Books, DVDs, and Elixirs
* When you order from this site you will get a signed copy with a personal note from the author *
The Western Massachusetts School of Herbal Studies
Take part in a yearly six month Herbal intensive with author and Herbalist Ellen Evert Hopman (Professional member of the American Herbalists Guild). The course meets two Saturdays a month, October to April, near Amherst, MA., and covers Western herbal Materia Medica, formula making, case taking, Chinese Five Element Theory, Homeopathic First Aid, Flower Essence Counseling, plant identification, ethno botany, an herb walk outdoors and hands on herbal techniques such as poultices, tinctures, salves, and more. Over 550 pages of handouts are included with the course. A certificate of completion is offered at the end.
Cost: $1,000.00 (plus a $100.00 non-refundable Xeroxing fee)
MA NURSES CAN GET CEUS BY TAKING THIS COURSE
Tribe of the Oak
Learn to be a Druid at Tribe of the Oak
Welcome to the online home of the Tribe of the Oak Druid Grove. The Tribe of Oak Grove is a Celtic Reconstructionist Druid Grove that seeks to preserve and pass on the traditional ways of the ancient Celts.
Contact Ellen for more information.
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A Druid’s Herbal for the Sacred Earth Year
Teaches which plants are appropriate for seasonal festivals, weddings, funerals, house blessings, baby blessings, with folkloric and medicinal uses. Written with a strong Irish perspective.
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A Druid’s Herbal of Sacred Tree Medicine
Organized around the letters of the Old Irish Ogham Tree Alphabet; teaches the medicinal and spiritual uses of the trees, based on ancient Irish Druidic lore.
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A Legacy of Druids – Conversations with Druid leaders from Britain, USA and Canada
Introduces the Druid path through interviews with the leaders and founders of the modern Druid religion. Named one of the “Top ten Pagan books of 2016” by Patheos.
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Being a Pagan: Druids, Wiccans and Witches Today
The words of the founders, movers and shakers in the modern Pagan firmament. Named one of the “27 most important books on Paganism” by the Huffington Post.
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Gifts of the Healing Earth: Volume 1
A “how to” video that covers hands on herbalism; salves, poultices, birch beer, an herb walk, and much more.
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Pagans: The Wheel of the Sacred Year
A DVD about the Wheel of the Year from the Pagan perspective that covers many different Pagan traditions. Appropriate as a teaching tool for churches, schools and libraries.
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Priestess of the Fire Temple: A Druid’s Tale
The third book in the trilogy of Druid novels. Moves the action to Ireland once again and explores Brighid’s Fire Temple (before Brighid) and Newgrange. Includes an Old Irish glossary and pronunciation guide.
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Priestess of the Forest: A Druid Journey
The first novel in a trilogy. Combines a heart-warming fictional Irish romance with Iron Age Herbalism, practical Druid rites and rituals. Written as a Bardic teaching tool for those who want to learn about the Druid path.
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Sacred Tree Elixirs
Please NOTE: These items cannot be shipped outside the continental US due to alcohol content.
On Beltaine Eve I collected flowering trees to make tree elixirs for magical use.
Elixir is mailed in a 1 oz glass dropper bottle.
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Salves and Soaps
Ship to USA only
Tree salves
Tree salves contain redwood, eucalyptus, cedar, rosemary, bay laurel, comfrey, lavender, calendula, bee’s wax, olive oil.
Herbal Soaps
Home made and individually wrapped. Scents and dyes are all natural; lavender, rose, tulsi, redwood, patchouli.
Contact Ellen for ordering information.
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Scottish Herbs and Fairy Lore
A Highland Herbal, Fairies, Beasties, Caledonian history, and recipes for Scottish cooking (make your own Haggis and blood pudding from scratch!)
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Secret Medicines from Your Garden – Plants for Healing, Spirituality and Magic
Winner of the Thomas DeBaggio Annual Book Award of the International Herb Association (2016) and also a Coalition of Visionary Resources winner in 2016. A good introduction to Herbal Medicine and Wildcrafting.
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Secret Medicines of Your Kitchen
Teaches how to make home remedies from foods and spices you already have in your kitchen. A great book for parents to use in teaching children and teens.
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The Druid Isle
The sequel to Priestess of the Forest, takes the action to the Western Isles of Caledonia and explores a Druid school on a holy island of the Druids as well as an early Christian community. Druidic lessons, prayers and teachings are included.
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Tree Medicine Tree Magic 2nd Edition
Tree Medicine Tree Magic contains a wealth of information on some of the most common trees in the North America, Europe and beyond. Each chapter is packed with botanical, historical, herbal, practical, spiritual, mythological, folk magic and even culinary information. A must have guidebook for working with trees on a spiritual and/or herbal level.
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Walking the World in Wonder: A Children’s Herbal
A favorite of home schoolers, with 75 projects for parents and teachers to do with kids, using medicinal plants. Gorgeous photographs of each individual herb.