Arnica
The keeper of the mountain sun
Nature of the plant
Arnica grows on poor mountain meadows and pastures, often high up in the Alps and the Jura. Its golden-yellow flowers glow like little suns, their rays somewhat tousled, and they smell spicy. It needs meagre soil and disappears where fertiliser is used. In many places it has become rare and is protected. In German folk speech it is also called "Bergwohlverleih", mountain well-being.
Inner attitude
Arnica is modest and radiant at once. It grows where it is rough and shines nonetheless. It cannot be tamed.
The essential qualities
- radiant
- frugal
- uplifting
- wild
- courageous
It shines brightest where life is meagre.
Meaning
Arnica calls when you have been shaken and want to get back on your feet. It teaches you to straighten up and let your light shine even in harsh conditions.
Voice of the plant
"Stand up again. The sun is in you too."
Encounter & working together
You meet it in summer on mountain meadows. Do not pick it – it is protected. Sit near it, look into its golden flower and feel the sun on your skin.
Pay attention to
- where you may rise again after a fall
- where you shine in meagre conditions
- where the wild lives in you
Arnica works when you are ready to stand up again.
Essence
I straighten up and let my sun shine.
