A YEAR OF PLANT INVOCATION
only when you stop
and sit for a while
among the wild hyacinths
do you know where desire
was leading you
on a stone beside water
listening to the water
and to something else
serious and delicate
playing behind the sounds
- from "The Grey Fold" by Thomas. A Clark
The road of Herbal Mystery School is lined with white birches; sappy, starry candles that we carry as lanterns into our months together. Birch gives birth to the forest in early spring; so birch is our first oracle, our first guide, our first shrine. Paper-skinned Birch is the flowering maypole of our village dance. For the rest of the year, with each spin around the maypole, we follow the bone-rhythm of Birch as the road opens to other plant initiators: we knot the lush green fiber of Nettle around our hips, we sing the harmonized, honeyed, hymns of Rosemary to the bees and we sip on the nectar of Roses to loosen our limbs and unfurl every petal. Other plants (who are to be revealed further along) will tie their magic ribbons to the birch and join us in the dance.
Each month begins with a plant initiation. We cross the threshold into a ritual cycle, opening to the mysteries of this plant. We are practitioners of devotional collaboration. The work of Herbal Mystery School is ceremonial. Our plant ceremonies emerge through divination, offering, meditation, trance, folklore, dream tending, poetry and art exploration. The work of Herbal Mystery School is earthly. We brew the tea, bathe with the plants, we drop tinctures into our water, we feast on the plants. Even though our cohort is not physically together, we hold each other in the web. A lot of our rituals and plant work may be personal, but when they are offered in the group they become stronger, part of our community folklore. Sometimes we forget to take the plants, but the other participants in our cohort invite us back into presence through deep witnessing, discussion and reflection.
This is a program that focuses on plant energetics and magical plant practice. In Herbal Mystery School we do not aim to define what plants do, rather we open ourselves to being in devotional relationship with plants. Each month with our plant initiation, magical practices are offered to accompany and deepen your time with every plant. We embody the mysteries of each plant through these practices.
May we be moved by mystery.
We work with one plant a month in Herbal Mystery School. Students will also be working on creating their own system of divination, writing devotional hyms to the plants and maintaining a consistent dreamwork practice. Additional readings and ritual practices are offered each month.
2026 DATES & PRICING
Birch month:
Monday, April 27, Sunday May 3 & Monday, May 4
Nettle month:
Monday, June 1 & Sunday, June 7
Rose month:
Monday, June 29 & Sunday, July 5
Rosemary month:
Monday, July 27 & Sunday, August 2
Yarrow month:
Monday, August 31 & Sunday, September 6
Burdock month:
Monday, September 28 & Sunday, October 4
Mugwort month:
Monday, October 26 & Sunday, November 1
Elder month:
Monday, November 23 & Sunday November 29
Closing ceremony:
Sunday, December 20
all Monday classes meet from Noon - 2 pm ET
all Sunday classes meet from Noon - 3 pm ET
Please note: there is one extra Monday class in May for orientation & our final closing class in
December will be from Noon - 4 pm ET
Due to the intimate and participatory nature of this course, students are asked to be present for the class sessions. Missing one or two classes for unforeseen reasons is understandable but please consider before applying that missing three or more classes greatly affects the group integrity and dynamic. Presence of participating in class discussion and exercises is required.
While recordings are available to you if you miss a
class, your participation is crucial. If you miss more than four classes, your participation in the program will be incomplete.
In the rare chance that Liz has to cancel
a class due to illness or internet connectivity issues,class will be rescheduled.
While recordings are available to you if you miss a class, your participation is crucial. If you miss more than four classes, your participation in the program will be incomplete.
In the rare chance that Liz has to cancel
a class due to illness or internet connectivity issues,class will be rescheduled.
Program cost: $2,050
Payment plans are available
INCLUDED IN CLASS REGISTRATION
~ A large parcel from Liz of tinctures, essences and dried plant material from each plant of our ritual year. This is a box of homemade medicine that is made with intention and care. This box contains over $350 of medicines.
~ An 45 minute one-on-one meeting with Liz that can be booked at anytime throughout the program to ask questions, receive support and further explore class materials.
~ A closing certificate and parting gift to be received upon completion of the program.
~ An online class hub (hosted on Discord) for checking in with each other, sharing our experiences with the plants and continuing the converstaion outside of class time.