[.uk] Everyday Herbs in Spiritual Life: A Guide to Many Practices (ISBN 1594731748)

An invaluable and very strongly recommended addition:
"Everyday Herbs In Spiritual Life: A Guide To Many Practices" by author, ecologist, educator and storyteller Michael Caduto is a practical and informative guide to incorporating herbs into a spiritual life through the use of rituals and ceremonies. "Everyday Herbs In Spiritual Life" provides descriptions of the herbs and their applications across many cultural traditions. Of special note is the advice on how to utilize these herbs for personal spiritual growth. For example, creating herbal art inspired by faith and the beauty of nature; crafting herbal wreaths, sachets, garlands, pillows and soaps; preparing herbal teas, infused oils and meals; making potpourri and candles infused with herbs; celebrating holidays, births, weddings, and memorials with herbs; designing a simple herb garden of plants chosen from among different spiritual traditions; even how to construct spaces in which to use herbs for reflection and mediation. All this and more make "Everyday Herbs In Spiritual Life" an invaluable and very strongly recommended addition to personal and community library Metaphysical Studies reference collections and supplemental reading lists.

Not what I expected:
If the reader is interested in exploring the world spiritually, this is a nice book. I was expecting a list of plants with ritual and symbolic uses and found instead an intimate, soul-based interaction between plants and the author. Readers who approach the world using information available through the five senses will find it silly. Those interested in exploring Shaminism will find a realm of possibilities they might not have previously appreciated.