The Sensory Herbal Oracle: Connect with the Energy and Healing Power of Plants

A modern take on a plant oracle, empowering the user to take control of their own wellbeing. By well-known radical herbalists the Seed Sistas, with 40 stunning hand-painted cards by artist Belle Benfield.

The charismatic Seed Sistas (authors of The Sensory Herbal Handbook) distill over 20 years of clinical and teaching experience into these 40 plant-themed oracle cards. This deck will link users to their local plants, empower them to take charge of their own healthcare, and inspire reconnection with the land, the elements and the seasons. The 176pp book included in the deck includes:

• Unique card spreads created for this deck to explore issues in depth.
• Herbal healing tools that work - they’ve been tried and tested in the clinic, the classroom and in the field.
• Powerful visuals for intuitive access to plants - Each card’s illustration teaches plant medicine through the visual imagery, easy to learn and understand but offering complex meaning and guidance.
• Detailed instructions regarding the connections between cards: cards are divided into elemental suits (Fire, Water, Air, Earth and Spirit) and also have functions, such as Challenge Cards, Opportunity Cards, Initiation Cards and Stop Cards - allowing multi-layered readings.
• Detailed plant profiles The level of information is uniquely detailed for a plant oracle deck, ranging from the derivation and meanings of common names to folklore, therapeutic benefits, meaning in a reading and overall usage of the herb.

Aimed at all those interested in plant medicine, paganism, witchcraft, and connecting with nature, this is a guide to opening yourself to the healing power of plants and to the support the natural world offers as you face life’s challenges. It will enable you to interact with the herbs in many different creative ways.

The Seed Sistas, Fiona Heckels and Karen Lawton, are medically trained herbalists, activists, modern plant folklorists and the authors of The Sensory Herbal Handbook and Poison Prescriptions.They are frequently to be seen speaking at Glastonbury, Breaking Conventions, Occulture, The Witches Revival and more, and are widely published including having a regular column in Juno and Green Parent magazines. Find out more at: seedsistas.co.uk

Belle Benfield weaves plant power into her creative and healing practices as an artist, herbalist and health coach. Her award-winning artwork has been written about in The New York Times and exhibited in the USA, Argentina, Switzerland, South Africa, Cuba and the UK. Find out more at: www.bellebenfield.com