Six Steps to Herbal Competence and Confidence

The Plant Path: Herbalism, Medical Astrology & Spagyric Alchemy

Sajah Popham

Alternative Health, Medicine, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 570 Ratings

🗓️ 2 February 2022

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

The two most common roadblocks an herbalist will face in their path is the fear that they lack the competence and confidence necessary to be a good practitioner. While it might feel more comfortable to read herbal books than to speak with people, the role of the herbalist isn't to simply amass knowledge, but to use what they've learned to help people!

By resolving these two fears, you can unlock your potential as an herbal healer and help people experience vibrant health.

In this week's episode, you'll learn:

About the importance of breaking out of the books and into the field
About the competence-confidence feedback loop
Three actionable steps you can increase your competence
Three ways you can improve your confidence

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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. Sajah's approach honors and acknowledges the chemical, energetic, and spiritual properties of plants for a holistic model that uses the whole herb to heal the whole person. 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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ABOUT THE PLANT PATH

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The Plant Path provides unique perspectives for the modern practitioner of herbalism that doesn't just want to "fix what's broken" in the body, but seeks to serve others with deeper levels of healing and transformation with herbal medicines.

A unique synergy of clinical herbalism, alchemy, medical astrology, and herbal traditions from around the world, The Plant Path focuses on giving you a truly "wholistic" perspective on herbal medicine so you never fall into the trap of allopathic herbalism.

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0:00.0	Hey there everybody, Sagea Popham here, founder of the School of Evolutionary Herbalism.
0:05.0	And today I want to talk about some critical turning points that all of us face as herbalists when we're walking the plant path.
0:13.0	And this is the subject of developing your competence as well as your confidence as an herbalist.
0:21.6	You know, if there's one thing that I've realized over the last,
0:25.6	over 10 years of being an herbalist myself,
0:29.6	as well as interacting with a lot of beginner, intermediate,
0:33.6	and advanced herbalist all across the world,
0:36.6	is that we all come against these roadblocks
0:40.3	in our plant path, things that are holding us back from reaching that next level in our practice
0:48.3	of herbal medicine. And what I've come to realize is that it really ultimately distills down to these two things
0:57.0	of confidence and competence.
1:00.0	And I believe this is critically important for all of us to consider and to think about
1:06.0	on our plant path because, let's face it, people need you, right? There's someone out there in the world that
1:13.7	needs help and you have the ability to provide them with the help that they need. Whether that's
1:20.0	something really simple like treating a cough or a basic urinary tract infection or someone's having a hard time sleeping at night
1:29.9	to maybe more serious chronic conditions like irritable bowel syndrome or chronic food allergies.
1:37.8	Or maybe someone needs support in their psychological and emotional health.
1:42.4	Maybe someone's trying to break through to their next level of their own spiritual development.
1:48.7	And the whole premise of evolutionary herbalism is that we as herbalists have the ability to support
1:54.9	people on all levels of their health and well-being.
1:59.3	So you're needed, right? And I think it's important for us to
2:04.2	take a step back outside of our own lives and look at the bigger picture of the world right now,
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