honor spring deities through authentic rituals, poems, prayers, and folk incantations. Uncover the fascinating practice of well dressing—decorating sacred water sources—and explore Beltaine's intriguing connections to Walpurgisnacht and Hexennacht celebrations held the night before. Transform your spring celebrations with this invaluable resource!

Delve into the extraordinary collection of over 90 sacred herbs and trees in this captivating Beltaine guide. Discover powerful spells, meaningful rituals, and healing recipes alongside traditional medicinal applications. Uncover which sacred woods fuel Beltaine fires and which special flowers enhance your spring ceremonies. Master the use of specific herbs for attracting luck, performing magic, purification, cultivating abundance, and inviting love. Learn protective properties of bindweed, elder, and St. John's wort; connect with Faeries and Elves through burdock and dandelion; and journey to the Otherworld with herbs that facilitate divine communication. Complete with identification tips for seasonal edibles and enchanting tales of folk and Faery traditions, this essential resource will transform your relationship with Nature, plants, and the spiritual realm during spring's magical awakening.

• ISBN-13:    9781644110652
• Publisher:    Inner Traditions/Bear & Company
• Publication date:    04/07/2020
• Pages:    376
• Product dimensions:    6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.00(d)