Join us for a one day immersion learning plant spirit connection practises, alchemy and medicine making with Charlotte Pulver.
This is a very special midsummer rose focused Medicine Making Day, working with the abundance of roses here at the Apothecary Garden in discovering its’ incredible nourishing, healing benefits and ways.
This will be a highly informative, transformational and joyous day!
Medicine Making Day
This is a deeply restorative, healing and enlivening day learning foundational practises of alchemy and connecting with the rose. Time will be spent working with the wonderful vast array of organically grown roses here at the Apothecary Garden during the glorious height of Midsummer when the roses are in full bloom, whilst utilising their wonderful lab space in making a rose hydrosol, tincture, oil, tea, essence, and incense!
You will go away with skills which will greatly enhance your life in all ways.
Morning session
PLANT SPIRIT CONNECTION
Learn the most important technique there is in making a medicine in life.
A technique which ensures that any medicine that you make is infused with the vitality and consciousness of the plant(s) that you are working with.
These are foundational practices which are at the heart of the ancient practice of Alchemy. Where you will be taught how to meet and commune with the consciousness of plants and how to facilitate healing for yourself and others when making medicine with the plant world.
These ancient yet very simple techniques can also be applied in communicating with any aspect of nature - be it the river, trees, rocks, stars and animals too.
Thereby helping facilitate a deeper embodiment and connection to the natural world and all of life.
Because we are all a part of nature, this session will help you awaken your natural birth right in communicating with the natural world whilst also accessing your own innate ancestral wisdom and knowledge.
Afternoon session
PLANT SPIRIT WATERS: THE MAKING OF HYDROSOLS
Discover the world of Hydrosols, also known as hydrolats or ‘plant spirit waters’.
Hydrosols are distilled plant waters which contain a wealth of powerful plant compounds including microparticles of essential oils in these cellular waters.
In Alchemy hydrosols physically embody the plant's Spirit, it's intelligent animating life force.
They are complete plant water medicine, saturated with the plant’s essence infused in each molecule.
Distillation is an ancient art with evidence of it going back at least 5000 years. Widely practised in Eygptian, Greek, Roman, Chinese and Persian cultures and systems of medicine.
Taking the time to make a hydrosol is truly a magical, sensory and wonderful ritual experience.
This will be a master class in hydrosol making and how hydrosols are made with smaller stills and even on your own kitchen stove.
You will also have the chance to make a rose tincture, oil, vibrational essence, tea and incense too!
What’s Included
Knowledge of the system of alchemy, neuroscience and foundational practices in connecting to yourself and the natural world
Learn plant spirit connection practises
Learn foundational alchemical knowledge in making your own physical medicines in life.
You will also be given a ‘Plant Spirit Connection’ booklet to go away with, written by Charlotte Pulver to continue your journey in connecting to the natural world.
Go away with your own bottled rose hydrosol, tincture, oil, vibrational essence, tea and incense with knowledge of how to make them all.
Stay at the garden
Our cabins and barns are fully booked for this weekend, we have opened up our round tents to book. Our round tents are situated in the garden and are furnished and come with single beds and bed linen included. Please email hello@apothecarygarden.co.uk for more details and booking.
Useful Information and FAQs
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Bring your own lunch, tea available throughout the day.
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We cannot offer refunds or cancellations for this event, if you know someone who would like to take your place please ask them to contact us with their name and who's place they will be taking.
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What we are able to provide is a payment plan whereby you can pay for the medicine making day fee over a period of 2 months. ie. make 2 payments. To apply please contact: pulvers.apothecary@gmail.com
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Physically this is gentle day. Unfortunately this weekend is not suited for mobility-impaired people or those requiring wheelchair access.
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It will be held inside and outside.
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These days are open to all levels interest and expertise in working with the plant kingdom. From beginners to the adept.
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When you book, we’ll send you details of what you need to bring.
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Free parking onsite. Nearest train stations: Castle Cary (20 mins away) and Yeovil (30 mins away)
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Yes children are very welcome to attend. We just ask that any one under 18 years old is accompanied by a guardian on the day. We ask that you simply make a donation for their attendance.
