'Lynn Shore takes us on a magical journey of interconnection with Nature, through simple practices that build relationship with the natural world around us, often hidden in plain sight in our urban landscapes. This wonderful, accessible book is generous in its offerings and abundantly filled with imaginative ways to include Nature as part of our regenerative lifestyle choices, and to embed these practices in our everyday lives. It provides an essential toolkit for all who are interested in finding ways to shift out of our old separation thinking patterns and begin to experience what it feels like to live in an interconnected world of belonging and wholeness.' - Glennie Kindred, author. 'The Green City Witch is a potent breath of green magic for the urban soul. It is a sacred guide for those who hear the whisper of the wild, even beneath the hum of traffic and neon lights. Within these pages lies the wisdom that magic is not bound to forests or faraway places it thrives in alleyways, window boxes, rooftop gardens, and the cracks of city pavements...' - Barbara Meiklejohn-Free, The Highland Seer, High Priestess, best-selling and award-winning author of over 30 books, oracle decks, calendars, and diaries. 'A lush, lyrical guide to weaving enchantment through concrete and steel, The Green City Witch is a love letter to the wild soul of the urban landscape. With wisdom rooted in lived practice and heartfelt observation, Lynn Shore invites us to find spirit in weeds between paving stones, magic in pigeon feathers, and kinship with mosses and street trees. Practical, poetic, and powerfully empowering, this is a book for witches who walk the city with bare feet on brick, who compost their spells, and who know the green breath of the Earth still pulses beneath every slab of asphalt' - Sian Sibley, traditional Welsh witch, leader of Dragon Oak Coven, and author of Unveiling The Green and Black Paths and Green Cathedrals. 'The Green City Witch by Lynn Shore emphasizes the sacredness of all things and gives simple and practical ideas of how to integrate this into everyday life in a city, The book includes a very helpful foraging calendar, spells, charms, magical operations and all the tools needed for successful green magic A lovely, evocative exploration of how to live in the city and still remain contact with nature and its rhythms. Recommended.' - Elisabeth Brooke, medical herbalist and author of A Womans Book of Herbs A Witches Guide to Healing Body, Mind and Spirit, and Women Healers Through History. 'The Green City Witch' opens up the seemingly mundane urban environment to reveal the enchantment at its heart. This wealth of information on lore, ritual, spell work and even urban foraging, offers magical city dwellers a comprehensive guide with a host of ethical and sustainable suggestions that will enrich any magical practice.' - Philip Carr-Gomm, author of Druid Mysteries. 'The Green City Witch' is packed full with useful magical practices, tips, rituals and ponderings that will give any would-be Urban Witch a great foundation on which to build their practice. The seasoned Witch will also find much to interest and inspire.' - Eimear Burke, Chosen Chief of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids. 'This book is a rare and thoughtful companion for anyone drawn to the healing presence of plants. Blending practical herbal knowledge with a sense of quiet wonder, it invites the reader into a deeper, more personal relationship with the green worldwhether thats a familiar backyard weed or a more elusive medicinal ally.
Part field guide, part contemporary grimoire, it offers clear, grounded insight into working with plants, while also encouraging a more intuitive and respectful way of listening to them. The writing is warm, accessible, and gently reflective, making space for both experienced herbalists and curious beginners to explore the magic and medicine of everyday nature.
Rather than overwhelming with information, this book nurtures connection. It reminds us that herbalism is not only about remedies, but also about slowing down, paying attention, and engaging with plants as living beings. Its a book to return to oftenwhether for practical guidance, gentle inspiration, or quiet reflection.
For those seeking a more rooted and meaningful way to engage with plant medicine, this book offers a steady, thoughtful pathone that honors both tradition and the quiet wonder of the natural world' - Dr Carolina Ivanescu, Assistant Professor of Religion and Society, University of Amsterdam. Although we are all part of nature, in our urban world we often lead a denatured and disconnected life. Unlike our ancestors, we no longer have a community of elders and knowledge keepers showing us how to live in natural balance. However, even in a city environment, there are still paths back into nature, paths back into connection with spirit, and here is a book to guide us. Lynn shows us that in every moment there exists the potential to experience the magical aspects of nature, a magic so often hidden in plain sight.' - Stephen Taylor, author of The Humoral Herbal.
