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flower essence
Periwinkle (Vinca major)
physical medicine
definition
Periwinkle (Vinca major)
Therapeutic theme: provides an opportunity to be responsible for depression and thereby dispel it; for clear memory
Signature : Periwinkle blooms in the shade on a shiny, bright green ground cover plant. The flowers have five violet blue petals and when open reveal a pentagon in the centre. The colour is especially harmonizing for the Crown chakra and the five petals and five sided pentagon symbolize freedom and change. Its need for very little sun shows that it maintains its integrity from within.
Periwinkle lifts the dark cloud of depression regardless of what apparently caused it. It moves us to the place of inner knowing, our place of deepest wisdom, where we remember who we are. In Chinese medicine the Heart houses the Spirit. Depression and other mental/emotional challenges often show up as an energy imbalance in the Heart channel. When the condition is severe there is a sense that 'nobody's home.'
At the physical level Periwinkle affects hypertension, hemorrhaging, and nervous disorders especially anxiety states. It calms the mind. It is also used for SAD (Seasonal Affected Disorder) which is a type of depression caused by insufficient sunlight to stimulate the production of a hormone called melatonin during the winter months.
As a herbal tincture it improves memory and as an essence provides clear memory. It is useful for past life regression work and easier dream recall.
As a herb it has been used in Africa to treat diabetes.
Chakras: Sacral, Crown
Meridian: Heart
Key Words: Remembering, Centred
Challenges: Confusion, Forgetfulness, Despair, Depression
Affirmations: I am uplifted. I remember who I am.
footnotes
Pettitt, Sabina. Energy Medicine: Pacific Flower and Sea Essences. Pacific Essences. Victoria, B.C., Canada. 1997.