{"product_id":"entering-hekates-garden","title":"Entering Hekate's Garden","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ehttps:\/\/redwheelweiser.com\/book\/entering-hekates-garden-9781578637225\/A guide to plant spirit ritual and witchcraft, with practical instruction on the use of botanicals especially associated with the beloved goddess Hekate and her daughters Circe and Medea.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBringing pharmakeia (the practice of plant spirit witchcraft) into contemporary times, Entering Hekate’s Garden merges historical knowledge with modern techniques. In it, author Cyndi Brannen offers her extensive insight into Hekatean ritual and witchcraft and especially its application to the Green World. The book features detailed monographs dedicated to 39 plants ranging from the esoteric such as aconite, American mandrake, and damiana to the accessible including bay laurel, dandelion, fennel, garlic, juniper, and lavender.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book blends traditional methods with the author's personal approach, emphasizing her understanding of plant spirits as allies in the witch’s journey. It includes a new taxonomy for interpreting plant energies, methods for creating new correspondences, the importance of layering, using botanicals in spells, rituals, altars, and more, as well as ways to develop meaningful relationships with the pharmakoi (master plant spirits). Poetry, petitions, and musings about pharmakeia are woven throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEntering Hekate’s Garden takes readers deep into the mystical world of botanical witchery in a way no other book has before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e***\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e“Cyndi Brannen takes us on a journey of the soul in her book \u003ci\u003eEntering Hekate’s Cave. \u003c\/i\u003eIn this masterful tome, we follow Hekate’s guidance as we look into our shadow selves so that we may transform our spirit and step into our personal power.” \u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eChris Allaun, author of \u003ci\u003eA Guide of Spirits: The Psychopomp’s Manual for Transitioning the Dead into the Afterlife\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e“\u003c\/b\u003eBeyond the confines of tradition or history, Cyndi Brannen manages to marry ancient wisdom and modern innovation. \u003ci\u003eEntering Hekate’s Cave\u003c\/i\u003e will be especially valuable to those who engage with their spirituality from a psychological aspect, though most everyone would be well-served by Brannen’s work.\" —\u003cb\u003eStefanos Chelydoreus, author and creator of \u003ci\u003eThe Greek Witch\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Equine Serpent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e“With\u003ci\u003e Entering\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHekate's Cave\u003c\/i\u003e, Dr. Brannen has firmly placed herself among the great psychospiritual researchers and teachers of our time — this book can rest proudly on the shelf alongside titles by Jean Shinoda Bolen, Marion Woodman, and James Hillman. With this work, she secures her place, and Hekate's, among the best resources for trauma-sensitive and spiritually oriented healing for our times.” —\u003cb\u003eCarmen Spagnola, RCH, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Spirited Kitchen,\u003c\/i\u003e somatic trauma recovery practitioner, and founder of \u003ci\u003eThe Numinous Network\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Numinous Podcast\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e“\u003ci\u003eEntering Hekate's Cave\u003c\/i\u003e by Cyndi Brannen is the book on shadow work I wish I had years ago.  Brannen seamlessly blends the craft of a witch with the therapeutic goals of cocreating healthy mental spaces. I loved seeing how she aligns the benefits of crystals with the tougher parts of that internal journey. I will be coming back to this book for years to come.” —\u003cb\u003eAmy Blackthorn, priestess of Hekate and author of \u003ci\u003eBlackthorn’s Botanical Wellness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"Cyndi Brannen's best book yet, \u003ci\u003eEntering Hekate's Cave \u003c\/i\u003eblends the practical and psychological with the transcendent and magickal to help you journey to the deepest part of the psyche and truly know thyself. With rising interest in shadow work, this is just the book we need—timely, sensitive, well researched, and rooted in lived experience.\" \u003cb\u003e—Nicholas Pearson, author of \u003ci\u003eCrystal Basics\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStones of the Goddess\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e“Cyndi Brannen guides us through Hekate's Cave, reclaiming the fragmented parts of souls, our integral power, and the capacity to know and understand intimately the potency of Hekate's many aspects.  Through ritual and sacred practices, the reader will find deep transformation and healing on each and every page.\" \u003cb\u003e—Elena Rego, creator and owner of \u003ci\u003eThe Witches Box \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Holy Witch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e“With a powerful but kind voice, Cyndi Brannen has given devotees of Hekate a gorgeous tool for exploring the mysteries of the Goddess to an even greater depth. Wisdom, beauty, and strength—all are found in this excellent book.” —\u003cb\u003eCourtney Weber, author of \u003ci\u003eHekate: Goddess of Witches\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weiser Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50488437768440,"sku":null,"price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/3538\/7384\/files\/92c270d9-98fa-4c13-b6b3-ab6001137b89-scaled.jpg?v=1789149771","url":"https:\/\/archaicsanctum.com\/products\/entering-hekates-garden","provider":"Archaic Sanctum","version":"1.0","type":"link"}