Mountain Pennyroyal

Positive Qualities: Strength and clarity of thought, mental integrity and positivity

Patterns of Imbalance: Absorbing negative thoughts of others, psychic contamination or possession

Definition: Hygiene is as important to the life of the soul as it is for the physical body. Mountain Pennyroyal particularly addresses an individual's mental field which may be devitalized due to psychic congestion from too many negative or chaotic thought forms. There can also be mediumistic tendencies in such persons, so that they unconsciously absorb the negative thoughts of other persons or entities. When developed to an extreme state, the individual may no longer be able to think clearly for him/herself, or make rational decisions. There may be a tendency to possession, especially if the person is prone to using alcohol or other drugs. In these cases, seemingly conscious actions are actually carried out at the behest of others’ intentions rather than those of the true Self. Mountain Pennyroyal works as a purgative; it has the powerful ability to cleanse and expel negative thoughts, or the unhealthy intrusion of entities in the astral body. This essence clarifies the mental body and leads to greater vitality of the mental life, especially positive, clear thinking.