The Plant Path: Clinical Herbalism, Medical Astrology & Spagyric Alchemy

Okay okay, I know the title of this post seems really weird coming from an herbalist. But here me out on this one, because I think there's some important stuff to consider here. People are taking more...

22 Aug 201725min

I always tell my students that for the client that is stressed and exhausted to give them herbs for the nervous system before even thinking about touching the adaptogens which are typically administer...

17 Aug 20171h 31min

It's common for people to conjure up images of plant spirits or think that energetics is some far out there esoteric "woo-woo" concept in herbalism. This could not be farther from the truth. In fact, ...

17 Aug 201730min

We've all seen it before. You get super excited about a new herb and want to learn more about it. So you pull your herb books off the shelf and open it to the monograph on that plant. Unfortunately wh...

17 Aug 201719min

Leaky gut syndrome is a byproduct of our modern world- from antibiotic trauma to inorganic, processed and genetically modified foods- the human gastrointestinal tract has undergone some serious change...

4 Jul 201723min

Pain is one of the #1 reasons people go to see the doctor these days. But aside but over the counter anti-inflammatory drugs, benzodiazepine based muscle relaxants, or opiate based pain meds, modern p...

4 Jul 201727min

In part II of this two part lecture, you will learn some of the practical applications of alchemical philosophy in the preparation of herbal medicines, a practice referred to as "spagyrics."  You will...

4 Jul 20171h 32min

Throughout the Renaissance Era of medicine, it was standard practice for not only herbalists, but university trained physicians to utilize medicine astrology in their diagnostic and therapeutic approa...

4 Jul 20172h 8min