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An experiential journey into shamanism as a spiritual path and the teachings of plants, animals, and Nature

\u2022 Explores the alphabet of Nature personified in animals and the spiritual lessons of animal medicines\u2014animals personified in plants\u2014including Turtle, Bear, Deer, Wolf, Alligator, and Horse Medicine teachings

\u2022 Shares profound experiences from the author\u2019s long career as an herbalist and his first years growing up on a remote Seminole reservation in the Everglades

\u2022 Offers shamanic adventures interwoven with comparisons to the psychology of Freud and Jung, the visions of Castaneda, and the occult teachings of Steiner and Gurdjieff

Sharing profound experiences from his long career as well as his first years growing up on a remote Seminole reservation in the Everglades, renowned herbalist Matthew Wood interweaves practical herbalism and the spiritual potency of Nature to deeply explore the plant teachers, animal medicines, and foundational principles of shamanism as a spiritual path.

Wood describes a universal \u201clanguage of the shamans,\u201d based on direct, sometimes supernatural experiences as well as case studies from his practice. He examines the alphabet of Nature and spiritual lessons personified in animals and plants, especially \u201canimal medicines\u201d\u2014when the plant looks like an animal. He shares accounts of Turtle Medicine plants for self-examination, Bear Medicine plants to open the imagination, and Wolf Medicine plants for wholeness and magic. He explores the plants of Alligator Medicine for healthful prosperity, Horse Medicine plants to bring the conscious self in harmony with the animal self, Badger Medicine plants to strengthen gut instincts, and many other herb and animal teachers. He also looks at plants associated with journeying to the spirit world through the medicine of Crane, Dragon, and Bat.

Revealing the shamanic roots of his herbal teachings, Matthew Wood provides not only an inside view of his lifelong spiritual path but also an immersive and experiential guide to the shamanic wisdom of countless plant and animal teachers.

Matthew Wood has been a practicing herbalist for more than 40 years. An internationally known author and lecturer in the field, he holds a master of science degree in herbal medicine from the Scottish School of Herbal Medicine and is the author of several books, including\xa0The Earthwise Herbal\xa0and\xa0The Book of Herbal Wisdom.\xa0He runs an online school, the Matthew Wood Institute of Herbalism, and lives in Spring Valley, Wisconsin.

https://matthewwoodinstituteofherbalism.com/

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