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September 2020

September 21, 2020

Plant Spirit Glyphs

Plant spirit glyphs are symbolic representations of the of the occult forces that are accessed...

May 2020

May 26, 2020

Fairy Lore and the Plant Kingdom

Plant lore and fairy lore are often intimately connected. The magical provenance of many plants...

December 2019

December 21, 2019

Spellcrafting with Baneful Herbs

Baneful herbs are a most intriguing category of plant magic. These powerful botanical toxins are...

September 2019

September 16, 2019

Thornapple, Gender and Ritual Application

I have found that the majority of plants particularly those associated with spirituality and expanding...

September 03, 2019

Unguentum Venenum: A Flying Ointment

The infamous witches' flying ointment is a quintessential representation of the beliefs surrounding medieval witchcraft....

August 2019

August 18, 2019

Deadly Delicacies from Emporium Black

Seamus (SHAY-mus) is a retired culinary artist, pastry chef and chocolatier. He is an artist,...

August 13, 2019

Poisoner’s Apothecary: Origins, Growth and Change

Over the past year I have watched this thing that is the Poisoner's Apothecary grow...

May 2019

May 27, 2019

Books on Magical Herbalism

Magical Herbalism is quite possibly one of the broadest categories of magickal study and practice....

April 2019

April 02, 2019

Bane & Beauty: An Interview With Dylan Pierce

Baneful herbs, are a colloquialism for the multi-faceted plants that comprise the witch's pharmacopoeia. They...

March 2019

March 19, 2019

Purification Plant Magic for the Spring Equinox

The Spring Equinox is important to the plant magician or green witch for a number...

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...

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 12, 2019

Principles of Correspondence in Plant Magick

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

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 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...

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 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...

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...

December 2017

December 11, 2017

The Final Rite of Witching

If there was a universal rite of witch-making, what do you think it would look...

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...

September 12, 2017

The Autumnal Equinox on the Poison Path

For Green Witches the Equinoxes are the perfect time for plant alchemy, a balance of...

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 27, 2017

The Green Harvest of Lammastide-Poisoner’s Apothecary

Not all practitioners of magic observe the eight sabbaths that make up the Witch's Wheel...

July 25, 2017

Hitting Magical Reset-Poisoner’s Apothecary

Beginning the path of the witch is an exciting undertaking, and creating one's own ritual...

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