Curriculum Outline | *Subject to slight shifts but monthly themes are solid

 

Welcome to the Spiral Path. Our in Person meeting days are Fridays from 1-7 and Saturdays from 10-5,

with breaks for snacks and a shared meal time each day (bring your own). If traveling a further distance, please connect with Kelly about potential sleeping accommodations. We will be gathering monthly for a whole year at our new 22 acre farm, apothecary, and homestead in Auburn, Maine. This apprenticeship is extra special as you will get to see first hand what creating a medicinal herb farm from scratch looks like, with plenty of hands-on work in the gardens and directly with the plants.

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Practicum hours are required for each student from September through November 2024 ~ and again April or May through September of 2025, and this includes 5 hours per month outside of our scheduled weekends ~ totaling 40 hours upon completion of the program. Practicum hours are a unique opportunity to have more quiet solo time with the plants tending to tasks. These tasks include planting seeds, moving compost, plants, and soil, and watering, harvesting, and processing plants. This is intentional time for you to drop in with yourself and the land, and listen deeply ~ touch, taste, smell, and feel the energy directly without distractions of taking in information from the external in a group setting. These hours can be scheduled at you own convenience throughout the week.

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This curriculum interweaves many layers of energetic architecture and spiritual herbalism with practical scientific theory and information. It is intentionally laid out in a way in which the themes and teachings overlap, so you can have a rich universal perspective and learn how interconnected these teachings are.

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Medical Astrology is not mainstream pop astrology, focused on personalities and predictions. It is rather grounded and rooted in scientific theory, as we learn about the planets through our own bodies and the plants. It teaches us how the sky and earth are intimately connected, and how the macrocosm manifests within the microcosm of individual living organisms.

Having this perspective will make you a better herbalist, as it provides you with a unique lens from which to see through. It lightly overlaps our monthly modules beautifully.

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Any curriculum questions, or any questions at all, can be sent directly to Kelly via email

kelly@earthspiralcommunity.com

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DATES COMING SOON

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Month 1 : FOUNDATIONS

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Day 1:

Opening Ceremony & Weaving of Coven 

~A brief history of herbal medicine in the west and sharing about the Vitalist and Wise Woman Lineages of Medicine

~Plant Spirit Communication ~ Weaving into the Spiral ~ Our Core Embodied Plant Practice 

Day 2:

~ Introduction to Astrological Herbalism & The Chakra Herbal

~ Medicine Making 101

~ Nourishing Herbal Infusions ~

Choosing your plant to work with more intimately for the next month,

you shall nurture this relationship daily.

 

-ZOOMS:

1 Plant Spirit Meditation ~

~ Rooting into Herbal Actions ~

1 Q&A, shared experiences, & Recap   ~

Bonus:

~ Self-inquiry Chakra Deep Dive  & Homeplay Worksheets

~ Playlists & Podcasts

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MONTH  2  ~ ELEMENTAL HERBALISM & THE SACRAL SPIRAL

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Day 1: 

~ Elemental Herbalism

~ Saturn & The Root Chakra in Plants & People

~ Venus in Plants & People

~ Seed Sharing ~ consider your at home herb garden for this season!

  Choose one seed variety to “court” until next month’s planting ceremony and intention setting.

Day 2:

~ Dr. Emily Wilson from Pelvic Wisdom

~ Medicine Making ~ Womb Oil & Yoni Steam Blend

Choose your herb to work and deep dive with this month and set your intentions.

 

Zooms:

~ Plant Spirit Meditation ~

~ Sacral Chakra & the Reproductive System

1 Q&A, Integration, & Recap ~

Bonus:

~ Self-inquiry Chakra Deep Dive & Homeplay Worksheets

~ Playlists & Podcasts

 

MONTH 3 ~ ENERGETIC HERBALISM & SOLAR SPIRAL

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Day 1:

~ Energetic Herbalism ~ 5 Tastes & Flavors ~ embodied tasting circle

~ Mars in Plants & People

~ Seed Planting Ceremony ~ Intentional Action & Source of Will

Day 2:

~ Solar Plexus & the Digestive System

~ Medicine Making ~ Fire Cider and Bitters!

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Zooms:

~ Plant Spirit Meditation ~

~ Q&A, Review, & Integration ~

Bonus:

~ Self-inquiry Chakra Deep Dive & Homeplay Worksheets

~ Playlists & Podcasts

 

Month 4 ~ SACRED HEART SPIRAL |

 

Day 1

~ Sacred Cacao Journey & Plant Transmission

~ The Sun in Plants & People

~ Heart Chakra & Circulatory System 

Day 2

~ Nourishing Herbs & Wild Weeds

~ Medicine Making & First Spring Harvests & Plant ID Walk

 

Zooms:

~ Plant Spirit Meditation ~

~ The Three Doshas ~

~ Q&A, Review, Integration ~

~Bonus:

~ Self-inquiry Chakra Deep Dive & Homeplay Worksheets

~ Playlists & Podcasts

 

Month 5: THROAT CHAKRA & RESPIRATORY MUSINGS

 

Day 1:

~ Throat Chakra Musings & Plants that Support Respiration & Breath

~ Mercury in Plants & People

~ Six Tissue States ~ Traditional Western Herbalism

Day 2:

~ The Art of Tea Blending

~  Medicine Making

~  Nettle Harvest and ID Walk

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 ZOOMS:

~ Plant Spirit Meditation ~

~ Six Tissue States ~

~ Q&A, Review, Integration ~

Bonus:

~ Self-inquiry Chakra Deep Dive & Homeplay Worksheets

~ Playlists & Podcasts

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Month 6: THIRD EYE & THE UNSEEN REALMS |

 

Day 1:

~ Third Eye Chakra ~ Herbs for Sleep, Intuition, Brain Health, and The Unseen Realms

~ The Moon in Plants & People

~ The Deterioration of Collective Critical Thinking ~ Recognizing Patterns & Propaganda

Day 2: 

~ Saint Johns Wort Harvest and Medicine Making!

~ Herbal Skin Care Making an oil serum, mist, & cream (welcoming Alyssa Pittera of The Salty Rose)

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ZOOMS:

~ Plant Spirit Meditation ~

~ Q&A, Review, Integration ~

Bonus:

~ Self-inquiry Chakra Deep Dive & Homeplay Worksheets

~ Playlists & Podcasts

 

Month 7: REALMS OF HIGHER CONSCIOUSNESS

 

Day 1:

~ Crown Chakra & The Higher Mind & the Plants that Support Consciousness

~ Jupiter in Plants & People

~ Tulsi Harvest & Medicine Making

Day 2:

~ Guest teacher ~ gardening intensive, soil health, and permaculture

~ The Family Herbal ~ Herbal First Aid Plant Id Walk

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Zooms:

~ Plant Spirit Meditation ~

~ Q&A, Review, & Integration ~

Bonus:

~ Self-inquiry Chakra Deep Dive & Homeplay Worksheets

~ Playlists & Podcasts

 

Month 8: THE ENERGY BODY

 

Day 1:

~ The Three Outer Planets

~ Harvests and Gardens

Day 2:

~ Flower Essences with Guest Teacher ~ TBD

~ Plant ID & Harvests

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Zooms

~ Plant Spirit Meditation ~

~ Review of the 7 Inner Planets & Chakra Herbal ~

~ Q&A, Review, & Integration ~

Bonus:

~ Self-inquiry, Journal Prompts, & Homeplay Worksheets

~ Playlists & Podcasts

 

Month 9: WHOLE-HUMAN HEALING

 

Day 1: 

~ The Nervous System, Trauma, & Soul-Level Healing

~ Trauma-Informed Materia Medica

Day 2:

~ Medicinal Mushroom Class - Special Guest Teacher TBD

~ Effective Tincture Formulation 

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Zooms:

~ Plant Spirit Meditation ~

~ The Immune System & Herbs that Support Vitality ~

~ Q&A, Review, & Integration ~

Bonus:

~ Self-inquiry, Journal Prompts, & Homeplay Worksheets

~ Playlists & Podcasts

 

Month 10: The World of Alchemy and Spagyrics

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Month 11:

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Month 12:

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