Deadly Apothecary Oracle by Priestess Moon

Poisonous plants as guides and healers.

Explore the magickal and medicinal properties of poisonous plants from around the world. Considered baneful weeds, it transpires that the most maligned plants in history contain incredible cures. In the Deadly Apothecary Oracle, discover their benefits on an energetic level under the guidance of their spirits – the priestesses of poison. These botanicals function in a very powerful way and, just like these plants, the intense emotions we feel as humans – the ones we try to keep hidden – also function in a powerful way. In fact, working through these emotions can be one of our greatest cures. Embracing our shadow sides is not a journey for the faint of heart. Heed the call of the priestesses of poison and voyage with them through light and darkness. If you do, you will be gifted with many insights. Let them help you accept all parts of yourself.

Priestess Moon

Author, Artist

Priestess Moon is a West Australian artist with five solo exhibitions to her name, as well as numerous group exhibitions. Her artwork is renowned as colourful, decorative and highly symbolic, created to bring moments of enchantment to the viewer. Priestess Moon works with universal symbols, bringing them into a modern context and adding her own ideas and insights. Many of her artworks incorporate gold leaf in an application method surviving since ancient Egyptian times.

After a completing a Bachelor of Arts in Design, a life changing move to Scotland to visit the land of her ancestors saw Priestess Moon discovering Celtic paganism, and with it, the spirituality of the natural world. Bringing this mysticism into her art and writing, her works have strong links to illuminated manuscripts, herbal codex’s, and magickal grimoires. Priestess Moon’s artworks contain special symbols that act as ‘energy’ tools, designed to evoke certain qualities, such as peace, protection and prosperity.

One of Priestess Moon’s ongoing interests is researching the magickal properties of herbs and spices to create delicious, yet effective enchantments by performing ‘Kitchen Witch’ magick. At the age of ten, Priestess Moon wrote a book called “Witch’s Magical Spells.” It contained a variety of spells, written in the style of cooking recipes, complete with illustrations and lashings of sequins and glitter. So, you could say Priestess Moon’s curiosity about spell work and herbal recipes (and glitter) is more than a passing interest!

Today, Priestess Moon runs an art and design business, which specialises in bespoke artworks, handmade spells, Sabbat cards and oracle decks.