Houseplant HortOCCULTure

Devin Hunter is the bestselling author of The Witch's Book of Power, The Witch's Book of Spirits, The Witch's Book of Mysteries, the critically acclaimed Modern Witch, and Crystal Magic for the Modern Witch. Initiated into multiple occult orders, Devin is the founder of the Sacred Fires Tradition of Witchcraft and co-founder of the Black Rose Tradition of Witchcraft. He hosts the Modern Witch podcast, recommended by both the AV Club and Glamour, and he's co-owner of Datura Trading Co. Visit him at ModernWitch.com/Devin. Juliet Diaz is Indigenous Taino Cubana from a long line of curanderos and Brujas. She is a gifted seer, bohuiti (medicine keeper), and multiple bestselling author. Her works include Witchery (Hay House, 2019), Plant Witchery (Hay House, 2021), and The Altar Within (Row House, 2022). She has been featured in O, The Oprah Magazine; The Atlantic magazine; Wired magazine; and People En Espanol magazine.

Contents

Foreword by Juliet Diaz xiii

Introduction 1

PART 1 Hortoccultural Happenings 7
ONE The Green Flame 13
TWO Green Spirits 25
THREE The Green Name 39
FOUR Magical Plant Care 55
FIVE Living Altars 85
SIX Sacred Substrates 107
SEVEN Identifying Magical Correspondences and Properties 125
EIGHT Perennial Pathworking 139

PART 2 Hortoccultural Profiles 151

Conclusion 283

Appendix: Plants by Habitat 285

Glossary 289

Bibliography and Recommended Reading 293

Index 297