Dream Divination ~ Plants in Northwestern European Traditions Hardcover

Description In Dream Divination, Corinne Boyer draws together many strands of plant folklore, focusing on the popular magic of dream-divination. Bringing old herbal traditions to life with modern insight and a practical approach, this book examines the many uses of flowers, fruits, branches, and leaves aiding one in forging contact with the oneiric realm. From prehistory, magic and religion have acknowledged the significance of dreams. They were seen as a bridge to the spirit world and over time practices developed for dream incubation. Many such rituals involved plants that sought to incept dreams of a prophetic nature obtaining knowledge of future loves, fortunes, births and deaths. Previously published as a Law of Contagion monograph that is now out of print. This work has been expanded with additional text and illustrations by Peter Köhler. As well as a new appendix of dream-generating procedures using approaches of practical plant magic. The book is 80 pages in length, small format (5″ x 7″) Three Hands Press ✢ hardcover with gilt-stamped boards and colour dust jacket, limited to 750 hand-numbered copies.