Medicine Stories28 Jan 2020

Called to the Plant Path: Herbal Myths, Healing Forward, & Human Ecology - Sajah Popham

These times call for potent healers. If you're feeling the call of the plants, this episode is for you.

IN THE INTRO:

There is no right way to be an herbalist
Guidance for navigating your unique plant path

IN THE INTERVIEW:

The soul's need to connect with nature
The most common mistake that newcomers to the plant path are likely to make
Why an herb will help one person but not another
The vital ecology of the human being
Seeing beyond symptoms (and the insufficient approach of merely managing them) to the root cause of illness
An overview of the four phases of herbalism: indigenous/folk, vitalist/energetic, molecular/biomedical, evolutionary/integrative
"I'm woo to the max, but I'm also scientific to the max"
Healing is open-ended and endless, and to know healing is to know life itself
The (in)significance of the past when trying to heal forward
The herbalist is first and foremost and forever a student of nature
Plants are the living, healing intelligence of the earth
The transference of healing intelligence from nature into the plant and then from the plant into the person
We can understand health and disease simply by understanding nature
Narrowing down possible herbal remedies to find the right remedy for the right person- what is the ecosystem behind the symptom?
Why some people get overwhelmed when they start walking the plant path
Perceiving with the heart v memorizing information (bodily understanding is superior to intellectual knowledge)
My favorite personal health reference library
Herbal medicine should be accessible to anyone and everyone
Helping others using medicinal plants, and crafting the most potent herbal remedies

IN THE OUTRO:

My Top 5 Reasons to Be an Herbalist

LINKS:

The Vitalist Herbal Practitioner Program
The Evolutionary Herbalism website
The Plant Path Podcast
Medicine Stories Patreon (podcast bonuses!)
My website MythicMedicine.love
Take our fun quiz Which Healing Herb Matches Your Energy?
Medicine Stories Facebook group
Mythic Medicine on Instagram
Music by Mariee Siou (from her beautiful song Wild Eyes)

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