An experiential journey into shamanism as a spiritual path and the teachings of plants, animals, and Nature

Introduction: Journey in Unknown Lands

1 Shamanism from Siberia to Los Angeles

2 Spirit and Medicine

3 The Shaman’s Explanation

4 Preparations for the Journey

Bear Medicine

Angelica

Lomatium

Oshá Root

5 Don Juan’s “Island of the Tonal”

Wolf Medicine

Agrimony

Cinquefoil

Solomon’s Seal

Werewolf Root

Swallow Medicine

Celandine

Horse Medicine

St. John’s Wort

Centaury

Horse Chestnut

Warrior Medicine

Yarrow

Schizandra

Oak

6 School for Shamans

Alligator Medicine

Teasel

Snake Medicine

Black Cohosh

Trickster Medicine

Poison Ivy

Lizard Medicine

Turtle Medicine

Gravel Root

Goldenrod

Lady’s Mantle

7 The Animal Self

Badger Medicine

Goldenseal

Gentian

Dragon Gallbladder Root

Yellow Dock Root

Dog Medicine

Black Hoarhound

Wood Betony

Bryonia

Black Bird Medicine

8 The Spirit Self

Eagle Medicine

Pine

White Pine

Sun Medicine

Rosemary

Angelica

Calendula

Sunflower

Moon Medicine

Mugwort

Cloud Medicine

Pulsatilla

Prairie Smoke

Smoke Medicine

Mullein

Wormwood

Ghost Pipe

Tobacco

9 Glimpses of the Spirit World

Crane Medicine

Wild Geranium

Herb Robert

Underwater Panther Medicine

Jack-in-the-Pulpit

White Water-lily

Dragon Medicine

Dragon Root

Tarragon

Faery Medicine

Elder

Rabbit Tobacco

Bat Medicine

Holly

Earthkeeper Medicine

California Bay Laurel

References

Index

Matthew Wood has been a practicing herbalist for more than 40 years. An internationally known author and lecturer in the field, he holds a master of science degree in herbal medicine from the Scottish School of Herbal Medicine and is the author of several books, including The Earthwise Herbal and The Book of Herbal Wisdom. He runs an online school, the Matthew Wood Institute of Herbalism, and lives in Spring Valley, Wisconsin.