#93 - Sarah Anne Lawless, Priestess of Poison

Sarah Anne Lawless is a published author, artist, herbalist, and educator living in rural Ontario, Canada. She has been an herbalist for 15 years; creating herbal medicines, publishing articles, teaching at herbal conferences across North America, as well as teaching native plant and mushroom identification to private groups, local schools, scouting programs, outdoor education programs, and via horticultural societies. Over the past 10 years she has focused on researching and working with the medicinal properties of poisonous plants & fungi with a particular focus on medicinal nightshades. Through her business Bane Folk, she emphasizes the medicinal nature of poisonous substances and promotes the education and understanding of their proper and safe uses to help abolish the fear and misuse of these plants and other substances. On this episode, Sarah discusses the magic and medicine of poisonous plants, real-life flying ointment, and why witches are associated with dangerous vegetation. Pam also talks about the witchy aspects of wild growth, and answers a listener question about some healing magic for her mother. Our sponsors for this episode are Cat Coven, Blessed Be Magick, The Path 365, BetterHelp, and Snowy Owl Tea And if you want more Witch Wave, please consider supporting us on Patreon to get access to bonus Witch Wave Plus episodes, Pam’s monthly online rituals, and more! That’s patreon.com/witchwave