"The Spirit of Herbs: A Guide to the Herbal Tarot" and its associated deck, which is created by herbal educators Michael Tierra and Candis Cantin. Further discussion of Aconite’s battle-ready nature can be found in As a protective ally, it is connected to spirits of the battlefield and the gods and goddesses of warfare a plant of the battle mage, it protects its allies ruthlessly, arousing blood lust and.inciting fear in the hearts of their enemies.”Īconite was used to tip spears and arrows and to poison or repel wolves (and werewolves!)-hence, wolfsbane. Throughout history, the mythology surrounding this plant has been characterized by themes of death, rebirth, and transformation through sorcery or shapeshifting. According to Ward, “Aconite is a representative symbol of the Poison Path of Veneficium. Aconite in Alchemy, Astrology & MagicĬollection of Wolfsbane Lore," writer Coby Michael Ward offers rich insight into the plant magic of aconite, a “sacred plant of witchcraft” with many connections to mythological patrons of the magical arts such as Hecate, Circe, and Medea. While we don’t offer any fu zi in our signature tincture line, aconite plays an important role in the medicinal traditions that shape our remedies and offers important lessons for approaching any powerful plant. Commonly known as monkshood in the Western world and fu zi, cao wu, or chuan wu in Traditional Chinese Medicine, this plant has been used in preparations both beneficial and sinister across eras and cultures.
Of all the plants mentioned, the one for which I have the most reverence is aconite. In Dalrymple's performance, Dortchen Wild (a character named after one of the sisters who told the Brothers Grimm their stories) invoked many plants in her incantation. (You can enjoy some of Dalrymple’s dynamic offerings on his website and on Instagram.) That evening, we were treated to a preview of Dalrymple’s new work, "Rumpelstilzchen Marionette Opera." This performance pays homage to the infamous Poison Path, a collection of potent plants of lore and practical magic-often found in a witch’s garden-that have been used with the utmost caution and respect in ceremonial and talismanic magic throughout the world for millennia. In the spirit of the season, our family once attended a performance by an accomplished local puppeteer, storyteller, playwright, poet, and musician,ĭalrymple Macalpin. Autumn, and in particular Samhain (pronounced “SOW-wehn” and translated as “summer’s end”), is a time when herbs for introspection and transcendence are used to connect with sublimated aspects of ourselves and with the echoes of our ancestors.
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