The Spiritual Journey – Arum maculatum - Part 1 (Adam and Eve, Lords-and-Ladies)

by Mirjana Zivanov

Mirjana Zivanov shares her remedy portrait of Arum maculatum – Adam and Eve. Using her Matrix method, she finds the themes of dissolution and creation, existence and nonexistence

Arum maculatum

The person is trapped in an unending struggle between the forces of EXISTENCE – CREATION and DISSOLUTION – NONEXISTENCE.

One person is fading away, symbolizing NONEXISTENCE, while another is being born, embodying EXISTENCE. When one life fades, another begins to shine.

Before we begin, it is very important to emphasize that my articles in this journal are interconnected, creating a flowing narrative where one emerges from the other. My last published article in this journal was on the remedy Crotalus horridus.

The two remedies are closely linked, and what is particularly intriguing is the symbolic connection between them. Crotalus horridus transcends space through the dissolution of boundaries, and Arum maculatum brings about the disappearance of time, together tearing apart the space–time continuum.

This is my portrayal of the remedy Arum maculatum, where the deepest and most essential dynamic is reflected in a continuous oscillation between the processes of DISSOLUTION and CREATION, while the ideas of EXISTENCE and NONEXISTENCE alternate as a natural expression of this inner rhythm.

THERE IS – THERE IS NOT.

Note: The Matrix Method is founded on the concept of an individual’s personal Code, which represents the central axis of that person’s life and development. The Matrix Method enables us to recognize this Code and to prescribe the Simillimum — the remedy whose Code mirrors the patient’s own. In the Matrix Method, the Code is the very essence of the remedy.

The Codes of the remedies used in the Matrix Method were discovered by Dr. Mirjana Zivanov through the process known as Matrix Proving. For more than a decade, her team rigorously tested and confirmed these findings in their daily homeopathic practice. Consequently, she devoted a significant part of her professional life — ten years out of two decades — to the research, development, and refinement of the Matrix Method.

There is a constant struggle between two opposing forces. On one side, the person finds herself in a hopeless, difficult situation, feeling there is no rescue; she accepts it, because she sees no way out, and begins to DISSOLVE (NONEXISTENCE). Or, before her eyes, unexpected processes of DISSOLUTION (NONEXISTENCE) occur — for example, the illness or loss of a child, a brother…

On the other side, the processes of CREATION (EXISTENCE) are present — the birth of another child, grandchildren, symbolizing the arrival of new life and hope.

Arum Maculatum and the Legends of the Holy Grail

Arum prefers moist regions and points to the need for emotional and spiritual renewal. Arum maculatum (also known as “lords-and-ladies”) can be symbolically connected with fertility, duality, and natural cycles. Its flower shape, reminiscent of a chalice, is often interpreted as a symbol of what is sacred and mystical.

The chalice is a vessel traditionally used in religious and ceremonial rites, mostly in Christian liturgy, especially in the Eucharist (Holy Communion). The word comes from the Latin calix, meaning “cup” or “goblet.”

In the Christian tradition, the chalice is the vessel that holds the wine representing the blood of Christ during Mass. In Orthodox, Catholic, and Anglican rites, the chalice has a central place on the altar.It is often decorated with precious metals (gold, silver) and gemstones, symbolizing the holiness and elevated nature of the act.

On a spiritual level, the chalice can represent acceptance of destiny, sacrifice, or suffering, as in the biblical image where Jesus asks that “the cup pass from him,” yet still accepts it. In Western legends, such as the story of the Holy Grail, the chalice has a mystical meaning and is linked with spiritual enlightenment and eternal life.In this sense, Arum can symbolize transformation and connection with the divine.

Traditional monastic medicine

The Hilandar monastery has a long tradition of using medicinal plants that grow on the Holy Mountain (Mount Athos). The monks follow recipes and records from old manuscripts based on a combination of folk knowledge and Byzantine medicine.Arum grows wild on the Holy Mountain and can easily be found in the natural environment, which makes it accessible and in harmony with the ascetic lifestyle of the monks.

The monks believe that medicinal plants are God’s gift, and that each has a specific purpose in healing body and soul. Arum is carefully harvested in special periods of the year, often with prayer, to ensure its spiritual and physical strength.

Although Arum in its raw form is poisonous because of its calcium oxalate content, the monks process it in a special way to remove toxicity and preserve its healing properties. This may include drying, boiling, or making tinctures.

The use of Arum at Hilandar represents a union of scientific and spiritual healing, where the plant has an important role in preserving the health of the monastic community and pilgrims.

Arum brings protection from illness and from evil. It marks the search between wisdom and emotion or intuition, under spiritual guidance. It is a bridge between what is holy, what is natural, and human experience.

Arum as a symbol of maturation can be viewed through deep symbolism that is directly connected with the process of personal growth and ripening.

Arum is known for its calm steadiness – a metaphor for maturation as slowing down, reflecting, and choosing each step carefully. Arum symbolizes the transition from one state to another, mirroring the phases of maturation and life transitions.

It embodies the ability to remain stable even in unfavourable circumstances. This links it with maturity, in which a person learns to face life’s challenges.It is connected with emotions and their cleansing.

In spiritual and intellectual terms, Arum invites the search for wisdom through introspection and learning from experience:

• Patience – maturation is a gradual process…

• Transformation – the passage from immaturity to maturity through life transitions.

It is a symbol of moving from one phase of life to another – for example, from youth to adulthood.

The connection between the plant Arum and the concept of the Holy Grail can be seen through the symbolism of healing, spiritual enlightenment, and mystery, which is shared both by medicinal plants and by the Grail in legend and tradition.

The Holy Grail as a symbol of healing

The Holy Grail, according to legend, is not only the vessel that contained the blood of Jesus Christ, but also a symbol of spiritual and physical healing.The plant Arum, because of its medicinal properties, can be metaphorically linked to this idea as a natural “gift” that heals body and soul.Just as the Grail leads to spiritual enlightenment and eternal life, Arum symbolizes a natural means of preserving life and health.

The Grail is often presented as something hidden from the world, available only to pure hearts. Similarly, Arum is a plant that requires special knowledge for harvesting and preparation because of its toxicity, symbolizing deeper understanding of nature and its secrets. The monks of Hilandar select Arum with prayer and spiritual preparation, which connects it with the idea of “revelation” through dedication and purity.

Symbolism of the vessel

The Holy Grail is a vessel containing a sacred substance.Arum, though a plant, through its preparation becomes a kind of “vessel” of healing, because its beneficial properties can transform a person’s health.

The Grail is often connected with nature, fertility, and the renewal of life – all of which are also symbolic characteristics of Arum. Its toxicity in raw form can represent temptation, while its correct use points to the balance between nature’s gifts and spiritual knowledge.

The Holy Grail: A Pop-Cultural Mirror of an Ancient Code

In modern pop culture, ancient mythological matrices often reappear in symbolic form. One striking example is Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, where the motif of the Holy Grail is presented as a decisive threshold between life and death, existence and nonexistence.

In the film, the seeker is faced with many chalices.If one drinks from the wrong Grail, the consequence is immediate death —

NONEXISTENCE.If one chooses the right Grail, life is preserved, even prolonged —

CONTINUED EXISTENCE.

This scene is not merely cinematic fiction. It is a direct modern expression of an ancient archetypal code — the same code that underlies Arum maculatum.

Mystical qualities of Arum

In traditional medicine and folklore, Arum was often used in ritual contexts, as protection and for healing. Its connection with mysticism and healing practices can be seen as part of a broader search for the “sacred” in nature, similar to the quest for the Grail.

Although there is no direct historical link between Arum and the Holy Grail, both carry deep symbolism of healing, mystery, and spiritual journey.At Hilandar, where Arum is used with prayer and care, it can be said to represent a part of “sacred nature” that helps people find inner peace and health – which is, in essence, the core message of the Holy Grail legend.

From NONEXISTENCE to EXISTENCE: A Continuous Process

When one life fades, another begins to shine.

One person begins to DISSOLVE (→ NONEXISTENCE), while another is being formed, BECOMING (→ EXISTENCE).

The process of CREATION is slow and relatively long, just like the process of DISSOLUTION. Even when someone dies suddenly, that process still had its inner duration. We see this in a woman whose brother drowned while diving: she explains that he had already, in his thoughts, begun to withdraw, saying he no longer saw himself in anything ten years into the future — meaning the process of DISSOLUTION had already begun on a high mental level, ending finally in NONEXISTENCE.

Another patient said:“Now, when my son goes to Austria, I will finally be nicely alone, and in the morning I will dash out (Arum) for a walk, go to the shops…”

We see how much she is waiting for him to leave, to feel FREE (Crot-h) and to “dash” (Arum) out of the house, to do what she wishes, to DISAPPEAR (Arum) from the house — as well as that her son should NOT EXIST (Arum) for a while…

“But since I am ill, everyone keeps calling, the whole family, and I love when I am alone (Arum). They often hurt me with what they say, so I cry… (Arum) I love them, but sometimes I wish they would DISAPPEAR (Arum), just for a while, to NOT EXIST (Arum), because they don’t understand…”

A person who finds herself in unpicked grapes (Arum), in such a situation, in such a web of circumstances, feels LOST (Gala). If such a state lasts long enough (Arum), and she cannot escape, she begins to wish to DISAPPEAR (Arum) from those toxic conditions. But there is no exit except remaining in that situation, where there is a real danger that she may completely DISAPPEAR (Arum) — die — that is, undergo transformation.

For example, a woman with lung cancer says:“The air in Zrenjanin is terrible. A Chinese rubber factory opened, and the air is always bad. When you walk down the street, exhaust fumes enter your mouth from old cars… But what? We cannot change it, I have accepted it; I must go outside, we cannot stay indoors all the time…”

The situation is extremely bad, she cannot escape it; the conditions of life are poor (Arum) and inevitable, and the process of DISSOLUTION (Arum) is underway…

Interestingly, only later—after the remedy had already been prescribed—did an additional symbolic layer become apparent. We noticed that the patient came from Zrenjanin—a town whose name derives from the Serbian word zrenje, meaning “maturation,” which is one of the key themes of the remedy.

When one life fades, another begins to shine.

A patient who lost her brother in a tragic event, after years of recovering from shock, gave birth to three children and said:“So that they have each other — in good and in bad! Because the worst is being alone!”

But at the time when she felt terrible after her brother’s sudden death, she ran away from people and enjoyed being alone… (Arum)

“I am a special kind of woman (Arum)! Strange (Arum), sometimes even I surprise myself! But that’s who I am, I cannot be different (Arum)!”

”Neither in heaven nor on earth! (Arum)””We are where we are, we cannot change that (Arum)”“I must (Carc), I have accepted it (Phos-ac), this inevitability of where we live (Arum)”

The worst is: “To have, and then to have not!” (Arum)This points to EXISTENCE (Arum) of something — followed by NONEXISTENCE (Arum) of that same thing.

“I get along wonderfully with my cousin! She listens to me (Arum), I listen to her (Arum), and that’s all we need.”

“I LOVE (Phos-ac) being alone (Arum). I LOVE (Phos-ac) drinking my coffee alone (Arum). I don’t need company (Arum).”

“My hands are always cold (Arum), but I don’t feel cold (Arum)! My legs also get cold, but I don’t feel cold!”

“My whole life, since i was born, listen now! I never took medicine, i didn’t know what illness was! (Arum)”

Another patient in the Arum maculatum state says:

“I was a dead body, absolutely! (Arum, Mur-ac) What I experienced — I could not move! (Arum)”

“To the point that I could not tie my shoelaces, I would get exhausted and the kilograms disappeared (Arum). In one month, at my height, with my shoe size 40, I wore size S — meaning: I was DISAPPEARING (Arum)! I told no one (Arum)…”

In the deepest states of Arum maculatum, the person loses weight rapidly — they literally fade.

“I barely ate at the place where I lived; the landlady said she felt so sorry for me, because she saw that I was running away and silent (Arum), that I did NOT EXIST (Arum). And when my current husband appeared, he pulled me out of that; I began to EXIST (Arum) again, I began speaking, able to say things aloud (Arum)…”

The core idea of Arum maculatum is the inability to speak, to express. (Arum)

“Then EVERYTHING (Staph) felt TERRIBLE (Stram), and I just ran away from people; I couldn’t stand some random conversation (Arum). People talking about SOMETHING (Phos) daily — it bothered me (Arum)!”

Here again we see: for her, people DO NOT EXIST (Arum).

A mother whose newborn died after 18 days was also in the Arum maculatum state. First, the baby EXISTED (Arum) for nine months of pregnancy and 18 days after birth — and then, suddenly, baby NO LONGER EXISTED (Arum).

And the patient whose brother drowned says the worst thing is: “To have, then have not!”That signifies the EXISTENCE (Arum) of her brother — followed by his NONEXISTENCE (Arum).

Arum maculatum – The Plant and its Code

Arum maculatum, also known as spotted arum, represents a unique homeopathic remedy whose Code: EXISTENCE – NONEXISTENCE, reflects its profound inner duality. This plant, deeply rooted in nature and tradition, symbolizes the transition between the VISIBLE (Stell) and the INVISIBLE (Stell), between reality and emptiness. Its distinctive contrast between life and death is embodied both in its toxic nature and in its remarkable ability to heal the deepest emotional and physical imbalances.

The Code: EXISTENCE – NONEXISTENCE, expresses an inner struggle between the feeling of being fully present in the world and the fear of dissolving into nothingness — a key aspect of understanding this remedy. Its symbolism leads us into the very center of human nature, where opposing forces of being and non-being intertwine, opening the path toward profound healing.

This article explores Arum maculatum through the lens of this Code, offering insight into its therapeutic significance and the way it helps integrate seemingly incompatible inner polarities. Through case studies and analysis, we illuminate how this remedy can serve as a key to unlocking inner conflicts and restoring a sense of coherent existence.

In “Unpicked Grapes” – Framed by Circumstances

“In these words of the king’s daughter, the archer suddenly found himself in unpicked grapes… (Arum)his throat tightened, and he could not utter a single word. (Arum – cannot speak.)”

In contemporary usage, the expression “to find oneself in unpicked grapes” is usually taken to mean “to find oneself in trouble” or “in a difficult, unpleasant situation.”

Traditional folk explanations claim that vineyard guards used to protect the unpicked grapes from thieves; whoever was caught stealing grapes would be beaten with sticks (Arum), and thus “found himself in unpicked grapes,” that is, in serious trouble. Over time, the phrase broadened to denote any kind of misfortune.

Based on my research, this saying reveals a deeper meaning.

In reality, the expression describes a severe, trapped situation in which the person is not guilty at all – the circumstances themselves are toxic and hostile. (Arum) In such a state there are intense quarrels, dissatisfaction and the feeling that “there is no way out.” (Arum) The crucial point is that the “grapes” here are not vine grapes at all, but “snake’s grapes” – Arum maculatum, a plant that:

• smells of rotting flesh,

• is highly poisonous,

• and is never picked, because nobody wants to touch it.

Thus “to find oneself in unpicked grapes” actually means: to find oneself in snake’s grapes that stink, that are toxic and never harvested – in other words, to be caught in a foul, poisonous situation, between two warring sides, “having done nothing wrong.” The same applies to living in polluted air, in harmful, unchangeable conditions: the person is framed by circumstances, unable to escape. (Arum)

In such a state, the person feels cheated, abandoned in bad conditions, and on top of it unjustly blamed. (Arum) In one of my cases, the patient’s sons complain that their mother is “too demanding,” while she herself feels accused without real grounds – a typical “framed by circumstances” (Arum) state.

My interpretation of the origin of this idiom

It is noteworthy that the expression “to find oneself in unpicked grapes” exists exclusively in the Balkan Slavic languages—Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Montenegrin, Macedonian, and Bulgarian—precisely within the geographical region where Arum maculatum is most widespread. In this region it is also known as Snake’s grapes and is traditionally recognized for its distinctive odor and toxicity.

The plant’s morphology further clarifies the idiom’s origin: in its final stage Arum maculatum produces a compact cluster of bright red or orange berries that look like a small bunch of grapes. These berries are poisonous, foul-smelling and never picked. Folk consciousness therefore perceived them as “grapes that are not picked” — unpicked grapes.

The expression “to find oneself in unpicked grapes” as referring to snake’s grapes (Arum maculatum) is my original interpretation, presented here for the first time in a systematic form. It fits perfectly with the Code of this remedy: EXISTENCE – NONEXISTENCE, in which the person is trapped in toxic circumstances and feels as if they are slowly fading away, despite being innocent.

Arum maculatum – emotional experiences

An Arum situation may also appear when the family as a whole separates (Arn) — when children grow up and leave, healthy and joyful, going into a good life. A perfectly normal life trajectory (Arum), in perfectly good circumstances, yet the parent experiences the children’s departure as profound sorrow (Arum), with a deep sense of abandonment (Arum). The parent feels as though they are “in unpicked grapes” — in a situation from which there is no escape. It is what it is. (Arum)

A patient said:“It’s a pity the children and I don’t spend more time together! Soon they will marry, and then come the diapers and everything else…”

Here we see the alternating polarity of this remedy’s Code:Children EXIST (Arum), then children grow up and NO LONGER EXIST (Arum), they marry and move away, and then they EXIST (Arum) again (Arum) when the grandchildren are born.

Another patient weeps inconsolably (Arum) because her sons have left and started their own lives. She developed severe itching all over her body, constantly changing location, with the most intense itching in the genital region — to the point of sleeplessness and even suicidal thoughts.

“I don’t know why I’m crying… (Arum) Both my sons married within a short time and moved away from us. One lives in the house, the other in an apartment. The second already has a child… Their wives are wonderful, everything is perfectly fine… But I keep crying!? (Arum) I cry all the time (Arum), and I don’t even know why!”

After receiving Arum maculatum C200, she sent this message:

“Good day. THANK YOU. I had a pleasant evening .When I came home the genital itching started again (Arum).I took the remedy and it quickly became bearable.The night was excellent. I woke up from a sudden wave of heat (Arum).I uncovered myself, relaxed, and soon fell asleep again.The day is wonderful, beautiful — I am overjoyed, nothing itches anymore, ha ha…I have not taken more doses.I went to liturgy and visited my grandson.I am no longer afraid the itching will start again.I am returning to my regular activities.Glory to God. Thank you so much!”

One of the essential aspects of this remedy is the fear that “it will start again” (Arum) — because it is unbearable (Arum ) and irritating (Arum, Cham). The patient herself emphasizes:

“I was no longer afraid that the itching would begin. (Arum)”

Another patient, with salivary gland issues, excessive salivation, and nasal obstruction, expressed the same theme:

“I’m afraid the obstruction will happen suddenly during the night, while I’m asleep (Arum)!”

Thus we see the recurring fear of something sudden (Arum, Merc), strong (Arum, Bell), irritating (Arum, Cham, Cina), and unbearable (Arum, Lotus, Crot-h).

Patients in an Arum maculatum state endure symptoms for a long time, but they drive them to the brink of madness — and when the symptom reaches maximum intensity, suicidal thoughts may appear. When the symptom eases, hope returns and the patient becomes patient again, believing it will eventually pass.

For example, if there is skin itching, it is extremely strong, sudden, unpredictable, migratory, persistent — experienced as a constant threat (Arum, Tarent).

A similar experience appears in war: a strong (Aur), aggressive (Aur), persistent (Aur) external force exerts pressure, and the person cannot escape the situation (Arum). They are TRAPPED (Crot-h) in it.

A patient said:

“The summer was unbearably (Arum) hot, temperatures over 40°C. (Arum) It lasted for two months without a single drop of rain. (Arum) City smog was irritating, dryness exhausting; people and animals were nervous. (Arum) The AC was running nonstop (Ars), day and night, which further dried the air. Suddenly I began to produce excessive saliva. (Arum) At first I swallowed it, but later the mucus caused nausea, so I began to spit constantly instead of swallowing. At night, sudden acute attacks of breathlessness appeared, with the feeling that my stomach had stopped working. (Arum, Carbo-v)The spitting was constant, enormous amounts of saliva. (Arum)Trying to cool off in a pool helped somewhat. The pool revived my stomach, but the chlorine worsened the irritation in my nose. (Arum)Many people had left the city, but I could not — I had to work, and there was no one to take care of my pets. (Arum)I even felt threatened by neighbours because of my pets, so I could not leave for that reason either. (Arum)”

We clearly see she could not leave (Arum); she felt TRAPPED (Crot-h) in the situation.Remaining in circumstances that do not suit her… (Arum)

Domestic animals are like small children or infants — they belong to the Sefirah Yesod. She cannot abandon them and leave, just as one cannot leave a small child alone.

Again, fear and anxiety (Arum) for the pets: the pets EXIST (Arum) or the pets NO LONGER EXIST (Arum) if the neighbours eliminate them.

The same dynamic appears in the patient with two sons: she cannot escape the situation — this is the natural flow of life — children leave (Arum).

Another patient experiences grief (Arum) because the kittens are leaving the home:

“We fed them, protected them, cared for them… and now someone will just take them away! It’s like giving your child to someone… And everyone says this is normal, ‘life is like that,’ because what else can you do. Life goes on, then they have their own kittens…And just because life goes on, now they have to leave…It’s heartbreaking! (Arum) And you’re even supposed to feel happy, because they’re going to a home where they’ll be safe.”

This is a story in which everything is objectively fine — good living conditions, good circumstances — yet there is profound sorrow over the transience of time (Arum), separation (Arum), loss of connection (Arum), departure, (Arum) and regret (Agraphis nutans) for not spending more time together (Arum, Agraphis nutans). The kittens EXISTED (Arum) , and soon they will NO LONGER EXIST (Arum) in the home.

This summer could be symbolically associated with the spirit of the wind, Zephyr, bringing dry weather, a lack of rain, harsh living conditions, and profound change—suggesting purification from emotional attachments and desires, and reminding us of the impermanence of the material world (Agraphis nutans).

 A patient says:

“I regret (Arum) not spending more time with my niece; now she’s already getting married.And then, when I look the other way, I regret (Arum) not spending more time with my mother…Wherever I turn, I see it could have been better, more…If only I could have cloned myself… (Arum)  If only I could have EXISTED (Arum) in more versions of myself! Time passes (Arum), and many things will soon NO LONGER EXIST (Arum)!”

As I write this, I hear the voices of children playing in the nearby playground…A thought arises: children come, children go — they only pass through our lives. They are not our possession. They are divine beings who come to us because they need us, and we need them, so that certain experiences and learnings may occur. But like birds flying south, they eventually fly away into their own life.They EXIST (Arum) — and very soon they NO LONGER EXIST (Arum) in our daily lives.

The Themes of the Remedy – Arum maculatum

1. Theme – A Very Difficult Situation

A situation in which one feels TRAPPED (Crot-h) and HELPLESS (Ign), under threat.

“Now the work is intense, you can solve things on the go, but that other situation was really ‘left in the lurch’ (Arum)! You couldn’t postpone anything anymore, the deadline was fixed, and they kept delaying you. There are still challenges now, but nothing like before! These are milder, smaller issues… just regular parts of the job.”

The patient spontaneously uses the expression “left in the lurch.” As mentioned earlier, Arum is traditionally known as “snake’s grape” — a plant whose toxicity symbolically reflects a situation that appears ripe and ready on the outside, but is poisonous, rotten, and unusable on the inside.

In the Matrix Method, the spontaneously spoken idiom “left in the lurch” directly points to Arum, whose folk name “snake’s grape” illustrates precisely this state: everything seems fine externally, but internally it is poisonous, unbearable, unresolvable.It is a perfect metaphor for the psychological position of the patient: left in decay, without a way out.

Context of obligations and pressure (deadlines, impossibility of postponing)

Here we clearly see how external social pressure combined with inner conflict becomes the trigger. A pressure that comes from outside, while the inner self splits under the strain — fertile ground for an Arum response.

A patient says:

“I don’t tell anyone anything (Arum), and then it just started — that shock (Arum), a real shock! When my brother died (Arum), I felt the same shock (Arum) — the tingling from the hands toward the neck, then the other hand, then the jaw stiffens (Arum). This circle (Arum), closing in. And that is exactly what I experienced at the shop door (Arum).”

Silence as an Inner Cry

“I don’t tell anyone anything… and then that shock just started.”

This silence before the shock is the expression of deeply suppressed pain — Arum withdraws before it explodes.

The circle she describes — tingling tightening around the neck and jaw — symbolizes Arum’s state of being trapped inside one’s own body, inside a toxic moment from the past.The jaw stiffens — you cannot speak, cannot scream, cannot ask for help.

It is neither speech nor silence —it is a painful paralysis. (Arum)

In the state of Arum, silence is not peace.Silence is the moment before an inner earthquake — a cry that was never uttered, a pain that could not be shared.Such suppressed trauma manifests physically: tingling, rigidity, jaw locking, and finally — a split within the organism.

2. Theme – Threat to a Child

One example is a woman whose son was mobilized under wartime circumstances. She felt an overwhelming threat to his life.This is one of the core themes of Arum maculatum — a real, life-threatening situation, a genuine danger of the child entering NONEXISTENCE (Arum).

Although she was already in poor health (breast cancer), she boarded a bus in the middle of winter to go see him.During a snowstorm, the bus broke down.They spent 12 hours without heating…

After that she became severely ill — a grave pneumonia (Arum) — and soon died.

Her path follows the Code of the remedy:intense fear for the child’s life → her own descent into NONEXISTENCE (Arum).

Another case — Fear for an unborn child

Her first baby died immediately after birth. She spent five days in the hospital waiting for help that never came — the delivery was fatally delayed. She spent the entire next pregnancy in fear. With the third pregnancy, the same scenario repeated: she was sent home despite being two fingers dilated.

This time she said:

“I am not going home. I know it is time to deliver.” (Arum)

She resisted (Arum) — and saved the baby.

When she spoke up, things went well.When she stayed silent, tragedy occurred. (Arum)

Arum’s theme: inability to speak, fear of authority, silence under pressure.

Another case — Threat to beloved animals

A woman who kept ten dogs was threatened by her neighbor:

“I will kill them.” (Arum)

She experienced this as a direct threat to their lives (Arum).Her breath was cut off (Arum).

Night-time episodes of choking followed, then chronic nasal obstruction and breathing problems — all within Arum’s sphere.

For Arum, a child, a baby, and a beloved animal belong to the same symbolic field:a being that depends on us and can fall into NONEXISTENCE.

Core insight

In Arum maculatum, the key theme is intense threat to life — of a child, an unborn baby, or animals that are symbolically equivalent to children.

This state brings:

• deep fear of loss

• helplessness

• silent suffering

• inability to speak or oppose

• a somatic explosion: choking, jaw locking, inflammation, nasal obstruction, sudden breathing crises

Arum carries the polarity of its Code od:EXISTENCE → NONEXISTENCE → EXISTENCEas life moves through appearances and disappearances of loved ones.

When the person finally speaks (Arum) — the outcome can be transformed.Arum’s healing begins when silence breaks!

3. Theme – The Large Family

As in the remedy Galanthus nivalis, we also find in Arum maculatum the theme of a large extended family — many sisters, brothers, aunts — who love each other, support each other, and help one another. Again, as with Galanthus, there is the theme of the village or small town they do not wish to leave.

A patient says:

“I’m waiting for the children to come, my husband, my son-in-law… (Arum) I’m preparing the house, slowly arranging everything, corner by corner (Arum, Mur-ac). I have time (Arum), I must not work too hard (Op), and then my aunt’s sister arrives… (Arum).”

Dr: “Only as much as feels comfortable for you.”

Patient: “My sister (Arum) cooked a little yesterday, so I have help!”

In Arum maculatum, alongside the themes of separation and loss, there is a strong longing for belonging to a large family — a family that shares daily life, supports one another, and forms a cohesive emotional field. This is often the picture of an extended family: sisters, uncles, children, sons-in-law — all part of that unified emotional network.

Similar to Galanthus nivalis, the connection to the village or a smaller town is important. But there is a crucial distinction: Galanthus loves to stay home — Arum needs to move.

• Galanthus seeks peace, quiet, the safety of the home.

• Arum needs to leave the house, to be in movement, to go to relatives, to run errands even when weak.

Arum cannot sit still for long.The home is maintained as a partial refuge, not as a fixed anchor.

In the patient’s words:

“I’m waiting for the children, my husband, my son-in-law… I’m fixing the house, corner by corner…”

We see Arum’s need for things to function (Arum), to be prepared — and also its characteristic restlessness (Ars). Even when unable to work heavily, Arum finds a way to contribute.

Arum is always in motion — between relationships, responsibilities, and inner unrest.

4. Theme – Anger

Anger in Arum maculatum is not loud, explosive, or performative.It is compressed, silent, and dangerously internalized —a pressure cooker inside the chest.

Arum’s anger comes from injustice, humiliation, and above all:forced separation from someone they love.

This anger has several manifestations:

• Silent rage that locks the body

The patient described:

• jaw locking (Arum),

• stiffness,

• numb hands,

• inability to speak.

This is the anger that paralyzes instead of exploding.It freezes the body at the moment of emotional overwhelm.

“I was afraid to say anything, while inside I was boiling with ANGER (Arum, Caust, Mag, Calc-p).”

• Anger at authority and control

Arum does not tolerate:

• pressure,

• orders,

• demands,

• being forced to act.

This creates internal rebellion that cannot be expressed aloud,leading to deep internal tension.

“I felt an overwhelming ANGER (Arum, Caust, Mag, Calc-p). toward my father because he constantly told me I was not good enough, while acting as if he had never made a single mistake in his own life.”

• Anger that transforms into illness

Because Arum cannot say what hurts, anger becomes:

• chest constriction,

• throat tightness,

• respiratory issues,

• psychosomatic numbness,

• long-term internal damage.

This rage is part of the Pre-Code: Causticum,which links anger with:

• bone issues,

• structural tension,

• symbolic “splitting”.

“I never said anything, I always tried to smooth everything out by myself, and now I have lung cancer! I know that this is… (Arum)”

• Anger tied to shame

Arum often feels:

• stupid,

• inferior,

• ashamed to speak.

That shame blocks the expression of anger.

Rage that cannot be voiced goes inward —becoming silent fire.

“At university, I felt somehow stupid! (Arum)”

• The moment of rupture

When anger reaches its limit, the split happens:→ emotionally,→ energetically,→ and sometimes physically.

This is where the themes of split and anger touch —but they are NOT the same.

Split is the RESULT.Anger is the FORCE that pushes toward the split.

“My father was extremely angry, and in the end his aorta ruptured! (Arum)”

Example:

Dr: “Have you ever in your life been ANGRY (Arum, Mag)?”

Patient:“Angry? (Arum, Mag, Caust) Yes, I have!”

Dr: “When were you ANGRY (Arum, Mag, Caust)? Give us an example…”

Patient:“Sometimes I felt that no one wanted to listen to me! (Arum) And then I EXPLODE! (Arum, Mag, Caust) As if no one wants to listen, no one hears me (Arum), NO ONE SEES ME! (Arum, Stell) Many times I was ANGRY because of that! (Arum, Mag, Caust)”

In our Tetractys model, this type of anger belongs to the Sphere of Affective aggression — anger arising from hurt, sadness, and helplessness.But when it turns into open attack or refusal to communicate, it can move into Offensive aggression.

In Arum maculatum, anger arises from the feeling of not being seen, not being heard, being neglected! (Arum)This anger often escalates into RAGE (Arum, Caust, Kali-p) because underneath lies a deep emotional wound and a sense of NONEXISTENCE.

The patient’s statement —

“No one SEES me!”

— connects Arum with Stellaria media through the theme of invisibility, and at the same time reveals Arum’s core experience: the pain of not existing in the eyes of others.

5. Theme: Endurance, Break in Communication, Cut Breath, Not Speaking

“I didn’t want to listen to anyone (Arum)! Take this, take that… I’m not interested in conventional medicine, or doctors at all, but I agreed because of my daughter and son (Arum), because they said: ‘How can you live with SOMETHING (Phos) inside your body, and not know what it is? How fast it grows, what, how…’ They convinced me (Arum). But again, I DO NOT COMPLAIN (Agraphis nutans), I am fine. I will manage ALL OF THAT (Staph) in my own way (Arum)!”

They always try to harmonize relationships among people…

“I don’t tell anyone anything (Arum), and then suddenly that shock (Arum) just started! In fact, when my brother died (Arum), I experienced a real shock (Arum)!”

At that moment, the patient also felt her breath being cut off (Arum).

This kind of shock is also experienced by a fetus in the mother’s womb when parents decide on abortion. The fetus experiences a shock of fear because an act of killing is being prepared. The younger the being, the greater the fear and shock — and the more far-reaching the karmic consequences.

Patient:“I never told anyone (Arum), never told anyone in my family — not my mother, not my aunt — that was something of my own… (Arum)”

In Arum maculatum, we see a clear pattern of enduring pain in silence, suppressing emotions, and not speaking. The person does not want to burden others and “irons out” everything on their own, while shock accumulates internally. A break in communication and a sudden cut of breath reflect a profound inner blockage.

Arum does not speak even when it must — even in the most difficult moments.That silent shock remains trapped in the body and often becomes the trigger for illness.

6. Theme: Judgment

“Let’s say someone gets sick, and I think… I think about how that person behaved, what they were like, and that it’s no wonder they got so sick! And then suddenly: ‘God, why am I thinking this?’ I don’t think ANYTHING (Staph) BAD (Bry) toward that person, but they are THEMSELVES TO BLAME (Bellis-p) for getting to that point! But afterward I feel terrible (Nat-m), and I REGRET it (Agraphis nutans) so much for thinking that.”

The patient tends to judge, but the judgment carries little actual weight. It is more impulsive, unfiltered speech.

“I know, I won’t (Phos-ac), people just pass by, that’s the street. Narrow streets. And look, your street is narrow too! Two cars can’t pass each other, three — impossible. Not just your street, they’re all like that.”

In such patients, judgment appears impulsively, out of haste and lack of reflection, without true malice. After thinking something judgmental, guilt (Nat-m) and regret (Agraphis) appear quickly.

There is an inner conflict between the feeling that someone is “THEIR OWN FAULT” (Bellis-p) and the desire not to hurt anyone. These statements often express inner insecurity and a need for self-justification rather than genuine aggression.

7. Theme: Defiance

Dr: “Have you had Corona?”

Patient:“Corona? No way! I was in Dubai with my daughter and son-in-law. It all started that February. I went (Arum) the previous year, on December 25th, to take care of my daughter’s baby (Arum). When they announced Corona in February, I told my son-in-law and daughter: ‘There is NO Corona! Corona DOES NOT EXIST (Arum)! Let that be CLEAR (Lotus)!’”

A well-known magical protection from something or someone is denying its existence.

Patient:“When my son-in-law came home from work he said: ‘Corona…’I said: ‘Corona? Are you people normal? Do you even have a brain?? The ENTIRE (Arn) world — Corona?? It was hilarious to me (Arum)! I didn’t wear masks, I walked out of the building, sat and smoked near the playground… In Dubai everything is organized… Masks? I don’t care! (Arum) Then when they introduced temperature checks and no one could enter shops — I went (Arum), I didn’t care! (Arum)!And washing hands? You wash your hands anyway… Should someone now teach me to wash with chemicals?!We are not vaccinated! Thank God I was there — I CALMED (Arg-n, Mag-m) the situation. My son-in-law came in wiping doorknobs… I said: ‘What are you wiping those doorknobs for?’”

Dr: “You kept them all in a conscious state!”

Patient:“ALL OF THEM (Staph). And the one at home, my husband, on the phone… And my son too… Fear, fear everywhere…”

Dr: “They operate through fear, and people end up getting sick because of it.”

Patient:“Exactly, exactly, exactly!”

Dr: “You didn’t succumb to it.”

Patient:“Not at all, not at all, not at all…”

Notice how she repeats words when affirming something — the first word loudest, second softer, last the softest — like a descending musical scale.

Patient:“NOTHING (Staph), NOTHING (Staph), NOTHING (Staph)!”

This time, on the last word she slightly raised her tone — revolt.

Patient:“When they said masks, I turned around and walked away! (Arum)”

Defiance is pronounced!

Dr: “Exhaust fumes should be avoided.”

Patient:“Avoid them strongly!”

Dr: “Perhaps have a silk scarf, and when cars start their engines right next to you, put it over your nose.”

Patient:“I won’t (Phos-ac), I won’t (Phos-ac), I didn’t even want (Phos-ac) to wear a mask…”

Dr: “Only when they start their engines.”

Patient:“I know, I won’t (Phos-ac). Cars pass by, it’s a street. Narrow streets.”

In this patient’s expression we see dominant defiance and refusal of authority — clearly part of the Arum maculatum Code. Refusing masks, hand-washing rules, vaccination — all becomes an open stance:“I don’t care!”

This is not mere opposition; it acts as magical protection through denial of danger:“Corona DOES NOT EXIST! (Arum)”

The repeated phrases in descending tones (a musical scale) illustrate emotional dramaturgy and the force of inner resistance, while revolt is expressed through the emphasized first word.

In Arum, disobedience becomes a way of maintaining inner integrity in the face of external pressure.

8. Theme – Endurance of Pain

They are exceptionally tolerant of pain. They do feel the pain, but they carry it bravely.

Patient:“When I started going out, in that period, like — you have to be home at this and that time… Before, I used to come back earlier… Ha, ha, ha… So I’d be late, right? Naturally… And when I was younger, if a school grade was the issue, my mother would beat me (Arum), and I would say: ‘Don’t hit me!’ She would beat me, literally beat me! (Arum) She really beat me and it hurt a lot!”

Dr: “Where did she hit you?”

Patient:“On the butt, on the butt. And I told her: ‘You can hit me as much as you like, I will not cry! (Arum)’ I kept saying that! ‘I will not cry! (Arum)’”

Patient:“I wanted to be, how can I put it (Arum), STRONG (Con), POWERFUL (Sep) so that she could hit me as much as she wanted, and I wouldn’t care! That’s just the type I am, I’m a bit stubborn (Arum), stubborn (Arum), yes I am!And later, when I was in the hospital, when they were doing all those procedures… They urgently called me when they saw on the scan that my lungs were a complete harakiri! (Arum)”

It is interesting that she mentions the word “harakiri”, because harakiri itself symbolizes the passage from EXISTENCE into NONEXISTENCE.

Patient:“After all those examinations, my pleura was completely shredded to pieces (Arum)! Not just punctured in one place… And then we were sitting there, and they shout down the corridor: ‘Milošev!’ My surname…The male nurse: ‘Quick, quick…’And I was cool as ice: ‘What’s going on?’‘Get into the wheelchair…’‘I’m not getting into that wheelchair, I’ll walk to the lift! (Arum)’

Later the nurse, such a good soul, we really connected after that, said to me: ‘My God, what kind of woman are you! Sit in that wheelchair, you have to go upstairs immediately!’

To me the whole thing was actually funny!

And when we got there, they put me on a chair. And I felt NOTHING (Staph), I just sat. The male nurse behind me was holding me, he was shaking all over, he was behind me… Then I see this doctor, some trainee from Niš, learning, and he’s going to make two small incisions on me…

Their head physician walks around and tells these young doctors to do the procedure. And still NOTHING (Staph). I sat down, and this wonderful woman, you can see she has experience, asked me: ‘Are you afraid?’I said: ‘I’m not afraid at all!’

And truly, I wasn’t afraid!

He stuck me four times. The male nurse behind me pricked me four times, trying to find the spot where he should open it! Where he should open. They only used that anesthetic spray…

“They said that other people fainted from the pain, and he was puncturing me four times, watching the screen, and I just kept silent (Arum)!”

And this woman asked: ‘Shall we put on some music?’

I said: ‘I like Đole Balašević.’

So they played some music too, to relax me and all of that! And then they were commenting, and I was joking, as if nothing was being done to me at all! (Arum)”

Dr: “But did it hurt?”

Patient:“Well of course it hurt!”

Dr: “How do you tolerate so much pain?”

Patient:“I endured the pain! (Arum)”

Dr: “Not even a groan?”

Patient:“NOTHING (Staph), NOTHING (Staph), NOTHING (Staph)!”

Dr: “Everything stayed inside!”

Patient:“Yes. When I decide that NOTHING (Staph) is going to hurt me, that NOTHING (Staph) will hurt me, then — it doesn’t hurt (Arum)! It doesn’t hurt me (Arum)! I don’t know, I’m a special type of person! A special type of woman (Arum). Strange (Arum), sometimes I am strange even to myself (Arum)! But that’s how I am, I cannot be any different (Arum)! And so, it all passed (Arum), it ended (Crot-h), and here I am now, where I am…”

In Arum maculatum, there is remarkable endurance of pain — not from indifference, but from firm stubbornness, determination and inner strength. The person feels the pain, but consciously suppresses it and carries it inside, without expression, without a cry. Behind this is often the need to prove strength and uniqueness, and a refusal to be a victim.

By repeating “nothing, nothing, nothing” the patient further confirms her inner control and pride, while statements like “I cannot be any different” point to the stability of her identity despite trauma. Even in the most difficult moments, Arum does not seek pity — it stands upright, in silence.

9. Theme – Breathing and the Lungs

The Arum maculatum person has a pronounced theme of breathing and the lungs. At first they may have breathing difficulties, bronchitis; if such a condition lasts for a long time, lung cancer can develop. In any case, the topic of breath is always present.

The patient came with a problem in the lungs. She has frequent pneumonias, and as a child she had bronchitis. Problems with breathing have been present throughout her life. Her brother drowned in the Drina river, and again we see the motif of breathing — how water entered his lungs…

“That was when we searched for my brother for five days… He was a diver, he drowned in the Drina (Arum). We couldn’t find him…”

“I went home, and in the middle of the night… I was sleeping with my aunt. And I, as if in her place, saw him there, breathing (Arum), in his diving suit…”

Another patient feels suffocation on a psychological level:

Patient:“It’s as if some firm hand is holding me (Arum). It’s not that I’m choked (Arum), it’s not that it’s TERRIFYING (Stram), I only feel that firmness (Arum, Lyc)…”

We see how “someone from outside” is holding her by the throat — someone with a rigid attitude who prevents her from speaking, most often her parents, with whom she does not have a good relationship.

In Arum maculatum, breathing and lungs are a central theme — both physically and psychologically. Breathing difficulties, bronchitis and recurrent pneumonias reflect long-standing inner tension and suppressed emotions. In more severe cases, the story may be preceded by a loss directly connected with breath — as in the example of the brother who drowned.

On the psychological level, the feeling that “something from outside is gripping and suffocating” points to emotional suffocation, usually caused by authoritarian figures (parents). The person feels they have no right to speak or express themselves, and this very prohibition settles in the lungs — as an unspoken cry.

Arum then breathes heavily, in silence.

10. Theme – Grief and the Departure of Children

“The new baby cried rivers of tears when it was born, after our previous baby had died! (Arum, Morph)”

The mother’s grief for the previous baby who died poured out through (Aeum) the new baby — that is why the baby cried with such tears.

The remedy is connected with dead children, children who have DISAPPEARED (Arum).

One patient lost her baby through a miscarriage in the eighth month of pregnancy. After that she gave birth to two healthy children.

Another patient gave birth to a baby, but amniotic fluid entered the lungs because the delivery was delayed, and the baby lived only 18 days. Only seven years later was she able to give birth to a healthy child. Her own mother had lost two babies as well, also right after birth, and afterwards gave birth to two healthy children.

In Arum maculatum, grief is deeply connected with the theme of the disappearance of children — babies who died, vanished, or were not born alive. This grief often remains unspoken, but is carried forward — to the next children, through their breathing, their tears, or their silence.

Arum carries one pole of the remedy’s Code — NONEXISTENCE:when a child leaves, a part of the mother leaves with it.

Even when healthy children come later, the shadow of the earlier loss remains.Arum quietly remembers those who are no longer here.

11. Theme of Dehydration

“It happened that I had headaches because I don’t drink water (Arum)!”

In Arum maculatum, the theme of dehydration is very prominent. The person often neglects the most basic bodily needs, such as drinking water. A headache caused by not drinking indicates a lack of contact with one’s own body and needs — a typical Arum state: they endure, they do not complain, they forget about themselves while “ironing out” everything around them.

The body then reacts — quietly, but persistently.

12. Theme of Split and Separation

The patient wakes up from sleep at the exact moment when her brother’s body was found — the moment when death becomes a physical separation.

“It was some kind of madness, complete CONFUSION (Lotus), I don’t even know… After that I stood up, I felt unwell, I walked toward the kitchen and the upper cabinets started to separate… (Arum)”

She shows with both hands above her head how they move to opposite sides…

Patient: “And then it started…”

Dr: “The kitchen cabinets separating?”

Patient: “Yes, as I look straight ahead, some go left, others go right.”

Dr: “Like a split? (Arum)” — Matrix awareness

Patient: “Yes… and my jaw locked (Arum), my hands went numb (Arum)… My uncle was next to me. I only said, ‘Pour water on me!’ And he poured water on me…”

Arum is a remedy of violent and long-lasting separation between people.

The theme of separation is present also on the emotional level — the person suffers deeply, carries great sadness. 

The anger that arises from separation opens another Pre-Code: Causticum, which can manifest in bone pathology and symbolic or literal splitting (Arum), such as the development of cleft palate.

Examples include:

• violent separation of people during war,

• miscarriage — violent separation of mother and fetus,

• forced breakup due to parental disapproval,

• separation due to jealousy, competition, or betrayal.

After the breakup, the relationship with that person stops completely (Arum, Morph).For the Arum patient, the person DISAPPEARS (Arum) — they NO LONGER EXIST (Arum).

We see:

• Visual symbolism of the split

The image of kitchen cabinets “separating” above her head is an archetypal depiction of an inner psychic split.

• Connection of physical symptoms with emotional state

Numb hands, jaw stiffness, request for water — all carry deeper meaning within the Arum Code.

• Deep layers of Pre-Codes

Explaining Causticum as the Pre-Code shows the evolution of feelings through time.

The Palate as the Place of the Split — Physical and Symbolic

In body symbolism, cleft palate manifests as an external expression of the inner psychological split exactly like the one the patient described.This gives the Code a physiological dimension.

The Matrix Method made it possible to reveal the deep remedy image through words and spontaneous movement:“Hands showing opposite directions” — as if the patient herself reveals the opposite poles within her being.

13. Theme of Long Duration and Exhaustion

These are usually states that last a very long time. Themes from past lives may also open.

An Arum patient says:

“I couldn’t sleep the whole night, I cried and waited for the morning so my mother would wake up. When she finally got up, I hugged her. The feeling was deep sadness (Arum, Ign) — as if I had lost her… (Arum, Ign)”

Another patient says she has had lung problems her entire life:

Patient: “I have a mark (Arum), from pneumonia (Arum)! A small spot remained. (Arum)”

Dr: “A scar (Arum)!”

Patient: “Yes, a scar (Arum)! My doctor told me back then not to touch it! It has been there for 30 years (Arum)!”

We clearly see the theme of extremely long duration — 30 years!A mark or a scar is a place where a wormhole opens later — Arum leads to the splitting of space-time continuum.

In Arum maculatum, we often see conditions that last for years, even decades, leaving deep emotional traces that remain as scars — in the body, the psyche, and even through time.

Sadness, loss, lung diseases… everything settles and remains “untouched”, yet continually present.

The spot on the lung that remains for 30 years symbolizes a wormhole of the past — a tear through which trauma returns again and again.

For Arum, time is not linear — it circulates through pain, often carrying themes from early childhood or even past incarnations.

14. Theme of Shock

When someone yells at them, they become shocked and unable to react — they cannot manage the situation (Arum, Gala). Galanthus nivalis is their opposite remedy, and its dynamic completely blocks them. In those moments, they feel stupid, immobilized, cognitively frozen.

“I was like a dead body, absolutely! (Arum, Mur-ac) What I experienced — I couldn’t move at all! (Arum)”

“It was a shock from stress (Arum), and then it ended.”

“Like clinical death… Whatever will be, will be. My uncle remained calm then… When my uncle died, I kept coming to you, it was very hard for me, and you gave me that remedy…”

At that time, she was given Ignatia amara.

Arum acts even deeper than Ignatia — and now it is her karmic remedy.

“A horrifying shock (Arum), a tragedy happened (Arum, Canth), and I was, literally, unusable…”

“I tell no one anything (Arum), and then it all suddenly started — that shock (Arum), like a shock! Actually, when my brother died (Arum), I experienced a real shock (Arum)!”

Another case:

“My wife suddenly had a brain hemorrhage. A total shock (Arum)! She has been in an induced coma so the brain can recover. She cannot speak (Arum); she answers the doctors and nurses only by blinking…”

Clinical Essence

In Arum maculatum, shock is a central theme — especially sudden, overwhelming shocks that paralyze both body and mind.

The person becomes:

• unable to speak,

• unable to move,

• frozen in place,

• internally collapsed yet outwardly silent.

Statements like “dead body,” “I couldn’t move,” “I told no one anything” point to the deep Arum state of internal shutdown.

Unlike Ignatia amara, which addresses grief and emotional storms with expressive symptoms, Arum works deeper — in the domain of silent paralysis, where speech disappears, movement halts, and the reaction is completely absent.

Whether the trigger is:

• the death of a loved one,

• someone yelling at them,

• sudden tragedy, or

• overwhelming stress,

Arum remains frozen at the moment of shock, often with long-term consequences for breathing, speech, and bodily regulation — fully aligned with the deeper layers of its Code: EXISTACE – NONEXISTANCE.

15. Theme of Time – Splitting of the Continuum

Time flows – it EXISTS. Time stands still – it DOES NOT EXIST.

Time passes, time does not pass?

It transcends and permeates, existing in the Astral plane without motion, without dynamics—only images, desires, thoughts, and colours.

Like water that stands still, so does time—it becomes static.Like water that flows, so does time—it moves, it lives.

The Lotus symbolizes enlightenment through the theme of water,while Arum maculatum embodies enlightenment through the theme of time.

When time stops, people say that worlds open.This happens at dusk and at dawn.For this very reason, yogis practise at those times.There are also special dates in the year, such as the Saturnalia or New Year, when time “stops” for three days.

Splitting of the continuum, passage through the space-time continuum, transition from existence into non-existence– this experience can be extremely intense.

The splitting of the ego becomes the key to transformation, the tearing of the space-time continuum.The Lycopodium plant is called the “crvotocina” (wormhole) in Serbian and Croatian languages. The Simillimum of the woman in Arum state, who told us about her experience of sensing the continuum and entering a wormhole, was Lycopodium clavatum.

This profound connection between time and the essence of Arum maculatum reveals the inner journey where EXISTENCE and NONEXISTENCE integrate—flowing and still—TRANSCENDING (Spiritual quality Arum) the boundaries between the material and the spiritual.