Rigid thinking. Unreceptive to new ideas, controlled and controlling, overly analytical, overly ambitious, unyielding.

BLACKTHORN (Prunus spinosa)
Mirrors the difficulties we feel when all our structures feel to be falling apart. It also helps us to accept new and changed circumstances in our lives.

BRACKEN (AQ.) (Pteridium aquilinum)
If our intuitive faculties were suppressed in childhood, an artificial boundary would be created, preventing us from accessing this aspect of our nature.

CYMBIDIUM ORCHID (Cymbidium hybridus)
Relates to our subconscious mind. Blockages in communication between the conscious and subconscious result in stress. These blockages are often due to conditioned patterns established early in our lives.