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Healing the Shadow Aspect of Apollo ~ Using Sunflower as the Antidote

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Healing the Shadow Aspect of Apollo ~ Using Sunflower as the Antidote

 There are many aspects to Apollo, the following focuses on healing the shadow aspects that arise from his archetype, using Sunflower as the antidote.    Sunflower Symbolism: Clarity, Form, Law and Order Divine Associations: Apollo, The Sun Astrological Association: Sun  “Apollo rejects whatever is too near –entanglement in things, the melting gaze, and equally, soulful merging, mystical inebriation and its ecstatic vision.” -Walter F. Otto, The Homeric Gods The word sunflower comes from the Greek ‘Helianthus,’ ‘helios’ meaning ‘sun’ and ‘anthos’ meaning ‘flower.’ It is Greek mythology that provides us with one story of the origin of the sunflower: "Apollo, having...

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