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In His Dark Garden: Plants of the Underworld
Botanica Obscura Conference 2024 | Presented by Jamie Waggoner
When it comes to re-enchanting our modern world, myth and story contain instructions hiding in plain sight. Greek mythology is full of plants and animals, and these beings are important parts of the story — they not only have the power to enrich our magical and ritual practices, but they can also enhance our understanding of complex, multifaceted mythological figures like the gods. In this presentation, Jamie will introduce a surprising variety of plants associated with the Greek god Hades and his Underworld. She’ll share her methods for identifying and investigating the magical properties of these plants, while also discussing their usage and mythic origins. (Here’s a hint: it's way more than just that infamous pomegranate!)
This presentation is part of the Botanica Obscura 2024 Conference. From the producers: “Botanica Obscura Conference is a three-day online gathering of herbalists, plant medicine practitioners, green witches, alchemists, botanists and other plant-passionate people from around the world. We seek to connect with people and plants and facilitate community and resource sharing between plant practitioners of all kinds.”
Live presentations are all recorded and additional content is made available via google drive for one year.
Plant People Discussion Panel: a group of conference presenters get together and talk about topics of interest to the green practitioner and answer questions from attendees.
Book Giveaways! Many presenters are also published authors and it is with great pleasure that we are able to support and share their work!
Check out https://www.botanicaobscuraconference.com/ for ticket info and more details!