Evolutionary Herbalism: Science, Spirituality, and Medicine from the Heart of Nature
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- Author：Sajah Popham
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Summary
Weaving together herbal and medical traditions from around the world into a singular cohesive model， this groudbreaking book guides herbal practitioners to a comprehensive understanding of the practice and philosophy of healing with herbs。
Written by one of the most exciting up-and-coming teachers in the field， this book presents a wide-angled and innovative approach to herbalism that truly considers both the plant and the human in a holistic context。 Sajah Popham teaches a method of heart-centered contemplation--in which we relate to the plant with our hearts， rather than our heads--that allows practioners to access and honor the psychological， emotional， and spiritual qualities of a plant in conjunction with its physiological properties， resulting in a transformative level of healing。
Organized in five parts that lead the reader from the microcosm to the universal， this work--grand in scope and profound in its understanding--encompasses indigenous wisdom， Ayurveda， alchemy， Chinese medicine， astrology， and clinical herbalism to address physical as well as spiritual levels of well-being。 Aimed at both the student herbalist and the experienced practitioner， as well as a readers interested more generally in ecology and spirituality， Popham's teachings， both practical and philosophical in nature， guide readers to a more intimate， synergistic， and intuitive relationship with the plant kingdom and the healing medicine that is found there。
Written by one of the most exciting up-and-coming teachers in the field， this book presents a wide-angled and innovative approach to herbalism that truly considers both the plant and the human in a holistic context。 Sajah Popham teaches a method of heart-centered contemplation--in which we relate to the plant with our hearts， rather than our heads--that allows practioners to access and honor the psychological， emotional， and spiritual qualities of a plant in conjunction with its physiological properties， resulting in a transformative level of healing。
Organized in five parts that lead the reader from the microcosm to the universal， this work--grand in scope and profound in its understanding--encompasses indigenous wisdom， Ayurveda， alchemy， Chinese medicine， astrology， and clinical herbalism to address physical as well as spiritual levels of well-being。 Aimed at both the student herbalist and the experienced practitioner， as well as a readers interested more generally in ecology and spirituality， Popham's teachings， both practical and philosophical in nature， guide readers to a more intimate， synergistic， and intuitive relationship with the plant kingdom and the healing medicine that is found there。
Reviews
Maria Culubret
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A very complete book for those who want to deepen in the world of PLANTS， in the world of true healing in a holistic way。 Without any doubt it is worth reading it。 Thank you Sajah for your generosity。
Indira Antonini
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This book was （and still is） a kind of a long lost friend， and a very wise one indeed。 As a phyto-aromatherapist， I was able to apply Sajah's online course to my every-day's routine and work， and this book is an anchor。 I am so grateful for all the knowledge， experience and wisdom that are shared with me。Truly， an exceptional book。 This book was （and still is） a kind of a long lost friend， and a very wise one indeed。 As a phyto-aromatherapist， I was able to apply Sajah's online course to my every-day's routine and work， and this book is an anchor。 I am so grateful for all the knowledge， experience and wisdom that are shared with me。Truly， an exceptional book。 。。。more
Jennifer
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A must have resource。 This book is so full of wonderful information and covers many parts of herbalism。 Some， you probably didn’t think about， like myself。 For example， the astrological influences， seasonal influences， the vitalist/medics perspective。。。。I could go on and on。This school （School of Evolutionary Herbalism） and book has literally changed how I view herbs， spirituality， astrology & connection。They are truly amazing。 I honestly can’t say enough good things about them。 The book also co A must have resource。 This book is so full of wonderful information and covers many parts of herbalism。 Some， you probably didn’t think about， like myself。 For example， the astrological influences， seasonal influences， the vitalist/medics perspective。。。。I could go on and on。This school （School of Evolutionary Herbalism） and book has literally changed how I view herbs， spirituality， astrology & connection。They are truly amazing。 I honestly can’t say enough good things about them。 The book also comes with a free 5 week companion course！ If you are interested in learning about herbalism and its many facets， then this is your book and school。 Hands down one of the best books and schools。 。。。more
Dorota Gieryńska
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Unique and unusual。I bought this book after watching Sajah's webinar about correlations between planets and herbs。 Remarkable， unique， coherently presented knowledge of herbal medicine。 Sajah's approach is devoid of instrumental treatment of medicinal plants。 Instead， the author pays attention to spirituality and developing a personal relationship with the world of plants and the Earth。 Learning through own experience。 I like various fields integrated with each other， such as astrology， Ayurveda Unique and unusual。I bought this book after watching Sajah's webinar about correlations between planets and herbs。 Remarkable， unique， coherently presented knowledge of herbal medicine。 Sajah's approach is devoid of instrumental treatment of medicinal plants。 Instead， the author pays attention to spirituality and developing a personal relationship with the world of plants and the Earth。 Learning through own experience。 I like various fields integrated with each other， such as astrology， Ayurveda， Alchemy， Chinese Medicine。。。 Also important is clear language and the use of Latin plant names （ helping to identify plants easily - English is my second language ）。 Summarizing- Sajah has created a beautiful， individualized holistic healing system。 I love it。 。。。more
Erica
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This book is tremendous。 It has forever changed the way I view herbs and how I attend to use them。 I will be referring to this wisdom for the rest of my life。 The only downside to this book was the tangent on tarot cards， the Qabalah， and western mysticism。 I understood the why behind it all and how it applies to the author’s approach to herbalism， but I don’t believe it is necessary for successful herbalism protocols of healing。 It is rather irritating how herbalism has to always be linked to m This book is tremendous。 It has forever changed the way I view herbs and how I attend to use them。 I will be referring to this wisdom for the rest of my life。 The only downside to this book was the tangent on tarot cards， the Qabalah， and western mysticism。 I understood the why behind it all and how it applies to the author’s approach to herbalism， but I don’t believe it is necessary for successful herbalism protocols of healing。 It is rather irritating how herbalism has to always be linked to mysticism。 One does not have to be into the occult to understand or experience plants and their healing properties。 Understanding the deeper emotional and spiritual sides of plant healing isn’t only confined to occult and mystic backgrounds。 。。。more
Stella
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Sajah truly offers a revolutionary perspective on holistic healing， he beautifully puts into words the intricate and interconnected web of life in relation to human health。 This was exactly what I always had been looking for and never could find anywhere else， as any other source either touches upon these topics very lightly and superficially or in an isolated fashion。With this book， Sajah puts together all the pieces of herbalism and plant medicine， the elements， astrology， human health， emotio Sajah truly offers a revolutionary perspective on holistic healing， he beautifully puts into words the intricate and interconnected web of life in relation to human health。 This was exactly what I always had been looking for and never could find anywhere else， as any other source either touches upon these topics very lightly and superficially or in an isolated fashion。With this book， Sajah puts together all the pieces of herbalism and plant medicine， the elements， astrology， human health， emotions and spirituality and shows how they fit together。A true masterpiece， I am glad I found it！ 。。。more
Cora
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I'm not a huge fan of all the alchemical theory， but overall this book offers an interesting framework for thinking about energetics from a variety of perspectives。 I'm not a huge fan of all the alchemical theory， but overall this book offers an interesting framework for thinking about energetics from a variety of perspectives。 。。。more
Sky
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Sajah has done an incredible job of weaving together history and energetic languages from around the world， into a incredibly cohesive tapestry。 As a professional herbalist， I feel that this book has added to my perception of clients， and deepened my connection to the herbs I work with。 It also got me curious about exploring history through herbal medicine even more than I was before！
Tracy
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Looking for "not just another herbal book" this is the ONE！ Sajah brings his special voice to us through this amazing work。 See medicinal herbs from a new perspective。 This is a must have in your library。 Thank you Sajah for what you bring to the world of Herbalism。 Looking for "not just another herbal book" this is the ONE！ Sajah brings his special voice to us through this amazing work。 See medicinal herbs from a new perspective。 This is a must have in your library。 Thank you Sajah for what you bring to the world of Herbalism。 。。。more
Tania
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One of my must reads for anyone who is interested in holistic herbalism。
Stargazer
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This guy puts his heart and soul into his passion for his life work so that you can do the same。 There's a wealth of study in here（not to mention the bonus material） and i hope to get a physical copy of this rather than relistening over and over on audible。 Well worth the price and should be on every herbalist's shelf。 This guy puts his heart and soul into his passion for his life work so that you can do the same。 There's a wealth of study in here（not to mention the bonus material） and i hope to get a physical copy of this rather than relistening over and over on audible。 Well worth the price and should be on every herbalist's shelf。 。。。more
Paul
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This book provides a unique perspective in relating numerous spiritual and traditional medicine practices to herbalism。 One quote that sticks out is that "In herbalism you harvest plants but in Alchemy， you harvest planets。" There was also a mention of using HeartMath techniques to connect with the spiritual essence of plants。 Being a HeartMath coach， this really spoke to me and is something I've been doing intuitively for some time now。 This booked also sparked interest in another that I just a This book provides a unique perspective in relating numerous spiritual and traditional medicine practices to herbalism。 One quote that sticks out is that "In herbalism you harvest plants but in Alchemy， you harvest planets。" There was also a mention of using HeartMath techniques to connect with the spiritual essence of plants。 Being a HeartMath coach， this really spoke to me and is something I've been doing intuitively for some time now。 This booked also sparked interest in another that I just added to my list: The Secret Teachings of Plants: The Intelligence of the Heart in the Direct Perception of Nature 。。。more
Donna Godfrey-Conyers
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I read this book in combination to listening to it on Audible。 I can only say。。。wow！ So much information but totally well organized and accessible。 I am new to the planetary and alchemical world involving herbs but this book was easy to read and understand。 Even if you are not interested in those aspects of herbalism this book is chalked full of so much great insight and information。 A great read。 Along with Sajah's monthly materia medica I feel like I am receiving so much useful herbal knowledg I read this book in combination to listening to it on Audible。 I can only say。。。wow！ So much information but totally well organized and accessible。 I am new to the planetary and alchemical world involving herbs but this book was easy to read and understand。 Even if you are not interested in those aspects of herbalism this book is chalked full of so much great insight and information。 A great read。 Along with Sajah's monthly materia medica I feel like I am receiving so much useful herbal knowledge that it is the next best thing to attending a real in person herbal school。 Thank you 。。。more
Peter Mitchell
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This book joins together the rabbit hole of Astrology with the jolly old world of herbs， so that I may with all my eyes enjoy seeing the herb world through the lens of astrology， which of course simply expands my capacity to perform astro philosophical soul survey across the spectrum of all life。 Sajah's work is complete and succinct， I also got the talking book ^*^ This book joins together the rabbit hole of Astrology with the jolly old world of herbs， so that I may with all my eyes enjoy seeing the herb world through the lens of astrology， which of course simply expands my capacity to perform astro philosophical soul survey across the spectrum of all life。 Sajah's work is complete and succinct， I also got the talking book ^*^ 。。。more
Adrienne
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I love this book so much and I am not an herbalist。 I am only on Chapter 6 because there is so much rich content that I have to read it slowly。 This book is for anyone who wants to discover more about nature， wellness or just the amazing wonder of life that is in us and all around us。
Ruby Storm
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I absolutely love the wisdom and heart knowledge Sajah shares in Evolutionary Herbalism。 He writes straight from the heart and is an ambassador for wholeness。 An incredible contribution to this consciousness， I'm looking forward to continuing to learn from him through his courses and programs。 Big love！ I absolutely love the wisdom and heart knowledge Sajah shares in Evolutionary Herbalism。 He writes straight from the heart and is an ambassador for wholeness。 An incredible contribution to this consciousness， I'm looking forward to continuing to learn from him through his courses and programs。 Big love！ 。。。more
Kathryn Jacobs
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Well I have not read aka listened to the book yet because it is scheduled to release on 05/19/2020 but I am and have been enrolled in Sajah's Evolutionary Herbalism course for the last two months and I am amazed！ Honestly as a nurse I cannot believe we are not using astrology in our everyday practices because it is the real medicine for the mind， body， and spirit！ Taking his courses helped me identify significant events that contributed to my current medical issues。 It is insane how accurate the Well I have not read aka listened to the book yet because it is scheduled to release on 05/19/2020 but I am and have been enrolled in Sajah's Evolutionary Herbalism course for the last two months and I am amazed！ Honestly as a nurse I cannot believe we are not using astrology in our everyday practices because it is the real medicine for the mind， body， and spirit！ Taking his courses helped me identify significant events that contributed to my current medical issues。 It is insane how accurate the planetary positions were to my diagnosis dates！ It is the blueprint to your health and everyone should take advantage of this knowledge or just come see me when I am finished studying his practice。 I would not have been able to crack the code on my current medical issues that were being neglected by traditional medical providers if I did not find his course。 I will still listen to the book when it comes out because I know it will be amazing！ veryone knows what I have been going through legally with my previous employer 。。。more
Cecily
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Evolutionary Herbalism presents a model for working with plants that can be integrated into other systems and materia medicas。 By presenting an archetypal framework with which you can describe any plant， the model frees readers from needing to memorize individual plant uses and instead develop their systemic understanding of herbal medicine。
Crickx
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What a bunch of crap！
Amarila
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I highly recommend this book！ Sajah Popham presents the true meaning of holistic herbalism by combining science， spirituality and medicine。
Amy Doeun
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I believe this book will really prove itself to be "evolutionary" in its influence on herbal medicine。 Popham weaves in so many different paths and ways of looking at herbs from a variety of traditions and clearly shows how they are connected into a universal medicine that actually begins in our individual hearts。 While I found the information about how tarot works and how to make spagyric medicines confusing the information is there and I will likely come back to it as I progress on my own path I believe this book will really prove itself to be "evolutionary" in its influence on herbal medicine。 Popham weaves in so many different paths and ways of looking at herbs from a variety of traditions and clearly shows how they are connected into a universal medicine that actually begins in our individual hearts。 While I found the information about how tarot works and how to make spagyric medicines confusing the information is there and I will likely come back to it as I progress on my own path。 For right now I am drawn to simples and the herbal traditions of my foremothers who created medicines in the food they cooked while their lives were full of children and daily duties。 But his information on how to match plants to people using different mediums was really mind blowing。 And the section on how we need to heal ourselves first and how we will become the medicine the world needs was incredibly beautiful。 。。。more
Teagan
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Life changing and I hope culture changing。
Selina
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This book is a true gem。 There is nothing else like it。 It was daunting at first BUT Sajah’s ways of teaching really resonated with me。 I cannot say enough about how important this book is。。。
Michelle Contreras Ewens
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This book is a Bible。 It's a great meditative read。 I open mine up to any page and it speaks to me。 The author obviously knows his stuff， but the book has been blessed by all the other experts， shamans， and gifted herbalists who guided him along his plant path。 This book is very special to me and I feel very lucky to be able to understand these discoveries。 This book is a Bible。 It's a great meditative read。 I open mine up to any page and it speaks to me。 The author obviously knows his stuff， but the book has been blessed by all the other experts， shamans， and gifted herbalists who guided him along his plant path。 This book is very special to me and I feel very lucky to be able to understand these discoveries。 。。。more
Lady
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This is an excellent， thoughtful introduction to Herbalism and it's connection to science， spirituality and health。 We can best treat/heal when we take into consideration the connection we have to all things。 Sajah does a great job and making that connection and explaining it well。 This is an excellent， thoughtful introduction to Herbalism and it's connection to science， spirituality and health。 We can best treat/heal when we take into consideration the connection we have to all things。 Sajah does a great job and making that connection and explaining it well。 。。。more
Natalie
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Highly recommend this book！ Sajah pours his heart and soul into the details of the text and shares essential knowledge for herbalists。 Recommended reading for anyone who has an interest in nature， health， ALchemy and worldwide herbal philosophies。 Should be read by everbody else too in my opion， the world would be a much better place and the earth would be a healthier one！！ TOP book on my herbal bookshelf <3
Susan
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“Evolutionary Herbalism” is simple in truth， yet astoundingly universal in its application for healing oneself and the earth。 It reveals an archetypal common ground between a dizzyingly broad spectrum of tools and modalities。 It points to a system of human and plant wisdom that can help lead us away from hit and miss models of "allopathic herbalism" toward a holistic way of understanding both ourselves and plants。 This allows us to select herbs with absolute precision。 Sajah Popham teaches us ho “Evolutionary Herbalism” is simple in truth， yet astoundingly universal in its application for healing oneself and the earth。 It reveals an archetypal common ground between a dizzyingly broad spectrum of tools and modalities。 It points to a system of human and plant wisdom that can help lead us away from hit and miss models of "allopathic herbalism" toward a holistic way of understanding both ourselves and plants。 This allows us to select herbs with absolute precision。 Sajah Popham teaches us how to develop the eyes to perceive the “light of nature” and attain the experiential knowledge of how plants can calm overactive or strengthen deficient influences in people through their observable attributes。 Plants selected to match the unique attributes of an individual can improve every aspect of that individual’s life。Popham draws from alchemy， medical astrology， Ayurveda， Chinese medicine， aromatherapy， flower remedies， tissue states and more。 Remarkable！ 。。。more
Sharon Lemay
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