The Herbal Oracle
(Formerly 13th Moon)
A plant communication journey with 8 mystery herbs.
Every New Moon will begin with a new mystery herb, to be revealed during our monthly session around the Full Moon for two additional weeks of time working with the unveiled plant.
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Magical Boxes
All students receive a magical box filled with 8 mystery herbs, both bottled and dried. These are the more-than-human beings you will cultivate relationships with over the course of the lunar year.
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Embodied Community
Now and Then Herb School is oriented towards embodied learning within community. Build confidence with your capacity to discern Plant Spirit Medicine by practicing within a group dedicated to learning from one another.
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Social Justice
We offer tools to contextualize herbalism within the greater systems of oppression that impact health and healing. We hold space throughout the program to address how appropriation, exploitation, and commodification impact herbalism.
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Plant Communication
The program is grounded in direct communications with plants. We offer tools and techniques for you to practice learning the language of plants.
Join our 5th Cohort
First Tuesdays, September 2025 through May 2026 (including a winter break) from 5pm-7pm PST via Zoom
The specific dates are: September 2, 2025; October 7, 2025; November 4, 2025; December 2, 2025; no class in January; February 3, 2026; March 3, 2026; April 7, 2026; and May 5, 2026
We meet once a month around the Full Moon for two hours to practice our plant communication skills and learn the oracle behind our mystery herb.
These classes are recorded for folks who are unable to attend the live class.
Tuition
Early Bird Pricing is $650 , or $50* per month for 9 months
Early Bird Pricing ends May 31, 2025. On June 1, 2025 the sliding scale tuition is $740 - $920, or $60* - $80* per month for the 9 month payment plan
We also offer BIPOC scholarships on a first come first served basis.
Let us know in your application if you’d like access to a scholarship.
*Payment Plan pricing does not include the $200 deposit, required to hold your spot in the program (included in full tuition cost)
Please review our Sliding Scale Information Page to learn more about our particular sliding scale