Echinacea purpurea Positive qualities: Core integrity and immunity, maintaining a strong sense of Self, especially when challenged by stress or disease Patterns of imbalance: Shattered by severe trauma or abuse; physical or emotional disintegration of Self Identity; poor immune function; vacant presence
Oenothera elata Positive qualities: Awareness and healing of painful early emotions absorbed from parents; ability to open emotionally and form deep, committed relationships Patterns of imbalance: Profound feeling of rejection stemming from in utero or early childhood experience; avoidance of commitment in relationships, fear of parenthood; sexual and emotional coldness or repression
Erythronium purpurascens Positive qualities: Involvement in the social fabric of the world; ability to share one’s spiritual gifts with others Patterns of imbalance: Withdrawal, isolation, self-protection; overly delicate or mystical, lacking the inner strength to participate in community and family
Erodium cicutarium Positive qualities: Star-like vision, a cosmic overview which holds the events of ordinary life in perspective Patterns of imbalance: Obsessive worry and compulsion about minor events; unable to gain a wider perspective in daily life; hyper-focus on small details
Myosotis sylvatica Positive qualities: Awareness of karmic connections in one’s personal relationships; perceptive mindfulness of subtle realms and transpersonal relationships Patterns of imbalance: Lack of connection with souls in the spiritual world; loneliness and isolation due to death of a loved one; soul myopia
Fuchsia magellanica 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
Allium sativum Positive qualities: Resilient and vital response to life, active resistance to adverse influences Patterns of imbalance: Fearful or weak due to parasitic influence, prone to low vitality; mediumistic
Ehrendorferia chrysantha Positive qualities: Ability to remember and understand core experiences that define emotional history; nourishment and insight from past experiences Patterns of imbalance: Suppressed toxic memories of childhood; feelings of pain and trauma about past events, affecting present emotional identity
Achillea filipendulina Positive qualities: Remaining open to others while staying self-contained; active social involvement which preserves inner equilibrium Patterns of imbalance: Over-sensitivity to one’s social surroundings, resulting in social isolation, or a false social persona; dependence on drugs for protection or social masking
Solidago velutina ssp californica Positive qualities: Strong and secure sense of individuality, balanced with a group or social consciousness Patterns of imbalance: Overly influenced by group or cultural ties; inability to be true to oneself, easily susceptible to peer pressure or external social demands
Hibiscus moscheutos Positive qualities: Warmth and responsiveness in sexuality; integration of soul warmth and bodily passion Patterns of imbalance: Inability to enjoy sexual experience; lack of warmth and vitality, often due to prior exploitation, false cultural expectations or abuse
Cynoglossum grande Positive qualities: Holistic thinking; perception of physical reality united with lively thoughts, integration of imagination and intellect Patterns of imbalance: Materialistic world view, weighed down or dulled by a mundane or overly analytical viewpoint; can be accompanied by heaviness or torpor in the physical body
Silene laciniata ssp. californica Positive qualities: Ability to remain centered and focused, even under stress or high levels of activity; managing and coordinating diverse tasks Patterns of imbalance: Psychic forces which are easily fragmented by too much movement; frayed and overwhelmed during multi-leveled activity
Iris douglasiana Positive qualities: Inspired artistry, soulful creativity in touch with higher realms; radiant, iridescent vision in all aspects of life Patterns of imbalance: Lacking inspiration or creativity; feeling weighed down by the ordinariness of the world; dullness or spectator consciousness