Ancestral healing & Elemental Magic - Foundational theory of animism and alchemy
With Lux, House of Origins.
Learn the foundations of herbalism from a holistic lens. Incorporating ancestral knowledge and modern science.
Each class goes over an essential aspect of herbalism and builds on the class before. You will learn the history, philosophy and astrology of herbalism from a vitalist perspective. Participants will get a holistic understanding of plant medicine and formulation for them to put their learning into herbal practice. By the end of this series, you will have the foundational knowledge that is necessary to use herbs on yourself and in the community. This training has over 15 hours of herbal content, to leave you feeling confident in the world of herbalism.
We will learn about different plants in each class, by the end of the series you will have the knowledge and experience to start your own home apothecary and provide herbs to your friends and family.
Sign up for all 6 sessions and get a FREE herbal starter kit, all teas and tinctures we are learning about throughout the series.
If you have wanted to use herbs but aren’t sure where to start, this foundational class is perfect for the budding herbalist.
Elemental Philosophy: Uncover how the archetypal expressions of earth, air, water, and fire unlock the world of herbs, the body and spirit.
Energetics & Constitution: Herbal Energetics are not woo! They are the foundation of the vitalist method and allow you to understand a key component of western herbalism
Tissue States : The basis of how herbalists define and classify patterns of disease and imbalance. Learn the basics of a physiomedicalist approach
Herbal Application : Explore how herbs act in the body through a study of herbal actions, biological terms and the doctrine of signatures.
Medicine Making: Tinctures (folk & scientific method), oils and salves, oxymels, herbal vinegars, and glycerites.
Organ Systems: Through the lens of common ailments you will learn the main organ systems of the body and how to practically apply herbal remedies.