Alchemical Herbalism – The School Of Evolutionary Herbalism
Harness the Full Medicinal Power of Plants with
ALCHEMY + HERBALISM
TO HEAL THE BODY AND EVOLVE THE SOUL
Most herbalists want to be “holistic.”
The School of Evolutionary Herbalism presents
ALCHEMICAL HERBALISM
THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE ONLINE EDUCATION ON HERBALISM & MEDICAL ALCHEMY
Some programs teach alchemy. Some teach herbal medicine. None combine them like this program.
Alchemical Herbalism takes the principles of alchemy and shows exactly how they fit into the core of holistic medicine, giving you the ability to transform lives with plants.
This holistic system unites herbal traditions into a cohesive model that integrates the physical & spiritual qualities of people & plants.
You’ll combine theory and practice, the why and the how of holistic herbalism so you can heal the whole person using the whole plant.
This is not your run-of-the-mill herbal program. The synergy of alchemy, spagyrics, medical astrology, Ayurveda, and clinical herbalism gives you entirely new perspectives and skills that revolutionize your practice of plant medicine.
YOU’LL LEARN HOW TO:
- DEVELOP NATURAL LANGUAGE
Deepen your connection with plants through an ancient mode of perception used by herbalists across the world. Rather than memorizing plant properties, you learn about the plants from the plants themselves. - INTEGRATE HERBAL TRADITIONS
See the connections between the herbal traditions of the world — such as Western herbalism, alchemy, astrology and Ayurveda — and weave them together into a comprehensive system of plant medicine. - KNOW PLANTS WITH PRECISION
Get beyond memorizing what herbs are “good for” and learn their essential patterns that influence people physically, energetically and spiritually. From tastes, energetics, and actions, to organ affinities, and esoteric properties, you’ll learn your plants with precision so you can target remedies beyond “use this herb for that symptom” herbalism. - KNOW PEOPLE WITH PRECISION
Understand the connections between the body, mind, and soul. Get beyond just treating symptoms and get to the root causes of disease. From constitutional systems, anatomy, physiology and pathology, to psychology and stages of spiritual development, you’ll know how to treat the whole person with precision. - UNITE HERBAL SCIENCE & SPIRIT
From chemistry and physiological actions, to subtle energetics and spiritual properties, you’ll see the deeper connections between clinical Western herbalism, Ayurveda, medical astrology, and alchemy for a truly holistic model. Relate people and plants to the wholeness of Nature by bringing together the science and spirit of herbalism. - CRAFT HOLISTIC MEDICINES
Step-by-step examples of how to create truly holistic spagyric herbal extracts that concentrate the chemical, energetic and spiritual properties of plants that heal the body, mind, and soul of the people you serve. Learn to practice the art and science of traditional herbal alchemy.
THE CURRICULUM
Over 130 hours of training in 7 modules that dynamically build the previous one, leading you step-by-step towards a practice of transformational herbalism
MODULE ONE: INTELLIGENCE OF NATURE
- Foundational skills to reorient your perception from your head to your heart
- The importance of the “sit-spot” and the step-by-step processes for how to develop your own direct relationship to Nature and the intelligence of plants
- How to refine your sensory awareness to develop your intuitive and rational faculties
- Learn how to work with plants to heal the emotional & spiritual traumas that can be the root cause of physical symptoms
Module 1- The Intelligence of Nature (7+ hours)
- Lesson 1: The Evolution of Herbal Medicine
- Lesson 2: The World and the Earth
- Lesson 3: Communication with Nature
- Lesson 4: Building Relationships with Plants
- Lesson 5: Heart Perception of Botanical Intelligence
- Lesson 6: Natural Language
MODULE TWO: ELEMENTAL HERBALISM
- How the elements — Earth, Water, Air, Fire, Ether — influence the cycles of the earth and cosmos, and how they’re used to transform plants in the lab and people in the clinic.
- Learn elemental anatomy and pathology, discover your unique elemental composition, and how they influence the human body, mind, emotions, and soul.
- Learn to see the elemental pattern within plants and how it allows you to bridge their physical, energetic and spiritual properties.
- How and why most herbal traditions used the elements in their systems
Module 2- Elemental Herbalism (13+ hours)
- Lesson 1: Introduction to the Elements
- Lesson 2: The Earth Element
- Lesson 3: Earth Materia Medica
- Lesson 4: The Water Element
- Lesson 5: Water Materia Medica
- Lesson 6: The Air Element
- Lesson 7: Air Materia Medica
- Lesson 8: The Fire Element
- Lesson 9: Fire Materia Medica
- Lesson 10: The Quintessence and Elemental Synergy
MODULE THREE: PATTERNS IN WESTERN HERBALISM
- The distinctions between allopathic and holistic herbalism so you match remedies beyond just symptoms… and down into tissue states (you’ll be able to be more strategic and precise in your remedy selection)
- The fundamental principles of traditional Western herbalism, physiomedicalism, eclecticism, vitalism, and how to practice true holistic herbalism
- Herbal actions, energetics, and organ affinities that target specific tissue states, the deeper patterns to look for when assessing symptoms, and how to match remedies to a specific person
Module 3- Patterns in Western Herbalism (9+ hours)
- Lesson 1: Western Herbal History
- Lesson 2: Vitalist Herbal Actions
- Lesson 3: Cold/Depression Tissue State
- Lesson 4: Damp/Relaxation Tissue State
- Lesson 5: Damp/Stagnation Tissue State
- Lesson 6: Heat/Excitation Tissue State
- Lesson 7: Dry/Atrophy Tissue State
- Lesson 8: Wind/Tension Tissue State
- Lesson 9: Herbal Actions by Organ Systems
MODULE FOUR: EASTERN ALCHEMY & AYURVEDA
- How the principles of Ayurveda are connected to Western herbalism, alchemy, and transforms herbalism into beyond just healing with plants
- Transform yourself: uncover the unique balance in your own nature, constitution, and relationship to the natural world
- The unique Ayurvedic perspective on medicine, pathology, cosmology, constitutional theory, and herbal classification that combines with Western herbalism to create a truly holistic model of transformational healing
- Learn how to use the chakras to translate between the physical and the psycho-spiritual levels in people and plants
Module 4- Eastern Alchemy and Ayurveda (24+ hours)
- Part I: Ayurveda Essentials
- Lesson 1: Introduction to Ayurveda
- Lesson 2: The Three Doshas
- Lesson 3: The Doshas in Detail
- Lesson 4: Theory of Health and Disease
- Lesson 5: Herbal Energetics
- Lesson 6: Seasonal Patterns and Energetics
- Part II: The Chakra Herbal
- Lesson 7: Introduction to the Chakra System
- Lesson 8: The Muladhara Chakra
- Lesson 9: Muladhara Materia Medica
- Lesson 10: The Svadhisthana Chakra
- Lesson 11: Svadhisthana Materia Medica
- Lesson 12: The Manipura Chakra
- Lesson 13: Manipura Materia Medica
- Lesson 14: The Anahata Chakra
- Lesson 15: Anahata Materia Medica
- Lesson 16: The Vishuddha Chakra
- Lesson 17: Vishuddha Materia Medica
- Lesson 18: The Ajna Chakra
- Lesson 19: Ajna Materia Medica
- Lesson 20: The Sahasrara Chakra
- Lesson 21: Sahasrara Materia Medica
MODULE FIVE: ASTRO-HERBALISM
- A completely new approach to astrology that’s fully integrated with herbal medicine (even if you know astrology very well, this module will take your knowledge to a whole new level by combining it with herbalism)
- How the astrological archetypes influence your physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health, and how to use herbs astrologically for healing
- How to correlate plants to the planets based on their botany, chemistry, medicinal actions, organ affinities, actions, energetics, and psycho-spiritual properties.
- Reveals how modules 1-4 have been teaching you astrology all along…
Module 5- Astro-Herbalism (45+ hours)
- Part I: Introduction to Astrology (5+ hours)
- Lesson 1: The Link Between Astrology and Herbalism
- Lesson 2: Astral Anatomy and Physiology
- Lesson 3: Determining Planetary Correspondences in Plants
- Lesson 4: Elements and Modes
- Lesson 5: Intro to Herbalism
- Lesson 6: Vitalism
- Lesson 7: On Sympathetic and Antipathetic Medicine
- Lesson 8: Perception of Botanical Intelligence
- Part II: Plants and Planets (16+ hours)
- Lesson 1: Introduction to the Planets
- Lesson 2: The Sun
- Lesson 3: The Moon
- Lesson 4: Mars
- Lesson 5: Venus
- Lesson 6: Jupiter
- Lesson 7: Saturn
- Lesson 8: Mercury
- Lesson 9: Uranus, Neptune and Pluto
- Lesson 10: The Lunar Nodes and Chiron
- Lesson 11: Planetary Patterns
- Part III: Botanical Constellations (23+ hours)
- Lesson 1: Introduction to the 12 Signs
- Lesson 2: Aries
- Lesson 3: Taurus
- Lesson 4: Gemini
- Lesson 5: Cancer
- Lesson 6: Leo
- Lesson 7: Virgo
- Lesson 8: Libra
- Lesson 9: Scorpio
- Lesson 10: Sagittarius
- Lesson 11: Capricorn
- Lesson 12: Aquarius
- Lesson 13: Pisces
- Lesson 14: Evolution of the Signs
MODULE SIX: WESTERN ALCHEMY & SPAGYRICS
- Step-by-step instructions on how to create Spagyric herbal medicines that not only heal the physical but reach into the psyche and soul to spur the evolution of consciousness (step into my lab and look over my shoulder as I show you my exact methods of creating medicine)
- Why most alchemists are completing only half of the process… and how to complete the whole process of alchemical medicine (the secret steps no one talks about)
- How to integrate inner spiritual alchemy with outer laboratory alchemy
- Combine alchemy, astrology, and herbalism into a potent therapeutic model
Module 6- Alchemy and Spagyrics (12+ hours)
- Lesson 1: Introduction to Western Alchemy
- Lesson 2: Cosmology and the Four Doctrines
- Lesson 3: Introduction to Spagyrics
- Lesson 4: The Alchemical Processes
- Lesson 5: The Volatile and Fixed Paths
- Lesson 6: On the Nature of Fire
- Lesson 7: On the Nature of Water
- Lesson 8: Astral Timing Mechanisms
- Lesson 9: Spagyric Tincture Blueprint
- Lesson 10: Spagyric Essence Blueprint
- Lesson 11: Theory of Health and Disease
- Lesson 12: Language of the Birds
- Lesson 13: Inner Alchemy
MODULE SEVEN: ESOTERIC HERBALISM
- Through the sister sciences of Qabalah and tarot, learn to see how plants relate to the archetypal forces of nature
- Decipher the energetic architecture of a plant through its relationship to the elements, principles, and planets of Alchemy
- How to read the maps of the archetypal realm that Qabalah and tarot provide so you can easily orient yourself and discover the deeper meaning behind disease
- Support your soul’s journey by selecting the specific plants that correlate to your current pathway of personal development.
Module 7- Esoteric Herbalism (9+ Hours)
- Lesson 1: The Qabalah
- Lesson 2: The Tarot
- Lesson 3: The Energetic Architecture of Plants Part 1
- Lesson 4: The Energetic Architecture of Plants Part 2
- Lesson 5: Spagyric Energetic Architecture
- Lesson 6: Transformational Medicine
- Lesson 7: The Evolutionary Herbalist
- Lesson 8: On Path, Purpose and Plants
YOUR JOURNEY THROUGH ALCHEMICAL HERBALISM
The seven stages of alchemical herbalism represent the practical application of what you learn throughout the course on a journey of learning your remedies holistically, transforming them into powerful medicines, and healing yourself and others with them.
1 DISCOVER YOUR INNER FOREST
- What are the plants that you deeply resonate with and want to understand on a deeper level? The ones that “stand up in the forest and call your name”? The first step is discovering the remedies of your “inner forest” that you’ll take through the alchemical process when you make medicine with it. Further along in the course, this plant will then guide you through the same alchemical process of transformation as it heals your body, spirit, and soul, and reclaims parts of your true nature.
2 BUILD EXPERIENTIAL KNOWLEDGE
- Before looking it up in a book, build a your direct experience with the plant by sitting with it, learning directly from it through your heart, and developing your own relationship to it. You’ll cultivate a deep and profound connection to your plant — far beyond what you could learn from a book alone — as you come to understand that plant’s own unique language, teachings, and medicine. Your understanding of herbal medicine will be founded upon how people have learned it for millennia… from the plants themselves.
3 UNDERSTAND HERBS HOLISTICALLY
- Drawing upon herbal traditions from around the world, come to know your plant holistically and how it affects the whole person through its physical actions, constitutional and organ affinities, energetics, psychological and emotional properties, and spiritual virtues. Your heart based understanding will be balanced with intellectual, traditional knowledge that goes beyond just what it’s “good for” so you can use it effectively and holistically.
4 UNLOCK THE ESOTERIC WISDOM IN PLANTS
- Integrating your experience and knowledge of the plant, you’ll be able to decipher your plants unique embodiment of the archetypal forces of Nature through it’s elemental and planetary rulers. You’ll be able to see the essence of the plant through the relationship between its physical, energetic, and spiritual properties, as well as how those same forces allow you to understand human beings holistically. This is the key to preparing your plant alchemically and administering it transformationally.
5 MAKE AN ALCHEMICAL MEDICINE
- With knowledge of the elemental and planetary ruler, you now can harvest and prepare the plant according to the principles of alchemy. You’ll take the plant step-by-step through the transformational process of spagyrics to craft a medicine that concentrates its chemical, energetic and spiritual properties you’ve come to understand through the previous stages. This advanced form of medicine making gives you the ability to heal the whole person, because the medicine contains the whole plant.
6 TRANSFORM YOURSELF
- Complete the second half of the alchemical process as the plant now guides you through the same transformational process you took it through in the spagyric process. As you take your spagyric preparations, you’ll receive a deep level of healing and integration of your plant’s unique medicinal virtues as it becomes a part of who you are. As you heal the various parts of yourself you’ll come to a deeper understanding of the archetypes of Nature, and grow in your skills as an herbalist.
7 SERVE OTHERS
- Everything comes full circle as plant by plant, spagyric by spagyric, healing by healing, you enter deeper levels of understanding of the healing power of alchemically prepared plants and step into the role of serving your community as an alchemical herbalist, sharing the deep levels of transformational healing you’ve received through this process.
This is the path of the Alchemical Herbalist, where you learn your plants intuitively and rationally, through study and experience, with your heart and your mind.
Where you’re competent in the medicine you carry because you know it inside and out, you’ve experienced the transformation for yourself, and confident to share that transformation with others.
This Program is For Both
BEGINNER & ADVANCED HERBALISTS
Totally new to herbalism?
If you’re struggling to grasp it all— or even know where to start — this course was designed with you in mind. You’ll get a solid foundation that gives you the competence to work with herbs with confidence. Our advanced students tell us this is the foundation they wish they’d gotten years ago.
Already a seasoned practitioner?
In addition to learning powerful new methods and practices, you’ll gather tools to get even more power out of your remedies and clinical results in your practice. You’ll learn connections you’ve never seen before, and how to put that knowledge to use that provides transformational healing.
We’ve had everyone from total beginners to medical doctors go through this program who have successfully integrated the teachings into their work with plants.
Wherever you’re at on your plant path, you’ll get powerful tools to advance your practice of herbalism so you get the healing results you know are possible.
WHAT YOU GET & HOW IT WORKS:
- 140 hours of Online Training
This program is the equivalent of a full year apprenticeship program. Unlike going to a live workshop where you have to cram it in all at once, you can pause and replay as much as you need. - PDF Downloads
You’ll receive 200+ pages of downloadable PDFs of all of the notes, handouts, worksheets, charts, & tables, plus a mountain of additional study resources. You can print the notes & make your own workbook! - Study at your Own Pace
No deadlines! You can study as fast or slow as you like, and whenever you want. You can take your time and watch the videos over and over again, moving forward or backwards as you need. - Watch Online or Listen Offline
The program is mobile friendly. You can easily consume this material anywhere. From the comfort of your own home, at the gym, or on the road – you can watch the videos or download the audio lectures to listen from your computer, tablet, or smart phone.
+ YOUR BONUS PACK +
In addition to the entire online program, you get all of these bonuses that are worth more than the tuition of the program itself!
- MEDICAL ASTROLOGY CRASH COURSE
Central to the practice of alchemical therapeutics is the use of medical astrology. You’ll learn how to read the natal birth chart for health purposes… from determining the constitution and temperament, assessing disease predispositions, and creating herbal formulas based on the chart. This course takes your practice of Astro-Herbalism to a whole other level and gives you the tools and skills you need to integrate medical astrology into your clinical practice. - THE SPAGYRIC BLUEPRINT
This is the closest I can get to bringing you into my lab and guiding you step-by-step through the art and science of crafting spagyrics. You’ll get hands-on training on how to prepare spagyrics, set up your home laboratory, operate your equipment— and do it all on a budget. You’ll learn different methods of extraction, purification, and recombination to craft different types of spagyric extracts. This is where the theory and practice really come together! - LIVING ASTROLOGY SERIES
This 12 part interview series gives you a more in-depth perspective on astrology from the heart and mind of astrologer Tyler Penor, who focuses on integrating astrology into your daily life and using it as a tool for self-understanding and living in harmony with life. These interviews lend more insight into the characteristics of the planets, signs, elements and modes, as well as lend critical perspectives that deepen your understanding of the astrological tool. - EXCLUSIVE QUARTERLY WEBINARS
Each quarter we’ll come together on a live webinar where I’ll be able to share more teachings and give you an opportunity to ask your questions live and get clarity on anything you’ve been studying in the program. These exclusive student-only live webinars will occur around the changing of the seasons, four times a year. These webinars are a great opportunity to anchor the material in on a deeper level and have personal interaction with me. - HOLISTIC HERBALISM BLUEPRINT
If you’re just getting started on your herbal studies, this 5-week series will give you a solid foundation in holistic herbalism. You’ll break out of the limited thinking pattern of “allopathic herbalism” or the “use this herb for that symptom” mindset. You’ll know exactly how to approach studying plants and understanding people through the vitalist model, as well as get insights into herbal formulation and how to holistically evaluate clients.
About your instructor Sajah Popham
AUTHOR OF EVOLUTIONARY HERBALISM
Sajah’s mission is to share knowledge, tools & medicine that spread the healing power of plants – to not just heal our bodies of disease, but to assist in the evolution of human consciousness back into its natural state. His herbal practice encompasses clinical Western herbalism, Ayurveda, Medical Astrology, and Spagyric Alchemy. He has a degree in Herbal Sciences from Bastyr University, is the founder of the School of Evolutionary Herbalism and Organic Unity Spagyrics. He lives in the forests and foothills of the mountains in Northwest Washington on unceded Nooksack territory, where he and his wife Whitney work and homestead together on their farm.
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