Here is the link to the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine Course
https://www.swsbm.com/school/
click https://www.swsbm.com/school/index.php?ID=4 and just sign up/register - it is free.
And, here are my notes for the first course:
Alright! Well, the first class was very interesting. It didn't discuss herbs, but laid a foundation based on organic chemistry.... atomic structures... protons, electrons... positive and negative charges and ionic bonds. This stuff never took when I was taught it in high school. But, I actually found it really interesting in this context... maybe more due to my own age and maturity. It looks like the classes will be informal, like a PDC. The teacher seems to have been a brilliant man... an oddball/hippie... but not a touchy, feely, fluffy" type. Maybe it is personal preference, but I don't dig that kind of stuff.... one of the smartest, most knowledgeable herbalists in America really turns me off to the point that I can't even take his online instruction due to all the, "Man, like this plant just speaks to me like so deeply you know... its just like wow... like so spiritual...like the patriarchy dies when this plant speaks... the Earth Mother sings... and I just cry and laugh" And I'm like... um... yeah... so what is this herb used for... what does it do? Well, I'd definitely go to him if I had cancer, because he really knows his stuff. But, he sure can't communicate it to me in way I can understand! So, I'm pleased... the teacher is a bit "far out", but not so far out that he can't convey factual information to a traditional man like me. I truly appreciate unconventional people.... but, I need them to occasionally back off from the bong long enough formulate coherent sentences that convey information.
Now, I'm contemplating downloading some of the books/course info. Where to begin?
What did y'all think and what did you learn?
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