Writing style
Descriptive · Direct · Technical
Apple BooksCunningham's Encyclopedia of magical herbs
Reference
- Print length
- 318 pagesLlewellyn Publications, 1985
Description
Scott Cunningham gathers more than four hundred herbs and plants into a reference guide organized around their uses in natural magic. Individual entries provide common names, illustrations for identification, magical purposes, rulerships, and traditional associations, allowing readers to compare plants linked with protection, love, prosperity, healing, and other intentions. Rather than presenting a single argument or narrative, the encyclopedia is designed for consultation: practitioners can begin with a particular herb, investigate its attributed properties, or look for plants suited to a planned working. Cunningham also connects practical use with the folklore and symbolic systems surrounding each specimen. The result is a broad working catalogue for readers interested in incorporating botanical materials into charms, rituals, and household magical practice.
Reading profile
About this profile
Collected’s assessment, not reader ratings. Complexity runs from 1 (least demanding) to 5 (most demanding).
- Writing
- How much attention the sentences and language require.
- Ideas
- How much interpretation or abstract reasoning the book asks of you.
- Structure
- How much you need to keep track of speakers, timelines and connections.
- Background knowledge
- Prior knowledge needed to follow the book, beyond what it explains.
- Emotional intensity
- Emotional pressure, from gentle (1) to intense (5). Separate from difficulty.
Pace
Measured
Tone
Cerebral · Earnest
Structure
Reference
Focus
Ideas · Information
Emotional intensity
1 / 5
Reading complexity
1–5 · higher means more demanding- Writing
- 2 / 5
- Ideas
- 2 / 5
- Structure
- 2 / 5
- Background knowledge
- 1 / 5
Themes
More by Scott Cunningham
Book details
For the print edition listed above.
- Publisher
- Llewellyn Publications
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780875421223
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