Do you have a root fetish? There is something magically alluring and mysterious to roots. Whether they are dried and preserved in an apothecary, beckoning with their gnarled charm, or fresh roots that make the soil groan as they are pulled up. Roots contain the soul of the plant, it’s vital for and it’s essence. Humanoid roots are even more magical because of their resemblance and correspondence to the human form. They are considered to be something different from the genius of the plant. Roots have slightly different characteristics that are all their own. They make ready vessels for spirits, but often already contain one of their own. These human shaped o she takes whether roots, poppets or dollies are the kind of fetishes we are talking about. They generally house some form of spirit and are worked with in a regular basis to aid in magical workings but also to build a rapport with the spiritus radix r spirit of the root. Many plant focused practitioners will work with plants as familiar spirits and creating root fetishes is one way to do this. This is a henbane root and it’s vessel ready to be consecrated, dressed and awakened. Henbane is one of the classical witching herbs and a quintessential herb of necromancy. #henbane #hyoscyamusniger #necromancy #rootwork #poisonhistory #toxicology #thepoisonaffairs #ethnobotany #poisonpath #thepoisonpath #poisonmagic #poisonousplants #poisonlore #deadlyplants #poisonbooks #toxicologybooks #booksonpoison #thepoisonpath #veneficium (at Saint Petersburg, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CX9R2y0LRjF/?utm_medium=tumblr