Ginger has a lot to say. As it burns down your throat and ads heat exactly where you need it. I would like to cover the spirit of ginger, what it has to teach us, and maybe also what it may learn from us. I have a attachment to the sentiment given by Gurudas where they say that plants are not only here to help us, but they are a life form, each species is one life form that is here to also learn from us. As we use the plant it learns about itself and it's own potential. The thing that I love most about this is that it makes so much sense. Plants are living, breathing, eating, just like we do. We survive off of the same basic elements with few difference. Why would the plant not have a soul? Why would plants not be an intelligent species? Adding to this, we as humans never truly know how capable we are until we're facing something that MUST be done. Not until we are doing something that we have no choice but to do. Through the fear of failure, suddenly a brand new potential is uncovered. Why would plants not be the same?
With this, I will proceed to tell you about the spiritual aspects of ginger. This information is derived from many places. I will source all of it, unless it comes directly from me, which I will state; ginger has told me. Now let's begin.
Like all plants, ginger has told me that it loves me. It loves to gently care for me. How? It's warm embrace that drives things through the body. It loves to keep my digestive system healthy. It loves to kill bad bacteria within my body. That is just one of the many ways that it protects me. However, it is gentle. It is not the most fierce hen it comes to contagion. It is more of a gentle ally for our tummy, despite the bite that can vary in intensity from plant to plant. The spiciness of ginger is not for us to be afraid of. It is instead what we are to use to understand what it does for us through our senses. That bite is created by enzymes that tell our tummy what to do.
In the book: The Art and Practice of Spiritual Herbalism by Empress Karen M. Rose, she regards ginger as a plant to go to for self-esteem and self-confidence. She writes that uses ginger to brak the emotional dam for her clients who need to let the tears flow. She expresses that it thaws froen feelings and helps her clients engage in forgiveness and heartfelt communication.
Empress Karen also expresses that ginger is helpful with depression and it is a circulatory tonic that nourishes the giving and receiving nature of love.
Actions of ginger: Analgesic,
More to come... This is a running informative post that will be updated periodically.