Chuchuhuasi
The keeper of upright strength
Nature of the tree
The Chuchuhuasi grows into a tall tree in the Amazon lowlands. Its bark is reddish brown, thick and bitter. For generations the people of the Amazon have known it as one of the great trees of their plant medicine. It stands for endurance and a strength that carries from within – like a spine.
Inner attitude
The Chuchuhuasi is tough and patient. It does not bend under a burden. Its strength is warm and constant.
The essential qualities
- uplifting
- enduring
- warming
- tough
- powerful
It gives support where you have grown tired.
Meaning
The Chuchuhuasi calls when your strength runs out or you have carried for too long. It teaches you to straighten up again, to pace your strength and to put down burdens that are not yours.
Voice of the tree
«Straighten up. You carry more than you think – carry only what is yours.»
Encounter & working together
You meet it at its rough, red bark. Sit upright, feel your spine from the pelvis to the crown and let each breath raise you a little more.
Pay attention to
- where you carry too much
- where you can straighten up again
- where your strength wants to return
The Chuchuhuasi works when you are ready to choose your own burden.
Essence
I stand upright in my strength.
