Wicked Roots - Forgotten Folklore and Ancient Myths of Familiar Plants

Step into enchanted forests, ancient groves, and wildflower meadows to discover the magical power, folklore, and mythology of plants. 🌿🌙✨

Wicked Roots explores the ancient and sacred relationship between humans and the natural world, revealing how trees, flowers, and fungi have shaped our stories, beliefs, rituals, and imaginations throughout history.

Blending folklore, mythology, plant lore, and magical traditions from around the world, this beautifully illustrated guide uncovers the fascinating stories hidden within the plant kingdom.

Discover the lore and legends behind:

• 🌱Mandrake — the legendary “screaming root” associated with love, fertility, and magic
• 🌲Yew — an ancient graveyard guardian with a fascinating history of healing and poison
• 🍄Fly Agaric — a visionary fungus connected to sacred journeys and mystical traditions
• 🌳Hawthorn — a magical tree associated with the Otherworld and fairy realms
• 🌿Many more enchanted plants — each with their own fascinating histories, symbolism, myths, and magical associations

Explore themes of:

• 🌙Plant magic and ancient ritual
• 🧚Fairy lore and Otherworld traditions
• 💀Death, rebirth, and transformation
• 🌌Dreams, visions, and mystical encounters
• 📖Classical mythology and folklore
• 🍄The cultural and magical significance of plants and fungi

Combininglyrical storytelling with thoughtful research,Wicked Roots brings together centuries of plant lore, legendary tales, and magical traditions, offering a fresh perspective on the plants that have accompanied humanity through some of its most profound experiences.

Perfect forlovers of folklore, mythology, herbalism, witchcraft, nature writing, and the natural world, this richly illustrated book invites you to look beyond the familiar and rediscover the ancient, mysterious dialogue betweenhumans and the enchanted Earth. 🌿🔮✨