Blackthorn’s Botanical Shadow Work: Healing Through the Dark with Plant Magic

“Even though shadow work is vital, by definition it is not easy. It’s even less easy to get started. Blackthorn’s Botanical Shadow Work is the solution to this problem. Maybe I don’t always want to uncover my deepest shame or look at my most alarming fears, but I do always want to ally with plant spirits and smell some essential oil! This book offers the spoonful of sugar that helps the medicine go down. Get it!” —Tess Whitehurst, author of The Tarot of Secrets and The Oracle of the Vampire Fae “With Blackthorn’s Botanical Shadow Work, Amy Blackthorn offers a gentle, plant-guided way into the landscape of shadow work that feels both grounded and deeply compassionate. Within its pages, the reader will find a wide range of botanical practices for engaging the personal shadow, but what lingers most is Amy’s voice. She writes in a way that helps the reader feel seen rather than scrutinized and honored for lived experience rather than corrected, making the guidance genuinely accessible. The wisdom feels seasoned and steady and the trance journeys are an unexpected delight! This book is a balm for old wounds and belongs on the shelf of anyone doing the hard work of growing through what has shaped them.” —Cairelle Crow Perilloux, author of The Magic in Your Genes and Motherline Grimoire “If you’ve been nervous to step onto the path of shadow work alone, take Amy’s hand in the dark. Amy Blackthorn will be by your side in this trauma-informed, empathetic approach to active shadow work. Botanical allies meet you through aromatherapy and sacred smoke, as well as in trance through Blackthorn’s excellent guided experiences. Her comforting, personable approach makes an otherwise daunting part of your spiritual journey feel achievable, and even enjoyable.” —Elyse Welles, author of Sacred Wild “Thank you, Amy Blackthorn, for writing this much-needed book. We learn how to cast spells, work with oracles, and talk to divinity, but what do we do when our magical journey unlocks the shadows we have kept hidden even from ourselves? Blackthorn’s Botanical Shadow Work is the guide every witch needs when we inevitably hit the dark spots in our journey. This is the book to not only keep near your altar but also to journey through. I bought a new journal as I was reading this, just to take myself through the exercises to meet my shadows and bring them home to nurture.” —Jacki Smith, author of The Big Book of Candle Magic “Blackthorn’s voice is both warm and inviting as she offers us a grounded companion for shadow work. Her botanical wisdom, paired with her accessible and embodied approach to working with the shadow, makes Blackthorn’s Botanical Shadow Work a compassionate and creative guide worth turning to again and again.” —Shannon Knight, author of Dark Shadow, Golden Shadow “‘The plants we seek offer everything we need,’ writes Amy Blackthorn in her lovely new book, Blackthorn’s Botanical Shadow Work. Amy is, once again, taking us on a healing journey, as all of her books are healing journeys. If you, like me, are in love with the plant world (or curious about it) and love magical recipes and spiritual homework, then you, like me, will love her new work. Whether you’re exploring your Shadow for the first time or are an old hand at dark nights of the soul, Amy is a trustworthy mentor through a garden of guidance and sumptuous botanical allies. The plants are your friends!” —Aliza Einhorn, author of Tarot of the Unconscious “In Blackthorn’s Botanical Shadow Work, Amy Blackthorn cultivates an environment for the reader to not only feel safe while exploring the complex truth of shadow work, but her writing is also a self-empowerment support map that will educate and stimulate the seeker’s own courage to do the work.” —Kristine Gorman, creator of Visionary Woman Tarot