Week Thirteen | Closing Ceremonies

We are in the midst of a long, dark age. Although more people are peeling back layers of profoundly entrenched programming every day, there are yet more who are comfortably drifting into deeper and deeper sleep.

As you know by now, the “poisons” time has come, their time is now, in this long, dark age, and you are one of those who have been called to help carry their flame through this night. You are not just working with these plants, but you and the garden are one. If you’ve been putting off owning this part of yourself, Levels Three + Four will lovingly escort you through the birth canal.

This advanced training will be open to everyone who has completed Level One + Level Two.

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Week Twelve | Final Projects

We are in the midst of a long, dark age. Although more people are peeling back layers of profoundly entrenched programming every day, there are yet more who are comfortably drifting into deeper and deeper sleep.

As you know by now, the “poisons” time has come, their time is now, in this long, dark age, and you are one of those who have been called to help carry their flame through this night. You are not just working with these plants, but you and the garden are one. If you’ve been putting off owning this part of yourself, Levels Three + Four will lovingly escort you through the birth canal.

This advanced training will be open to everyone who has completed Level One + Level Two.

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Week Eleven | Final Projects

We are in the midst of a long, dark age. Although more people are peeling back layers of profoundly entrenched programming every day, there are yet more who are comfortably drifting into deeper and deeper sleep.

As you know by now, the “poisons” time has come, their time is now, in this long, dark age, and you are one of those who have been called to help carry their flame through this night. You are not just working with these plants, but you and the garden are one. If you’ve been putting off owning this part of yourself, Levels Three + Four will lovingly escort you through the birth canal.

This advanced training will be open to everyone who has completed Level One + Level Two.

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Week Ten | Responsible Self-Care (Horse Nettle, Doll’s Eyes + Poke)

We are in the midst of a long, dark age. Although more people are peeling back layers of profoundly entrenched programming every day, there are yet more who are comfortably drifting into deeper and deeper sleep.

As you know by now, the “poisons” time has come, their time is now, in this long, dark age, and you are one of those who have been called to help carry their flame through this night. You are not just working with these plants, but you and the garden are one. If you’ve been putting off owning this part of yourself, Levels Three + Four will lovingly escort you through the birth canal.

This advanced training will be open to everyone who has completed Level One + Level Two.

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Week Nine | Thawing the Cold (Bleeding Hearts, Snowdrop, Skunk Cabbage + Hellebore)

We are in the midst of a long, dark age. Although more people are peeling back layers of profoundly entrenched programming every day, there are yet more who are comfortably drifting into deeper and deeper sleep.

As you know by now, the “poisons” time has come, their time is now, in this long, dark age, and you are one of those who have been called to help carry their flame through this night. You are not just working with these plants, but you and the garden are one. If you’ve been putting off owning this part of yourself, Levels Three + Four will lovingly escort you through the birth canal.

This advanced training will be open to everyone who has completed Level One + Level Two.

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Week Eight | Checking In (Black Nightshade, Wild Lettuce + Henbane)

We are in the midst of a long, dark age. Although more people are peeling back layers of profoundly entrenched programming every day, there are yet more who are comfortably drifting into deeper and deeper sleep.

As you know by now, the “poisons” time has come, their time is now, in this long, dark age, and you are one of those who have been called to help carry their flame through this night. You are not just working with these plants, but you and the garden are one. If you’ve been putting off owning this part of yourself, Levels Three + Four will lovingly escort you through the birth canal.

This advanced training will be open to everyone who has completed Level One + Level Two.

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Week Seven | Lightening up the Shadow (Mountain Laurel, Rhododendron + Foxglove)

We are in the midst of a long, dark age. Although more people are peeling back layers of profoundly entrenched programming every day, there are yet more who are comfortably drifting into deeper and deeper sleep.

As you know by now, the “poisons” time has come, their time is now, in this long, dark age, and you are one of those who have been called to help carry their flame through this night. You are not just working with these plants, but you and the garden are one. If you’ve been putting off owning this part of yourself, Levels Three + Four will lovingly escort you through the birth canal.

This advanced training will be open to everyone who has completed Level One + Level Two.

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Week Six | Embodied Service (Delphinium, Calla Lily + Mandrake)

We are in the midst of a long, dark age. Although more people are peeling back layers of profoundly entrenched programming every day, there are yet more who are comfortably drifting into deeper and deeper sleep.

As you know by now, the “poisons” time has come, their time is now, in this long, dark age, and you are one of those who have been called to help carry their flame through this night. You are not just working with these plants, but you and the garden are one. If you’ve been putting off owning this part of yourself, Levels Three + Four will lovingly escort you through the birth canal.

This advanced training will be open to everyone who has completed Level One + Level Two.

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Week Five | Embodied Sensuality (Lily of the Valley, Scopolia + Belladonna)

We are in the midst of a long, dark age. Although more people are peeling back layers of profoundly entrenched programming every day, there are yet more who are comfortably drifting into deeper and deeper sleep.

As you know by now, the “poisons” time has come, their time is now, in this long, dark age, and you are one of those who have been called to help carry their flame through this night. You are not just working with these plants, but you and the garden are one. If you’ve been putting off owning this part of yourself, Levels Three + Four will lovingly escort you through the birth canal.

This advanced training will be open to everyone who has completed Level One + Level Two.

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Week Four | Greening the Winter (Mistletoe, Poinsettia + Holly)

We are in the midst of a long, dark age. Although more people are peeling back layers of profoundly entrenched programming every day, there are yet more who are comfortably drifting into deeper and deeper sleep.

As you know by now, the “poisons” time has come, their time is now, in this long, dark age, and you are one of those who have been called to help carry their flame through this night. You are not just working with these plants, but you and the garden are one. If you’ve been putting off owning this part of yourself, Levels Three + Four will lovingly escort you through the birth canal.

This advanced training will be open to everyone who has completed Level One + Level Two.

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Week Three | Turning On & Tuning Up (Morning Glory, Opium Poppy + Brugmansia)

We are in the midst of a long, dark age. Although more people are peeling back layers of profoundly entrenched programming every day, there are yet more who are comfortably drifting into deeper and deeper sleep.

As you know by now, the “poisons” time has come, their time is now, in this long, dark age, and you are one of those who have been called to help carry their flame through this night. You are not just working with these plants, but you and the garden are one. If you’ve been putting off owning this part of yourself, Levels Three + Four will lovingly escort you through the birth canal.

This advanced training will be open to everyone who has completed Level One + Level Two.

Learn more + sign up

Week Two | Warriorship + Space-Holding (Manchineel, Tobacco + Yew Tree)

We are in the midst of a long, dark age. Although more people are peeling back layers of profoundly entrenched programming every day, there are yet more who are comfortably drifting into deeper and deeper sleep.

As you know by now, the “poisons” time has come, their time is now, in this long, dark age, and you are one of those who have been called to help carry their flame through this night. You are not just working with these plants, but you and the garden are one. If you’ve been putting off owning this part of yourself, Levels Three + Four will lovingly escort you through the birth canal.

This advanced training will be open to everyone who has completed Level One + Level Two.

Learn more + sign up

Week One | Wake up, Persephone! (Crocus, Narcissus + Datura)

We are in the midst of a long, dark age. Although more people are peeling back layers of profoundly entrenched programming every day, there are yet more who are comfortably drifting into deeper and deeper sleep.

As you know by now, the “poisons” time has come, their time is now, in this long, dark age, and you are one of those who have been called to help carry their flame through this night. You are not just working with these plants, but you and the garden are one. If you’ve been putting off owning this part of yourself, Levels Three + Four will lovingly escort you through the birth canal.

This advanced training will be open to everyone who has completed Level One + Level Two.

Learn more + sign up

This Shamanic Journey is a part of my Patreon’s once a month live online Shamanic Journey led by me. The journey itself will be 20-45 minutes, the rest of the time you will be supported in how to journey & given time afterwards for integration. If there is demand for it I will increase the length of the journeys. 

These spaces will give us an additional opportunity to come together as a community, bridging both personal and collective discovery.

The Patreon Shamanic Journeys are available starting at the $24 tier. I do not offer this discounted journey rate anywhere else.

Learn more + sign up here

This Shamanic Journey is a part of my Patreon’s once a month live online Shamanic Journey led by me. The journey itself will be 20-45 minutes, the rest of the time you will be supported in how to journey & given time afterwards for integration. If there is demand for it I will increase the length of the journeys. 

These spaces will give us an additional opportunity to come together as a community, bridging both personal and collective discovery.

The Patreon Shamanic Journeys are available starting at the $24 tier. I do not offer this discounted journey rate anywhere else.

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Week Six | Embodying the Crone: Getting Comfortable with Inherent & Learned Wisdom (Bittersweet Nightshade + Hellebore)

“If a person wishes to be sure of the road they tread upon, they must close their eyes and walk in the dark” – St. John of the Cross

Level Two of the Poisonous Plant Medicine course will introduce new plant friends, expand upon the shamanic aspects of our work, and guide you in deepening your existing relationship to the poisonous plants we've already met.

This advanced training will be open to everyone who has completed all six weeks of Level One.

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Week Five | Diamond Clarity: Strengthening, Sharpening, & Clarifying Your Shamanic Plant Practices (Solandra + Datura)

“If a person wishes to be sure of the road they tread upon, they must close their eyes and walk in the dark” – St. John of the Cross

Level Two of the Poisonous Plant Medicine course will introduce new plant friends, expand upon the shamanic aspects of our work, and guide you in deepening your existing relationship to the poisonous plants we've already met.

This advanced training will be open to everyone who has completed all six weeks of Level One.

Learn more + sign up here

Week Four | Seeing in the Dark: Embracing the Shadow Walker (Water Hemlock, Elder, + Henbane)

“If a person wishes to be sure of the road they tread upon, they must close their eyes and walk in the dark” – St. John of the Cross

Level Two of the Poisonous Plant Medicine course will introduce new plant friends, expand upon the shamanic aspects of our work, and guide you in deepening your existing relationship to the poisonous plants we've already met.

This advanced training will be open to everyone who has completed all six weeks of Level One.

Learn more + sign up here

Week Three | Serving Our Higher Vision: Cutting Through False Conditioning in Order to Be Of Service to the Whole (Brugmansia + Yew Tree)

“If a person wishes to be sure of the road they tread upon, they must close their eyes and walk in the dark” – St. John of the Cross

Level Two of the Poisonous Plant Medicine course will introduce new plant friends, expand upon the shamanic aspects of our work, and guide you in deepening your existing relationship to the poisonous plants we've already met.

This advanced training will be open to everyone who has completed all six weeks of Level One.

Learn more + sign up here

This Shamanic Journey is a part of my Patreon’s once a month live online Shamanic Journey led by me. The journey itself will be 20-45 minutes, the rest of the time you will be supported in how to journey & given time afterwards for integration. If there is demand for it I will increase the length of the journeys. 

These spaces will give us an additional opportunity to come together as a community, bridging both personal and collective discovery.

The Patreon Shamanic Journeys are available starting at the $24 tier. I do not offer this discounted journey rate anywhere else.

Learn more + sign up here

Week Two | Transitioning Between Worlds: Fostering Healthy Boundaries & Psychic Hygiene (Poison Ivy, Giant Hogweed + Belladonna)

“If a person wishes to be sure of the road they tread upon, they must close their eyes and walk in the dark” – St. John of the Cross

Level Two of the Poisonous Plant Medicine course will introduce new plant friends, expand upon the shamanic aspects of our work, and guide you in deepening your existing relationship to the poisonous plants we've already met.

This advanced training will be open to everyone who has completed all six weeks of Level One.

Learn more + sign up here

Week One | Your Shamanic Lineage: Hearing the Voices of Our Plantcestors (Holly, Poke + Amanita Muscaria)

“If a person wishes to be sure of the road they tread upon, they must close their eyes and walk in the dark” – St. John of the Cross

Level Two of the Poisonous Plant Medicine course will introduce new plant friends, expand upon the shamanic aspects of our work, and guide you in deepening your existing relationship to the poisonous plants we've already met.

This advanced training will be open to everyone who has completed all six weeks of Level One.

Learn more + sign up here

This Shamanic Journey is a part of my Patreon’s once a month live online Shamanic Journey led by me. The journey itself will be 20-45 minutes, the rest of the time you will be supported in how to journey & given time afterwards for integration. If there is demand for it I will increase the length of the journeys. 

These spaces will give us an additional opportunity to come together as a community, bridging both personal and collective discovery.

The Patreon Shamanic Journeys are available starting at the $24 tier. I do not offer this discounted journey rate anywhere else.

Learn more + sign up here

This Shamanic Journey is a part of my Patreon’s once a month live online Shamanic Journey led by me. The journey itself will be 20-45 minutes, the rest of the time you will be supported in how to journey & given time afterwards for integration. If there is demand for it I will increase the length of the journeys. 

These spaces will give us an additional opportunity to come together as a community, bridging both personal and collective discovery.

The Patreon Shamanic Journeys are available starting at the $24 tier. I do not offer this discounted journey rate anywhere else.

Learn more + sign up here

Week Six

Mandrake & Amanita: The Lost Wisdom of Shamanic Lineages 

Mandrake and amanita muscaria are perhaps the most mythologized beings of the natural world. 

Mandrake even makes an appearance in Harry Potter (yes, those screaming mandrakes are based on real plant lore!). 

The red and white caps of amanita muscaria, also known as fly agaric, are the most easily recognized symbol of psychedelic plant medicine 🍄 Most Christmas lore is actually rooted in amanita muscaria lore. Shamans of Northern Europe would wear red and white capes, going door to door to bring divinatory messages during the winter months - sound familiar? Reindeer are known to eat these little mushrooms, hence the mythology of flying reindeer and Rudolph’s red nose.

In the final class of this series we will speak about forgotten shamanic lineages and discuss as much endless plant lore as we can fit in!

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Week Five

Yew & Hellebore: Meeting The Crone

Meetings with the Crone are inevitable on the poison path. The Crone is a wise elder archetype who has wisdom she wants to pass down to us… but she does not allow for anything less than authenticity. Think Baba Yaga. I seem to meet her most often when I’m hanging around with hellebore or yew. Today we’ll talk about what to expect (the unexpected) when working with The Crone.

Last winter a fence fell on top of my yet to bloom hellebore plant and I wasn’t able to fix the fence for 6 weeks. I assumed it was a goner. But to my surprise when the fence was finally lifted, that little hellebore not only sprouted new leaves but had over 10 new flowers blooming - all whilst in near complete darkness! If that isn’t the most beautiful metaphor for the human experience, I don’t know what is.

The yew tree is thought to be the mythic Yggdrasil, or World Tree. They can live to be thousands of years old and are among the oldest of all living organisms on the planet. They are often found in old cemeteries where their roots intertwine with the skeletons of the dead.

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Week Four

Foxglove, Monkshood, & The History of Witches Flying Ointments

Did you know that the image of witches flying on broomsticks comes from a psychedelic folk practice from the middle ages? Unfortunately, we have lost all documentation from the folk herbalists using this type of divinatory medicine during that time period. The only written accounts we have are survived in court records of witch trials where one of the main ingredients of witches flying ointments was said to be the fat of Christian children… sigh. In this week’s class we will talk about how we can recover and reclaim this ancient practice - free from false dogma! 

We will also discuss the lore surrounding foxglove and monkshood - two very deadly poisons with long histories of both injurious and life-saving use.

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This Shamanic Journey is a part of my Patreon’s once a month live online Shamanic Journey led by me. The journey itself will be 20-45 minutes, the rest of the time you will be supported in how to journey & given time afterwards for integration. If there is demand for it I will increase the length of the journeys. 

These spaces will give us an additional opportunity to come together as a community, bridging both personal and collective discovery.

The Patreon Shamanic Journeys are available starting at the $24 tier. I do not offer this discounted journey rate anywhere else.

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Week Three

Datura & The Persephone Myth: Healing Through Psycho-spiritual Death & Rebirth

“God’s presence is there in front of me, a fire on the left,

a lovely stream on the right.

One group walks toward the fire, into the fire, another

toward the sweet flowing water.

No one knows which are blessed and which not.

Whoever walks into the fire appears suddenly in the stream.

A head goes under on the water surface, that head

pokes out of the fire.

Most people guard against going into the fire,

and so end up in it.”

– Rumi 

Persephone is both the Greek goddess of flowers and Queen of the Underworld - what a beautiful dichotomy! After she was kidnapped by Hades, he gifted her a shade garden of plants able to grow in the darkness of the Underworld, filled with the plants included in this course. The Persephone myth is a powerful analogy for what happens when we walk through the fire of our pain and emerge on the other side, newly reborn. In today’s class I will share the Persephone myth and explain how we can apply its lessons to our own lives.

Datura has historical uses that span the globe, from being holy to Shiva worshippers in India, to being worshipped as a God by tribes of Western North America and the Huichol of Mexico, to being one of the ingredients in the famous witches flying ointments. We will also discuss Brugmansia, a close relative of datura sometimes referred to as “tree datura” heralding from South America. Brugmansia’s ethereal, pendulous bell-shaped flowers have historically been added to ayahuasca brews and is grown commercially for pharmaceutical medicines.

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Week Two

Belladonna & Henbane: Sex, Death, & The Unknown

Sex, death, and the unknown are profound aspects of human existence yet they are never spoken about. Poisonous plants will lovingly take us right into those oft avoided places. Almost all the poisonous plants we discuss through this series of classes have aphrodisiac qualities. Why would so many plants be connected with both our entry into life and our exit? These plants suggest that there is little separation between life and death, pleasure and suffering - and the best way to understand this is to explore the places that seem the scariest to our conditioning!

Belladonna, aka deadly nightshade, literally means “beautiful woman,” her latin name Atropa comes from the Greek fate “Atropos” whose job was to decide when each human life was to come to an end. 

Henbane has many myths associating it with the Underworld, including its use in the wreaths that crown the souls of the dead as they descend to Hades. In European folklore it was used to attract lovers, and is still used for divination in communicating with the spirits of the Underworld.

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