The Plant Ally Library

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Growing in Our Relationship with Plant Allies

Learning about the wisdom of plant medicine and magick is a multi-faceted process. The stories of plants come to us through folklore and oral tradition, by classes both online and in-person, through books borrowed from libraries, bought, and gifted from generous family, and directly from the plants themselves. One way that herbalists, especially those within traditional western herbalism, compile, remember, and organize knowledge about our beloved plant allies is through creating and sharing plant profiles. It's something that I love to do in my own practice and I'm excited to be sharing with you my complete collection of plant profiles through The Plant Ally Library.

Since 2010 I've been writing about plant allies and the full spectrum of traditional western herbalism on my blog and through my courses. Over the years my readers have (kindly and patiently) asked that I compile all of my plant profiles in one easy-to-access space where they can be downloaded with ease. So The Plant Ally Library was made and I hope you'll join me within this ever-growing garden space of plant stories.

What is The Plant Ally Library?

The Plant Ally Library is my ever-growing collection of plant profiles from all of my courses as well as profiles exclusive to only this space. Currently, there are over 50 plant profiles within The Plant Ally Library, with new profiles added each year, complete with hand-drawn watercolor illustrations. There are also correspondence charts from the energetics of traditional western herbalism to lunar phases and more.

My plant profiles are written from the perspective of an herbalist who practices the full spectrum of traditional western herbalism from modern evidence-based care to folkloric studies and magickal practice. If you love the plant profiles you've found via my blog and want an easy to print version - The Plant Ally Library is for you. If you've been wanting to access all of my plant profiles without having to sign-up for my courses - welcome to The Plant Ally Library. If you want to support my ability to continue to write plant profiles for everyone, joining The Plant Ally Library helps me achieve this.

Every time I write a new plant profile, whether it is for my blog, a new course, or my patrons, it'll show up automatically here. Speaking of my beloved patrons, they get access to PAL for free as part of their membership - so if you like communities full of friendly plant folk and exclusive resources, come on over.

All of the plant profiles are accessible to read online as well as download as PDFs. I've also included correspondence charts modeled on the ones that I use in my own practice, which help you to quickly find an herb you're looking for based on their traditional western energetic or astrological qualities. I plan on growing this part of the library as time allows and will always let you know when the course has been updated with a new profile or resource.

What The Plant Ally Library Is Not

The Plant Ally Library is not a course - there are no tutorials on how to make herbal medicine or developing a magickal practice. There's no noisy social spaces or projects to get done. Instead, The Plant Ally Library is a sweet and simple library-like place where you can check out dozens of plant profiles to support your herbal studies whenever you like.

If you are looking for a course with more remedy-making tutorials and explorations of what it is to be called to the work of an herbalist, check out The Lunar Apothecary. For my tarot readers and herb folks who occasionally cast cards, The Tarot Apothecary is the space for you. Finally, for my beautiful highly sensitive folks and empaths (as well as those who serve them), I've created Solace just for you.

What Students Are Saying

"The Plant Ally Library is a wonderful collection of Materia Medica and other herbal resources. An extremely well priced introduction to Alexis' content, or well condensed source for their materia medica for those with access to their other courses. Highly recommended for those starting out in traditional western herbalism, or just those wanting to get their hands on more resources. Highly recommended." ~ Alexis Zephyra

"This is just the best….expertise and wisdom throughout the course and VERY reasonably priced. This is such a great resource for any learning or practicing herbalist." ~ Donna

"The Plant Ally Library is a beautiful collection of herbal Ally’s. Perfectly crafted, easy to work with, accessible in web form and printable pdfs too. The detail and love poured into the artwork, the corresponds & information all around is perfect. I will use this PAL often ❤️" ~ TEW (@hazybotanicals)

"The knowledge shared in The Plant Ally Library is thorough and generous." ~ SJU

"This is such a phenomenal resource as I develop a plant profile notebook to resource and study in the years to come. It is thorough and feels like such a complete profile. I love having different insight into the plants and this was so worth the investment. Love it!" ~ Donna

"I love this course because of the palpable wisdom behind the words. Just the introduction changed my perspective on my practice as a whole. I'm so glad I stumbled upon this website and I can't wait to find more to learn!" - JL

Creating Access
or how to pay for The Plant Ally Library

In the spirit of financial accessibility, The Plant Ally Library is offered at a sliding scale (if you are unfamiliar with the sliding scale and where you might fall on it be sure to read my quick guide below before purchase). You can purchase The Plant Ally Library for as little as $12 and there are also opportunities to pay a bit more and support the lower tiers of enrollment.

While I encourage you to read my full thoughts on the sliding scale here is a very brief rundown:

Standard Membership at $27 is the actual cost of the class. If you choose a ticket price below this tier you are receiving a discount.

Supported Membership at $18 is for those who are able to meet their basic needs but have little-to-no expendable income. Paying for this class may qualify as a sacrifice but it would not create hardship.

The Pay-It-Forward price is $30 - a few dollars above the actual cost of the class. That extra money goes towards supporting the lower tier of the sliding scale, scholarships, and future free and low-cost classes. Essentially it's an opportunity to not only take your class but also support your fellow community members while you're at it. Sweet!

Two times a year (when I offer extended payment plans for my other courses - see FAQ) I offer an Extra Support Membership for $12. This level is for those who struggle to meet basic needs and paying for this class is possible at this level, but still a hardship.

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