Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs

by Scott Cunningham

Book Overview

Expanded and revised, this comprehensive guide features magical uses of over 400 herbs and plants from all parts of the world. With over 400,000 copies in print, this reference book is a must for all who perform natural magic. It features illustrations for easy identification of every herb, in addition to common names, use, and rulership.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0041GJ97Y
• ISBN13: 9780875421223
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: Llewellyn Publications
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

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The Best Herb Reference Book

If you choose to buy or read just one of Cunningham's books, make it this one. It's so helpful and I reference it all the time.

Very Informative and Enjoyable

This is a great resource! It's easy to use to find specific information you want, but also interesting enough to just pick up and read. I would definitely recommend it for practitioners of green witchcraft or anyone interested in witchy uses for herbs!

Not what I was expecting

It wasn't as descriptive or as informative as I was hoping. A lot of herbs I was looking for info on weren't even in there. The one's that were were helpful but it wasn't all inclusive like I had hoped. A bit disappointing.

This book is incredible! Cunningham is the best! BUY IT!

This book is perfect for those who like lists, pictures, instructions, and organized information. Cunningham presents the facts for each herb in a concise and organized fashion, and most of the herbs are sketched out in the right hand margin. Cunningham guides us through magic herbalism with sincerity and profound knowledge of the subject while never ceasing to amaze and impress the reader. The end of the book contains an index which lists the page numbers for each herb as well as ailments. For example, if you have a headache, look up "headache" and refer to those page numbers. This prevents the reader from looking through ALL the herbs' uses to find how to cure a headache. Cunningham is truly amazing. The fact that he is no longer here is certainly upsetting. BUY THIS BOOK if you love pictures, charts, lists, and genuine advice for the utilization of magical herbs.

never stays on my shelf

this the book that i always use for making incense and doing spells. when ever i find some herbs,flowers,trees,or plants outside i look them up in this book. this book has alot of plants in them even the most basic one like grass which i had no idea it could be used in magick. he loves me,he loves me not is an actual form of divination used by taking the petals off a daisy. want prophetic dreams put bayleaf under your pillow. cactus are very protective plant. to bring money to you leave a jar of sesame seeds open in the house. this is an excellent book and should be on every witch's shelf

Researchers! Here there be gold!

I'm writing this review after ordering my 5th copy of the book. Why the 5th copy? Do I give them away? No, I use an edition until it -- literally -- falls apart in my hands! This is by far THE BEST reference for herbs to be found since it addresses brief magical, practical and medicinal uses, provides drawings and also folk names in a logical, readable order. Writers who want to get it right in their work, if you can only afford one book, buy this one (twice!). I heartily recommend it for people of the craft, writers and gardeners.

Comprehensive & Essential

It does seem that one don't normally need to review the priceless works of the late sage, Scott Cunningham. His knowledge and gift to the Wiccan community is legendary. This book, like one of our learned reviewer mentioned, "is a BILBLE reference". It contains almost all imaginable herbs and their corresponding influences to assist in a successful magickal working. I have read many herbal books that claim to be complete and must have..blah blah...but nothing really comes close to this one. It's not that one has to pay alot of money in order to obtain knowledge but these days on the book front, you start to wonder if the writers and publishers of some expensive books on herbal lore should read up more before flooding the market with dubious contributions. You can tell when you have picked up a great book. With Scott Cunningham, he's never short on sharing everything useful he knows and my my, this man really really knows alot. Go get it!