Apr 9, 2017
Hello and thank you once again
for joining us down at the crossroads for some music, magick, and
Paganism. Where witches gather for the sabbath, offerings are made,
pacts are signed for musical fame and we cross paths with today’s
most influential Pagans, occultists, and deep thinkers. I am your
bewitching, bald headed, host Chris Orapello and tonight Tara and I
meet with author, artist, alchemist, and leading authority on
plants and herbal magick, Harold Roth to the discuss his new book
The Witching Herbs: 13 Essential Plants and
Herbs for Your Magical Garden, as well as his online store
Alchemy Works which has been in business for over seventeen years.
Along with our discussion we do an immense amount of laughing as we
talk about his experiences with running a magickal business, his
art, his thoughts on Andrew Chumbley as well as his thoughts
regarding esoteric scholarship and the translation of older texts
and manuscripts. Harold was a great guest and we certainly hope
that you appreciate such an unexpected and enjoyable time as you
learn another reason why we can't have nice things.
Harold Roth is a leading authority on plant/herbal magic. His new book, The Witching Herbs, is an in-depth exploration of 13 essential plants and herbs most closely associated with witchcraft―13 because it’s the witching number and reflects the 13 months of the lunar calendar. The plants are poppy, clary sage, yarrow, rue, hyssop, vervain, mugwort, wormwood, datura, wild tobacco, henbane, belladonna, and mandrake. - The Witching Herbs
Featured Songs:
- "Dove of Mine" by Eliza Rickman
- "Down to Sea" by Elephant Revival
- "Fire in the Head" by Sharon Knight
- "Frau Erde" by Faun
- "Scent of Your Skin" by Sharon Knight
- "Scarborough Faire" by Damh the Bard
- "Willow's Song" by The Familiars
- "Wytch's Brew" by Omnia
Links:
- Alchemy Works
- Harold Roth, Artist
- The Alchemist's Garden - Growing with the Spirits
- Harold Roth on Etsy