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Meet Taj Scicluna
Botanical Educator, Bioregional Herbalist & Awe Seeker
Writer, Wildcrafter, Animist.
Botanical Education is dedicated to building practical, grounded relationships with plants — bringing together traditional herbal knowledge, hands-on medicine making, bioregional practice and contemporary herbal science.
Offering Online & In Person Herbal Training & Consultations
Currently in Melbourne and the Macedon Ranges, Vic - Wurundjeri & Dja Dja Wurrung Country
Coming to Bellingen, NSW - Gumbaynggirr Country
As of May 2027
As Above, So Below. Practicing on stolen Wurundjeri & Dja Dja Wurrung land, Naarm.
I pay my respects to Elders past, present and emerging.
Work with Taj
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Enter the enchanting world of Herbalism from an animistic, esoteric & ecological lens. Where science meets traditional wisdom, to deepen our understanding and connection to ourselves and our environment; becoming whole once again.
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Herbalism Workshops & Courses Melbourne & Bellingen
Botanical EducationHerbalism courses for beginners & practitioners. Foraging walks, medicine making, wildcrafting, & advanced practitioner intensives.
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Learn to identify, forage, & wildcraft medicinal and edible plants in Victoria and New South Wales.
In-person & online foraging walks wildcrafting & medicine making courses. -
Village Herbalist Melbourne | Consultations | Botanical Education
One-on-one Herbalism sessions, tailored to your specific case and constitution. I offer both biomedical and folk perspectives. Your body is telling a story, and I listen, matching this narrative to those of healing plants.
Book a herbal consultation with Taj Scicluna, village herbailist & BHSc qualified practitioner. In-person Melbourne & telehealth. -
Advanced herbalism training for herbalists, naturopaths, allied health practitioners. Dispensary skills, phytochemistry, bioregional practice
My work moves between the garden, the wild landscape, the dispensary and the classroom — exploring not only what herbs do, but how to grow, gather, prepare, formulate and work with them with greater skill and understanding.
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Botanical Education Offerings
Online Herbalism programs, accessible from anywhere.
Self-paced, engaging and practical courses and workshops for deepening plant connection and understanding how to apply this to daily life.
IN PERSON training
Herbalism courses and workshops in Melbourne and Bellingen.
For beginners & practitioners. Foraging walks, medicine making, wildcrafting, & advanced practitioner intensives.
Online training
Practitioners Hub.
Advanced herbalism training for herbalists, naturopaths, allied health practitioners. Dispensary skills, phytochemistry, bioregional practice.
herbal clinic
Book a herbal consultation with Taj Scicluna, village herbalist & BHSc qualified practitioner.
In-person Melbourne & telehealth.
Coming to Bellingen, NSW in May 2027.
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The Botanical Archives
I am Taj Scicluna, The Artist formerly known as 'The Perma Pixie'
I am a Botanical Educator, Village Herbalist & Wildcrafter.
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