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Plant Mirror Reflection

Shadowcaft School

Learning never exhausts the mind

- Leonardo Da Vinci

Sacred Herbal Arts™

Certified Herbal Energetics Practitioner Training - Traditional, Medicinal & Energetic Healing with Herbs

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Welcome to the Sacred Herbal Arts Practitioner Program!

Over the course of this program, you will explore the magical, medicinal, and energetic properties of over 160 herbs, gums, resins, and powders. You will gain hands-on experience crafting teas, tinctures, salves, amulets, anointing oils, and ritual blends, while learning to safely and ethically work with sacred and potentially hazardous herbs. You will learn about plants and traditional methods that have been restricted from mainstream education for decades.

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This program integrates scientific research, historical wisdom, and intuitive practice, giving you the confidence and competence to work with herbs for personal or professional purposes.

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Length of Course: 300 hours

Duration: 15 to 30 weeks (flexible study pace)

Attendance will be required on Mondays for 15 consecutive weeks. You can choose to have up to 30 weeks to complete your assessments.

Delivery Mode: Hybrid: Internal (in-person) & External (online/self-paced)

Modules: 10 main modules + Final Assessment

Assessments: Practical & theoretical; minimum 80% to pass

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Cost: Intro offer of $2,299 for our first intake in 2026!

Location for classes: Upstairs at Carpe Diem, Port Adelaide

Maximum Student Intake is 25 per year (sorry, there is no elevator access).

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Study Options:

  • Accelerated (15 weeks) – full-time immersive learning

  • Relaxed (up to 30 weeks) – part-time study

  • Pay-As-You-Go option available

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Program Highlights

  • Hands-on experience with 100+ herbs

  • Learn medicinal, energetic, and magickal applications of over 160 herbs

  • Safely research and work with restricted and toxic herbs

  • Build a professional apothecary

  • Create a Herbal Recipe Compendium (20+ formulations)

  • Develop ethical, cultural, and safety-focused practice

  • Explore career pathways: practitioner, educator, product creator, retreat facilitator

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Learning Outcomes

Upon completion, graduates will demonstrate broad and integrated knowledge in herbal medicine, energetics, and magickal practice, applying scientific, historical, and intuitive skills in ethical, culturally-aware, and safety-conscious professional contexts.

 

1. Historical & Cultural Mastery

  • Analyse herbal traditions across 15+ cultures (Celtic, Norse, Aztec, Incan, Siberian, Ayurvedic, African, Chinese, etc.)

  • Interpret cultural symbolism and deities associated with herbs

  • Identify historical figures shaping modern herbalism

  • Reflect on integration of ancient plant wisdom into modern practice

 

2. Scientific & Practical Skills

  • Classify plants using Seven-Step Taxonomy

  • Identify plant morphology and anatomy

  • Differentiate between fresh and dried herbs

  • Prepare teas, tinctures, salves, poultices, oils, compresses, and washes and more!

  • Apply Synergistic Blending for therapeutic and magickal potency

  • Toxicology & Restricted Herbs: research and safe handling of Foxglove, Hemlock, Belladonna, Datura, Mandrake, Aconite, Ephedra, Oleander

 

3. Esoteric & Spiritual Practice

  • Apply Doctrine of Signatures and TASTE Method

  • Explore plant consciousness, sentience, and memory

  • Use Plant Spirit Medicine, Morphic Fields, and energetic principles

  • Design and perform rituals, amulets, talismans, incense, and oils

 

4. Apothecary Management & Professional Practice

  • Establish a functional, safe, and sustainable apothecary

  • Apply hygiene, storage, and pest management protocols

  • Develop a Herbal Medicine & Magick Recipe Compendium (20+ formulations)

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5. Ethics, Business & Practitioner Readiness

  • Apply Hippocratic Principles and professional Code of Ethics

  • Understand liability, insurance, and risk management

  • Develop a professional identity and career pathway

  • Maintain personal and client energetic boundaries

 

6. Integration & Assessment

  • Practical and theoretical assessments throughout the program

  • Final integrative assessment combining scientific, historical, and spiritual perspectives

  • Demonstrate readiness for certification as a Sacred Herbal Arts Practitioner

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Completion

  • Certificate of Completion – Herbal Energetics Practitioner in  Sacred Herbal Arts

  • Eligible for insurance as a Holistic Healer, Energy Healer or other related category

  • Graduation celebration at course end

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Register your interest for the Sacred Herbal Arts Certified Herbal Energetics Practitioner Training in 2026

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This course requires mandatory attendance to classes on Mondays (located in Port Adelaide). Can you commit to this for a 15 week period?
Yes
No
How soon would you like to complete your Certification?
Intensive 15 weeks - I want my certification ASAP
Relaxed up to 30 weeks - more time to complete my assignments
None - I just want to choose specific modules
Upon enrolment, a non-refundable deposit of $499 is payable upon enrolment. We have flexible payment plan options suitable for everyone for the remaining fee. You may select any of the below payment options:
How would you like to receive your course materials?
Email (no charge)
Printed (additional $179 or FREE if you attended our Herbal Medicine and Magick workshop)
Both please!

Once you’ve registered your interest, your details will be securely held on our database in preparation for the Student Intake in December 2025. You are also invited to complete the Student Intake and Consent Form as part of the enrolment process. Successful applicants will be notified of their acceptance by 1st February 2026.

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