Spirit Herbs - Book Review - Dawn Thomas

The book is divided into different sections: Using herbs, Buying, preparing and storing herbs, Fire lessons (which I found particularly helpful), Burning herbs, strewing herbs (I didn’t even know about such a thing). At the end of the book Amy has included information on all the herbs that she mentions in the book. She also includes a resources section with very helpful suggestions for finding other information.    

Before I read this book I was only aware of incense and smudging. Amy included chapters on not only “burning” but also many things you can do once the herbs have been lit. It was especially informative to have information for individuals with breathing disorders.    

I would definitely recommend this book to anyone interested in working with herbs. It is written in a style that is appealing to many different levels of experience.   

Amy’s book can be purchased at her website: http://www.moonlady.com/media/spiritherbs.html    

Amy Martin is a leader of Earth-centered spirituality in North Texas, with over 15 years of experience leading ceremonies and rituals, including the phenomenally successful SolstiCelebrations, some with audiences of over 2500 people. She is known as the Moonlady for her web site, www.Moonlady.com/, and the popular eclectic/holistic/spiritual listserv called Moonlady News. Amy is the founder and executive director of Earth Rhythms, www.EarthRhythms.org/, which presents experiential events, preserves natural places, and provides help to those in need in North Texas. A writer by trade, she enjoyed two decades in local and national magazine and newspaper journalism before moving on to write books.