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Secret Fire Apothecary

TROLL CUNNING FORGE

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The @viridisgenii symposium is an annual retreat focused on the dispersal of wisdom from those who walk the green path and revel in its mysteries.

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VGS Featured Lecture w/ Wiebke Rost Magical Plant VGS Featured Lecture w/ Wiebke Rost

Magical Plant Images 

In this lecture Wiebke will introduce people to her ways of studying plants from different angles and exploring their nature in art and photography. We will look in particular at the role plants play in photographic media. We will also look at the phytochemistry of photosynthesis, with a special focus on plant color pigments on the one hand and photographical techniques and photochemical processes on the other – both in which UV light is the determinant.

This will include a short exploration of non-camera processes in photography, alt processes, photograms, salt prints (talbotypes), cyanotypes etc., which are currently experiencing a revival and which often feature(d) plants as a central subject. We will then bridge over to artistically mimicking these processes using simple (non-chemical) materials. Ultimately we will discuss abstract conclusions and advanced ways in which these techniques can be employed in the creation of magical plant paper talismans.

Register for the 2022 event now! 
https://viridisgenii.com/product-category/virtual-event/

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INTRODUCING - DANIEL WISEMAN - 2022 VGS LECTURE AN INTRODUCING - DANIEL WISEMAN - 2022 VGS LECTURE AND WORKSHOP HOST

Dedicated to the Green & Alchemical Path for almost 20 years, Daniel (@alchemia.arcadia) commenced this journey & work in his late teens. Fueled & guided by direct experience with Nature, self study, travel, formal study from the East West School of Planetary Herbology and world-famous alchemist Robert Bartlett, Daniel’s eclectic practice pairs both modern & traditional systems of natural medicine within an alchemical framework of medicine making and holistic assessment of health.

 In addition to Secret Fire Apothecary @secretfireapothecary) Daniel is a partner of Helvetia Human Performance Group, a professional & board member of the Herbalist Association of Nova Scotia, a board member of the Canadian Council of Herbalist Associations, a member of the Inner Garden Foundation and a member of the International Alchemy Guild.

Follow this link to find out more about Daniel and his Lecture and workshop topics! NOT TO BE MISSED!!
https://viridisgenii.com/daniel-wiseman/

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VGS Featured Lecture w/  Colleen Salomon LECTURE VGS Featured Lecture w/  Colleen Salomon

LECTURE: Wedded to Death: The Use of Plants in the Initiation of a Witch

“Ach! My dear child, if I don’t rescue you, you will be lost!” cries the old woman in the Grimm Brothers’ story, “The Robber Bridegroom.” Yet the rescue does not occur until after the violence has taken place, and it is the young woman who must save herself.

The shadowy world of the fairy tale is one wherein evil fabricates traps, well hidden within societal mores and tradition. Here, the horrific happens with regularity, and its victims often have little recourse but to be ensnared. This fate befalls the young woman in “The Robber Bridegroom.” Yet the occult information the tale harbors regarding trauma and its transformative powers has not been explored sufficiently by modern scholars, who have tended to see the story as a warning on marrying outside of one’s clan.

In this presentation, Colleen will analyze the story from a completely different viewpoint, employing the lens of shamanism, and shamanism clothed as witchcraft. Here, she will offer an entirely new perspective on the tale, centering on the meaning of the mysterious three glasses of wine. Combining studies on shamanic rituals and medieval occult traditions related to plants and witchcraft is the key to understanding the secrets this story has held for eons. Hidden in plain sight, it offers a ciphered guide to the use of plants as an integral part of the journey to the underworld and the witch’s initiation by the spirits.

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THE VGS IS NOW ACCEPTING PROPOSALS TO OUR 2022 EVE THE VGS IS NOW ACCEPTING PROPOSALS TO OUR 2022 EVENT.

This will be our 2nd Verdant Virtual Worldwide Event (though technically our 7th annual event!) and will happen over the weekend of September 23rd, 24th, & 25th. Please note the date change. The VGS organizers are relocating to New England in 2022 and this new timeline will stay the same until we find a new physical location to host an in person/hybrid event in New England.

If you are interested in submitting a proposal or know someone who you think might be please apply and/or spread the word! Deadline for submissions is January 13th, 2022. 

Wishing you well as the Wheel turns into this Yuletide Season~ 
 
Verdant & Crimson Blessings
Witches butter fungi... one of the rare known fung Witches butter fungi... one of the rare known fungi with a reputation in folk magic and witchcraft. This large specimine we were lucky enough to find today on our walk. 

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🔥Blessed New Year🔥 I would like to take a 🔥Blessed New Year🔥 

I would like to take a moment to thank all of you who have supported our symposium this past year, as well as our other endeavors. 

Without you the desire to continue hosting this event would have waned immensely given the circumstances of the last 2 years personally and globally.  Your support does not go unnoticed, and it also gives us a  reason to persevere and continue to build the VGS community.

WELCOME THE  2022 SOLAR YEAR! 

🔥May your inner fire transmute all that no longer serves you and make manifest your dreams into reality. 

Verdant blessings, good health, prosperity, and peace for all~ 

May this year bring less division and more harmony of the whole~

Om ~Shanti ~Shanti ~Shant
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