The Seed Sistas | Herbalism & Folk Wisdom: Poisons, Power Plant Medicine, Magic and Ritual

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Fiona Heckels and Kaz Goodweather are better known in the UK as the Seed Sistas, and this dynamic duo has been energetically encouraging initiation in the herbal arts for over 20 years. Tune in to learn about expressing instead of repressing, valerian potions, make-your-own folk mythos, the character of rose, brambles and hedgerows, earth magic, and the vibe of creativity.

In the 2nd hour, we go in-depth on their latest book, Poison Prescriptions, exploring the history of poisons & poisoners, anesthetics and the mystery of consciousness, datura, henbane, and crossing the river Styx, the beer purity laws forbidding herbal brews, raving with Belladonna and Dionysus, Mugwort, the witches flying ointment, and malevolent magics.

ChaptersInside the full 2h 12m episode26 chapters

0:00Taurus season and the vilified plants

3:17Meeting in the armpit of North London

6:03Making herbalism accessible to everyone

9:47Valerian, chili and the passion potion

14:08What plant names hide in their roots

22:50Rosa Hearts Petal and her bramble sister

28:08Domesticated evil and the Solanaceae Sistas

31:03Earth magic comes down to vibes

40:05Certificates, chaos and self responsibility

46:13Poison Prescriptions as a written spell

52:00The flying ointment and sacred sexuality

1:02:48Trusting the full body yes

1:05:03Madame Monvoisin and poisoning as a profession

1:08:14Belladonna at the birth of Alcoholics Anonymous

1:13:00Castaneda, punk and the asthma cigarettes

1:18:31Recreation once meant to restore

1:23:32What datura does for the breath

1:26:34The Munich beer purity law of 1500

1:30:25Datura, the werewolf and the shadow

1:32:54Dionysus the wild god of death

1:38:57Mugwort the gateway plant and sailors tobacco

1:46:12The flying hag and the printing press

1:48:49Malleus Maleficarum and the devil's reputation

1:51:09Hexing the system, not the person

1:54:25Satirical theater that smuggles the message

1:56:38Grow the plant to know the plant

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The Seed Sistas are Fiona Heckles and Kazz Goodweather, UK-based herbalists with over two decades of experience in folk herbalism, plant magic, and traditional plant medicine; on InnerVerse they discussed poisons, power plant medicine, and ritual, drawing on their book 'Poison Prescriptions.'

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