The Botany of the Dead

A Livestream Class with Varla A. Ventura

Sunday, October 5 at 8:15 pm in The Mystic Vault

From the lily on the grave to the mighty cypress, this workshop is an exploration of the significant plants related to, and sacred to, death and the dead. Join unique plant enthusiast and author Varla A. Ventura for an exploration of the role and lore behind a variety of plants as they relate to death rituals, the afterlife, history, and the representation of plants on gravestones and in cemeteries.

Take a ramble through the forests and the meadows; slip through the fence of graveyards and poison gardens to gather your arsenal of plant magic and medicine. Discover how a common fairy tale reveals how hazel is a conduit to the dead, why the weeping willow appears on headstones, plants that represent immortality, and even a few plants that just plain smell like death.