Free Resources

Welcome! If you’re just getting started around here, this is a good place to begin. Here, you’ll find a curated selection of free downloads, my most helpful articles, tools for getting started with plant magic and sacred aromatics, and so much more.

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Wild Alchemy

Ritual Guide

a 45-page guidebook to partner with the elements and plants for healing and manifestation

    Free Guides to Plant Magic & Medicine

    Free ebook

    Three pages of a brochure or book titled 'Flowering Soul' by Juniper Stokes, featuring floral images and text about flower essences on a gradient background.

    Journey into the art and practice of flower essence healing with this beautiful, in-depth guide.

    Free download

    Promotional image for a book titled 'How to Use Hydrosols: 44 Creative Ideas' by Juniper Stokes, featuring a copper pot with pink petals.

    Discover the alchemy of hydrosols with 44 creative uses!

    Free Ritual Guide

    A digital collage titled "Egyptian Rituals" showcasing three overlapping pages of a document. The central page features a cover titled "Daily Rituals for the Five Sacred Epagomenal Days" with an image of an ancient Egyptian temple. The side pages include text and images related to Egyptian themes, such as temples and pyramids. The design uses warm colors and geometric patterns for an ancient aesthetic.

    Learn how to do five Egyptian Deity Rituals with this beautiful guide. Includes secrets for celebrating the ancient Egyptian New Year.

    Free workshop

    Forest background with overlay text "A Shamanic Guide to Illness & Health" and a small logo at the bottom right. "ALCHEMESSENCE" appears at the bottom overlain on the image.

    Explore the five main causes of illness from a shamanic perspective―and how to heal them — in this free video workshop.

    Free Resources & readings

    Natural Perfumery & Anointing Rituals

    Chypre, citrus, ambreé…here’s a guide to natural perfume fragrance families.

    What goes into making a spiritual perfume? Peek at my process here.

    Alchemical, spiritual perfumery is not like mainstream, or even most indie, perfume houses. Explore what makes it different.

    What’s the difference between an extrait, eau de parfum, and a cologne? Learn more about dilutions & ratios in natural perfumery.

    At the heart of sacred aromatics are anointing oils. Explore their history and potency.

    Step into the world of Taoist alchemical anointing practices.

    Flower Essences

    Learn how to use vibrational essences and why they work in this complete guide to flower essences.

    What’s the difference between a mother, stock, or dosage essence? Find out in this guide to flower essence dilutions.

    Once you have your flower essence, it’s time to learn all the creative ways you can use flower essences.

    Hydrosols

    Discover just what these alchemical waters are and how to use them in this complete guide to hydrosols.

    Aromatherapy

    Your materials matter: Find my complete guide to buying real essential oils here and how to buy products made with true botanicals here.

    For those who love love, a guide to aphrodisiacs.

    And for the creators, essential oils for creativity.

    Everyone needs to know how to boost your immune system with essential oils.

    Along with specific essential oils for the lungs, whether you’re clogged up from a cold or wildfire smoke.

    This is a favorite and much-needed at certain times of the year: key essential oils for Mercury Rx!

    Wild Plants & Herbal Remedies

    Partnering with the wild world is my favorite way to source potent aromatics. Here’s how to get started ethically — and why this shifts our consciousness.

    If you go out foraging, be sure to keep these wildcrafting and foraging safety tips in mind!

    A few reflections on some of my favorite plants: Great Northern Bedstraw, Fireweed, Elephant’s Head Flower, Dandelion, Gnome Plant, and Rose.

    A few of my favorite tips for incorporating more herbal wellness into your everyday life.

    Everyone needs a Sunday tea ritual.

    the art & Practice of sacred aromtics

    Discover shamanism

    Whether you’re completely new to shamanism or have been practicing for decades, find everything you need for your ongoing journeys.