Mulungu
The keeper of the quiet night
Nature of the tree
The mulungu is a coral tree. It grows mainly in Brazil, in the Atlantic Forest and in the drier forests of the interior, less so in the Amazon region itself. In the dry season it sheds its leaves and then blossoms on bare branches in a glowing orange-red. It has long been known in Brazilian folk medicine and is regarded as a tree of calm.
Inner attitude
The mulungu blossoms when everything else is resting. It does not need full foliage to shine.
The essential qualities
- calming
- radiant
- gentle
- patient
- warm
It gives colour in the barren season.
Meaning
The mulungu calls when your mind cannot find rest and the nights are restless. It teaches you to let go and to trust that something blossoms in the stillness too.
Voice of the tree
«Let the day go. I blossom even in rest.»
Encounter & working together
You meet it in the dry season, when its red flowers glow on bare branches. Sit quietly in the evening and let go of a little of the day with every out-breath.
Pay attention to
- where your mind cannot find rest
- where you are going through a barren time
- where you may let go
The mulungu works when you are ready to entrust yourself to rest.
Essence
I come to rest and blossom in the stillness.
