Bloom and Blossom - Root and Grow:
The apple has strong mythological associations with Paradise, and of being cast out of Paradise. Indeed, the personality drawn to the Crab Apple has difficulty accepting the imperfections of the physical plane. This manifests as rejection or disgust, and at its deepest level, a feeling of shame for the physical body and its imperfections. Such individuals are obsessively preoccupied with impurities, whether real or imagined. These feelings are also projected onto the environment, with an aversion to anything dirty or out of perfect order. It follows that such souls are prone to allergies and many forms of psychosomatic illness, because the body feels overwhelmed by the soul's impossibly high standards of perfection. While Crab Apple is helpful for those whose concern for cleanliness is inordinate, it can also be used in a general way for any activity of purification, such as fasting. The Crab Apple flower instills a balanced relationship of the soul to the body and to life on Earth, helping one to realize that it is only through suffering the pain of imperfeciton that the soul is afforded the possibility of true evolution, rather than static perfection. The colors that represent Crab Apple are white and pink.
The positive qualities of Crab Apple are: Cleansing and restorative, as well as bringing a sense of inner purity. |
