Chaparral

Positive Qualities: Balanced psychic awareness, deep penetration and understanding of the transpersonal aspects of oneself

Patterns of Imbalance: Psychic and physical toxicity, disturbed dreams; chaotic inner life, drug addiction

Definition: The psyche is very impressionable and absorbent — it takes in far more than the conscious mind can assimilate. The dream life acts as an important filter for the soul, digesting disturbing or chaotic experiences which may be too powerful to contact consciously. Chaparral is an important psychic and physical cleanser which is indicated when the soul has been overexposed to actual violence or disturbing images in the media. It is also a very beneficial remedy for drug detoxification, including heavy use of medical or psychiatric drugs. Drug use expands the psychic boundaries but diminishes and distorts the awake consciousness. Therefore the individual is plagued with enormous astral-emotional debris which lodges in the subconscious mind, and which must be cleansed for complete recovery. Chaparral is a very beneficial remedy for modern civilization when the soul is subject in so many ways to chaotic, violent and degrading images and experiences. It is broadly applicable, but works especially through the dream life to cleanse the psyche.