Necromancy and Herbalism: the Plants of the Dead 4–11 October 2020 at 6pm Spanish time A journey through the history and evolution of Necromancy, perhaps the oldest form of sorcery. We will discover which plant allies that have been used in necromancy, funerary rites, and ancestor work since ancient times. The Path of Poisons 7–14-21… Continue Reading →
Necromancia y Herbalismo: Curso Online Octubre 2020
Necromancia y Herbalismo: Las Plantas de los Muertos Introducción Contenidos del Curso Calendario Precios Cómo inscribirse Introducción Nuestras vidas dependen de la muerte. Nos alimentamos con la Muerte cada vez que comemos, revivimos a los Muertos cada vez que hablamos o pensamos en ellos. Celebramos cíclicamente la muerte y el renacimiento del ciclo natural. Y… Continue Reading →
Necromancy and Herbalism: Online Course October 2020
Necromancy and Herbalism: Plants of the Dead Introduction Course Syllabus Calendar Pricing How to enroll Introduction Our lives depend on Death. We nourish ourselves with Death every time we eat, we revive the Dead each time we talk about or think about them. We cyclically celebrate the Death and Rebirth of the natural cycle. And… Continue Reading →
The Path of Poisons online course
Historical and Anthropological Dimensions of Poison in the Western Tradition Introduction Course Syllabus Introduction It seems the allure of Poisons is irresistible to us. Despite representing what is dangerous and forbidden, we cannot seem to ever escape their calling; poisons inspire something primeval and powerfully seductive, they offer us the chance to unveil otherwise unfathomable… Continue Reading →
La Senda de los Venenos curso online
Dimensiones históricas y antropológicas del Veneno en la Tradición Occidental Introducción Contenidos del Curso Introducción Parece que el encanto de los venenos es irresistible para el ser humano. A pesar de representar lo que es peligroso y prohibido, parece que nunca podemos escapar de su llamada; los venenos inspiran algo primitivo y poderosamente seductor, nos… Continue Reading →
Pyrene, Awaken Once More
This weekend we attended the second edition of L’Homme Sauvage festival, in the French region of Occitania. We never thought it would be possible, but this edition was even better than the first one. Everything seemed to collide perfectly: the people, the performances, the location, and a feeling that gave cohesion to it all, orchestrated… Continue Reading →
There and Back Again: on the VGS 2018, deep changes, and upcoming news
I finally returned from the fourth edition of the Viridis Genii Symposium, which took place in the Pack Forest in Eatonville, Washington, and it has been a hectic, impressive, and life-changing experience. I had the chance to travel to a completely new place by myself, I met amazing and like-minded people, and I learned a… Continue Reading →
Reading Suggestions on the Poison Path
In all honesty, it has been really hard to write this post: it has taken us more than 2 years. We have never been really fond of reading lists, and thus we expect this article will not be seen like that. We have received lots of enquiries regarding recommended books in herbalism and the Poison Path… Continue Reading →
What we lose and what we find in Slumber
Existence often ignores our personal agenda. The events that take place in our lives make us collapse and we feel like everything prevents us from moving forward as we had previously planned. Our life and our path are subject to that of others and to those things that we do not expect, to the Inevitable.… Continue Reading →
Awakening the territory, building the link between the seen and the unseen: the sorcerous mystery of L’Homme Sauvage
On September 29th we started a journey to L’Homme Sauvage festival, held in the small town of Aspet, in the French Pyrenees. As we have mentioned several times, Occvlta is now established in the Catalan Pyrenees, an area called Pallars Sobirà, so it was really easy to get there, just needing to cross one mountain… Continue Reading →