Prickly Pear
Opuntia robusta
Prickly Pear helps us attend to deep inner healing in a privately tender fashion. The essence supports self-defense as we consciously slow to be with ourselves in a state of soft hibernation. It helps us to contain and hold our energies in reserve, to be with grief, to live in simplicity. Prickly Pear also prevents us from springing prematurely out of sadness into artificial cheeriness when it is important to stay with the transformation process.
Flower color: red, orange, yellow. Musical term: oboe and piccolo.