{"product_id":"touched-by-nature-plant-spirit-medicine-journeys-9781911597636","title":"Touched by Nature: Plant Spirit Medicine Journeys","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn eloquent guide to embarking on the journey of exploring\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e the incredible healing power of plants.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eJust as their bodies are able to heal our bodies, as evidenced by the many successes of herbal medicine, so their spirit - or energy - offers much needed help to our spirits.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis book is specifically about five-element based plant spirit medicine as developed by renowned international healer and teacher Eliot Cowan. Pip and Lucy trained with Eliot and have been practising the medicine since 2005.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThey see Plant Spirit Medicine as a very much needed medicine for our time and wanted to offer an accessible way into understanding its power and potential. Story telling offers that way.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe book speaks in many voices, and it is a combination of narrative and description by the authors, as well as stories offered by colleagues, teachers, patients and students.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe theme of the journey is used throughout: the journey of life which presents us with the challenges and struggles that call us toward the healing offered by deep nature connection; the journey of the seasons which encapsulates five-element understanding; journeys of personal healing and growth experienced from receiving the medicine; the shamanic dream journey in which humans can meet and interact with plant spirits directly through our imagination and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eUltimately, it enlightens the reader on the journey a person must undertake to become a healer and the part plant spirit medicine offers to play in the journey of our societies as we navigate this time of great imbalance and change, returning to a time when the songs and stories of the earth are once more able to be heard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eACKNOWLEDGEMENTS\u003cbr\u003e FOREWORD By Eliot Cowan\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eINTRODUCTION\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER ONE\u003cbr\u003e A medicine for our time\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER TWO\u003cbr\u003e Plant spirit medicine in practice\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER THREE\u003cbr\u003e Receiving the medicine\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER FOUR\u003cbr\u003e The journey of the seasons\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER FIVE\u003cbr\u003e Meeting the plant spirits—the shamanic dream journey\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER SIX\u003cbr\u003e The healer's journey\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER SEVEN\u003cbr\u003e Called by the plants\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER EIGHT\u003cbr\u003e Journey for the planet\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER NINE\u003cbr\u003e The onward journey—how the plants direct us\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAPPENDIX A—PLANT SPIRIT MEDICINE TODAY\u003cbr\u003e APPENDIX B—ACORN MAGIC\u003cbr\u003e CONTRIBUTORS\u003cbr\u003e ILLUSTRATORS\u003cbr\u003e RESOURCES\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aeon Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51043190047063,"sku":"9781911597636","price":18.04,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/touched-by-nature-plant-spirit-medicine-journeys-9781911597636","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}