Ritual Branch

Fort Peck Dam (first cover of Life magazine), Margaret Bourke-White, 1936 Ritual Branch (abstraction), Minor White, 1958 (or any work by Minor White) London Child (fantasy), Bill Brandt, 1955 (or any work by Bill Brandt)... 

Titus, when he inflicted the Divine vengeance, in the destruction of the Temple, witnessed the veneration of the Jews for their sanctuary, for their laws, and for their sabbaths and he carried the emblems of a ritual service, the table, and the candlestick, with its branches, to Rome, to be sculptured on his arch the memorials of the accomplishment of prophecy in the demolition of the sacred city, and in the dispersion of its inhabitants. ... 

Specialists in healing among the Caboclo population include faith healers, midwives, and healers, among others. In the course of healing practices, in addition to prescribing medicinal plants and animals, rituals are used prayers, during which branches of specific plants such as vassourinha broom Scoparia dulcis L.) are shaken around the body of the sick. 

This book in its original format is also mandatory reading for Golden Dawn students as part of their 5=6 training, both in New Zealand and in some temples of the American branch of the Order. Overall the book is an excellent introduction to both the magical use of herbs and the ritual aspect of alchemy, and is something that could be built on by every person who studies, to suit their own individual temperament. 

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