Robert Dale Rogers has been an herbalist for overforty years. He
has a Bachelor of Science from the University of Alberta, where he
is an assistant clinical professor in family medicine. He taught
plant medicine, including herbology and flower essences, at MacEwan
University for ten years, and presently in the Earth Spirit
Medicine Program at the Northern Star College in Edmonton.
Robert is past chair of the Alberta Natural Health Agricultural
Network and Community Health Council of Capital Health. He is a
Fellow of the International College of Nutrition, past chair of the
medicinal mushroom committee of the North American Mycological
Association, and on the editorial boards of the International
Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms and Discovery Phytomedicine. Robert
cohosts The Alberta Herb Gathering (www.herbgatheringalberta.com),
held every other year.
He lives on Millcreek Ravine in Edmonton with his beautiful and
talented wife, Laurie Szott-Rogers, and an out-of-control cat,
Ceres. You can email him at scents@telusplanet.net or visit
www.selfhealdistributing.com.
"Mushrooms emerge from beneath the forest soil and from the trunks
of old and dead trees—their mycelia decompose organic wastes and
bring forth fruiting bodies that can heal us, nourish us, or
transform our consciousness. In this beautiful book, Robert Dale
Rogers outlines the ways in which the vibrational medicine of
mushrooms can do the same thing for the human spirit—metabolizing
what we hide in the shadows and helping us to bring forth the fruit
of our own unique essences. Drawing on Rogers’s decades of
experience as an herbalist and his encyclopedic knowledge of
alchemy, flower essences, and fungal ecology and
pharmacology, Mushroom Essences is simultaneously infused
with magic and eminently practical: a comprehensive guide to a new
form of medicine."—Sean Donahue, traditional herbalist and faculty
member, Pacific Rim College
"I love this book. It is simple, easy to read, and user friendly,
with case studies to illustrate the potential impact of each
mushroom essence and a a ready-to-use repertory. Robert Rogers
provides an astute explanation of how each of us not only has a
dark side or shadow side but must embrace it, not only for our own
healing but for the healing of our planet."—Sabina Pettitt, Dr.
TCM, cocreator of Pacific Essences®
"In Mushroom Essences, Robert Rogers points out how
mushroom essences help us work with our shadow side and deal with
the depths of human suffering and despair—something we must come to
grips with on a worldwide level. This book is a must-read in order
for us, as humans, to take up our rightful place within nature as
true stewards instead of mere shadows of this honored
position."—Pam Montgomery, author of Partner Earth: A
Spiritual Ecology and Plant Spirit Healing: A Guide to
Working with Plant Consciousness
"Charting new territory and going where no one else has gone before
always takes special courage and oversight. Within the realm of
vibrational preparations, mushrooms and lichens have hitherto been
almost entirely ignored. With his remarkable research, Robert
Rogers gifts us with unprecedented insight into a neglected corner
of energy medicine. Rogers presents several novel ways of essence
preparation, showing his deep and sensitive communion with nature.
Detailing the indications and uses of forty-eight new essences
backed up with case histories, he poetically weaves together this
must-read source of mushroom wisdom."—Julia Graves, author
of The Language of Plants
"If we are to reach our fullest potential, we must learn about and
integrate the shadow. As difficult as this journey can be, we
have been provided the means to be supported throughout it: the
fungi. Robert Rogers’s work with their intelligence in the form of
“essences” to augment this challenging journey is a poignant
eye-opener—one many of us may not be ready for, but one we dearly
need. Mushroom Essences provides a valuable toolkit for anyone
on the herbal path towards psychospiritual health."—James W. Jesso,
author of True Light Of Darkness
"Soul connection, transformation, healing the traumatized
psyche—these are the purview of mushroom essences. They transmute
the dark elements of our injured minds and spirits to experiences
and expressions of the authentic, joyous life that is our
birthright. They speak healing truths to the body, mind, and spirit
without harm or pain. In Mushroom Essences Robert Rogers gives
us clear knowledge, means, and methods for personal freedom and
wholeness."—Sandra Dutreau Williams, PhD, founder and director of
Mushrooms for Well Being Foundation
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