Ruta Graveolens

INDICATIONS

• Overfatigue - Body stiffness - Joint pain - Perfectionism, fear of relaxing

EFFECT

• Restores resources during extreme fatigue and overload
• Returns the feeling of lightness, suppleness, flexibility in body and life
• Relieves muscular and emotional tension

LESSON

• Allow yourself to be imperfect.
• Letting go is also a form of control.
• Personal boundaries must be respected, not broken.

8. SHADOW (to see and heal)

• Fear of losing control.
• Guilt when resting.
• Shame for being “weak.”
• Habit of holding everything inside.

TRANSFORMATION

• From

rigidity — into lively mobility.

• From fatigue — into recovery.
• From perfectionism — into simplicity and joy in the process.

11. AFFIRMATIONS

• I release tension to return to myself.
• My body is my ally, I listen to it.
• I don’t have to be perfect to be loved.
• I have the right to rest.
• I breathe — and everything becomes easier.

Conflict

• The need for rest, but the prohibition on weakness.
• Wishing to live more gently, but fear of losing efficiency.

Meaning

• Realize that control does not equal strength.
• Trust yourself and life, let go of tension.
• Allow yourself not to be perfect, but to be alive.

RITUAL: Releasing the Bow

• Feel where the tension is
• Pull the elastic band
• Exhale and release the elastic band and the tension.

JUSTIFICATION

Ruta is a medicinal plant that helps with overstrain of muscles, eyes, and mind. In large doses, it irritates tissues.

In homeopathy, it reduces inflammation and heals the body.

It restores a person after overload. It returns flexibility, both physical and emotional.

DEVELOPMENT STAGE

5-8 years, fear of opinions.

"They will accept me only if I am perfect."

Also, a stage of will: the ability to protect your boundaries.

## ARCHETYPE -

Overloaded Warrior

• Tired Builder
• Servant without rest
• Tense worker
• Weary controller.

IMAGES:

• A person supporting a roof, afraid that everything will collapse if they let go.
• A stone statue beginning to crack from tension.
• A bow that is too tight — and cannot shoot.

ARCHETYPE IDEA

• “Strength is not in effort, but in the ability to relax. Flexibility is your protection.”