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| Clematis Clematis vitalba (white) |
| Flower Facts: Clematis grows on hillsides, in chaparral, and in open woodland. It flowers from January to June, and some species are shrubby, while others are herbaceous perennials. They are found throughout the temperate regions of both hemispheres, and also in mountains in the tropics. The cool temperate species are deciduous, but many of the warmer climate species are evergreen. Most species are known as Clematis in English, while some are also known as traveller's joy, leather flower, vase vine and virgin's bower. |
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| Flower Meaning: Awakeness, Body, Dreams and Sleeping, Healing, and Groundedness |
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| Bloom and Blossom: The soul in need of Clematis has a strong inner life, the ability to imagine and dream is particularly well-developed. But these capacities are so strong that they overwhelm and distort the soul's connection with the body and the concrete physical world. This results in a personality that is overly dreamy, lacking a vibrant emotional and physical presence in the here and now. Thus the great talents of the Clematis types are largely untapped, and physical illness easily takes hold of the body because the warm forces of the ego are lacking. In extreme states such souls will be attracted to drugs, particularly psychotropic drugs, in order to continue the soul's addiction to disincarnated psychic activity. Clematis helps such persons to realize that the great gifts within them can be constructively channeled into the physical world; in this way the soul forces grow warmer, richer, and more present for others. The color that represents Clematis is white. The positive qualities of Clematis are: Awake, focused presence; manifesting inspiration in practical life; and conscious embodiment and interest in the world. |
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