Casa del Colibri ~ The Spirit of the Jungle
Join our purpose-driven initiative dedicated to honoring the sacred master plants of the Amazon Rainforest. Guided by sustainability, conservation, and ancestral traditions, we personally source and create plant spirit medicines with deep reverence for their origins and stewards. Every offering is crafted with care and intention, fostering authentic connections and meaningful engagements with these sacred allies. Our mission is to ensure that these rare gifts of nature remain accessible while respecting their profound wisdom and the communities who protect them.
Ortiga Ancha ~ Stinging Nettle Tincture: The Essence of Transformation
Urtica dioica
Unveil the profound power of Ortiga Ancha, a sacred plant revered for her fierce wisdom and unparalleled healing. Traditionally, Ortiga is applied directly to the skin by rasping the plant against the body, with her sharp nettle thorns delivering the universe’s knowledge straight into the flesh like galactic hard drive transferring cosmic wisdom. We’ve captured this sacred plant ally in a tincture, allowing you to experience all her spiritual and physical benefits internally. Created through ancestral process, this tincture is just as capable of providing the profound effects traditionally gained through external application.
Spiritual and Energetic Benefits:
Ortiga is your fierce and transformative guide, transmuting deep pain into personal growth and profound healing. Like the sting of the nettle that ultimately yields a powerful tonic, Ortiga works within you to harness emotions, turning them into catalysts for positive change. This potent tincture empowers you to connect with your inner warrior, igniting the flames of courage and assertiveness needed to break free from limiting patterns and rise above the victim mentality. With Ortiga, you gain the strength, clarity, and enthusiasm to seize control of your life.
Ortiga’s power doesn’t stop there! She delves deep into your being, supporting the cleansing of ancestral memory and releasing the traumas and past life karmas stored in your blood. This sacred ally helps you shed the burdens of the past, paving the way for renewal and transformation. Ortiga is both a fierce protector and a wise teacher, showing those who are easily overwhelmed how to establish boundaries and safeguard their inner selves. For those who hide behind a tough exterior, she gently reveals your true worth, helping you connect with your authentic power. Ortiga isn’t just about physical healing; she’s about transforming your entire being—body, mind, and spirit.
Nettle Lore:
The folklore surrounding Ortiga is as rich as her healing properties. From clothing and ropes to her association with lightning and serpents, nettles have been revered across cultures. Legends tell of the Great Serpent Lightning and the Underworld Serpent gifting their sting and poison to this plant. Even the Romany gypsies believed that nettles grow where Earth faeries dwell, hinting at Ortiga’s deep connection to the Underworld.
Toads, too, are often found among nettle roots, further underscoring the plant’s mystical ties to the hidden realms. Ortiga is not just a plant; she’s a gateway to ancient knowledge, a bridge between the physical and the spiritual, the earthly and the divine.
Planetary Influence:
Aligned with the warrior energy of Mars, Ortiga embodies courage, strength, and assertiveness. Yet, she also carries the nurturing wisdom of the Underworld deities like Hades, Osiris, and Cernunnos. Ortiga’s energy is sharp, spiky, and undeniably powerful, like the elder who pushes you forward with tough love, urging you to take action and embrace your destiny.
Whether you’re starting a new project, breaking free from the past, or seeking to connect with ancient, primal forces, Ortiga Tincture is your sacred guide. Let this potent ally lead you on a journey of empowerment, healing, and spiritual transformation.
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Join our purpose-driven initiative dedicated to honoring the sacred master plants of the Amazon Rainforest. Guided by sustainability, conservation, and ancestral traditions, we personally source and create plant spirit medicines with deep reverence for their origins and stewards. Every offering is crafted with care and intention, fostering authentic connections and meaningful engagements with these sacred allies. Our mission is to ensure that these rare gifts of nature remain accessible while respecting their profound wisdom and the communities who protect them.
At Casa del Colibri, we believe in the intelligence of plants and the part their gifts play in our health and well being. Committed to being ethical and respectful stewards of the jungle and it's tribal communities, we hold the highest of sustainability standards while producing exceptional quality rainforest botanicals and offering hand made indiginous goods and ceremonial supplies. We hold dear these medicinal herbs, saving seed for future plantings and protecting them for future generations.
Plant Spirit Medicine is a form of spiritual remediation rooted in ancestral traditions that combines classical Chinese~ Five Element theory, the indigenous practice of calling upon plant spirits, and the Animism religion (the attribution of a soul to plants, inanimate objects, and natural phenomena.) Plant Spirit Medicine recognizes that like humans, plants have spirit, and their spirit has the unique capacity to touch and rebuild the spirit of a human being and restore us to our own essential nature. Our ancestors lived this way–-an existence in which there is no illusion of separation from nature. They would make friends with the spirits of nature and call upon them for restoration and other everyday affairs. This ancient practice was remembered, revitalized, and reintroduced by the late teacher and healer, Eliot Cowan, and has proven to be as effective in today’s world as in times past. Modern people are once again turning to plants for guidance and for their ability to regenerate spirit.