MARYGOLD, WONDERFUL FLOWER

Strong and wild, and at the same time small and delicate. The Bride of the Sun carries the fire within her. The marigold really fascinates me, enchants me, attracts me irremediably. She grows in the most inhospitable places, blooms almost every month of the year and the contrast of the orange of her petals with the bright green of her leaves and the soil where she was born is as beautiful as it is wild. She's also known by the name of Marigold or Flower of the Dead, and her name marigold comes from the Latin 'calendas' (the first day of the month) because she blooms almost all year round. Her element is fire, her zodiac Leo, male gender and her chakra is the solar plexus. The Romans called it Solsequium (follow the Sun) because they open themselves to the sun during the hours of the day. Used since ancient times for its medicinal and magical properties. This flower was revered by the ancient Egyptians for the glow it could give to their skin and has been used in wedding garlands in India. The flowers and leaves are used. The best time to collect marigold is at midday, when the sun gives it full strength. She's used in protection rituals, prophetic dreams, in love and strengthens psychic powers. The marigold was planted next to the graves to give rest and peace to the dead. Related to love, is used in spells to attract the loved one. Placing marigold on the door of the house prevents evil from entering the home. She strengthens the heart and spirit, calms painful and irregular menstruation, protects the stomach from ulcers and digestive problems, is anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, soothes irritated skin, eczema and insect bites. Legend tells that if the chosen girl touches the petals of a marigold with her bare feet, she'll understand the language of the birds...And this is how the Bride of the Sun has been warming our hearts for thousands of years, from the deepest place of the forest, where the green covers everything and reflects the color of the sun..

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