Alchemy and Herbalism Part III- Spiritual Herbal Pharmacy
The Plant Path: Herbalism, Medical Astrology & Spagyric Alchemy
Sajah Popham
4.8 • 570 Ratings
🗓️ 3 May 2023
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Spagyrics is the branch of the alchemical tradition that specifically concerns itself with the preparation and processing of medicinal plants. One of the unique attributes of spagyric preparations is that they are specifically designed to concentrate the physical, energetic and spiritual qualities of the plants in a singular extract. This process separates, purifies, and recombines the Three Principles of a plant, known as Sulfur, Mercury, and Salt, resulting in a uniquely powerful herbal medicine.
Spagyric medicine is unique to alchemy and offers a holistic approach to healing by addressing an individual's physical, spiritual, and energetic well-being. This single remedy can be used for a variety of purposes, making it a versatile solution.
In today's episide, you'll learn:
- What spagyric medicine is and why it is so powerful
- The process of gathering plants and planets in alchemy
- How spagyric remedies impact your astral and physical body
- Techniques for extracting the physical, energetic, and spiritual qualities of an herb
- How this integrated approach can revolutionize your practice
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ABOUT THE PLANT PATH
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The Plant Path is a window into the world of herbal medicine. With perspectives gleaned from traditional Western herbalism, Ayurveda, Chinese Medicine, Alchemy, Medical Astrology, and traditional cultures from around the world, The Plant Path provides unique insights, skills and strategies for the practice of true holistic herbalism. From clinical to spiritual perspectives, we don't just focus on what herbs are "good for," but rather who they are as intelligent beings, and how we can work with them to heal us physically and consciously evolve.
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ABOUT SAJAH
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Sajah Popham is the author of Evolutionary Herbalism and the founder of the School of Evolutionary Herbalism, where he trains herbalists in a holistic system of plant medicine that encompasses clinical Western herbalism, medical astrology, Ayurveda, and spagyric alchemy.
His mission is to develop a comprehensive approach that balances the science and spirituality of plant medicine, focusing on using plants to heal and rejuvenate the body, clarify the mind, open the heart, and support the development of the soul. This is only achieved through understanding and working with the chemical, energetic, and spiritual properties of the plants. His teachings embody a heartfelt respect, honor and reverence for the vast intelligence of plants in a way that empowers us to look deeper into the nature of our medicines and ourselves.
He lives on a homestead in the foothills of Mt. Baker Washington with his wife Whitney where he teaches, consults clients, and prepares spagyric herbal medicines.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the plant path, your window into the world of herbal medicine, with Saja and Whitney Popham, founders of the School of Evolutionary Herbalism. |
| 0:23.6 | Hey there, everybody, Saja here, and welcome to part three in the alchemy and herbalism series |
| 0:30.6 | that I've been sharing with you over the last few weeks. |
| 0:33.6 | And, you know, my goal with this series is to kind of introduce the alchemical tradition to you |
| 0:40.7 | because, you know, as herbalists, this is not usually a standard part of our herbal education, |
| 0:46.9 | which I think is really unfortunate because I have found this tradition to be an incredible adjunct to my herbal studies and really ultimately |
| 0:57.6 | has made me a better clinical practitioner, a better medicine maker, and just overall, I feel |
| 1:04.5 | like a better human being because as we've seen over the last few weeks, the alchemical |
| 1:10.7 | worldview is one of integration, |
| 1:14.2 | one of harmony, one of a deep and profound connection to the natural world and learning from |
| 1:22.1 | nature, learning from people, learning from the plants. |
| 1:26.3 | And in that, it adds this kind of extra oomph of |
| 1:30.6 | power and healing potency to our work as herbalists. So thanks for joining me here in part three. |
| 1:39.5 | And, you know, last week I was talking about one of the core philosophical pillars of alchemy that summarized |
| 1:46.3 | in that adage of as above so below, which is really looking at the overarching pattern |
| 1:53.2 | or blueprint of nature and how the wholeness of creation is found within the part, within each individual species, |
| 2:04.7 | and how central to the alchemical approach to medicine is really being able to look at a person |
| 2:12.7 | and for us as herbalist, looking at a plant and deciphering what that pattern of nature and creation |
| 2:22.6 | is how it's uniquely imprinted within a person |
| 2:26.2 | and in a plant and how when we see people and plants |
| 2:29.4 | in that way, it allows you to be able to make connections that otherwise you wouldn't be able to make, |
| 2:37.3 | especially in the way that it is that dotted line that connects the physical, the energetic, |
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