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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 23, 2019

Saturnus: The Old One

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

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...

April 2018

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...

February 2018

February 13, 2018

Assembling the Poisoner’s Pocket Guide

This unique guide to the Crooked Path features an arcane compilation of various tools of...

November 2017

November 07, 2017

An Evening With Deadly Nightshade

The Path of Poisons is treacherous, and its powerful denizens will quickly overcome the unprepared.

September 2017

September 20, 2017

Fort Wayne Pagan Pride Day-Poisoner’s Apothecary Workshop

This article is a recap of the workshop that I led at Fort Wayne Pagan...

August 2017

August 24, 2017

Devil’s Breath: A Trick of the Nightshades

The Nightshade Alkaloids The plants traditionally associated with witchcraft have shared infamous reputations and prominent...

August 15, 2017

The Peculiar Powers of Poison

The peculiar powers of poison are many and diverse. They have been used creatively throughout...

August 07, 2017

Materialism, Impermanence, and Originality in Modern Witchcraft-Poisoner’s Apothecary

Have modern practitioners allowed too much importance to be placed on obtaining magical objects and...

July 2017

July 18, 2017

The Poisoner: Pharmakos and Veneficus-Poisoner’s Apothecary

There are as many branches on the World Tree as there are paths to the...

June 2017

June 13, 2017

Cultivating Atropa Belladonna

Atropa belladonna or Deadly Nightshade is a plant with a long history in magic and...

May 2017

May 22, 2017

The Occvlta Interview

Flying ointments and incense blends made from traditional recipes penned in medieval grimoires are a...

May 07, 2017

Poison Path From Equinox to Harvest

Green Witchcraft puts us in direct relation with the natural cycles of the area we...

February 2017

February 06, 2017

Mastering Herbalism: A Practical Guide (to Traditional Herbal Practice)

A Complete Guide of Historical Plant-Based Practices-Science, Medicine and the Occult Paul Huson, British-born...

January 2017

January 09, 2017

Poison Path Resource Guide: Wicked Plants By Amy Stewart

Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities This guide to...

January 02, 2017

Poison Path Resource Guide: Verdant Gnosis Volume 1 & 2

Verdant Gnosis: Cultivating the Green Path Edited by Catamara Rosarium, Marcus McCoy, and Jenn...

December 2016

December 31, 2016

Poison Path Resource Guide: “The Witches’ Ointment”

The Witches' Ointment: The Secret History of Psychedelic Magic, by Thomas Hatsis A well-researched...

December 26, 2016

Poison Path Resource Guide: Veneficium by Daniel A. Schulke

"Poison is a glyph for magical power itself: complex, concentrated, liberated in the hands...

December 17, 2016

Poison Path Resource Guide: Pharmako Series, by Dale Pendell

When I began this project I started by compiling a list of all of the...

July 2016

July 10, 2016

Why walk the Poison Path?

Since I was I child I have had a fascination with plants. I loved working...

May 2016

May 31, 2016

Walking the Poison Path

Since I was a young child, I have had a fascination with plants. I loved...

February 2016

February 19, 2016

“Grimoire of the Thorn-Blooded Witch”

The "thorn-blooded witch" is a term used by the author Raven Grimassi to describe his...

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