Path One is your invitation into the deep magico-medicinal roots of plant work. In this 9-week root course we explore the herbs and their virtues from the angles of spirit, relationship, magic, medicine, and ritual. Through hands-on learning, guided plant journeys, and multifaceted exploration of the human being we learn to work with the herbs, craft excellent medicines, support and harmonize body systems and functions, expand our medicine into the realm of magic, and work with over 50 individual herbs at an intensity and intimacy rarely shared in other courses. Path One lays a powerful foundation of spiritual herbalism for further studies and will give you access to wisdom, experiences, and mysteries not openly shared in most herbal programs.
This is the only program offering teachings from Josh's Green Arte tradition which focuses on sorcerous, relationship-based approaches to herbal medicine and magic. Both Path One and Path Two are presented as foundation courses to a more traditional mentor-apprentice learning style which is available as Path Three. Students are encouraged to approach the course with this in mind.
On this path you'll gain sufficient experience to research herbs and herbal protocols, make excellent medicines, rely on your own personal connections to individual plants, and bring herbal medicine into your home for care of self and family. This is a superior hands-on foundation for those who want to go on to study other forms of herbalism with a less spiritual focus, and a prerequisite for those who want to continue their studies in our program and tradition.
Sessions begin with decompression, guided pathworkings, shared medicine taking, lots and lots of medicine crafting and building your own medicine chest, exploration of body systems in non-machanistic languages, protocols and formulations, and a topical discussion surrounding our spiritual work with the plants. We also explore real client narratives each week to learn how to apply our herbal wisdom in the real world. Tuition includes journal with prompts, program manual, and a hand-curated selection of textbooks to support your studies giving you an instant herbal library of the best of the best! You will also get complimentary access to Josh's online community, The Grove, for one full year (a value of $250) and receive a 10% student discount at Greenthread Herbs for the duration of your classes. Josh and advanced students will also be available to help you work on your own wellness throughout the course as desired.
This path is suitable for folks new to herbalism or those who want to move into more energetic expressions of the work.
This is the only program offering teachings from Josh's Green Arte tradition which focuses on sorcerous, relationship-based approaches to herbal medicine and magic. Both Path One and Path Two are presented as foundation courses to a more traditional mentor-apprentice learning style which is available as Path Three. Students are encouraged to approach the course with this in mind.
On this path you'll gain sufficient experience to research herbs and herbal protocols, make excellent medicines, rely on your own personal connections to individual plants, and bring herbal medicine into your home for care of self and family. This is a superior hands-on foundation for those who want to go on to study other forms of herbalism with a less spiritual focus, and a prerequisite for those who want to continue their studies in our program and tradition.
Sessions begin with decompression, guided pathworkings, shared medicine taking, lots and lots of medicine crafting and building your own medicine chest, exploration of body systems in non-machanistic languages, protocols and formulations, and a topical discussion surrounding our spiritual work with the plants. We also explore real client narratives each week to learn how to apply our herbal wisdom in the real world. Tuition includes journal with prompts, program manual, and a hand-curated selection of textbooks to support your studies giving you an instant herbal library of the best of the best! You will also get complimentary access to Josh's online community, The Grove, for one full year (a value of $250) and receive a 10% student discount at Greenthread Herbs for the duration of your classes. Josh and advanced students will also be available to help you work on your own wellness throughout the course as desired.
This path is suitable for folks new to herbalism or those who want to move into more energetic expressions of the work.
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S Y L L A B U S
-1- Disclosures Meet & Greet Intro and Foundations Green Animism Spiritual Herbalism Energetic/Constitutional Herbalism Actions Energetics Elements Tissue States Constitutional Expressions of Self Compass Building Legalities, Industry, Reality Checks, Community, and Goals Journeywork & Following the Herbs Herb Journey Working with Materia Materia Medica & Focal Herb -2- Herb Journey Infusions & Decoctions Workshop Infusion Medicine Tea Ritual Digestive System Bitters, Aromatics, & Carminatives Protocols Tongue & Face Analysis Cleansing & Releasing / Paths of Elimination Materia Medica & Focal Herb -3- Herb Journey Tincture Workshop 1 Immune System The Anti- Herbs Cold & Flu Protocols Fortifying Protocols The 'Day One' Protocol Materia Medica & Focal Herb -4- Herb Journey Tincture Workshop 2 Nervous System, Mood, & Energy Adaptogens & Nootropics Nervines & Sedatives Anxiety, Mood, & Sleep Protocols Materia Medica & Focal Herb -5- Herb Journey Oil Workshop 1 Nutritives, Alteratives, & Trophorestoratives Blood Building Protocols Detox Protocols Herbs in the Kitchen Medicinal Bites Workshop First Aid, Family Care, & Shipwreck Essentials The Art of Composition & Formulation Materia Medica & Focal Herb -6- Herb Journey Smoking & Smoldering Workshop Respiratory System Expectorants, Pectorals, Demulcents, & Drying Allies 5-Point Consultations & Body Reading Sacred Connections & Green Breathwork Steams Workshop Materia Medica & Focal Herb -7- Herb Journey Oil Workshop 2 Balms & Salves Workshop Cardiovascular System Cardio Protocols Love & The Temple Within Materia Medica & Focal Herb -8- Herb Journey Compress & Poultice Workshop Reproductive Systems Tonics & Emmenegogues Hormones, Uterine, Prostate, Fertility, & Cycles Abundance & Creativity Materia Medica & Focal Herb -9- Herb Journey Skin Protocols Harvesting, Drying, & Storing Techniques Course Review Plant Spirit Dedications & The Green Arte Final Project / Community Offering Preview of Path Two Materia Medica & Focal Herb |
P A T H O N E D E T A I L S
Path One is a 9-week journey. Sessions take place on Sundays from Noon-5ish and are held either at Greenthread Apothecary or at a nearby outdoor location. We meet three Sundays in a row each month with one Sunday off making the course a 3-month total duration. Class size: 6 new students Current Textbooks: Spiritual Herbalism / Josh Williams The Gift of Healing Herbs / Robin Rose Bennett Planetary Herbology / Michael Tierra Herbal Medicine / Dr. Sharol Tilgner Medicine Maker's Handbook / James Green Master Book of Herbalism / Paul Beyerl + Manual Journey Workbook 9 Monographs & Rituals * * * This path is required before taking Path Two or Path Three Tuition: $800 |