With the dark months upon us, the season of Death extends its reaching hand from not only the land, but from the world of spirits of the human Dead as well. It was believed in times past that the autumn and winter months were when the Dead walked and were most active. Looking to plants as companions during the Dark Tide serves to remind us of the graveyard flora that ultimately helped people memorialize their beloved Dead and cope with the grief left behind.

In this lecture, we will learn about some of the most prominent funerary plants of Northern European/American History and explore their associations with spirits of the Dead. The reasons why the plants were utilized, as well as how they were used, will be discussed. Much of this lost lore is still helpful for grieving and mourning practices today.

Doors open at 6pm. Space is limited for this event. Please purchase your ticket in advance.

About Corinne Boyer

Corinne Boyer is a folk herbalist, teacher, and writer with a passion for traditions surrounding plants and folk magic. She has been studying and working with plants since 1998. She received her Bachelors of Science in 2003 in biomedical science (pre-med) with an emphasis on ethnobotany and plant toxicology. She studied with teachers and herbalists Carol Trasatto, Joyce Netishen and Trolldom practitioner Johannes Gardback of Gothenburg, Sweden.

Corinne teaches weekly classes out of her home with a focus on medicine making and the plant traditions of northern and western Europe and North America. She has been published in various journals with articles about plant lore, history and occult plant uses including The Cauldron, Clavis, and Wyrd. She has been featured in numerous anthologies, including for four years in the Verdant Gnosis, which is the collective book for the Viridis Genii Symposium.

Her published books include: 
Under the Witching Tree, Troy Books, 2016
Plants of the Devil, Three Hands Press, 2017
Under the Bramble Arch, Troy Books, 2019
The Witches Cabinet- Plant Lore, Sorcery and Folk Tradition, Three Hands Press, 2021 
Dream Divination Plants in Northwestern European Traditions, Three Hands Press, 2022
Under the Dragon Root, Troy Books, 2023
The Owls Eye, Troy Books, 2024 
The Devil’s Ointment, Three Hands Press, 2025 
Between the Witch and the Devil, Self Published, 2024

She lives with her family in the forests of the Pacific Northwest.