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Nightshades: Ointments, Oils and Tinctures
Nightshades are a large and common group of plants. We are almost always nearb one...
September 2019
September 03, 2019
Unguentum Venenum: A Flying Ointment
The infamous witches' flying ointment is a quintessential representation of the beliefs surrounding medieval witchcraft....
March 2019
March 04, 2019
Baneful Herbs & Venefic Witchcraft
Magickal roots, plants tended by the devil, herbs that make you see the dead are...
June 2018
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Twilight Sleep: A Collection of Henbane Lore
Henbane is a magical plant with a history that goes back as far as ancient...
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A Collection of Wolfsbane Lore
"The most prompt of all poisons." -Pliny the Elder, in Natural History. Wolfsbane, Monkshood, Aconite Wolfsbane. Courtesy...
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Assembling the Poisoner’s Pocket Guide
This unique guide to the Crooked Path features an arcane compilation of various tools of...
December 2017
December 11, 2017
If there was a universal rite of witch-making, what do you think it would look...
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November 07, 2017
An Evening With Deadly Nightshade
The Path of Poisons is treacherous, and its powerful denizens will quickly overcome the unprepared.
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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...
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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...
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May 22, 2017
Flying ointments and incense blends made from traditional recipes penned in medieval grimoires are a...
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 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
Since I was I child I have had a fascination with plants. I loved working...
February 2016
February 19, 2016
“The Witches’ Ointment: The Secret History of Psychedelic Magic”
Thomas Hatsis is an historian of witchcraft, magic, Western Religions, enthroned, and medieval pharmacopeia. This...
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