Contents Foreword
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Introduction: Honoring the Sacred
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Origin Stories • Journey to the Plants • About This Book PA R T 1
Sacred Relationships and Healing Traditions Chapter 1 The Language of Energetics
Honoring Roots of Energetic Models • Global Healing Systems • A Contemplative Practice
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Chapter 2 Plant Relations with All the Senses 29 Elements within Plants • Qualities and Actions of Plants • Energetics of Phytochemistry • Distilling Spirits and Developing Relations
Chapter 3 Medicine of Place
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Chapter 4 Medicine of the Seasons
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First Nations, First Teachers • Tending Land Close to Home • Reclaiming Sacred Space • The Rise of Botanical Sanctuaries The Basics of Five Phase Theory • Spring • Summer • Late Summer • Autumn • Winter
Chapter 5 Our Elemental Selves
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Chapter 6 Our Inner Terrain
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The Elements in Ayurvedic Philosophy • Tridosha: The Three Humors • Treating Constitution versus Symptoms
Understanding Tissue States • The Quality of Temperature • The Quality of Moisture • The Quality of Tone
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