Venelestis

I'm Mariana, the soul behind this botanical haven.

I am a trained aromatherapist, life-long student of herbalism, herbal magic and green witchery. I illustrate magical herbs to deepen my connection with their plant spirits and gain a deeper understanding of their nature and properties.

I am creating a series of plant and mushroom oracle deck that combine divination, plant lore and plant medicine into a system that will marry pharmacognosy, magical herbalism and self-development.

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While I love Tarot, Lenormand and structured divination systems like runes, I have discovered in my practice that I often require freedom and customization for a lot of my work. And I think the Venelestis botanical oracles are great for that - an absolute freedom to make them what you need the to be and shape a working deck of your own and have a secondary one left for aspirational, learning and other purposes too :)

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My journey with the magic of plants began through a desire to bridge the realms of the spiritual and the physical. What started as an exploration of incense blends and anointing oils soon evolved into a deep connection with medicinal herbs and the power they hold to heal both body and spirit.