Sacred Plants - Ethnobotanica Slovenica

04/04/2023

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SACRED PLANTS IN FOLK MEDICINE & RITUALS – ETHNOBOTANY OF SLOVENIA
Author: Vlasta Mlakar
Photography: Swami Antar Nirav

“Investigating the ways our ancestors harmonized with their environment is critical for our future. Vlasta Mlakar maps the spiritual connection with Nature embedded in Slovenian heritage. She illuminates traditions of the Sacred which resound in our bones, no matter what our background.”

Rachel Budde, herbalist and owner of Fat and the Moon

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16/08/2022

The book is a compendium of traditional knowledge and beliefs about the world of plants, and the widespread usage of that knowledge in the culture and lives of Slovenian people. In many aspects, this knowledge is common to all Central European traditions. The book gives an insight into a thousand...

14/04/2021

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Our ancestors were guardians of sacred knowledge, derived from a perfect harmony between the natural and cosmic orders. They worshipped the holy mountains, healing water springs, holy forests and trees, plants and animals, rocks on the ground, as well as planets and stars in the sky. This ancient knowledge and wisdom about leading a life in harmony with Nature was preserved and transferred from generation to generation. People regularly performed different ritual offerings and other acts of gratitude to give back to Nature what it had so generously bestowed on them.

SACRED PLANTS IN FOLK MEDICINE & RITUALS: Ethnobotany of Slovenia

20/03/2021

SACRED PLANTS IN FOLK MEDICINE & RITUALS -
ETHNOBOTANY OF SLOVENIA

"Investigating the ways our ancestors harmonized with their environment is critical for our future. Vlasta Mlakar maps the spiritual connection with Nature embedded in Slovenian heritage. She illuminates traditions of the Sacred which resound in our bones, no matter what our background."

Rachel Budde, herbalist and owner of Fat and the Moon

www.EthnoSlovenica.com

The natural currents, material and energetic, which secure our ongoing prosperity renew themselves through cosmic cycles and the passing of the seasons. Our distant ancestors were aware of this fact and adapted their uses of plants – be they medicinal, ritual, or otherwise – to enable a careful ...