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March 2019

March 16, 2019

Of the Nightshades: Interview with Ian Vertel

In this article, I conduct an interview with Ian Vertel, a poisoner, apothecary and herb...

March 11, 2019

On the Nature of Plants: Ramblings of a Poisoner

The Poisoner, like the herbalist and the wortcunner, whose blood runs green, has an uncanny...

March 04, 2019

Baneful Herbs & Venefic Witchcraft

Magickal roots, plants tended by the devil, herbs that make you see the dead are...

February 2019

February 11, 2019

Reliquaries, Charms, & Amulets

Many ritual objects serve as dwellings for individual spirits, providing them with a physical anchor...

February 06, 2019

Wortcunning for Daemonolatry

Daemonolatry is a branch of magical practice which employs the powers of daemonic forces known...

January 2019

January 29, 2019

Wortcunning: A Folk Medicine/Folk Magic Herbal

Wortcunning: A Folk Medicine/Folk Magic Herbal by Nigel G. Pearson, a recently released title published...

January 23, 2019

Saturnus: The Old One

Saturn and Ancient Agricultural Deity Excerpt from The Poisoner's Pocket Guide Series Volume One: Book...

January 12, 2019

Principles of Correspondence in Plant Magick

Principles of Correspondence: Planetary Rulership Plant Magick 101: with Coby Michael Ward Proprietor of Poisoner’s...

August 2018

August 23, 2018

Lunar Herb: Evening Primrose

Lunar herbs help us connect with the energy of the Moon, bringing its influence into...

August 10, 2018

The Practice of Esoteric Herbalism

When many people begin exploring the world of magic, myth and legend one of the...

July 2018

July 10, 2018

Acclaimed Herbalist and Indiana Native

Joseph Ernest Meyer botanicchoice.com Herbalist, Writer and Purveyor of Medicinal Herbs Indiana is a land...

June 2018

June 26, 2018

Twilight Sleep: A Collection of Henbane Lore

Henbane is a magical plant with a history that goes back as far as ancient...

June 18, 2018

Mark of Cain: A Collection of Poison Hemlock Lore

The Plant that Killed Socrates Gimbettino Cignaroli, The Death of Socrates, Wikimedia CommonsHemlock is a...

June 11, 2018

The Court of Helleborus: A Collection of Hellebore Lore

Hellebore is a peculiar looking plant with a dark beauty all its own. Often present...

June 04, 2018

Devil’s Apple: A Collection of Datura Folklore

Dark Fairy Herb of the Nocturnal Witch's Garden Datura, known by many names by many...

May 2018

May 21, 2018

Magical Properties of Seeds

Metaphorically seeds have been used to describe abstract ideas and influences that grow in our...

May 08, 2018

Now the Witch is Back

Learning to Love the Land of One's Birth I think it is important to be...

April 2018

April 29, 2018

Beltane: Beginning the Growing Season

The arcane practices of a solitary practitioner of occult herbalism and classical witchcraft during the...

April 09, 2018

A Collection of Wolfsbane Lore

"The most prompt of all poisons." -Pliny the Elder, in Natural History. Wolfsbane, Monkshood, Aconite Wolfsbane. Courtesy...

March 2018

March 27, 2018

A Collection of Belladonna Lore

This plant has always had a seductive and magical quality to me, and many others...

March 26, 2018

A Collection of Mandrake Folklore

Mandrake is one of the most infamous plants associated with magic and witchcraft. Today it...

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