Piñón Colorado
The keeper of the doorstep
Nature of the plant
Piñón Colorado is a shrub with lobed leaves that shimmer red-violet, and small red flowers. In Amazonia it likes to grow near houses and gardens. Its milky sap and its seeds are poisonous. In Amazonian tradition it is regarded as a protective plant that watches over the house and the people in it.
Inner attitude
Piñón Colorado stands watchful at the edge. It keeps watch without imposing itself. Its colour is a warning and a greeting at the same time.
The essential qualities
- protective
- watchful
- boundary-setting
- close
- glowing
It shows that protection may also be beautiful.
Meaning
Piñón Colorado calls when you no longer feel safe in your own space. It teaches you to protect your home and yourself and to feel clearly what may come in and what may not.
Voice of the plant
«I stand at your doorstep. Here you are safe.»
Encounter & working together
You meet it at the edge of gardens and paths, close to people. Walk consciously through your front door once, stop on the threshold and feel: what do I take in with me, what do I leave outside?
Pay attention to
- where you feel unprotected
- what you let into your home
- where your boundary lies
Piñón Colorado works when you are ready to guard your space.
Essence
I guard my space and decide what comes in.
