Necrobotany: The Morticulture of Death

The time has come to revel in the underworld in which we plant our seeds--to delve into the compost of decay--and to resurrect the living from the darkness of the earth in the new book from Mortellus, Necrobotany: The Morticulture of Death.

Magic to Master Morbid Plants
Necrobotany is centered not just on green witchery or death but also on life itself and on understanding why the bodies of the living, be they plant or animal, function as they do and why they cease to live. Those who take the path of necrobotany--necrobotanists--have an understanding that plants behave as humans do--living, dying, rising again--utilizing the raw natural power of the living and the dead to wield potent magic over the natural landscape and reveling in the dissection of human experience. This book, beautifully illustrated by Mortellus, discusses practicalities, harvesting plant life from cemeteries, communion with the plants of death, the language of funerary flowers, and the decay of compost that brings dormant and dying plants back from the brink of death, resurrected in the light of the sun. In Necrobotany, we take an in-depth look at the magic of death contained in the natural world, learning about plants such as yew (a master of life, death, rebirth), tobacco (the consummate thanatopathic), laurel (a messenger from the living to the dead), and many, many more. From the practical aspects of death and the natural world to rites, rituals, recipes, and divinations, Necrobotany will leave you ready to break earth in your own necro-garden.

Mortellus is a lineaged third degree Gardnerian high priestex, necromancer, medium, and world-renowned thought leader in deathcare and the magic of death. Mortellus is a mortician and in addition to holding degrees in mortuary sciences also holds degrees in design, education, and fine arts. Their areas of expertise include necromancy, necrobotany, mediumship, and the funerary rites of minority faith groups.

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