LATIN: Cordyline terminalis

GOOD FOR: Releasing old sexual dysfunction issues. Brings lost or forgotten memories of past hurts regarding our sexuality.

DID YOU KNOW:

To say the least, you are a mental giant. You think a lot--maybe too much. Your mind is sharp, curious, quick to jump and make up your mind about something. You do very well in academic surroundings. And you're good at memorizing things. Able to learn in classroom situations, you are a "book learner" type. Verbal by nature, you can communicate well in speaking as well as writing. Your world consists of using logic and rationalization. A prove-it-to-me kind of person.

THE HEALTHY YOU:

You're a gut-hunch kind of person whether you realize it or not. A lot of your decisions are based upon primal instinct which may or may not even tweak you consciously. However, you're a wonderful amalgam of rational mind (left brain) and right brain (instincts and intuition) IF you want to be. If you are truly in balance, you become very "whole-brained", utilizing both hemispheres of your brain to a very high degree. Not only can you know the answer to an Algebra problem before doing the math on it, you can also do the math to prove how you know the answer! That's a pretty neat trick!

THE UNHEALTHY YOU:

Insomnia can dog your heels because you are the one that gets the "gerbil running on the wheel" at night, and you can't shut off your thoughts. They just keep rolling along even though you'd like some sleep! You can get dogged, stuck and very stiff-necked about your belief system. Worse, you will be arrogant about it and you're right and the rest of the world is wrong. It's "my way or no way...." kind of blinders-on attitude. The old saying: You are cut off from the neck down, implies that you allow your logic and rational to rule you and you suppress your emotions--not a good thing in the long run!

PROVING:

TI CORN PLANT by Eileen Nauman

Copyright 1995 - 2004 Eileen Nauman
All Rights Reserved

LS (female) (6-24-95)

1. Downward sensation, mellowing, relaxation, expansion in chest, top of head, tingling on top/rear part of the skull and related this to spirit of this plant and higher powers.
2. Pressure in sinuses, WORSE: right side.
3. Heat in face, arms
4. Arms tingling, heat upper arms down to hands, hands are now sweaty.
5. Legs are sweaty; a definite top of head downward motion to it.
6. There's "whoosh" downward from top of head toward feet.
7. Introspective.
8. Tightness across the navel area--uncomfortable, don't want jeans tight.
9. Frontal, top of forehead/brow and sinuses are affected.
10. Heaviness in lower legs.
11. Tightness in upper throat.
12. Electric shock in right thumb.

EN (female):

1. Gave me a sense of perspective without heavy emotional cost.
2. Heat in face.

RB (female) Took June 28, 1995 to July 3, 1995

1. Immediately upon taking it, I felt lightheadedness.
2. Followed by an intense warming sensation in upper body.
3. Emotionally, after the body heat sensation, there was a very soothing, settling and calming feeling which came with each dose of the essence.
4. It was similar to soothing sounds of the ocean.
5. This essence would be wonderful for manic types of people, for those people under much emotional stress that is affecting the nervous system.
6. I did not feel a particular color but it seemed

DS (female)--took June 13-18, 1995

1. Had retracing of old problems regarding rape issues/sexual trauma. Emotional and physical. Feels it was activated by essence in stimulating the uterus and ovaries.
2. Dreams releasing anger of rape and forced sex acts. The dreams are feeling the need to set boundaries related to sexual contact.
3. Emotionally she understood the right to choose when, where, how, ability to nurture self. Acceptance of my own sexuality.
4. Predominant emotion is acceptance of the self and she was aware of this am and pm.
5. If she thought about sex or anything sexual, it brought up these other issues for her to look at.
6. Mentally her memory is better than usual, stronger "knowing" and more grounded. Was more expressive in whatever she did that week. She recognized boundaries and acceptance of total self.
7. Physical sensations: heat in ovaries, uterus, vagina. More energy and right sided. These symptoms were better is she was not having sex. What made them worse was having sex.
8. Physical sensation starts and goes left to right, ovaries then to the uterus, then to vagina and then the anus--this is about 1 hour after taking the essence that this occurs.
9. Sleep pattern changed from the standpoint of having sexual dreams and setting boundaries.
10. She drank LESS liquid than normal for that week.
11. Spiritual considerations: she felt more wholeness in her body. She was more forgiving this week and doing more self-nurturing exercises. She understands that sexuality is also spiritual and made this connection.
12. Feels Root chakra and Navel chakra and Solar Plexus chakras are involved.
13. ADJECTIVES to describe this essence: repugnance, sexual dysfunction, felt like screaming, nurture myself, boundaries set, forgiveness. Secondary sphere of influence: sexual dreams and anus (the solar plexus region).
14. MAJOR RUBRICS: Bladder, breasts, emotions, female, heart, mouth, pelvis, rectum, stomach, throat, whole-brained.
15. Systems/organs: ovaries, uterus, anus, vagina, mouth, stomach, tongue, throat.
16. OTHER RUBRICS: felt like screaming and being vocal.
17. ADDRESSES WHAT PATTERN OF IMBALANCE? Sexual dysfunction, rape survivors, sexual molestation.
18. POSITIVE HEALING PATTERN: choose positive patterns, best food, sex, relaxation.
19. OTHER: ability to nurture myself.