Plant Witchery: Discover the Sacred Language, Wisdom, and Magic of 200 Plants - Juliet Diaz 2020

Passionflower Passiflora
A Compendium of Plants

ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES

love, new beginnings, creativity

You might assume passionflower is named for romance (and indeed she is often used for that purpose), but in fact her name comes from “the passion of Christ”—her shape was thought to be a physical representation of the crucifixion. Her three stigmata represent the nails on the cross, her filaments the crown of thorns, her five stamens the wounds, and her 10 sepals the 10 loyal disciples (Judas and Peter didn’t make the cut).

MEDICINAL PROPERTIES

Passionflower tea cools the body and calms the mind. Drink her when you’re stressed and she will give you a sense of relaxation. She’s as safe as chamomile, and can be given even to small children or the elderly. The pulp from the fruit of Passiflora edulis (called purple granadilla) is tart and extremely flavorful, and used to make juices and jams; it can also help regulate the thyroid.

MAGICAL PROPERTIES

Passionflower can bring harmony, love, and passion back into any relationship, and also help you make new connections or reinvigorate old relationships and projects. Work with passionflower if you are looking to awaken your relationship with your creativity. She will bring new ideas and inspiration as you begin a project, whether it’s something as simple as trying a new path or as profound as a complete reinvention of the self. Her guidance comes from a pure state, not a material one, so you can count on her to inspire you to follow your heart, not your wallet.

PLANT WISDOM

Passionflower—either her blossom or her vine—vibrates with a nurturing and clinging kind of energy, similar to how she grows. She extends out, surrounding you in a loving embrace and soothing you in her healing grasp. She teaches you to explore without fear.