{"product_id":"esoterica-plant-magic","title":"Esoterica, Plant Magic","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__title\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003ePlant Magick with a 'k'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eThe power of plants throughout history\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eCelebrating the magick of the natural realm, Volume IV of \u003cem\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/the-library-of-esoterica\/\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eThe Library of Esoterica\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, delves into the symbolism, ceremony, and our ritual relationships with the botanical world. \u003cstrong\u003eA visual journey through our interdependent evolution with nature\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePlant Magick\u003c\/em\u003e celebrates botanicals as creative muse – from ancient Greek sculptures to Renaissance paintings to visionary art inspired by psychoactive plants, cacti, and mushrooms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur myths, beliefs, and shared stories are continually reflected in nature\u003c\/strong\u003e; purity represented by the white lily or spiritual awakening by the bloom of the lotus. Our joys and laments are mirrored in the cycle of the seasons, in the seed birthing sprout, or in the dead leaf falling softly from winter branches. \u003cstrong\u003ePlants, trees, and flowers as signifiers of transition are also deeply embedded within rites of passage rituals across global cultures.\u003c\/strong\u003e Rose petals strewn along the wedding aisle mark the evolution into womanhood and marriage. A wreath of lilies stands sentinel over an open grave. A lover’s bouquet awaits on the doorstep. The wooden May Day pole is circled by girls wearing crowns of woven daisies, celebrating the coming of spring. Birth, unions, and burials – cycles of joyful celebration and deep grieving, all are marked symbolically with herbs, flowers or branches of a tree – \u003cstrong\u003ethe integration of nature into ceremony our method of signifying catharsis\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eSince time immemorial, \u003cstrong\u003eplants have also served as potent symbols within the religions of the world\u003c\/strong\u003e; Buddha attaining enlightenment under the Bodhi Tree, Eve plucking the Apple of Knowledge in the Garden of Eden. From root to vibrant blossom, \u003cem\u003ePlant Magick\u003c\/em\u003e explores the fertile, interconnected history between plants and people, the multitude of ways in which we embrace plants \u003cstrong\u003ein spiritual ceremony, as healing medicine, as creative muse and as gateways into deeper explorations of consciousness\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--biographies\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--title\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eThe editor and author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/jessica-hundley\/\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eJessica Hundley\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is an author, filmmaker and journalist. She has written for the likes of \u003cem\u003eVogue\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, and has authored books on artists including Dennis Hopper, D\u003c\/span\u003eavid Lynch, and Gram Parsons. Hundley often explores the counterculture in her work, with a focus on metaphysics, psychedelia, and magic.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--book-info\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--book-title\"\u003ePlant Magick. 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