The Green Mysteries ARCANA VIRIDIA An Occult Herbarium Daniel A. Schulke NEW +

Description: This listing is for The Green Mysteries and the Woodwose Homilies. Both books are new and unread, but please review pictures for wear and state. The Green Mysteries ARCANA VIRIDIA An Occult Herbarium From the author of Veneficium comes The Green Mysteries, the monumental product of twenty-five years of experiential research on the spiritual and occult properties of plants. Being a compendium of trees and herbs from countless spiritual traditions, this exhaustive Herbal of esoteric botany examines in detail the folklore, magical uses and spiritual essences of the vegetal kingdom. While presenting the material through both magical and mythopoetic narrative, the stance of the book is also grounded firmly in supportive disciplines such as botany, chemistry, and anthropology, and also includes up-to-date phylogenetic and pharmacological findings. The text focuses especially upon the Doctrine of Plant Essence, and how those powers are utilized in the active practice of magic and sorcery. Interspersed with encyclopedic plant entries are short narratives addressing such concepts as the Witches’ Flying Oinment, intoxicating incense, the herbal dimsension of Alchemy, and the ‘Green Saints’ such as Al-Khidir, the medieval Wildman, and the forest-dwelling Nymphs who nourished the Greek gods. More than a mere collation of previously existing works on plants, much of the material is drawn directly from the author's private field notes, diaries, and manuals of magical operation from 1991-2016, presented in an engaging narrative style. THE GREEN MYSTERIES contains: —560 pages, with over 275 original illustrations specifically commissioned for this book, with original calligraphy by Gail Coppock —12 full-page color plates —Magical Correspondences, Ethnobotany, Folklore & Chemistry —Charts, Tables, Diagrams and Lexica of Magical Botany —Extensive information on Pharmacology and Posions —Recipes and Ritual Formulae Among the Twenty-Seven essays included within are 'Devils in the Basilica,' 'The Meaning of Viriditas', and 'The Rhabdomantic Art.' Also present is a special inclusion of a text entitled The Dream-Book of Sylvanus. Woodwose Homilies An Exhortation of the Green Savage to the Inheritors of the Desecrated Field The Woodwose or Wuduwasa is an Anglo-Saxon form of the archaic Wild-man, an enigmatic figure clad and masked in leaves. Bearing a leafing club or staff, he makes his appearance at the margins of wilderness and civilization, dream and waking, plant and human. Embodying aspects both noble and barbarous, both he and the Wild-women or Silvaticæ are the deified reservoirs of Nature-as-other. Emerging as an ancillary text of Daniel A. Schulke’s forthcoming book The Green Mysteries, the chapbook Woodwose Homilies assumes the persona of the Wildman, putting forth a magical philosophy of empowered human-plant relation. 48 pages, small format softcover, with 6 original illustrations. I offer combined shipping on almost all media and some other items. Please review pictures for specifics of condition. All items come from a smoke, pet and fragrance free environment. Items are shipped well packaged in cardboard boxes unless explicitly listed otherwise. Items do not ship on weekends as the local post office is not open. I try to grade accurately, erring on the conservative side. I do not like receiving items in lower grades than listed, and I assume that you do not either. That said, our subjective opinions could differ. Feel free to ask questions about condition, wear, etc. or any concerns you may have. If you would like a picture of a particular aspect/piece that I have not captured, feel free to contact me. International shipping is available, but not to all countries, please contact me before purchasing. Shipping rates listed are for domestic shipping only. International shipping is at cost, I do not try to make money on shipping. All import duties, taxes, etc. are the responsibility of the buyer. I will not lie on customs forms, so if you are not prepared to pay duties, please do not purchase. Thank you

Price: 249 USD

Location: Yachats, Oregon

End Time: 2024-11-30T00:47:55.000Z

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