Paeonia californica Positive qualities: Celebration of life; healthy instinct for pleasure; cultivation of magnetic and charismatic soul forces through integration with the vital forces in the lower chakras Patterns of imbalance: Predominance of passive yin forces, repressed vitality, sensuality or sexuality; difficulty with money and power issues
Valeriana californica Positive qualities: Tranquility and inner equilibrium; inner confidence for the future due to the soul’s understanding of prior experiences; peaceful acceptance of life experiences Patterns of imbalance: Shallow breathing due to anxiety about the future; nervous agitation or insomnia; worry and unease when facing future life events that are viewed as challenging; addiction to sleeping…
Cassiope mertensiana Positive qualities: Soul warmth that rays into the body; appreciation for all creation; the joy of physical existence; warmth as the source of well-being Patterns of imbalance: Lack of appreciation for the spirituality inherent in the created world and the physical body; aloof or removed from the life pulse in Nature or the human body;…
Prunus avium Positive qualities: Youthful joy and exuberance, feelings of innocence and openness; celebrating the threshold of adolescence; healing and integration of painful experiences in adolescence Patterns of imbalance: Toxic blood or related skin conditions such as acne; loss of innocence, hope or youthful outlook on life; traumatic life experiences in adolescence that continue to plague the…
Fritillaria biflora Positive qualities: Embodiment and acceptance of basic metabolic functions, especially the reproductive and elimination systems of the body Patterns of imbalance: Lack of awareness of metabolic functions; aversion for eliminative functions of the body; revulsion for menstruation, lactation; difficulty with elimination, poor intestinal function or blockages
Aquilegia formosa Positive qualities: Radiant expression of one’s unique creativity and inspiration; distinctive individuality as a source of luminosity and radiance for others; inspired acting and speaking in the world Patterns of imbalance: Hesitation to express one’s creativity and individuality; inability to take social or creative risks; mid-life crisis calling for re-constellation of soul forces and life…
Veratrum californicum Positive qualities: Developing a positive picture of the aging process in women; dignity and self-containment; acceptance and celebration of the wisdom and dignity of maturity; celebration of fullness in body and life Patterns of imbalance: Feeling old and “dried up”; despair at the passing of youth and motherhood; difficult hormonal transition in body and soul;…
Hesperocallis undulata Positive qualities: Ability to radiate beauty, artistry and grace within a mechanized urban environment; rejuvenation of self and others through feminine soul forces of beauty and grace; feminine water element of the soul as balm for fire imbalance in modern technology Patterns of imbalance: Feeling oppressed by the invasive ugliness of technological urban culture; sensitivity…
Geum triflorum Positive qualities: Intelligence that is integrated in head and heart; enduring wisdom derived from incremental development of soul forces; patient and progressive cultivation of thinking forces with over-all soul identity Patterns of imbalance: Precocious development of intellectual capacities with lagging emotional development; easily bored or distracted due to lack of heart attention and imagination; tendency…
Oenothera deltoides Positive qualities: Connection with a nurturing maternal presence in the spiritual world; soul memory of the spiritual radiance of being born; awareness and gratitude for those beings who have guided the soul’s incarnation into earth Patterns of imbalance: Alienation from the mother soul of the world, feeling abandoned by the spiritual world; birth trauma, pregnancy…
Gentiana calycosa Positive qualities: Renewed strength for meeting one’s life purpose and spiritual destiny; transforming crisis and loss into new opportunities Patterns of imbalance: World-weariness at mid-life; loss of connection with one’s spiritual destiny and life purpose; profound health crisis or loss that depletes soul forces
Pholistoma auritum Positive qualities: Vulnerability, openness and receptivity in spiritual seeking; flexible yet strong soul structure for core spiritual beliefs Patterns of imbalance: Dogmatism, rigid spiritual beliefs that are externally derived; authoritarian social or political viewpoints
Chamaenerion angustifolium Positive qualities: Recovery of vital forces; phoenix-like powers of soul to re-construct and re-create new life; assimilation of alchemical fire toward new forces of life and rejuvenation Patterns of imbalance: Healing for events involving adversity and disruption, “trial by fire,” wounding or disruption due to fire, heat or light and related technology or military weapons
Fuchsia magellanica (red purple) Positive qualities: Genuine emotional vitality, ability to express intense feelings Patterns of imbalance: Hyper-emotionality or hysteria that masks deeply-seated pain and trauma; misdirected psychosomatic responses to pain and stress
riteleia lilacina Positive qualities: Redemption of suffering; transformation of emotional darkness into the light of soul understanding; resurrection forces of soul triumph Patterns of imbalance: Profound trauma, sorrow, emotional pain; inability to face evil, or the “shadow” of humanity; descent into hell
Moluccella laevis Positive qualities: Awareness of the elemental world in Nature; ability to work with elemental nature forces through one’s own bodily matrix; Nature wisdom acquired through direct sensory experience Patterns of imbalance: Overly romantic or mental relationship to Nature; lack of physical connection or embodiment in relationship to Nature and primal elemental forces