Almanac of the Living Vessel

Almanac of the Living Vessel

Practical Sorcery for Health, Habit, and Hunger

Within these 500+ pages lies a working book—part grimoire, part guide—crafted for those who seek to transform the body not through force, but through ritual, rhythm, and nourishment.

Almanac of the Living Vessel is a spellbound compendium of habit, hunger, and health, where the kitchen becomes a sanctum and each meal an act of quiet magic.

At its core is Bone and Breath, a complete eating habit transformation rite—designed to bind intention to action, teach the language of hunger, and forge lasting change through small, deliberate practices. This is not a diet to be endured, but a system of living rituals that, over time, reshape the vessel from the inside out.

Interwoven throughout the almanac are the collected recipes of Cooking With John Grouber, drawn from the revered volumes Roots and Roughage, Strength and Stone, Stems and Shadows, Elixirs and Potions, and Leaves and Legacies. Each recipe is a kitchen spell—quick to cast, rich in nourishment, and grounded in real-world wisdom—crafted to sustain strength, vitality, and clarity.

As an exclusive working, this tome also contains Fields and Flames, a complete vegan grimoire available nowhere else. Born of earth and fire, these plant-based rites celebrate flavor, resilience, and abundance without sacrifice.

This book is for those who believe food is more than fuel. That habits are spells repeated daily. That health is not summoned in a moment, but conjured through consistency. Enter these pages, light the stove, and begin the alchemy.