Mistletoe
The keeper of winter light
Nature of the plant
Mistletoe does not grow in the earth but high up in the crowns of trees – on apple trees, poplars, firs, rarely on oaks. It forms round, evergreen bushes that glow among the bare branches in winter. Its berries are white and translucent like little moons. According to the Roman writer Pliny, the Celtic druids cut mistletoe from the oak and revered it as sacred.
Inner attitude
Mistletoe lives between heaven and earth. It does not follow the course of the seasons but stays green when everything rests. It is quiet and singular.
The essential qualities
- singular
- evergreen
- connecting
- mysterious
- luminous
It keeps life alive through the darkest time.
Meaning
Mistletoe calls when it has become dark and cold within you. It teaches you to carry a light within you even in winter – and that life goes on where you least expect it.
Voice of the plant
"Even in winter I am green. The light never fully leaves."
Encounter & working together
You meet it in winter, when the trees are bare and its round bushes become visible. Stand still beneath a tree with mistletoe, look up and breathe the cold air.
Pay attention to
- where a light glows within you in the darkness
- where you go your own way
- where heaven and earth touch within you
Mistletoe works when you are ready to trust your inner light.
Essence
I carry my light through every winter.
