Angelica
The keeper of luminous support
Nature of the plant
Angelica grows in damp places, along stream banks and in floodplains, and grows taller than a person. Its hollow stems carry large spherical umbels made of countless greenish flowers. The whole plant smells spicy. Its name comes from an old legend: an angel is said to have shown the plant to people in hard times. In northern Europe it was a valued plant from early on.
Inner attitude
Angelica stands upright and radiates in all directions. It is tall, but not heavy. It holds its flowers up to the sky like a ball of light.
The essential qualities
- uplifting
- supportive
- luminous
- aromatic
- powerful
It is there when support is needed.
Meaning
Angelica calls when you feel abandoned or without support. It teaches you to straighten up and to accept help – from within as well as from without.
Voice of the plant
"You are not alone. Straighten up, I stand beside you."
Encounter & working together
You meet it by streams and in damp meadows when it opens its umbels in summer. Stand beside it, look up at it and feel your back straighten.
Pay attention to
- where you may accept support
- where you want to straighten up
- where light falls into your life
Angelica works when you are ready to let yourself be held.
Essence
I straighten up and know that I am accompanied.
