The Healing Tree: Botanicals, Remedies, and Rituals from African Folk Traditions

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Biographical Note:
Stephanie Rose Bird is a painter and the author of several bestselling books on earth spirituality, hoodoo, and anthropology, including Sticks, Stones, Roots and Bones; 365 Days of Hoodoo; Light, Bright and Damned Near White; and African American Magick. Bird, who holds a BFA cum laude and MFA, is a devotee of the Divinely Feminine. She is an Elder, Priestess, magick maker, and keeper of the spiritual wisdom of her indigenous African ancestors. Her work centers on the nexus of earth wisdom and the legacy of Black cultural heritage. Find her at stephanierosebird.com and follow her on Instagram @s.r.bird.

Review Quotes:
“The topic of African-inspired and African-informed herbalism is remarkably broad, and Priestess Stephanie Rose Bird manages to cover a great deal of material, geography, history, and matters of the spirit in her book The Healing Tree: Botanicals, Remedies, and Rituals from African Folk Traditions. More importantly, she does so with a voice that shares like a friend, educates like a teacher, and proclaims ancestral lore like an oracle. There is a hidden structure to the book that is also enchanting, and it is much like following the growth of a tree. It begins with the sprouting seed of the personal memories of her childhood connection to trees and all plants. It then takes off with a trunk and spreading branches exploring practices in numerous cultures and systems. She also delves roots down into the soil of history and mysteries of creation. The Healing Tree places its practical knowledge into a context that honors both the ancestors and the current generations.”
–Ivo Dominguez Jr, author of Keys to Perception