The Language of Plants

A Guide to the Doctrine of Signatures

Julia Graves

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Lindisfarne Books
20 September 2012

Traditional medicine & herbal remedies

'As a child, I just knew which plant to pick up and hold to my head for a headache to go away. Once I heard about the concept of a 'doctrine of signatures', I would just stand silently, in awe of nature talking to me, talking and talking in her silent, direct speech. The book of nature seemed so obviously spelled out, and in oddest contrast to what I learned in medical school. My professors seemed never to have heard of nature being vibrant and alive and brimming with patterns of energy that are right there for us to understand and use... This direct and primordial experience of being part of nature's omnipresent, cyclic course taught me more in the realm of no-words than any university ever could have.' -- Julia Graves

During the Middle Ages, communicating with nature was called the 'doctrine of signatures', and it was an important part of the work of traditional healers and herbalists.

The Language of Plants covers all aspects of the doctrine of signatures in an easily accessible format, so that everyone, whether nature lovers or healers, can learn to read the language of plants in connection with healing.

By: Julia Graves
Imprint: Lindisfarne Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 222mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 780g
ISBN: 9781584200987
ISBN 10: 1584200987
Pages: 328
Publication Date: 20 September 2012
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Julia Graves grew up in Germany in close communion with nature. She trained in anthroposophic massage therapy, herbalism, and medicine from an early age. Julia has traveled around the globe, from Northern America to the Himalayas, to study the relevance of the doctrine of signatures in the world. She is a practicing herbalist, maker of flower essences, and a naturopathic doctor. Julia organized a naturopathic relief clinic in response to the 2010 earthquake in Haiti and presently lives on her farm in a remote area of France.

Reviews for The Language of Plants: A Guide to the Doctrine of Signatures

A powerful and unique book, The Language of Plants is without doubt the most in-depth discussion of plant signatures available to us today. A brilliant medical herbalist, Julia has drawn from ancient and modern sources and blended this knowledge with her own rich experience and personal wisdom to create a marvelous resource, designed to take us deeply into the healing energetics of plants. While reading it, I felt a modern alchemist at work. --Rosemary Gladstar, herbalist and author of Rosemary Gladstar's Herbal Recipes for Vibrant Health and The Herbalist's Way