The Vital Force of Nature and Holistic Herbalism
The Plant Path: Herbalism, Medical Astrology & Spagyric Alchemy
Sajah Popham
4.8 • 570 Ratings
🗓️ 31 May 2017
⏱️ 56 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
This episode is from the 2017 Alchemical Herbalism Workshop. One of the essential foundations of a holistic model of herbal medicine is understanding the importance of the vital force both as a concept as well as a practice.
You will learn what the vital force is and how it has been expressed in various cultures and traditions from around the world, along with its relationships to 7 inner planets of astrology, plants, and the human body. Through the vital force you anchor you anchor your understanding and practice of herbalism in a truly holistic mode that honors the intelligent principles life.
————————————
CONNECT WITH SAJAH
————————————
To get free in depth mini-courses and videos, visit our blog at:
http://www.evolutionaryherbalism.com
Get daily inspiration and plant wisdom on our Facebook and Instagram channels:
http://www.facebook.com/EvolutionaryHerbalism
https://www.instagram.com/evolutionary_herbalism/
Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyP63opAmcpIAQg1M9ShNSQ
————————————
ABOUT SAJAH
————————————
Sajah Popham, founder of Organic Unity and The School of Evolutionary Herbalism, is committed to creating a new paradigm of plant medicine anchored in herbal, medical, and spiritual traditions from around the world. His work integrates the science and spirit of herbal medicine, creating a system that is equally holistic, healing and transformational. His unique synthesis bridges herbalism not only east and west, but north & south, above & below, into a universal philosophy that encompasses indigenous wisdom, Ayurveda, western Alchemy and Spagyrics, Astrology, clinical herbalism, and modern pharmacology.
Sajah's vitalist approach utilizes plants not only for physical healing and rejuvenation, but for the evolution of consciousness. He never allopathicallyl focuses on just what a plant is "good for" but rather who the plants are as sentient beings. Sajah's 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 in southern Oregon with his wife where he teaches at his school, makes spagyric medicines, and practices his healing art. For more information about his products and programs, visit www.organic-unity.com & www.evolutionaryherbalism.com
————————————
ABOUT THE PLANT PATH
————————————
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.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | The Plant Path, Your Window into the World of Urban Medicine, with Saja Popham, founder of the School of Evolutionary Herbalism and Organic Keenade. |
| 0:44.3 | All right, everybody. So, day three, here we go. So in today's, today's topic of discussion in general is looking at some primary patterns that we see in holistic herbalism. |
| 0:47.3 | So I know some of you all are kind of just getting going in your plant path and your studies |
| 0:52.3 | in herbal medicine. |
| 0:53.3 | And like I was saying a few days ago, you know, one of my main messages lately is |
| 1:01.0 | cultivating what might refer to you as a holistic herbal practice. |
| 1:09.0 | What is holistic herbalism, right? What does it mean to be |
| 1:13.6 | holistic in our approach and our perspective and in our practice of plant medicine? |
| 1:20.6 | And, you know, for me, one of the things that I've noticed is kind of a myth that we see in the common culture, |
| 1:28.3 | especially, you know, permeating the halls of the alternative medicine world is, you know, this way of thinking that basically thinks that just because I use herbs or natural remedies means that I'm holistic. |
| 1:47.0 | And not a lot of people are really aware of the fact that herbal medicine can be practiced |
| 1:55.0 | alopathically, that we can suppress symptoms with herbs in a similar way that symptoms can be |
| 2:04.3 | suppressed with an over-the-counter or a prescription drug and in the way |
| 2:10.7 | that perhaps symptoms are suppressed or symptoms are treated without really looking at the root underlying cause |
| 2:20.3 | of that person's problem. And as a holistic practitioner, we always want to look at what the |
| 2:27.9 | root underlying cause of someone's issues are and treat that place. And to me, when we think of, you know, the word holistic, |
| 2:39.2 | you know, the root of that word holistic is whole, right? Holness to be whole. And on the one hand, |
| 2:47.3 | I think that is the ultimate goal for our healing. You know, the root of the word |
| 2:51.2 | healing and whole come from the same root. So to have our healing help people to have that sense |
| 2:58.2 | of wholeness and fulfillment in their life. And also that our healing should not just be |
| 3:05.8 | addressing the physiological level of being, right? |
| 3:09.3 | Because we're not just our bodies, right? |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Sajah Popham, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Sajah Popham and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.