62. Called to the Plant Path: Herbal Myths, Healing Forward, & Human Ecology - Sajah Popham

These times call for potent healers. If you’re feeling the call of the plants, this episode is for you.

IN THE INTRO:

  • There is no right way to be an herbalist

  • Guidance for navigating your unique plant path

IN THE INTERVIEW:

  • The soul’s need to connect with nature

  • The most common mistake that newcomers to the plant path are likely to make

  • Why an herb will help one person but not another

  • The vital ecology of the human being

  • Seeing beyond symptoms (and the insufficient approach of merely managing them) to the root cause of illness

  • An overview of the four phases of herbalism: indigenous/folk, vitalist/energetic, molecular/biomedical, evolutionary/integrative

  • “I’m woo to the max, but I’m also scientific to the max”

  • Healing is open-ended and endless, and to know healing is to know life itself

  • The (in)significance of the past when trying to heal forward

  • The herbalist is first and foremost and forever a student of nature

  • Plants are the living, healing intelligence of the earth

  • The transference of healing intelligence from nature into the plant and then from the plant into the person

  • We can understand health and disease simply by understanding nature

  • Narrowing down possible herbal remedies to find the right remedy for the right person- what is the ecosystem behind the symptom?

  • Why some people get overwhelmed when they start walking the plant path

  • Perceiving with the heart v memorizing information (bodily understanding is superior to intellectual knowledge)

  • My favorite personal health reference library

  • Herbal medicine should be accessible to anyone and everyone

  • Helping others using medicinal plants, and crafting the most potent herbal remedies

IN THE OUTRO:

  • My Top 5 Reasons to Be an Herbalist

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