Salix
vitellina
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Willow
Being Flexible, Being
Forgiving
If the physical body does not keep flexible, it becomes stiff and contracted.
The good health of the soul also depends on its ability to be yielding,
flowing, and "forgiving." The Willow flower heals bitterness
and resentment; it is for those who tend to 'hold on" and become
attached to negative emotions. Such persons often feel victimized by the
circumstances of life - they feel that others are to blame for their misfortune;
that life has been unfair to them; or they resent those who appear to
have more status, prosperity, or felicity than themselves.
The aging process is especially difficult for Willow types.
At an energetic level, such persons are unable to flow with the streaming
of their lives. Negative feelings are dammed up and then become magnified
and internalized, congesting the inner being. The physical body also suffers
from this stress, tending to manifest such problems as stiff joints, rheumatism,
arthritis, and other aches and pains. (It is interesting to note that
Willow bark is the herbal precursor of aspirin, and is used particularly
for such physical conditions.)
Willow restores a more "spring-like" disposition,
helping the soul to respond with greater resilience and inward mobility
to challenges and problems. In this way the Self takes more responsibility
for its condition, and learns to flow more gently and graciously with,
rather than against, the flow of life.
1/4 oz glass bottle with dropper.
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Positive
Qualities:
Acceptance, forgiveness, taking responsibility
for one's life situation, flowing with life.
Patterns of Imbalance:
Feeling resentful, inflexible or bitter; feeling
that life is unfair or that one is a victim.
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