The first Paradise was a Garden. In Eden, the First Man gardened and tended the many plant allies of the earth; naming and working with them in joyous relationships of mutual aid and benefit.

This recorded lecture outlines a spiritual practice with Adam, the First Man, as not only First Ancestor but First Gardener and First Herbalist: going right back to the original mythic source of humanity’s relationships with Nature, which – despite certain fundamentalist religious claims – can be characterized far more by respectful balance and harmony than domination or exploitation.

We consider the Adamic material in grimoiric sources: from the seasonal agricultural conjurations of the Sepher Raziel to ancestral lineage appeals in the Book of Oberon, and the appearance of the ghost of Adam himself in the Excellent Book of the Arte of Magicke.

Moreover, this class explores a range of charms and spells with the plants mythically linked to the First Garden, many of which explicitly call upon Adam’s patronage and empowerment.

Finally, we examine a variety of Adamical calls, ‘Semaforas’, and magical speech-acts of Eden for working harmoniously and respectfully with trees, seeds, roots, and fruits by the very pacts and promises of Paradise which may still be potently honoured.

This class-bundle includes:

• An illustrated lecture of 65-minute duration

• The accompanying slide-deck

A full table of contents of the lecture itself runs:

• (Re)Approaching the Adamic

• The First Gardener

• Agricultural Prayers of Adam

• First Ancestor as Tutelary Shade

• Adam’s Apples

• Paradise Plants

• Edenic Speech

• The Semaforas of Flora

• A Conjuration of the Trees

• Rewilding Eden (In Our Hearts)

• Further Notes on Practice

By purchasing this class recording, you agree that you understand that no part of the material dictated or provided throughout the duration of the presentation may be reproduced, distributed, or used in any other form (neither electronic nor mechanic, including photocopies and recordings), without the direct and written consent of the instructor, Dr Alexander Cummins.