The Invisible Harvest: A Microhistory of Heretical Herbs

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In this intoxicating collection of five essays on poisonous and psychoactive plants and fungi, Bethany van Rijswijk gathers hidden histories overlooked in the scholar’s harvest. Through otherworldly original collages and deep critical engagement with obscure tales of visionary sacraments, owl-chemists, fairy forts, forking paths, vermicular angels, dancing plagues, mushroom cults, and shamanic remnants, she reveals a magic that opens passageways to contrary states of being and thinking—if only we are bold enough to embrace them.

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Artist

Bethany van Rijswijk

Size

5.8 x 8 inches

Material

Premium paper stock

Format

Softbound

Pages

80

Bethany van Rijswijk

Bethany van Rijswijk is a collage artist and writer based in Tasmania, Australia. Her visual art has been exhibited within Australia and internationally, and she has been granted residencies in Tasmania, New Zealand, and Sweden. Her collages have been featured in various print publications, including Broccoli Magazine, Mushroom People, Catnip Magazine, Future Lutruwita, and Folklore for Resistance.

In 2023, her book of essays and collages exploring the folklore of poisonous plants and fungi entitled The Invisible Harvest: A Microhistory of Heretical Herbs was published by Broccoli Publishing. She is currently collaborating with Broccoli on a series of collaged oracle decks which includes The Mushroom Oracle, The Seashell Oracle and The Flower Oracle.