Mucura
The keeper of cleansing
Nature of the plant
Mucura is a low herb of tropical America with small white flowers on slender spikes. Whoever touches its leaves at once smells its sharp scent of garlic. In Amazonia and in Afro-American traditions it has long been regarded as a plant of cleansing and is part of the ritual baths.
Inner attitude
Mucura is awake and incorruptible. It clears up without asking. Its scent draws a clear line.
The essential qualities
- cleansing
- clear
- protective
- awake
- bold
It creates space so that something new can come.
Meaning
Mucura calls when heaviness has built up or you feel burdened by moods that are not your own. It teaches you to clear up, to let old things go and to clear your own space.
Voice of the plant
«Clear up. What is free can breathe.»
Encounter & working together
You meet it where something wants to become clear. Open a window, take a deep breath and imagine fresh air blowing through every corner within you.
Pay attention to
- where heaviness has built up
- what you may let go of
- where you want to clear your space
Mucura works when you are ready to make room.
Essence
I let go of what does not belong to me, and my space becomes clear.
