INTRODUCTION TO HERBALISM

Merry Meet Friends,

Welcome to the wonderful world of herbs and their uses, in the following lessons will give you a basic knowledge of most aspects of herbalism. As these lessons are not as indepth as I would have preferred to have made them, they will however, still give you an understanding of just how vast the world of herbs really is.

These lessons were also designed to motivate the student who wishes to learn more to research further.

Only particular herbs will be mentioned in this course, as there would be far too many to name each individually, so this course is designed to accommodate the most popular.

THE LESSONS

Like in the other courses that you have completed with the Correllian Tradition, these lessons will contain several sections, which are intended to compliment each other. These sections will include:

THE LESSON – The main body of each lesson will be devoted to a single subject. These lessons will only provide an introduction and a good basic understanding of these different topics, and we strongly encourage you to follow them with further research of your own.

PIONEERS IN HISTORY – Each lesson will also contain a small feature devoted to History. Which will include the great people behind the dawning of specific parts of Herbalism.

GLOSSARY – Every lesson will include a glossary, to explain words which may be unfamiliar to you. We are not aware that some of our references are obscure and may give more information that you at first think you need.

SPELLWORKS – Each Lesson will include a spellworking, to help you expand upon your knowledge, and to help you to integrate the plants into your spellcasting.

TEST – And finally, each lesson will end with a Test, which you may complete at your own rate.

The Subject matter of the Herbalism course includes the following:

0 – Introduction to Herbalism

Lesson - YOU ARE HERE

I – History of Herbs

Lesson - Includes the history of herbs dating back as far as 2700 B.C

Pioneer - Hippocrates and Theophrastus

Spellwork – Cleansing Ritual Tool

II – Preparations

Lesson - Run down of the most basic herbal preparations

Pioneer – Mithridates and Dioscorides

Spellwork – Growing Spell

III – Basic Uses

Lesson - The uses of Herbs and some of their more famous applications

Pioneer – Pliny and Galen

Spellwork - Bath Cleansing (Asperges)

IV – The Herbs

Lesson - List of herbs, including Latin names, parts used, preparations, actions and uses.

Pioneer – Avicenna and Hildegard of Bingen
Spellwork - Imbolc Meditation

V – Herbs in Magic

Lesson - List of herbs and their magical counterparts.

Pioneer – Paracelus and Pietro Mattioli
Spellwork - Imbolc Ritual

VI – Natural Healing Methods

Lesson – Other Natural healing methods with a brief description

Pioneer – Nicholas Culpeper and Carolus Linnaeus

Spellwork – Solitary New Moon Ritual

VII – Toxic Herbs Part I

Lesson - Toxic herbs, including common names, Latin names, and descriptions. Part I

Pioneer – Samuel Hannemann

Spellwork – Tapu’s Healing Spell

VIII – Toxic Herbs Part II

Lesson - Toxic herbs, including common names, Latin names, and descriptions. Part II

Pioneer – Samuel Thomson

Spellwork – Blessing your new Home

IX – Plants and their Planetary Rulers

Lesson – Small list of Plants with their Zodiacal and Planetary Rulers

Pioneer – Dr.. Frederick Foster Harvey Quin

Spellwork – Strength Spell

DISCLAIMER: Choosing a holistic approach to medicine means choosing personal responsibility for your health care. This course is designed to offer a doorway through which to enter the realm of herbal healing, an invitation to further investigation on the part of the reader. It is in no way intended as a substitute for advice from a health care practitioner.

Blessed Be Well

Rev. Wendy Eversen

Correllian Tradition