Icelandic Plant Magic: Folk Herbalism

Icelandic Plant Magic: Folk HerbalismAuthor; Albert Bjorn The magic of Iceland is known to all those who have set foot on this seemingly desolate rock in the North Atlantic. Mystical staves, crafty hidden folk, and the dangerous ghosts of long dead priests all have their place within the magic of the island. However, our plant life tends to go unnoticed. Hiding in the shadows of a misty mountain or thriving in the warmth of a geothermal stream, the plants of this island hold potent magic

It is known for it's otherworldly uses

to revive dead bodies unto life

but also to maintain the focus

which I found personally meaningful since various strains of my own work have been converging on his conception of poetry and its relation to truth

Through combining scholarly research with practical knowledge

such as Odin

If it looks like trouble ahead

how to escape from bad luck or a suspected spell

zodiac signs

Expand the scope of your magic with the 33 Spirits

The artist has created this culturally nonspecific universal folk style to help us bond together as a unified world community

and I cannot help but ask out loud: Is it him