 LATIN: Penstamon pseudospectabilis Jones (Showy Penstamon)
GOOD FOR: Passion for living essence. In need of courage, faith, strength and passion.
DID YOU KNOW:
You are an emotion-based person. You think through your feelings. Your gut hunches are right on. One to run on your emotions, you has a passion for life that few can match. Family is very important to you. You love life. You are in love with life. No one is more appreciative of the six senses than you are and usually, by middle age, you are using all of them to their max!
HEALTHY YOU:
Passionate on all levels, if you can harness this powerful desire that is the engine you run on, you can change the world. Literally or figuratively speaking, you are a highly emotional, volatile person. Learning how to handle this wild runaway team of horses within you is key for you to do something healthy and positive for yourself in your life. You are in love with love. An idealist at heart, you see the world through rose colored glasses, for sure. Idealism isn't all bad; you just have to figure out a way to put your nuclear emotional qualities into a focus where it will do good for yourself and others. Often, you are drawn to 'underdog' work, helping those less well off than yourself, becoming a crusader for the environment or health industry are but a few of your callings. You are a nurturer at heart. You'll make a wonderful parent because you are so supportive of others and are able to show your deep sense of love to your children and family.
UNHEALTHY YOU:
If you've heard of the term, "drama queen" or "drama king", then this may fit you well. Especially as a baby and young child, you may have thrown temper tantrums quite frequently. As you go into your teenage years, wearing your heart on your sleeve may be your undoing. You are far too vulnerable, emotionally speaking, and you may cover up this fact by being 'tough', a bully, or worse, seeking relief or padding or barricading your feelings by overeating and becoming obese. Or, you can become anorexic or bulimic as a result. Worse, you can get into alcohol or a drug habit as 'armor' to protect your sensitivity and vulnerability. Its important to learn healthy ways to protect yourself emotionally, instead. Withdrawing from society and being a hermit isn't the answer, either. Your teenage years are the most crucial and the most dangerous. Teen suicide may crop up with this individual and parents should be aware of your needs and help support you in a way that gives you a sense of safety and protection. Later, as an adult, you may well grow out of this, having learned how to handle your emotions and vulnerability. Until then, its like being a shelled animal without a shell. Not much fun.
PROVING:
PINK PENSTAMON, STAGE 2 PROVING
APRIL, 1999
ANONYMOUS--FEMALE
Field Proving at Echo Canyon, April 29, 1999
Gusty wind, puffy white clouds in sky.
Not on any other drugs or homeopathic remedy.
Synchronistic event - this planet has kundalini energy. The day after
communing with it, I experienced a spiraling energy in my own body. NS
Hering's Law - nothing noticed.
Dreams - Power animal dreams the night before, and the night after visiting
this plant.
Emotions - nothing noticed.
Mental activity - A very active connection with the environment, as if I was being told the most important things in the little plant's world. Much symbolism. Specifically, directly facing me and up on the rise opposite the plant is a rock shaped like a crouching cougar (jaguar?), I thought of gathered or coiled strength. To the left were a comical grouping of cactus. One looked like the head of a mouse or armadillo. The other looked like the jack rabbits I had seen, with the long ears. I was also reminded of velcro ping-pong paddles and had to laugh.
I noticed how the road looked like a terraced landscape going down towards the water, and upwards to the top of the road, in a kind of wavy spiral. I needed to pee, then came back to sit, and felt like I am sitting between the breasts of Tierra Madre. The horizon rises like two mounds around me. Then I felt a twinge in my breast. My eyes were pulled over to one of the hills, to the corresponding area where my 'tingle' had been felt. There was a rock formation jutting out. There is a huge human-shaped figure on the right side of it shaped like a woman holding a pipe. To her left are three semi-separate shapes which have some animal heads in them, her guardians. I called her Pipe Woman.
This little plant knew her surroundings and knew who Eileen was.
Physical sensations - other than the small twinge in breast, nothing.
Spiritual - I would say that this affected my brow chakra, allowing me to
see connections in the energy environment.
This little plant knew her surroundings and knew who Eileen was.
Physical sensations - other than the small twinge in breast, nothing.
Spiritual - I would say that this affected my brow chakra, allowing me to
see connections in the energy environment.
For PINK PENSTAMON I would like to add that it may have diuretic action, since I had to pee shortly after sitting with it.
GSS (female)
Hi Eileen
SC and I were comparing our Penstamon provings tonight and we came up with a thought. According to my plant's instructions I only used 7 flowers and 6 of them were still closed. Our thought was that maybe that is why my reaction was so deceptively gentle in the beginning with the real whammo coming almost 24 hours later...it kinda took time to *bloom* because of the immature flowers. I thought that might be a little tidbit to track and see
If anyone else experiences that too. I'm not quite sure how that might be useful yet but It might have a niche. If it indeed did have me take the immature blossoms for that delayed type of response then that plant sure had my number and knew I don't like crying with an audience, and cry I sure did for almost 2 hours. I never cried like that in my entire life. I thought there for a while I wasn't gonna get a grip and make class. But it did help me come to terms with some stuff I had been both trying to work through and partially denying for months.
To add to the record. I know I had several dreams and woke with only a sense of acceptance and no memory of what they actually were. When I woke up it was 5 am and to the sound of babbling and bubbling water running and as I was trying to grasp the images of the dreams before I came fully awake, I heard the doves cooing....right after that I knew I was in for a real ass kicking when some of the things I didn't want to hear started popping into my mind but this time they hit home. Then the tears started flooding, with an intensity I have never experienced before to the point of choking and nausea, and a succession of visions and thoughts of what was to be whether or not I liked it. I wasn't a happy camper to say the least! It wasn't anything I didn't already know...but things I kept telling myself I wasn't going to buy into since it wasn't what I wanted. Shadow issues sure are fun ;/
KL (female)
Flower Essence Log
Name: Pink Penstamon
Latin Name:
Date: 4-29-99
Location: rocky slope up from road in canyon leading to Eileen's house.
Time of day picked: 10:35
How long in water?: 25 minutes
Moon phase/sign/degree: day before full moon
Astrological Phenomena:
Other Phenomena: cold front moving though areas - though we appear more
protected from the wind here than on the plateau that we did the paintbrush
on.
Full Sun: X
Partial Shade:
Moonlight:
Sunlight/Moonlight:
Weather Conditions/Temperature: 60s - cold front
Flower Description
1. petal color(s), Shape, How many: bright pink. Trumpet flower. two lip
lobes are joined with three lobes below on the end of the trumpet bell of
the flower. Flower on a stem.
2. Inner color to petals: same as outside of flower - bright pink.
3. Stamens (how many, color, shape, size): 4 long pink filament with
yellow pod stamen right inside of the bell of the trumpet flower.
Pistil: long thin, also reaches almost to the trumpet bell end.
Sepal: green on the bottom two, red on the top three. Short, only little
flaps on the bottom of bell of flower.
4. Fragrance: none that I can smell
5. Stem description: long, single, straight, red - very stiff. only moves
at ends - no bending at all in middle of stem.
6. Leaf description: lower leaves alternating pairs. ragged edge,
toothed. nearing the middle of the plant - and then more and more all the
way up the plant, the alternating pairs of leaves become more and more
joined at the stem until near the top, it looks like one leaf with the stem
piercing through the middle of it. Leaves could hold water, cupped at this
point.
7. Root: (from shamanic journey) widespread, shallow, under the rocks.
Flower Attunement Message: tenacious. "Notice ME" "I'm Special" "I support myself"
Primary Chakra: Heart Chakra heart area was cold when body was warm, then when my body was cold, the heart area was very warm.
Secondary Chakra: None noticed.
Pattern of Imbalance: emotions opposite of what they should be
Symbols: hugging arms.
Positive Healing Patterns: would help heartburn - 'burning dull ache kind of sitting there' kind of heartburn. sensation of trembling on left leg (felt not actual trembling)
Essence Water Description
1. Tasted like: floral/alive taste
2. And taste in mouth or throat
3. Affected me physically? Where? Sensations? cold body, warm Heart chakra then
warm body with cold Heart chakra.
4. Color to water? none
Odor? none
5. Dreams the night after drinking the flower essence: none
6. Other: near end of time - came into a 'core stillness' almost Zen like
feeling of intense detachment to what was going on around me. Sounds
became very clear and intense. Feeling of 'universal love' very strong,
felt like arms were hugging me.
AZ (female):
FLOWER ESSENCE LOG
Stage 2 Proving
Name: Penstamon - Pink
Date: 4/29/99
Location: Echo Canyon - North of vineyards on lower dirt road
Time of Day Picked: 10:30 am
How Long in Water: 20 minutes
Moon Phase/Sign/Degree: Moon void-of-course
Astrological Phenomena:
Other Phenomena:
Light Conditions: Full Sun
Weather Conditions/Temperature: SE Light Wind - Clouds/Storms coming in - 60
degrees
FLOWER DESCRIPTION
1. Petal Color(s), Shape, How Many: Fuchsia/hot pink - elongated bell
w/separated petals at opening - solid otherwise - five petals
2. Inner Color to Petals: Same
3. a) Stamens (How Many, Color, Shape, Size): Six - fuchsia - long and narrow
b) Pistil:
c) Sepal:
4. Fragrance: Slight - sweet
5. Stem: Red and greenish - Growing from plant center in all directions -
smooth, round
6. Leaf: Opposite - in stages. Challenging. Spiky - pierced by stem.
7. Root: Dark tan - 1/2 in diameter, down to micro - heavy- spread to leaf
line.
FLOWER ATTUNEMENT MESSAGE: Happy - Lovely - Loving/Friendly in an impersonal
(though genuine) way - Felt a community/a sharing among plants/flowers - A
little rebellious.
PRIMARY CHAKRA: Solar plexus
SECONDARY CHAKRA(S): Brow and crown
PATTERNS OF IMBALANCE: Too nice people who forget their individual needs. Giving in order to control. Social Butterflies who live superficially; those not living life for a greater good. Circulation disorders. Fear at being
challenged at what doing 'cause have nothing better.
SYMBOLS: Eagle's nose/head shape made of gold heavy leather/metal - Dark
haired man w/that symbol w/spear - Much gold and black colors - A warrior of
high rank - Feeling a strong follower w/o individual purpose. Bird chirping.
Plant fuzzies blowing (reading) notes. Fly on notebook. Skunk smell:
despair 'cause all is not perfectly 'pretty/nice'.
POSITIVE HEALING PATTERNS: Mental clarity/direction - Purpose/passion of life - Hungry for grounding and food Undernourished communities - Willing
participants in life who have never gotten direction - Assertion - People who
are afraid to think for themselves.
ESSENCE WATER DESCRIPTION
1. Tasted Like: Sweetish/Fruit's
2. Any Taste in Mouth or Throat: Same
3. Affected Me Physically? Where? Sensations?: Spine ache (constant),
left side - Inside of toes cold, rt. foot - outside of face cold, front.
Lumbar ache, moving across left to right. Pain in ovaries - dull ache
across, inside, front thru to back. Suffocation. Heavy head. Head pressure
at bridge of nose, around both sides to temple, 1/2 way back and to top.
4. a) Color to Water: n/a
b) Odor to Water: Fruity, semisweet
5. Dreams the Night After Drinking the Flower Essence: n/a
6. Other: Energy rush from Navel chakra, then Root chakra, up thru Crown chakra. A cleansing of energy.
7. Homeopathic Remedies Comparison: n/a
GSS (female):
Did not feel balance prior to proving due to rush and trouble getting to
site
Stage 1 Hot Pink Penstamon proving
4/29/99
Echo Canyon AZ
10:30 am
In water 20 minutes
Full moon in Libra void-of-course
Full Sun-some clouds, cool, 50 degrees, breezy
Other Phenomena - lady bug on bottle next to plant
Flower Description
1. Petals - Dark Pink, narrow, elongated balloon, turned out at one with 5
scallops
2. Inner petal color - light pink with darker pink veins
3. Stamens - 5 yellow bottom, pink top, Stigma brown/white
3b. Pistil - round knobby, 5 yellow bottom pink top
3c. Sepal green 4 lobed
4. fragrance ?
5. stem - rigid round
6 leaf - pierced, some circular around stem, toothed. Some pointed. Red
at stem. Some teeth red some yellow.
7. Root - (shamanically perceived) heavy hair, wide spread.
Flower Attunement message - VERY OPINIONATED! Told me where to put the
bowl, what to cut and with what. Sent me to the next plant which also told
me what to cut and what to cut it with. Was told to enter plant. Message:
"close, keep close, hang head shame." feeling of not being loved,
unworthy as get older. Told me to turn bowl clockwise full turn at one
point and when to drink.
Primary Chakra - Heart
Secondary Chakra - Solar plexus
Positive healing patterns - perks up with sun, depresses when sun goes in.
Bossiness, just wants to be, lethargy, anger, shadow issues
tasted - fleeting taste couldn't get a handle on it....2nd sip tasted woody
Dreams night after - many can't remember details....shadowy
Notes:
Lady bug on bottle I put down next to plant
plant told me where to put bowl. wanted me to cut with rocks from right
there
told me which ones
sent me to next plant for more to make total of 7
2nd plant told me which ones to take. didn't want rocks but my crystals to
cut it with. I thanked it and gave it cornmeal too and returned to
original plant
Entered plant : close keep close. Hang head - shame. feeling of not
being loved, unworthy as get older. roots long, like hair and spread out.
yellow veins in some leaves, smooth
wanted me to spin bowl clockwise 1 full turn. Said not ready to drink yet
at 18 minutes.
Just wants to be - perks up to sunshine, depresses when sun goes in
20 minutes - ok to drink
1st sip:
Bugs in bowl - fleeting taste cold not put finger on it
root chakra - constrict real subtle, then growing warmth
just want to be - deep sigh
feel just slightly lethargic
bowel growling
3 minutes later told to take another sip
2nd sip
Had mild urge to spit out
stomach gurgle up to 2nd chakra
woody taste don't really want to swallow it
nose itch
feel touch of nausea and think it's funny
Deep sigh - head in hand
Gurgles now into solar plexus
Don't want to do anything
Arguing with the plant that I'm done - It says No.
Wanna lay down, get comfortable, be alone
Still feel slight nausea and think it's funny when I write it down.
Gurgle almost up to heart chakra
Belch
Still arguing with plant that I'm done
Took hat off to take a Picture of plant - WANT it RIGHT back on.
Asked again if done they said ok
I am CRANKY almost angry for no good reason that I can think of
Left arm suddenly hurts near left elbow. Found cactus thorn in it- removed
it. found another smaller one under shirt imbedded in arm. Hurts! Don't
know how the hell that got there.
Am angry - throwing stuff in bag. stomped up the road. feel like choking someone.
May be good for - depressed Elderly with feelings of being useless, anger, gas, people sensitive to light - winter blues, people who can't get out of their own way. Upset stomach
Next day Notes: Lots of dreams. shadowy. Woke at 5 am cried profusely for hours, didn't know why at first. Profound spiritual direction/messages, Personal grief thought I had dealt with resurfaced. Many AH HA's that I don't like. Acceptance of some things I knew but was having trouble accepting. Profoundly upset - wasn't sure would be able to make class but managed.
ANECDOTAL CASE
CASE #1
PINK PENSTAMON--FOR RAGE--FROM PROVER
From: GSS
Pink Penstamon is listed as a passion for living essence. When I was a prover for this flower it sure brought up some intense I'm pissed as hell anger out of no where and leave me alone cause I might rip your face off stuff for me. I even found myself arguing with the dang plant! It had me talking to myself and walking away from the rest of the group so I didn't bite anyone else's head off for no good reason for a while. I knew it had to be the essence since I didn't have any reason whatsoever to be enraged with any of the people I was with. I'm not sure how that applies in general for rage but that was part of my experience with it.
GSS
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