Okay first I would like to get ahead of this by saying, yes, one of my drawings is missing a finger and you know that may or may not have been on purpose… who’s to know.. But you know what - not everybody has five fingers and that’s totally cool so not every drawing needs five fingers either man. Oh well, anyways, I hope you all enjoy the video!
Thank you for this comment I was just gonna ask the same. I do have that book but it doesn't seem to be exactly what I wanted, this video is what I need as a book
This is absolutely amazing. Most people don't understand that herbalism is an art. It has to be learned and perfected or it can go really wrong. You are not only an herbalist, you are an artist...literally. Job well done young lady (wee lass). Outstanding! 🍀💚🍀
Never seen it. Or any version of cats- the green witch does have some great info but it is lacking in other areas where it should go in depth more I feel it stops short.
A good resource that I use is Scott Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs. It is a pretty thorough book with properties of the herb, the element, planet, deities it is associated with, and gender, along with folk names and magical and ritual uses. It should by no means be your only reference, but it's a good book with a lot of detail and an extensive bibliography
I use this as well and find it to be a good resource! But I completely agree that it's important to use many more references before coming to a final conclusion
I recently discovered your channel and I am absolutely grateful for all your efforts. Your videos are so informative and esthetically pleasing. One thing I noticed is how much you apologize. It makes me sad that anyone has made you feel you needed to have such an apologetic nature. While it shows your kindness, I wish you would embrace your beauty and power. Let go of the need to apologize to anyone, who's negatively critical & not willing to see your greatness. In no way is this more criticism, just an urging for you to be unapologetically you! You want to talk with your hands? Do it. They are lovely and create magic. In any event, thank you! I appreciate you!
@@TheGreenWitch i also LOOOOOOVE expressive hands! there is such liveliness in it...have you seen the movie "Joy"...there its said something along the lines that Joys brilliant way of expressing through her hands was the secret to her success in video. but i get it...the selfcritical voices and trying to take the risk of getting hurt by them by anticipating. i´m guilty of that. :/ takes one to know one... :´D but yes, i agree with amber, you are so gorgous, you radiate this calm and beautiful energy in your videos, you are absolutly perfect looking. you voice is so dreamy and from your finger braces to your editing you are really making great videos, esthetically and information wise. It´s a challenge in this critical patriarchal world, to come into selflove and power, and recording yourself and watching it 100 times while cutting sure does put the spotlight on all our insecurities, doesnt it? long story short: you are great! please use your hands!!! they are absolutly gorgeous (and i´m from europe, where using superlatives is NOT A STANDARD ;) i wish you all the best!
This makes me sad, and a little cranky too. So much content is wasted on apologising, covering all the trolls and nitpickers past and future comments. I see it on EVERY channel and it's killing the experience. More compliments! Less complaints!
@@BethDoublekickChick I understand what you're saying, but it's a teensy bit entitled and self-centered -- our experience as viewers matters, but also.... it kinda doesn't haha. We're free to move on. It would just be magical to see this lovely human feel a little less like she HAS to apologize. It's liberating to break that habit!
One thing I've noticed when I get to your channel and also this side of RUclips in general (horticulture, foraging, botany, herbalism, witchcraft) is that everyone is so kind and willing to share their craft with others. It is sometimes so hard to find channels like this, a kind community and a genuine desire to spread the knowledge, when it comes to other skills 💕
As a horticulturist, I feel this video is very professional in detail. You truly have a gift in botany. Some aspiring witches could find this too technical but not to worry, there's plenty of us botanical needs out here that will thoroughly enjoy your beautifully delivered information. Well done gorgeous soul 💜🌺🍀🌱
Hey Annie! I'm a RN and I just found you, so I've been binge watching your videos! I love that you acknowledge the more modern "medical" side of things. I'm getting tired of pills being our every solution for everything, so I've wanted to dive into herbalism. I really appreciate you. Thank you so much for this video!!
Hola mi amiga. I finally came across your video. I think I was drawn to it. I have been increasingly drawn to this topic and I think that has grown since I became aware of my ancestors and spirit guides. Thank you for sharing. ❤ blessings
thank you for this video. I like words too ... I like "geeking out" about the information available at our fingertips about pretty much anything we want to learn. I really appreciate the detail of your materia medica and the detail you explained it. I really enjoyed the breaks of narration with shots of processing things. your videography is beautiful.
This is a lot of work, and I don't think I have cultivated enough persistence to study hebrs in such a detailed manner! 😂 When I study herbs I take the herb, I meditate with it, if it's safe i taste it, i smell it, and I meditate with the sensations the herb is giving me. In the magical field I follow more the energies than anything else. I follow the energies with the eyes closed, as if i felt the herb for the first time. I also understood a lot of thing on how my energy works with the herbs. One day I will study every medicinal property and I will have a proper herbarium! I will fight the laziness💪 but I'll keep the meditation method too, it's really beautiful
I'm working on a book of the native wildflowers and plants in my area of Texas. Since I can't draw as well as you, I take photographs of each plant - usually 3. One is the entire plant or at least a large portion; one are the leaves and their arrangements, and last, the flower if it is a wildflower. I just became a Master Gardener and wanted my farm to be a place of native wildflowers. I also include when and where it blooms. Llove the list of topics you cover for each herb - I also grow (or try to grow) herbs and will probably do those as a separate book for my ease of use. Thank you for a beautiful lesson.
I came to the channel because I wanted inspiration for playing my own Green Witch character in a tabletop game. I find all of this pleasantly soothing and even educational
Curious if you plan to release a book on herbs considering the massive amount of work and artistic talent you’ve put into your studies it would be a shame not to.
Even if she does several small releases of a few herbs at a time- I do think she has the knowledge to share, and would be really successful doing a book series. Dividing them up by season might make it more manageable. I would bet that time is the biggest problem- writing an entire book is quite a daunting task.
Hello dearie - just a couple comments The word you’re seeking 3/4 of the way through, instead of ‘contradictions ,’ is ‘counter indications,’ or ‘contraindication’. If you look up the distinctions you’ll see why 😍. Can’t wait to download this great material !
It’s the “opposite” of indications. Indications are when to use a medicine. Contraindications are when NOT to use it. I thought the same thing. 😂 I work in pharmacy, so I hear it a lot. So I was like, wait, what?
I know you are unlikely to see this Annie as it is an 'older' video but i wanted to say thank you so so much. I live in Australia and I often find connecting with Sabbats very difficult because so many plants and correspondences are Northern based and so I often feel disingenuous, or perhaps that I'm not including more local elements to complement the others and this video has given me a much better idea of where to start in deep diving into my local plants and what might be useful to include. You have inspired me greatly to not be afraid any longer and I can't thank you enough!
As an aspiring herbalist myself this is such a great idea! I've been having trouble trying to retain all the medicinal properties from multiple different sources, either by studying herbs for specific body systems or studying ailments and the herbs to best match with them. But organizing information by just the herb itself and also how beautifully you outline and go into depth with each one is such a perfect blend of organizing medical uses and spiritual practice! thanks for the awesome video can't wait to start my own herbal journal!
I'm a holistic nutritionist who uses a lot of herbs in my practice and I have been exploring the connection between the medicinal side of things and just now learning about their spiritual properties. This was amazing for me!
I think the layout of the information was well organized, having a section that includes a specific "indication of use" and the "precautions contradictions and cross-effects" seems like it means looking at the plant as both good and bad. It reminds me of the saying "All things are poisons, for there is nothing without poisonous qualities. It is only the dose which makes a thing poison" ~Paracelsus Annie, you have a very scientific approach to your practice
As humans we are enchanters of the world whether we realize it or not, imbuing everything we encounter with meaning good or bad. Some of us try to make a conscious effort of this (practitioners of any form of occult work especially though not exclusively) but it comes naturally to us all for better or worse. I just want to say I really appreciate the care you put into all your work which is really the essence of The Work. It's plain to see you are both a natural and conscious enchanter and I'm grateful that you choose to share this with people. It's not easy when you cultivate a magical or miraculous world view only to have someone sigh it off like another mundane monday. Have a good one! (and thanks!)
I have been DYING for things like this! I’m so glad I am not the only one to put this much effort into my grimoire and herb studies. I’ve been a witch for over a decade now and I really appreciate you showing me I’m not crazy or OCD. I see so many people rattle off some crazy things about herbs and I don’t feel qualified to ever correct someone (we are always learning) but I am very cautious about uses I add for myself. I’m really only comfortable now with about 17 herbs from memory but I work nearly every few days on new ones and at least one more source. I’m still learning on what I consider the most trust worthy sites but I have some favorite books. Can you recommend one or two of your favorite web sources to me?
Half a decade here. Documenting the latin binomial and family has helped me so much, as my younger sister has suddenly been found to be allergic to many cooking herbs and powders. I make my own anti-inflammatory medication because I have no herbal allergies, my body only needs small doses, and there’s a family history of acetaminophen dependence. I find that herbs work extremely well for me so far (everyone out there, PLEASE list the medicinal herbs you use - with dosage and preparation - to any doctor like you would medications), and I now completely avoid any potential chance of liver damage and addiction. I know that’s not possible for everyone. I’ve become friends with a certified reiki practitioner that focuses on mental and spiritual health, and we’re found that I’m very receptive to energy (as I hypothesized soon after starting my journey from monotheism to shintoism). It’s allowed me to reflect on how I behave when I’m in a group, and I also now understand why certain things likely occurred during my youth and teenage years. Monotheistic religions never led me to these conclusions and resulting clarity.
I have not been able to find youtube videos on the topics I like that I can keep watching... but yours I cannot stop watching. I have been meaning to study up on this stuff as I have been reading books but could not find good online resources/teachers and I am LOVING your channel. This is a great video and you are great. Thanks for making these :)
You are such a blessing , I felt lost in my craft and I watch all your videos. I just started with the green witch life and your videos help me alot. Thank you. 😊 I feel more connected with the green witchcraft and it filed the hole I felt in my soul. And I look at you as a teacher and you have taught me alot of new things. And I wanted to thank you , your such a inspiration. You have a blessed and wonderful day. And never stop being amazing, and keep up with the videos looking forward to them . Blessed be sister.
This is so useful. I have been looking everywhere for information like this, and you're the only one I've found so far who uses these categories! Thank you so much for making this video 💕
Just what I am looking for also! I especially like your handwritten and beautiful artistry. Very special in deed. It would be like buying art and a book, a magical healing book. Your so talented and have a gifts to share. Thank you for you!
You and I are on the pulse. I've literally been working on the exact same thing. No there is nothing out there for us. We are pioneering the rediscovery ❤ Thank you for helping me feel not so crazy
I hope to eventually be this organized in my practice! This was such a thorough walk-through. I know you posted this 4 years ago now, but it has helped me today. So I thank you! Edit now that I've finished the video: I really appreciate you going more into detail for the cultivation, harvesting and preparation sections. I am slowly adding more to my garden, as I also value sourcing plants and produce that are close to me. I also have a small flock of chickens - I have one blue layer, one green layer and four brown layers. They're my special little garden babies 💚 I am in the process of starting an Apothecary and Art Shop (online and pop-up stands at local markets), though I still need more experience before dabbling in ingestible products. I'll mostly be starting out with jar spells, rune stones and maybe some smudging bundles - I'll be sourcing everything either from my garden or foraging in town. I hold both science and spirituality in high regard, so I'm really happy that you covered so much on medicinal purposes! I already dabble in kitchen magic for myself, but I only use ingredients that are commonly known to be safe for consumption (for example, rosemary or lemon balm). This video gave me so many ideas, and more things to explore. I'm looking forward to watching more of your videos! I definitely want to check out any recent stuff you've posted.
Baby herbalist here and I am just so excited listening to this video about the Materia Medica. I don’t know why I feel like I’ve made it so complicated that I’m scared to continue on with mine. This is comforting!
i love all the advice you give! i would love for you to define some of the things you list (actions, indications, energetics, etc.) for us beginners that don't have any knowledge on herbs!
I have recently discovered your videos and coming back to find my path again in witchcraft as well as other life balances since having my first child. I was very drawn to you and your videos, I am in love with your recipes videos as well as the informational videos you have made.
I love this detailed description of what you include in your personal materia medica. I'm about to start the second year of my herbalist degree and this inspired me to start writing out a beautiful book of the herbs I'm familiar with and work with instead of my messy student notes! Thank you!
This is amazing! I’m a gardener and I’ve started turning to “green witch” sources for herb’s because I feel the info is very limited. My notes on my garden are no where as well organized as as this I’m definitely using some of of your suggestions. A couple recommendations I have to add is companion plants for growing. And if you will let the plant go to see add when it blooms and what pollinators and beneficial insects it attracts. I try to make sure I have flowers for pollinators for as much of the growing season as possible. So I might adjust how many of a certain plant I’m growing as a “sacrifice” to the pollinators to keep them around and healthy all season long.
I love watching your videos! They make me so sleepy and tired. But not in a bad way! lol! It’s relaxing, calming, paceful, hypnotic! ... dare I say witchy! 😎 when I start getting anxiety attacks from living in a large city with no natural surroundings close by, or any other stress in my life! I’m so glad I’ve found your videos! Even though I don’t know you in RL I want you to know your touching many souls and healing them in a gentle way by just existing and loving yourself and being you and sharing a piece of life with us! Stay beautiful!
I really hope you sell a book of your studies and practices (Grimoire) someday. I know my Mom would love it, and so would I! I absolutely love how thorough and precise and heartguided you are in your study and practice, and the lay of your pages is so beautiful!
Thank you so much for this! Here I was thinking I was crazy because everyone makes these beautiful journals, but not organized with any rhyme or reason and I was making one to quickly look up medicinal properties as needed if I forget something. Absolutely beautiful!!!💚
Thank you for this video! I especially appreciate how thorough your medicinal properties section is. I'm a current medical student who's always been interested in herbalism, and over the lockdown period I've been drawn to start finding ways to blend herbalism and western medicine into an integrative practice. I know I have a long way to go before that becomes a reality, but your videos have truly inspired me to take that first step and start experimenting and learning, even for just my own benefit. Thank you for that.
@17:50... Not bizarre at all. A fascinating look into your knowledge and craft. I found it very informative and interesting. The music and setting is quite soothing as is your tone when you speak. I love the look of the lighting and greenery with the earthy materials around it. You have a real classic cottage style which I enjoy very much. The information you've explained is wonderfully done. Thank you for sharing. I look forward to more. :-)
Wow, this is my third video I’ve seen of yours and everyone is more beautifully created than the previous. I love the care you put in everything. Your videos almost create ASMR for me. ☺️❤️💕
This was one of the most useful videos I've ever seen on here!!! So odd that no one has made anything like this yet because I have been looking all over for this information. Thank you so much for doing what you do, and doing it with so much care and love for the craft. You inspire me a lot in my workings :)
I will remember this day as a day, when I found this video. I am going to check your other videos, but I am sure they are going to be as interesting. You are a beautiful and wise person. Blessings to you
That’s amazingly detailed information. Maybe I missed it, do you list the “active ingredient” of the herb and what western medicine it is or has been used in? Like willow bars was used in aspirin.
Yes! I’m so happy I found this video today! I have started doing this intuitively. I love to journal and have ones for different topics, so I started creating an herb one. Your process is better defined than what I have been doing, so I really appreciate learning your structure. Thanks, Annie!
Hi! I read on Instagram that you will answer questions for the first hour - so my question is how you deal (or recommend to deal) with moments in which you doubt your spirituality, your witchy abilities or your path? I sometimes feel silly doing witchy things, and that really takes away the pleasure of the path. Have a great day and thank you so much for all your wonderful content!
That's a really good question and for me at least I go back to my roots and start working up slowly, just doing simple practices that feel natural and are easy to integrate into my daily life
Love this! And such a beautiful setting. You've inspired me to make a beautiful materia medica. My current one is very basic. This will make a great project for winter.
This was so informative. I've recently started herbalism in a more professional setting in a very old local apothecary. Advising people what to take and what not, selling supplements and herbal medicine. I also grow a lot of indoor plants which I keep for ornamental reasons, but I've been dealing with pests. Keeping plants indoors really made me understand what aspects are important and what certain plants need. If you want to grow plants for consumption, it's best to use natural pesticides. Indoors I use neemoil but in the garden I love using Nettle water. In Europe we have sting nettles, which you can let rot in a bucket of water. This solution is perfect to ward off any insects. Whereas a hydroperoxide and neemoil are great as an antifungal solution. I recently found your channel and I really adore your videos and your style.
Where are you studying herbalism?? I have been taking some plant ID classes at the local community college and all of this information; name, Latin name, growing specifics including zone, propagation, diseases, uses, harvesting, etc. is what we do. I wanted to take the time to draw the plants myself and its nice to see your drawings in your book. I live on a postage stamp size lot and have to choose what I decide to grow. Currently does include a lot of herbs and I am going through a mint phase. Wondering about adding nettles, but doubt that the neighbors want that spread to their properties. Your cut zinnias and hydrangeas are beautiful. I don't recognize the white petals you are using though.
Omg you were meant to be the one to make these videos all along🤗 and im so honored to of come across your page. Just getting into herbalism myself and sister you seem to have a great mind for this ♥️ thank you so much for this
Your timing is perfect. I have just started an online herbalism course and added a few others to my wishlist for later. Thank you. This is so helpful. 🌹
Something I think would be very beneficial for you to add as a herbalist would be the "phytochemicals" in a herb. In some cases these phytochemicals provide some of the medicinal properties of a particular herb. As an example the antimicrobial property in tea tree has roots to phytochemical tannins. This is helpful as if you are reviewing another herb and notice some similiar phytochemicals you will immediately have an idea of the properties of that other herb. Of course every plant has different concentrations of this depending on even its growth phase but it helps support a general idea. I would love to see more of your journal and even a list of herbs that you have recorded
Thank you so much for your time and energy in making this video, I am very grateful for it. It has given me a wonderful, comprehensive starting point for my herbal journal. Thanks and blessings to you.
YES! Sorry I know this is an older video but I just stumbled across it. I'm currently working through my own herb guide and these are the exact things I'm identifying as well. Coming from a medical background but I need to get more into preventative care! Beautiful coverage of herbs and not only their properties but WHAT makes them have those properties (what phenols etc) and interactions (i.e. blood thinning meds, diabetes, etc) hoping to go for my NP license and include herbalism
Wow! Thank you! I love herbs and come from a family which have been using herbs medicinally for many generations, not sure when it started. For some reason I always felt I had to memorize everything, I am glad you shared this with us, it made me realize I could write everything down, would be easier to pass down to next generation and, let's face it, easier than remembering everything. I love the way you organized your book. Did you ever consider publishing your book? I would certainly love to buy that!
This video couldn’t have been better timed. I’ve been looking for something like this for so long. You include so much detail and I appreciate that. I will be sure to do that with my book. Thank you so much. You are my favorite Witch to watch on RUclips 🌿💖 You are a big role model for me!
I'm not an herbalist, although I would be much more inclined to be if I lived where you live rather than in an apartment on a bustling street, but I do practice witchcraft and enjoy watching how connected to nature you are using herbs and being surrounded by so much life in your house as well (love all the flower clippings and plants growing). I love everything you do and I probably would not have watched the entire video if you didn't captivate me (like always) with your intertwined clips of your creations in the video. Love it as always, thanks for being you.
Thanks so much for sharing. I definitely have wished for a video like this. I've done videos vaguely similar as a beginner but as an overview of specific herbs/plants. I am slowly studying to be an herbalist as well. I started my own materia medica/herbal grimoire and hearing that certain sections take up pages makes me feel better honestly. This is everything I include I just have one or two more
Ohhhhh yess I was so looking forward to this! Ever since I saw your Bos pages I'm in love with it, the style, the paper, the drawings. So earthy! I love it
This video is amazing! Your book has depth, detail and beauty. All important. Two things I would add. One is an actual printed photograph of the herb for each one. And two is a small section at the bottom for magically how the herb reacts to you. For example mugwort is used to clear out negative energy from homes but I find it works best for me for sleep spells for a deep dreamless refreshing sleep. So I might use sage for clearing. That doesn't mean mugwort doesn't clear only that the herb speaks to me differently. You might find as you work you can get more out of one cough remedy over another despite both being equal. There is a personal relationship with each herb often overlooked. Love your videos!
I think your words are beautiful in every video, but I really love how this one is not scripted. It feels much more authentic, and I feel more relaxed watching. Good job ^_^
Okay first I would like to get ahead of this by saying, yes, one of my drawings is missing a finger and you know that may or may not have been on purpose… who’s to know.. But you know what - not everybody has five fingers and that’s totally cool so not every drawing needs five fingers either man. Oh well, anyways, I hope you all enjoy the video!
i wouldn’t have even noticed if you hadn’t mentioned it!
didn´t notice either, but love this comment :D
I didn't notice! your art is amazing!
Incredible drawing and there is beauty in the unique!
Lol
Have you ever considered possibly selling a book on this? This is exactly what I've been looking for and can't seem to find anywhere.
there is a book called the Green Witch:Your Complete Guide to the Natural Magic of Herbs, Flowers, Essential Oils, and More
@@iHeart2min_ thanks! I'll definitely look it up.
Thank you for this comment I was just gonna ask the same. I do have that book but it doesn't seem to be exactly what I wanted, this video is what I need as a book
Making your own book and doing your own research will help you become more of an expert.
@@oliviadell5618 I agree. But that takes a lot of time and it's something I don't have.
This is absolutely amazing. Most people don't understand that herbalism is an art. It has to be learned and perfected or it can go really wrong. You are not only an herbalist, you are an artist...literally. Job well done young lady (wee lass). Outstanding! 🍀💚🍀
Thank you so much, I really appreciate you saying all that!
@@TheGreenWitch Oh aye! You're so very welcome! 🍀💚🍀
People who thumbs down The Green Witch also watched the live action movie of "Cats". Twice.
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🤣💯THANK YOU‼️🙌
There's a reason that there are 200 times more thumbs up!
Never seen it. Or any version of cats- the green witch does have some great info but it is lacking in other areas where it should go in depth more I feel it stops short.
A good resource that I use is Scott Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs.
It is a pretty thorough book with properties of the herb, the element, planet, deities it is associated with, and gender, along with folk names and magical and ritual uses. It should by no means be your only reference, but it's a good book with a lot of detail and an extensive bibliography
I use this as well and find it to be a good resource! But I completely agree that it's important to use many more references before coming to a final conclusion
@@TheGreenWitch Please could you start listing your own references?
I recently discovered your channel and I am absolutely grateful for all your efforts. Your videos are so informative and esthetically pleasing. One thing I noticed is how much you apologize. It makes me sad that anyone has made you feel you needed to have such an apologetic nature. While it shows your kindness, I wish you would embrace your beauty and power. Let go of the need to apologize to anyone, who's negatively critical & not willing to see your greatness. In no way is this more criticism, just an urging for you to be unapologetically you! You want to talk with your hands? Do it. They are lovely and create magic. In any event, thank you! I appreciate you!
Thank you, I very much appreciate your kindness and I will keep that with me
Love your phrase, "Be Unapologetically You!"
@@TheGreenWitch i also LOOOOOOVE expressive hands! there is such liveliness in it...have you seen the movie "Joy"...there its said something along the lines that Joys brilliant way of expressing through her hands was the secret to her success in video.
but i get it...the selfcritical voices and trying to take the risk of getting hurt by them by anticipating. i´m guilty of that. :/
takes one to know one... :´D
but yes, i agree with amber, you are so gorgous, you radiate this calm and beautiful energy in your videos, you are absolutly perfect looking. you voice is so dreamy and from your finger braces to your editing you are really making great videos, esthetically and information wise.
It´s a challenge in this critical patriarchal world, to come into selflove and power, and recording yourself and watching it 100 times while cutting sure does put the spotlight on all our insecurities, doesnt it?
long story short: you are great! please use your hands!!! they are absolutly gorgeous (and i´m from europe, where using superlatives is NOT A STANDARD ;)
i wish you all the best!
This makes me sad, and a little cranky too. So much content is wasted on apologising, covering all the trolls and nitpickers past and future comments. I see it on EVERY channel and it's killing the experience.
More compliments!
Less complaints!
@@BethDoublekickChick I understand what you're saying, but it's a teensy bit entitled and self-centered -- our experience as viewers matters, but also.... it kinda doesn't haha. We're free to move on. It would just be magical to see this lovely human feel a little less like she HAS to apologize. It's liberating to break that habit!
One thing I've noticed when I get to your channel and also this side of RUclips in general (horticulture, foraging, botany, herbalism, witchcraft) is that everyone is so kind and willing to share their craft with others. It is sometimes so hard to find channels like this, a kind community and a genuine desire to spread the knowledge, when it comes to other skills 💕
As a horticulturist, I feel this video is very professional in detail. You truly have a gift in botany. Some aspiring witches could find this too technical but not to worry, there's plenty of us botanical needs out here that will thoroughly enjoy your beautifully delivered information. Well done gorgeous soul 💜🌺🍀🌱
Everything is soo soothing..
Hey Annie! I'm a RN and I just found you, so I've been binge watching your videos! I love that you acknowledge the more modern "medical" side of things. I'm getting tired of pills being our every solution for everything, so I've wanted to dive into herbalism. I really appreciate you. Thank you so much for this video!!
A woman after my own heart. I seek a middle path between the two.
Hola mi amiga. I finally came across your video. I think I was drawn to it. I have been increasingly drawn to this topic and I think that has grown since I became aware of my ancestors and spirit guides. Thank you for sharing. ❤ blessings
I would add companion planting and preservation under cultivating.
❤ I'm so happy to have found you. Your channel has helped me grow so much. Thank you
thank you for this video. I like words too ... I like "geeking out" about the information available at our fingertips about pretty much anything we want to learn. I really appreciate the detail of your materia medica and the detail you explained it. I really enjoyed the breaks of narration with shots of processing things. your videography is beautiful.
This is a lot of work, and I don't think I have cultivated enough persistence to study hebrs in such a detailed manner! 😂 When I study herbs I take the herb, I meditate with it, if it's safe i taste it, i smell it, and I meditate with the sensations the herb is giving me. In the magical field I follow more the energies than anything else. I follow the energies with the eyes closed, as if i felt the herb for the first time. I also understood a lot of thing on how my energy works with the herbs. One day I will study every medicinal property and I will have a proper herbarium! I will fight the laziness💪 but I'll keep the meditation method too, it's really beautiful
I'm working on a book of the native wildflowers and plants in my area of Texas. Since I can't draw as well as you, I take photographs of each plant - usually 3. One is the entire plant or at least a large portion; one are the leaves and their arrangements, and last, the flower if it is a wildflower. I just became a Master Gardener and wanted my farm to be a place of native wildflowers. I also include when and where it blooms. Llove the list of topics you cover for each herb - I also grow (or try to grow) herbs and will probably do those as a separate book for my ease of use. Thank you for a beautiful lesson.
I came to the channel because I wanted inspiration for playing my own Green Witch character in a tabletop game. I find all of this pleasantly soothing and even educational
I'd love to see an example of this system filled out! I love how thorough it is!
So would I
Yes this would be very helpful!
Curious if you plan to release a book on herbs considering the massive amount of work and artistic talent you’ve put into your studies it would be a shame not to.
thank you! maybe one day...
Yes please!!!
Even if she does several small releases of a few herbs at a time- I do think she has the knowledge to share, and would be really successful doing a book series. Dividing them up by season might make it more manageable. I would bet that time is the biggest problem- writing an entire book is quite a daunting task.
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Hello dearie - just a couple comments
The word you’re seeking 3/4 of the way through, instead of ‘contradictions ,’ is ‘counter indications,’ or ‘contraindication’. If you look up the distinctions you’ll see why 😍.
Can’t wait to download this great material !
It’s the “opposite” of indications. Indications are when to use a medicine. Contraindications are when NOT to use it.
I thought the same thing. 😂 I work in pharmacy, so I hear it a lot. So I was like, wait, what?
Consider writing your own book, it’s all so useful. Thanks for sharing. 😊💕✨
I love this and I’m just at the beginning of my herbal journey and you are so inspiring! Thank you xx
I love keeping a personal herb book. There's always something new to discover. 💌 🌻🌿
God I wish I was an artist too, your herbal book is absolutely stunning
I know you are unlikely to see this Annie as it is an 'older' video but i wanted to say thank you so so much. I live in Australia and I often find connecting with Sabbats very difficult because so many plants and correspondences are Northern based and so I often feel disingenuous, or perhaps that I'm not including more local elements to complement the others and this video has given me a much better idea of where to start in deep diving into my local plants and what might be useful to include. You have inspired me greatly to not be afraid any longer and I can't thank you enough!
As an aspiring herbalist myself this is such a great idea! I've been having trouble trying to retain all the medicinal properties from multiple different sources, either by studying herbs for specific body systems or studying ailments and the herbs to best match with them. But organizing information by just the herb itself and also how beautifully you outline and go into depth with each one is such a perfect blend of organizing medical uses and spiritual practice! thanks for the awesome video can't wait to start my own herbal journal!
I'm a holistic nutritionist who uses a lot of herbs in my practice and I have been exploring the connection between the medicinal side of things and just now learning about their spiritual properties. This was amazing for me!
I think the layout of the information was well organized, having a section that includes a specific "indication of use" and the "precautions contradictions and cross-effects" seems like it means looking at the plant as both good and bad. It reminds me of the saying "All things are poisons, for there is nothing without poisonous qualities. It is only the dose which makes a thing poison" ~Paracelsus
Annie, you have a very scientific approach to your practice
As humans we are enchanters of the world whether we realize it or not, imbuing everything we encounter with meaning good or bad. Some of us try to make a conscious effort of this (practitioners of any form of occult work especially though not exclusively) but it comes naturally to us all for better or worse.
I just want to say I really appreciate the care you put into all your work which is really the essence of The Work. It's plain to see you are both a natural and conscious enchanter and I'm grateful that you choose to share this with people. It's not easy when you cultivate a magical or miraculous world view only to have someone sigh it off like another mundane monday.
Have a good one! (and thanks!)
I AM SO READY FOR THE BOOK! Not that you've said anything specifically about publishing a book. But, if you ever decide to, I am SO here for it!
No wonder you tube keep suggesting this when i wasnt searching for the magical aspect. But everthing here was truly appreciated..Genuinely pleasant🙂
I have been DYING for things like this! I’m so glad I am not the only one to put this much effort into my grimoire and herb studies. I’ve been a witch for over a decade now and I really appreciate you showing me I’m not crazy or OCD. I see so many people rattle off some crazy things about herbs and I don’t feel qualified to ever correct someone (we are always learning) but I am very cautious about uses I add for myself. I’m really only comfortable now with about 17 herbs from memory but I work nearly every few days on new ones and at least one more source. I’m still learning on what I consider the most trust worthy sites but I have some favorite books. Can you recommend one or two of your favorite web sources to me?
Literally me
Half a decade here. Documenting the latin binomial and family has helped me so much, as my younger sister has suddenly been found to be allergic to many cooking herbs and powders. I make my own anti-inflammatory medication because I have no herbal allergies, my body only needs small doses, and there’s a family history of acetaminophen dependence. I find that herbs work extremely well for me so far (everyone out there, PLEASE list the medicinal herbs you use - with dosage and preparation - to any doctor like you would medications), and I now completely avoid any potential chance of liver damage and addiction. I know that’s not possible for everyone.
I’ve become friends with a certified reiki practitioner that focuses on mental and spiritual health, and we’re found that I’m very receptive to energy (as I hypothesized soon after starting my journey from monotheism to shintoism). It’s allowed me to reflect on how I behave when I’m in a group, and I also now understand why certain things likely occurred during my youth and teenage years. Monotheistic religions never led me to these conclusions and resulting clarity.
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I have not been able to find youtube videos on the topics I like that I can keep watching... but yours I cannot stop watching. I have been meaning to study up on this stuff as I have been reading books but could not find good online resources/teachers and I am LOVING your channel. This is a great video and you are great. Thanks for making these :)
You are such a blessing , I felt lost in my craft and I watch all your videos. I just started with the green witch life and your videos help me alot. Thank you. 😊 I feel more connected with the green witchcraft and it filed the hole I felt in my soul. And I look at you as a teacher and you have taught me alot of new things. And I wanted to thank you , your such a inspiration. You have a blessed and wonderful day. And never stop being amazing, and keep up with the videos looking forward to them . Blessed be sister.
This was a super informative & helpful video! Thank you for being so explicit!
This is so useful. I have been looking everywhere for information like this, and you're the only one I've found so far who uses these categories! Thank you so much for making this video 💕
I'm very glad to hear that! This is exactly why I wanted to make the video
Same same same yes!!! You should do a deep dive series I would watch it!!
Just what I am looking for also! I especially like your handwritten and beautiful artistry. Very special in deed. It would be like buying art and a book, a magical healing book. Your so talented and have a gifts to share. Thank you for you!
Excellent! I've been a practicing Green Witch since 1990, and still find your channels helpful, entertaining, and uplifting. May you be well. Hugs.
Is it just me ..I love hearing the puppy paws in the background. Feeling warm and homey 🌈
Please let me know if you ever sell printed copies of your herb book, even if it is just pages to drop into a binder.
I agree!!! 😊🌿
Me too
Yes, this! I'd buy The Green Witch's Book of Herbalism in a heartbeat.
Yes, please!
Yes!!!! Please make copies and sell!!!
You and I are on the pulse.
I've literally been working on the exact same thing. No there is nothing out there for us. We are pioneering the rediscovery ❤
Thank you for helping me feel not so crazy
As a CI.H ( clinical herbalist) and a witch’, I love this so much ❤️🌿
I hope to eventually be this organized in my practice! This was such a thorough walk-through. I know you posted this 4 years ago now, but it has helped me today. So I thank you! Edit now that I've finished the video: I really appreciate you going more into detail for the cultivation, harvesting and preparation sections. I am slowly adding more to my garden, as I also value sourcing plants and produce that are close to me. I also have a small flock of chickens - I have one blue layer, one green layer and four brown layers. They're my special little garden babies 💚 I am in the process of starting an Apothecary and Art Shop (online and pop-up stands at local markets), though I still need more experience before dabbling in ingestible products. I'll mostly be starting out with jar spells, rune stones and maybe some smudging bundles - I'll be sourcing everything either from my garden or foraging in town. I hold both science and spirituality in high regard, so I'm really happy that you covered so much on medicinal purposes! I already dabble in kitchen magic for myself, but I only use ingredients that are commonly known to be safe for consumption (for example, rosemary or lemon balm). This video gave me so many ideas, and more things to explore. I'm looking forward to watching more of your videos! I definitely want to check out any recent stuff you've posted.
Baby herbalist here and I am just so excited listening to this video about the Materia Medica. I don’t know why I feel like I’ve made it so complicated that I’m scared to continue on with mine. This is comforting!
NEVER! Apologize for puppy feet 😂
i love all the advice you give! i would love for you to define some of the things you list (actions, indications, energetics, etc.) for us beginners that don't have any knowledge on herbs!
Lol me waiting for what an action or energetic is..
Annie: Look it up. 😆❤
Okay, I definitely want to study Herbalism too! I love you 💚🍃💚
I have recently discovered your videos and coming back to find my path again in witchcraft as well as other life balances since having my first child. I was very drawn to you and your videos, I am in love with your recipes videos as well as the informational videos you have made.
I love your herbalism videos, you've inspired me to eventually study it. I'm a certified birth and bereavement doula and love all holistic studies
I am very impressed by your profession! It takes a special person to do what you do! Thank you
Wow that's great!
Your book is so inspiring.💜🌱
I am formally studying herbalism and this is one of the best overviews of what goes into a Material Medica that I have found. Nicely done. Thank you.
I love this detailed description of what you include in your personal materia medica. I'm about to start the second year of my herbalist degree and this inspired me to start writing out a beautiful book of the herbs I'm familiar with and work with instead of my messy student notes!
Thank you!
This is amazing! I’m a gardener and I’ve started turning to “green witch” sources for herb’s because I feel the info is very limited.
My notes on my garden are no where as well organized as as this I’m definitely using some of of your suggestions.
A couple recommendations I have to add is companion plants for growing. And if you will let the plant go to see add when it blooms and what pollinators and beneficial insects it attracts. I try to make sure I have flowers for pollinators for as much of the growing season as possible. So I might adjust how many of a certain plant I’m growing as a “sacrifice” to the pollinators to keep them around and healthy all season long.
Joining your patron now. Thank you for sharing so much with us!!!! I look forward to one day buying a book of your recipes and guidance.
I love watching your videos! They make me so sleepy and tired. But not in a bad way! lol! It’s relaxing, calming, paceful, hypnotic! ... dare I say witchy! 😎 when I start getting anxiety attacks from living in a large city with no natural surroundings close by, or any other stress in my life! I’m so glad I’ve found your videos! Even though I don’t know you in RL I want you to know your touching many souls and healing them in a gentle way by just existing and loving yourself and being you and sharing a piece of life with us! Stay beautiful!
I really hope you sell a book of your studies and practices (Grimoire) someday. I know my Mom would love it, and so would I! I absolutely love how thorough and precise and heartguided you are in your study and practice, and the lay of your pages is so beautiful!
Thank you so much for this! Here I was thinking I was crazy because everyone makes these beautiful journals, but not organized with any rhyme or reason and I was making one to quickly look up medicinal properties as needed if I forget something. Absolutely beautiful!!!💚
Thank you for this video! I especially appreciate how thorough your medicinal properties section is. I'm a current medical student who's always been interested in herbalism, and over the lockdown period I've been drawn to start finding ways to blend herbalism and western medicine into an integrative practice. I know I have a long way to go before that becomes a reality, but your videos have truly inspired me to take that first step and start experimenting and learning, even for just my own benefit. Thank you for that.
Tyler's Herbs of Choice is a fantastic scientific resource
@17:50... Not bizarre at all. A fascinating look into your knowledge and craft. I found it very informative and interesting. The music and setting is quite soothing as is your tone when you speak. I love the look of the lighting and greenery with the earthy materials around it. You have a real classic cottage style which I enjoy very much. The information you've explained is wonderfully done. Thank you for sharing. I look forward to more. :-)
I just came across your channel via a Facebook herbal group I am a part of. Your voice and energy is so soothing! I’m so glad I found your channel! 🌱
Wow, this is my third video I’ve seen of yours and everyone is more beautifully created than the previous. I love the care you put in everything. Your videos almost create ASMR for me. ☺️❤️💕
This was one of the most useful videos I've ever seen on here!!! So odd that no one has made anything like this yet because I have been looking all over for this information. Thank you so much for doing what you do, and doing it with so much care and love for the craft. You inspire me a lot in my workings :)
I will remember this day as a day, when I found this video. I am going to check your other videos, but I am sure they are going to be as interesting. You are a beautiful and wise person. Blessings to you
That’s amazingly detailed information.
Maybe I missed it, do you list the “active ingredient” of the herb and what western medicine it is or has been used in? Like willow bars was used in aspirin.
Would totally buy a book like this 100%!
Yes! I’m so happy I found this video today! I have started doing this intuitively. I love to journal and have ones for different topics, so I started creating an herb one. Your process is better defined than what I have been doing, so I really appreciate learning your structure. Thanks, Annie!
Hi! I read on Instagram that you will answer questions for the first hour - so my question is how you deal (or recommend to deal) with moments in which you doubt your spirituality, your witchy abilities or your path? I sometimes feel silly doing witchy things, and that really takes away the pleasure of the path.
Have a great day and thank you so much for all your wonderful content!
That's a really good question and for me at least I go back to my roots and start working up slowly, just doing simple practices that feel natural and are easy to integrate into my daily life
Man I really want this book when you are finished!!! Please consider making it available. Thank you for this video, loved it! I am a new subscriber.
Mickilic yes I was thinking the same thing! It will be a very artistic, but informative book to have. ❤️
Fantastic video! I can't get enough of your videos about the natural world. Thank you!!
Love this! And such a beautiful setting. You've inspired me to make a beautiful materia medica. My current one is very basic. This will make a great project for winter.
This was so informative. I've recently started herbalism in a more professional setting in a very old local apothecary. Advising people what to take and what not, selling supplements and herbal medicine.
I also grow a lot of indoor plants which I keep for ornamental reasons, but I've been dealing with pests. Keeping plants indoors really made me understand what aspects are important and what certain plants need. If you want to grow plants for consumption, it's best to use natural pesticides. Indoors I use neemoil but in the garden I love using Nettle water. In Europe we have sting nettles, which you can let rot in a bucket of water. This solution is perfect to ward off any insects. Whereas a hydroperoxide and neemoil are great as an antifungal solution.
I recently found your channel and I really adore your videos and your style.
Where are you studying herbalism?? I have been taking some plant ID classes at the local community college and all of this information; name, Latin name, growing specifics including zone, propagation, diseases, uses, harvesting, etc. is what we do. I wanted to take the time to draw the plants myself and its nice to see your drawings in your book. I live on a postage stamp size lot and have to choose what I decide to grow. Currently does include a lot of herbs and I am going through a mint phase. Wondering about adding nettles, but doubt that the neighbors want that spread to their properties. Your cut zinnias and hydrangeas are beautiful. I don't recognize the white petals you are using though.
Yeah, I'd say your video here is one of the first times I've seen this topic done *well* on YT. I like how you broke everything down.
I just want to pop in and say that I love your energy! You are a beautiful gem!
You have truly found your calling. Beautiful, soothing and inspirational video. Thank you so much for sharing 🌱🌾
Can’t wait for you to get back to doing more of this type of content xx
Omg you were meant to be the one to make these videos all along🤗 and im so honored to of come across your page. Just getting into herbalism myself and sister you seem to have a great mind for this ♥️ thank you so much for this
Very informative! Thank you for sharing with us. Your two channels are the ones I get so excited for once I’ve received a notification 💕
Your timing is perfect. I have just started an online herbalism course and added a few others to my wishlist for later. Thank you. This is so helpful. 🌹
This is so great. I know I’m supposed to be taking notes, but I’ve had no idea what sort of stuff I was supposed to be putting in them.
Something I think would be very beneficial for you to add as a herbalist would be the "phytochemicals" in a herb. In some cases these phytochemicals provide some of the medicinal properties of a particular herb. As an example the antimicrobial property in tea tree has roots to phytochemical tannins. This is helpful as if you are reviewing another herb and notice some similiar phytochemicals you will immediately have an idea of the properties of that other herb. Of course every plant has different concentrations of this depending on even its growth phase but it helps support a general idea. I would love to see more of your journal and even a list of herbs that you have recorded
Thank you so much for your time and energy in making this video, I am very grateful for it. It has given me a wonderful, comprehensive starting point for my herbal journal. Thanks and blessings to you.
YES! Sorry I know this is an older video but I just stumbled across it. I'm currently working through my own herb guide and these are the exact things I'm identifying as well. Coming from a medical background but I need to get more into preventative care! Beautiful coverage of herbs and not only their properties but WHAT makes them have those properties (what phenols etc) and interactions (i.e. blood thinning meds, diabetes, etc) hoping to go for my NP license and include herbalism
Wow! Thank you! I love herbs and come from a family which have been using herbs medicinally for many generations, not sure when it started. For some reason I always felt I had to memorize everything, I am glad you shared this with us, it made me realize I could write everything down, would be easier to pass down to next generation and, let's face it, easier than remembering everything. I love the way you organized your book. Did you ever consider publishing your book? I would certainly love to buy that!
Wonderful video. I've been wondering for awhile what you include in your book. It looks so beautiful and packed with information 💚
I would love to read a book on herbs written by you! You really include so much interesting and important information and I love it! 😍
I love the way your book looks
she seems very caring and comforting 🥰 im a beginner n this popped up on my recommended🥰🥰
OMG please write a book! I would absolutely LOVE to read all the knowledge e have to offer about the plants
This video couldn’t have been better timed. I’ve been looking for something like this for so long. You include so much detail and I appreciate that. I will be sure to do that with my book. Thank you so much. You are my favorite Witch to watch on RUclips 🌿💖 You are a big role model for me!
Thank you so much for this video ❤ I love that you give to the world what you wish to see in it. 😊
I'm not an herbalist, although I would be much more inclined to be if I lived where you live rather than in an apartment on a bustling street, but I do practice witchcraft and enjoy watching how connected to nature you are using herbs and being surrounded by so much life in your house as well (love all the flower clippings and plants growing). I love everything you do and I probably would not have watched the entire video if you didn't captivate me (like always) with your intertwined clips of your creations in the video. Love it as always, thanks for being you.
Thanks so much for sharing. I definitely have wished for a video like this. I've done videos vaguely similar as a beginner but as an overview of specific herbs/plants. I am slowly studying to be an herbalist as well. I started my own materia medica/herbal grimoire and hearing that certain sections take up pages makes me feel better honestly. This is everything I include I just have one or two more
Ohhhhh yess I was so looking forward to this! Ever since I saw your Bos pages I'm in love with it, the style, the paper, the drawings. So earthy! I love it
If you published you herbal journal I would buy it without a doubt 😍😍😍
oh wow, very very nice work with your arts and how you put everything together, love your humbleness.. hun...love watching your vids.
Some great info and tips. This is very motivating to get me to start profiling more seriously. Thanks!
This video is amazing! Your book has depth, detail and beauty. All important. Two things I would add. One is an actual printed photograph of the herb for each one. And two is a small section at the bottom for magically how the herb reacts to you. For example mugwort is used to clear out negative energy from homes but I find it works best for me for sleep spells for a deep dreamless refreshing sleep. So I might use sage for clearing. That doesn't mean mugwort doesn't clear only that the herb speaks to me differently. You might find as you work you can get more out of one cough remedy over another despite both being equal. There is a personal relationship with each herb often overlooked. Love your videos!
I think your words are beautiful in every video, but I really love how this one is not scripted. It feels much more authentic, and I feel more relaxed watching. Good job ^_^
As someone with a chronic illness a book of this information would be life changing. ♥️
Your video was not bizarre. I'm really glad that you made it. It helped me out a lot in my own studies. I hope that you cake making videos