Ornithogalum umbellatum Positive qualities: Unity with the deepest part of the Self; a sense of inner divinity and wholeness. Patterns of imbalance: Shock or trauma, either recent or from a past experience; the need for healing and comfort from the spiritual world.
Castanea sativa Positive qualities: Spiritual depth, faith derived from encountering adversity; solitude rooted in spiritual communion. Patterns of imbalance: Pronounced despair and agony; feeling of aloneness or abandonment due to a “dark night of the soul.
Verbena officinalis Positive qualities: Ability to practice moderation, tolerance, and balance; “the middle way;” passionate and embodied idealism. Patterns of imbalance: Overbearing or insistent behavior regarding one’s beliefs; intensity bordering on fanaticism; nervous exhaustion from over-striving.
Vitis vinifera Positive qualities: Selfless service, recognition of the individuality of others; inner authority derived from connection to higher spiritual identity. Patterns of imbalance: Domineering, tyrannical, forcing one’s will on others; need to subjugate others in order to gain ego strength.
Juglans regia Positive qualities: Freedom from limiting influences, making healthy transitions in life, inner strength to follow one’s own path and destiny. Patterns of imbalance: Overly influenced by the social expectations or values of family or community, past experiences or beliefs that inhibit the soul’s evolution.
Hottonia palustris Positive qualities: Dignity and inner composure balanced with social connections to others; ability to share one’s gifts with others. Patterns of imbalance: Aloof, withdrawn, disdainful of “lower” relationships; making distinctions based on class, race, or social status that ensure separation from others; false pride.
Aesculus hippocastanum Positive qualities: Tranquil disposition, a spacious mental state that transcends personal or petty thoughts. Patterns of imbalance: Worry-bound repetitive thoughts, chattering mind; restless and agitated mental condition; insomnia.
Bromus ramosus Positive qualities: Work as an expression of inner calling; manifestation of one’s true goals and values; work experiences motivated by a clear life purpose and conviction Patterns of imbalance: Confusion and indecision about life direction; trying many activities but chronically dissatisfied or restless, lack of commitment or focus; work for survival rather than service
Rosa canina Positive qualities: Will to live, joy, and commitment to life despite trials or pain. Patterns of imbalance: Resignation or apathy; inability to embrace life; pain or suffering that paralyzes body and soul; a lingering illness that does not resolve itself.
Salix alba ssp. vitellina Positive qualities: Acceptance, forgiveness, taking responsibility for one’s life situation, adaptability to changing fortunes and circumstances. Patterns of imbalance: Feeling resentful, inflexible, or rigid emotional memories which turn to bitterness; tendency to blame others or see oneself as the victim.
Lilium parvum Positive qualities: Radiant and self-assured feminine identity, physical presence grounded in the female body Patterns of imbalance: Artificial or disembodied feminine self, lack of connection and awareness of female body, rejection of female organs as “lower”
Brugmansia candida Positive qualities: Spiritual surrender at death or at times of deep transformation; opening the soul to the spiritual world Patterns of imbalance: Fear of death, resistance to letting go of material life and crossing the spiritual threshold; denial of the reality of the spiritual world or the soul’s need for change
Angelica archangelica Positive qualities: Feeling protection and guidance from spiritual beings, especially during threshold experiences such as birth and death, or other life passages Patterns of imbalance: Feeling cut off, bereft of spiritual guidance and protection; spiritual orphan
Arnica mollis Positive qualities: Conscious embodiment, despite emergency or stress; recovery from deep-seated strain, post-trauma, or scarring Patterns of imbalance: Disconnection of Higher Self from body during shock or trauma; disassociation, unconsciousness, dysfunction or latent illness deriving from past trauma
Nemophila menziesii Positive qualities: Childlike innocence and trust; feeling supported and loved, especially by male figures; faith in the providence of spiritual beings Patterns of imbalance: Defensiveness, insecurity, mistrust of others; estrangement from higher spiritual authority; lack of support from the father or other masculine influences in childhood