* Denote best books to begin with
Intuition, Plant Sentience
& Nature Consciousness
Behaving as if the God in All Life Mattered – Machaelle Small Wright
* Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants – Robin Wall Kimmermer
Hidden Messages in the Water – Dr. Masaru Emoto
Nature and the Human Soul: Cultivating Wholeness and Community in a Fragmented World – Bill Plotkin
* Soulcraft: Crossing into the Mysteries of Nature and Psyche – Bill Plotkin
* The Holographic Universe: The Revolutionary Theory of Reality – Michael Talbot
The Possible Human: A Course in Enhancing Your Physical, Mental, and Creative Abilities – Jean Houston
The Seth Material – Jane Roberts (I recommend starting with Seth Speaks)
Intuitive Plant Medicine
Plant Intelligence and the Imaginal Realm – Stephen Harrod Buhner
Plant Spirit Healing – Pam Montgomery
* Plant Spirit Medicine: A Journey into the Healing Wisdom of Plants – Eliot Cowan
The Secret Teachings of Plants: The Intelligence of the Heart in the Direct Perception of Nature – Stephen Harrod Buhner
The Herbiary: Guidance and Rituals from 36 Bewitching Botanicals – Maia Toll
Thus Spoke the Plant: A Remarkable Journey of Groundbreaking Scientific Discoveries and Personal Encounters with Plants – Monica Gagliano
Medicine Making,
Wildcrafting & Herbalism
A Healing Grove: African Tree Remedies and Rituals for the Body and Spirit – Stephanie Rose Bird
Botany in a Day: The Patterns Method of Plant Identification – Thomas J. Elpel
Evolutionary Herbalism: Science, Spirituality, and Medicine from the Heart of Nature – Sajah Popham
* Identifying and Harvesting Edible and Medicinal Plants in Wild (and Not So Wild) Places – “Wildman” Steve Brill
* Medicinal Herbs: A Beginner’s Guide – Rosemary Gladstar
Nature’s Garden: a Guide to Identifying Harvesting and Preparing Edible Wild Plants and The Forager’s Harvest – both by Samuel Thayer
* Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide – L. Newcomb
* Plants Have So Much to Give Us, All We Have to Do Is Ask: Anishinaabe Botanical Teachings – Mary Siisip Geniusz
The Herbal Medicine Maker’s Handbook: A Home Manual – James Green
The Illustrated Book of Trees – William Grimm
Herbs: An illustrated encyclopedia : a complete culinary, cosmetic, medicinal, and ornamental guide – Kathi Keville
Working the Roots: Over 400 Years of Traditional African American Healing – Michele Elizabeth Lee
* The Healing Garden: Cultivating and Handcrafting Herbal Recipes – Juliet Blankespoor
Wild Witchcraft: Folk Herbalism, Garden Magic, and Foraging for Spells, Rituals, and Remedies – Rebecca Beyer
Included in this list are some of my favorite books of poetry and storytelling by Native North American authors. My understanding of earth sentience and animism is deeply indebted to these luminous teachers.
*How It Is: The Native American Philosophy of V. F. Cordova – V.F Cordova
Night Flying Woman: An Ojibway Narrative – Ignatia Broker
Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit: Essays on Native American Life Today – Leslie Marmon Silko
Blue Horses Rush In – Luci Tapahonso
How We Became Human – Joy Harjo
* Animism: Respecting the Living World – Graham Harvey
* Awakening to the Spirit World: The Shamanic Path of Direct Revelation – Sandra Ingerman & Hank Wesselman
Shamanic Journeying: A Beginners Guide – Sandra Ingerman
The Celtic Shaman: A Practical Guide – John Matthews
Ancient Spirit Rising: Reclaiming Your Roots & Restoring Earth Community – Pegi Eyers
Ancestral Medicine: Rituals for Personal and Family Healing – Daniel Foor
Connecting to Our Ancestral Past: Healing through Family Constellations, Ceremony, and Ritual – Frances Mason Boring
Jambalaya: The Natural Woman’s Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals – Luisah Teish
* Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World – Tyson Yunkaporta
Dreamwork
* Active Dreaming: Journeying Beyond Self-Limitation to a Life of Wild Freedom – Robert Moss
Dreamgates: Exploring the Worlds of Soul, Imagination, and Life Beyond Death – Robert Moss
The Secret History of Dreaming – Robert Moss
The Three “Only” Things: Tapping the Power of Dreams, Coincidence, and Imagination – Robert Moss
Dreams (The collected works of C. G. Jung) – Carl Jung
Flower Essences
* Flower Essence Repertory: A Comprehensive Guide to the Flower Essences researched by Dr. Edward Bach and the Flower Essence Society – Patricia Kaminski and Richard Kats
Flower Essences: Reordering Our Understanding and Approach to Illness and Health – Machaelle Small Wright
* The Encyclopedia of Bach Flower Therapy – Mechthild Scheffer
Temple & Land Healing
Conversations with the Sidhe – David Spangler
* Earth Acupuncture: Healing the Living Landscape – Gail Reichstein
Energy Medicine: Balancing Your Body’s Energies for Optimal Health, Joy, and Vitality – Donna Eden
Floral Acupuncture: Applying the Flower essences of Dr. Edward Bach to Acupuncture Sites – Warren Bellows
The Findhorn Garden Story – The Findhorn Community
* On Holy Ground: Commitment and Devotion to Sacred Lands – Luisah Teish & Leilani Birely
* Denote best books to begin with