About this Event
THE WISDOM OF NATURE AND HERBAL MEDICINE
Join The Alchemist's Kitchen for an evening workshop with internationally known career Herbalist & author Matthew Wood, unlocking a deeper understanding of nature while sipping herbal tea from our Elixir Bar.
Matthew Wood will be talking about this favorite topic: the Living Nature and the Wisdom of Nature, and how to study herbalism from that standpoint. Nature is the All Life and the All Soul, and she is intelligent. She thinks differently from convention: valuing holism instead of reductionism; in patterns and remediation by contraries (hot to cold) and similars (signatures).
When we think and practice in this way, we learn and grow in knowledge. This knowledge improves our soul and spirit, as well as our body.
Matthew's most recent book, Seven Guideposts as a Spiritual Path, Shamanism and the Book of Genesis (second edition, Nov. 2026) fits right in with this perspective, although it does not include herbs.
There will be a limited quantity of Seven Guideposts available for purchase at the event, which Matthew will be signing. We also welcome guests to bring their own copies, if you already have purchased the book through other channels!
Your ticket includes:
- A grounding Herbal Tea brewed from The Alchemist's Kitchen Elixir Bar
- Admission to Matthew's Talk
- A 15% discount on any Alchemist's Kitchen retail purchases
Books are not included in the ticket price and are an optional purchase that can be made during the event. However, there is no charge for the signing of any books purchased or brought from home.
SEVEN GUIDEPOSTS ON THE SPIRITUAL PATH: THE SHAMANIC STORY IN GENESIS
"Matthew Wood asks us to embrace the understanding that the book of Genesis is actually a precise guide to shamanic development. The connections he has made between the book of Genesis and the ancient teachings of shamanism are woven together in a truly brilliant and surprising way. He clearly creates a roadmap leading readers into the deep mysteries showing the universality of the practice of shamanism."
Excerpt from review by Sandra Ingerman, MA
AUTHOR: MATTHEW WOOD
Matthew Wood has been a practicing herbalist for over forty years. He is an internationally known teacher and author with more than ten books to his credit, including The Book of Herbal Wisdom, The Earthwise Herbals, Holistic Medicine and the Extracellular Matrix, and A Shamanic Herbal.
Matthew has an MSc in herbal medicine from the Scottish School of Herbal Medicine (accredited, U. of Wales). He lives in the Midwest.
Matthew has been practicing herbal medicine since 1981 and is the author of a dozen books, all (but this one) on herbalism. He teaches online at the matthewwoodinstituteofherbalism.com/ in collaboration with a network of talented practitioners.
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The Alchemist's Kitchen flagship is a unique destination located at 117-119 Crosby Street, Soho, New York.
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117 Crosby St, 117 Crosby Street, New York, United States
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