Deepening the Circle: Spiritual Herbalism, 4-Part Garden Intensive
The Deva of Plantain

Sundays 10 AM – 1 PM | Four Weeks

Fifth Cohort

Location: In person at Duafe House Garden, 44th Ave North, Minneapolis, MN
(indoors if weather requires)

Each month we gather for four consecutive sessions devoted to one plant, meeting in the garden for an intimate, hands-on study.

In September, we turn to Plantain. Together we will explore its botany, folklore, magic, and spirit, noticing how the plant’s presence shows up in our lives, bodies, emotions, and memories.

Because this work invites vulnerability and deep listening, the circle remains small so each voice has space and each person has time to connect.

Over four weeks we will learn to identify Plantain, harvest with care, prepare it as food and medicine, and partner with its magical and spiritual gifts. Each session we share a plantain-infused brunch, check in with how the Plantain Deva is working in our lives, and work with the plant through ceremony, story, and craft.

In this series you will

Meet the spirit of Plantain and discover your unique connection
Explore magical, physical, and spiritual ways to work with the plant
Create Plantain preparations to bring into your home practice
Listen for the guidance Plantain offers you personally
Learn through story, touch, taste, and ritual

What’s included

Plantain-infused brunch each week
One session of cooking together with Plantain
Fresh plant material at every class
Medicine-making such as oil, salve, or ritual item
Craft project such as an amulet, altar tool, or botanical art
A monthly Plant Focus Zine
Guided meditations, journaling prompts, and group sharing

Investment

Sliding scale $150–$300 for the full four-class series
Payment plans and limited scholarships available

Come ready to sit with Plantain, cook and craft with it, and deepen your relationship with the green ones. This is our fifth cohort of Deepening the Circle: Spiritual Herbalism, continuing to build community through food, spirit, and the living garden.

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Syllabus

Sundays 10 AM – 1 PM | Four Weeks

Each session includes: ceremony, circle teaching, hands-on practice, and a light plantain-infused brunch.

Week 1 — Opening Ceremony & Meeting Plantain

Opening ceremony calling in the Plantain Deva, ancestors, and allies to bless our 4-week journey.
Brunch and check-in: *“What are you bringing to this 4-week ceremony with the Deva of Plantain and the circle?”*
Discussion of our agreements with each other: discretion, sacred listening, and boundaries of trust in the circle.
Teaching: What is a Deva, and why would we want to work with a Plant Deva.
Plant focus: Basic identification of plantain.
Practice: Harvesting plantain together and beginning the drying process for oil-making.
Homework: Notice where Plantain appears in your life and journal about it.

Week 2 — Medicine of Plantain

Brunch and check-in: How has Plantain Deva shown up in your life since last week.
Teaching: Plantain’s medicine for the body, benefits, uses, preparations, and contraindications.
Practice: Making plantain chips together and preparing our infused plantain oil.
Homework: Notice where Plantain appears in your life and journal about it.

Week 3 — Spirit, Magic & Folklore

Brunch and check-in: What agreements or teachings has Plantain revealed this week.
Teaching: Magical, spiritual, and cultural folklore of Plantain.
Practice: Crafting a plantain talisman, one for yourself and one for someone in your community.
Homework: Notice where Plantain appears in your life and journal about it.

Week 4 — Closing Ceremony & Integration

Brunch and final check-in: How has Plantain Deva reshaped or deepened your agreements with yourself, community, and the green ones.
Teaching: Integration and living with Plantain as an everyday and ceremonial ally.
Practice: Straining and portioning our plantain oil and crafting plantain salve to take home.
Ritual: Closing gratitude ceremony with the Deva of Plantain.

Materials provided:** jars, dried and fresh plantain, oil, salve containers, talisman supplies, ceremonial tools.

Guided by the Ancestors. Rooted in community.