Lady Elder Tree: Northern Animism and Witchcraft feldshers Albert Björn Shiell (sussex_pellar on

Albert Björn Shiell (sussex_pellar on social media) has done a beautiful job of combining the wisdom and magic of these mystical plants into a beautifully illustrated tome

Any concerns about your health and supplementation with herbs or diet should be done in consultation with your physician and a holistic health care provider

honouring our people’s ways of knowing how to look after the plants

Each of the 78 cards features three keywords on the front for instant access to the traditional tarot meanings

"With vivid elegant images from varied cultures and traditions

Lady Elder Tree: Northern Animism and Witchcraft feldshers Albert Björn Shiell (sussex_pellar onby Joseph S. Hopkins & Rune Hjarn Rasmussen SECOND EDITION No other plant is more associated with witchcraft in parts of northern and western Europe than the elder tree (Sambucus nigra). An Old English Christian canon explicitly forbids its veneration while later tales strongly associate the elder with witches and witchcraft. Yet the plant is also personified as a goddess like figure who heals and punishes, the Elder Tree Lady. Appeals to the Elder