What IS Herbal Energetics?
The Plant Path: Herbalism, Medical Astrology & Spagyric Alchemy
Sajah Popham
4.8 • 570 Ratings
🗓️ 17 August 2017
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
It's common for people to conjure up images of plant spirits or think that energetics is some far out there esoteric "woo-woo" concept in herbalism.
This could not be farther from the truth.
In fact, before modern science came into fruition and chemical theory of medicinal plants came into being, energetic models permeated literally every culture and tradition of plant medicine across the world.
And what's interesting about these different traditions, is that they essentially discovered the same principles of how plants heal. The traditions may have been different, but their system of energetics were for the most part exactly the same.
Energetics encompasses not a mechanistic model of the human body and how plants heal, but rather informs us of an ecological perspective on human health- on how we are a microcosm of the macrocosm, a mere reflection of nature. This is a highly refined system of analysis, evaluation, therapeutics, formulation, and administration of herbal medicines.
And we know it works because it was practiced this way for thousands of years before we knew anything about sesquiterpene lactones, iridoid glycosides, and alkaloids!!
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ABOUT SAJAH
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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
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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 | The Plant Path, Your Window into the World of Urban Medicine, with Saja Popham, founder of the School of Evolutionary Herbalism and Organic Union. |
| 0:25.6 | Hey, what's up everybody? |
| 0:26.6 | Saja here and I've been getting some questions lately around what I see as being probably |
| 0:34.6 | one of the most important aspects of herbal medicine for us to understand, |
| 0:41.3 | to study, and most importantly, to integrate into our work both with people and with plants. |
| 0:48.3 | And that is the dynamic around herbal energetics. |
| 0:55.2 | And the big question that I get is, |
| 0:59.5 | what the H is it? |
| 1:07.7 | What is herbal energetics, right? |
| 1:10.2 | What does that mean? Are we talking about some woo-woo esoteric |
| 1:15.2 | spiritual thing are we talking about some subtle vibrational thing like what are we talking about |
| 1:21.9 | when we say herbal energetics so i'd like to define herbal energetics here for you. |
| 1:28.3 | I'd like to talk a little bit about what that means, |
| 1:32.3 | how you can use it, how you can work with it, |
| 1:36.3 | how you can learn about it within your plants, |
| 1:39.3 | and why it's so important. |
| 1:42.3 | So, you know, one of the things that I like to think about, before I jump into the bulk of the |
| 1:48.2 | content here, is, you know, that herbal medicine in and of itself is basically the relationship |
| 1:56.5 | between human beings and plants, right, from a medicinal context. |
| 2:01.0 | And that relationship between people and plants in this healing context has evolved a lot over time. |
| 2:08.4 | You know, the practice of verbal medicine now is significantly different than it was 200 years ago, |
| 2:15.3 | 500 years ago, a thousand years ago, right? |
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