"To hunt like this
was laborious; it took more time than it had before and bagged less. In equal
proportions to the rate at which the hunting bounty diminished, plant-gathering
increased in value. Within the natural division of work of the primitive
people, collecting fruits, root, bark, and birds' eggs fell mostly to the
female gender; thus the work of women gained in importance." The Wild
Earth and Its Children, Witchcraft Medicine: Healing Arts, Shamanic Practices,
and Forbidden Plants, 2003.
Manual that recovers the lost knowledge of European folk medicine, shamanic tradition,
magic, alchemy, and herbalism.
- Cover: Circe (The
Sorceress) by John William Waterhouse, 1911.
The Magician - Circe
was a sorceress, a magician, a witch, herbalist and healer who knew the ancient
ways of plants and spices and how to cast spells.
