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INTO THE DEN Vol. 2
What do these physical characteristics tell us about the nature of the spirit belladonna represents? That it does not respect the contract that most plants make with us humans. Its sweet berries and sweet flowers don’t indicate a friend; they mask danger. Belladonna can be depended on only to be unpredictable and to trick us into believing that it is not harmful. In some ways, this resembles how many people perceive witches. We are often thought to be tricksy, because we can heal or hex, help or curse. I think belladonna represents something extremely complex about the nature of witches—something that many witches recognize, if only on a subconscious level. We find ourselves attracted to belladonna without really knowing why. [...] Belladonna has several fundamental qualities for witchcraft: unpredictability, ambiguity, tricksiness, and as an indicator of the Crooked Path. These qualities can be funneled into the concept of malice, an essential characteristic of Belladonna Spirit. We can respect something that is dangerous, like a tiger, and simultaneously realize that tigers don’t eat human beings out of any malice. They may just happen to be hungry when a human is available. We know there are dangers in our world, and we accept them. Generally, however, those dangers find ways to warn us off—with garish patterns, spines, bad smells, or bitter tastes. However, belladonna exempts itself from warning and steps into the space of deliberately messing with us, betraying an intelligence that materialists like to deny to the plant world. Like the witch in Hansel and Gretel who entices the children with her gingerbread house—because why else did she create it except as a trap?—and then shoves them into the oven, belladonna entices us with its luscious berries and then shoves us into the hell of its ferocious hallucinations. It can kill you, but even that’s not dependable—today, three berries will kill you; tomorrow, it may take fifteen. That sounds like malice to me—which, in some societies, is the very definition of witchcraft.
harold roth, the witching herbs
Rosewood and Silver Rings I’ve had these ring settings for months now because I ordered the wrong size and couldn’t find anything that would actually fit. When I was in the cemetery the other day I collected some rose wood from a bush that grows on a grave, and I sliced them into little pieces. It struck me that these would possibly be the perfect size and they are! Really excited to finally be using these because EVERYTHING gets used! I’m going to finish these off with some resin and they will look fantastic! I always prefer working with plant material vs stones. Rose is one of my favorite plant Allie’s because it has both a baneful and beautiful side. It is a symbol of occult secrets and alchemical transformation. The rose is also an important plant of the various spirits that are the Witch Queen. Rose wood was also traditionally used to protect against vampires, and the rose is an important symbol to the vampire community. #occultjewelry #vampyrewitch #subrosa #poisonersapothecary #witchqueen #lilith #greenwitchcraft #botanicalwitchcraft #plantspiritfamiliar #plntspiritally #veneficium #veneficus #venefica https://www.instagram.com/p/CgC7_mwO7Vh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
cinders of battle
I finally completed this Monkshood drawing, exactly a year to the day I started it. Better late than never, right? ☠️ Monkshood’s power has been feared and revered since antiquity and it is known as the “Queen of Poisons,” as it is one of the deadliest plants on earth. It is a classic herb of the witch and sacred to Hecate, who grew it in her poison garden located in the pre-Hellenistic kingdom of Colchis. Monkshood’s deep blue-violet color and hood-like shape have garnered it associations with the Virgin Mary as well as Venus. Both in Austria and France, Monkshood has nicknames that translate to “Chariot of Venus.” Lastly, like all poisonous plants, it thrives in the underworld domain of Saturn. 🔹♄ ♀ ♄🔹 #poisonappleprintshop #sketchbook #monkshood #wolfsbane #aconite #aconitum #aconitumnapellus #poisonpath #chariotofvenus #hecate #saturn #poisonousplants #herbwitch #witchesweeds #poisonwitch #veneficium #venefica #veneficia #hecatesgarden #poisongarden #queenofpoisons (at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEsJOjeHwOT/?igshid=4agewxkg7dn7
Deadly Nightshades black and white art prints set of three. These prints are approximately 5x7. White ink on black card stock. This print wa
Love these 5x7 sets. 🖤 I have plenty in stock but they do go fast locally! I also have individuals for sale for just $8.00!
It has been tincture time again; freshly harvested Solomon's Seal and blue Monkshood root. #poisonpath #venefica #tinctures #aconitumnapellus #polygonatumodoratum #planetaryhours #plantalchemy
They have mingled herbs and words which are not without harmful intention.
Virgil
