Doctrine Of Signatures: Falling into Rest

Such beauty in the way magnolia’s anthers rest on her creamy smooth petals when they fall away. A seductive portrait of letting go. And perhaps a doctrine of signatures.

Doctrine of signatures is a term used in the study of herbal/plant medicine to describe the phenomenon of a plant’s form alluding to its medicinal attributes. The bark of magnolia grandiflora helps us humans rest in a more deep, uninterrupted way. They can help us let go into sleep. Like anthers upon a petal whose job is done for the “day” she can help us humans rest into the soft embrace of our creamy sheets, our mother, the Earth, and remind us of the sweet, sweet relief of gravity, of letting go. 🤍

Let this image land in your body. How does it feel?

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