The Spiritual Journey – Campanula rotundifolia (Bluebell, Harebell, the Bluebell of Scotland)
- drmirjanazivanov
- Feb 12
- 28 min read
Updated: 6 days ago
Dr Mirjana Zivanov
Campanula embodies two alternating roles. Her nature is not one-sided, but polarized—as if the same soul moves between withdrawal and combat.
In one phase, Campanula is the Withdrawn Monk. This is a state of silence, restraint, and profound consideration. The Monk withdraws from the world not because he fails to see it, but because he sees too much. He is attentive to every movement, every word, every influence. His Consideration reaches its furthest limits—toward people, circumstances, and life itself. He does not harm, does not impose, does not take more than belongs to him.
But there is another side of Campanula.
When a boundary is crossed, when withdrawal can no longer be sustained, that same energy transforms into the role of the Blue Knight. At that moment, consideration disappears and Ruthlessness emerges—not out of cruelty, but because restraint has become impossible. The Knight does not negotiate, does not measure, does not retreat. He moves straight through obstacles, often sparing neither himself nor others.
The Code of the remedy Campanula is: CONSIDERATION – RUTHLESSNESS.
The Monk represents ultimate consideration—withdrawal, self-discipline, restraint. The Knight represents ruthlessness—sudden engagement, decisive action without inhibition.
What is essential to understand is this:these are not two different characters, but two roles of the same nature.
Campanula does not live permanently in battle, nor in eternal withdrawal. Her drama unfolds precisely in the transition—in the moment when consideration can no longer endure and transforms into a ruthless act.
Celtic Tradition and the Symbolism of the Bluebell
In Celtic tradition, the Bluebell carries a very subtle yet powerful symbolism—a union of love, loyalty, and the fairy world. This is not a loud or passionate love, but a quiet, enduring, faithful love.
The Flower of Loyalty and Eternal Bond
In the Celtic world, the Bluebell was associated with:
the loyalty of a knight to the lady of his heart
love that endures even when unspoken
vows that are not broken by words, but sealed in silence
For this reason, it was also known as “the flower of the silent vow”—a love that remains even when it is unseen.
The Fairy Flower – A Threshold Between Worlds
The Celts believed that:
fields of Bluebells marked entrances to the fairy realm
where Bluebells grow, the veil between worlds is thin
the bell-shaped flower served as a fairy bell, calling or warning
There was a belief thatanyone who picked a Bluebell without reverence could become lost between worlds. For this reason, the flower was not gathered, but approached with silence and respect.
Love Without Possession
Unlike the rose (a symbol of passion and possessiveness), the Bluebell represents:
love that does not demand proof
connection without control
fidelity that exists even in absence
It is a love that says:“I am here, even if you do not see me.”
The Flower of Knights
In some traditions:
a knight departing for battle carried a dried Bluebell as a sign of fidelity
the flower symbolized a promise of return
if the flower remained intact, it was believed the vow was preserved
The Bluebell thus became a symbol of honor, not victory.
Fragility and Endurance
Although it appears delicate:
the Bluebell carpets entire forests
returns year after year
thrives in shade, without the need for domination
It therefore symbolizes:
quiet endurance
strength without aggression
love that does not shout
Summary of Symbolism
In Celtic tradition, the Bluebell symbolizes:
loyalty and eternal bonds
connection with the fairy world
quiet, unspoken love
knightly honor and vows
strength expressed through gentleness
Mythology and Symbolism
Fairy Bells – In Slavic and Celtic mythology, bell-shaped flowers were associated with fairies and forest spirits. It was believed that at night, these bells rang with an inaudible sound heard only by “those from the other world.”
The Voice of the Soul – The bell shape is a universal symbol of calling, prayer, and spiritual invocation. Plants of the genus Campanula were believed to carry the “prayers of the earth” toward the sky.
Protection from Dark Spirits – The flower, like a small bell, was thought to repel dark forces and impure spirits.
Hidden Beauty – Growing in forests and shaded parks—“quiet yet persistent”—it symbolizes those who are not loud, yet possess inner strength.
The Bond of Love and Sorrow – In some accounts, picking Bluebells at night was considered dangerous, as it could bring melancholy or “the voice of lost love.”
Greek and Celtic Mythic Roots
In Greek mythology, Endymion was a beautiful but mortal youth. Loved by the moon goddess Selene, he was placed into eternal sleep so that he would never age or die. For this reason, he became a symbol of eternal love and constancy. Until the 1970s, the Bluebell carried the botanical name Endymion non-scriptus.
In Scottish and Irish myths and legends, Bluebells are also known as Harebells, based on the belief that fairies could transform into a wild hare and hide among Bluebell fields.In Irish mythology, the Bluebell is a symbol of beauty.
The Dangerous Aspect of the Bluebell
Legends also speak of the danger associated with the Bluebell. It was believed that:
anyone who wandered into the forest and heard the Bluebell bells summoning fairies would soon die
stepping into a Bluebell field could bring misfortune, as it disturbed the fairies sleeping there
In contrast,if two lovers passed together through a Bluebell forest, they would be blessed with fidelity and devotion.
It was considered unlucky to pick a Bluebell, especially to take it home.It was also believed that anyone who wore a wreath of Bluebells would be compelled to speak only the truth.
Saint Tryphon – The Quiet Strength of Gentleness
Saint Tryphon is traditionally regarded as a healer of both body and soul: of the body by driving out disease, and of the soul by expelling the demons that may possess a human being. He is the protector of what is tender, living, and vulnerable—nature, plants, and the silent forces of growth—by dispelling the forces and entities that threaten them.
He is a spiritual guide who gently protects and helps living beings, as when he distributed all the wealth he had received from the Emperor for healing his daughter, and in humility and calm returned to tending geese. In contrast, when a being is physically attacked by illness or spiritually assaulted by demonic forces, Saint Tryphon drives them away like a knight—by his very presence.
On the physical level, the bellflowers (Campanula) exist quietly; on the spiritual level, however, they ring intolerably for evil forces, thus driving them away. In the same way, Saint Tryphon lives quietly in his village, modestly tending his geese, until he is called upon to heal a being afflicted by disease or possessed by a demon—at which point he transforms into a holy warrior.
It is precisely here that a natural connection with Campanula emerges—the plant of the bell that does not call loudly, but reminds through silence.
In iconography, Saint Tryphon is most often depicted holding a vine, linking him to the principle of growth, vitality, and the outward manifestation of life. The vine, as a plant of strong, branching, and visible development, may be understood as an active, expansive principle (yang).
In contrast, Campanula rotundifolia represents a subtler, more withdrawn mode of existence—a plant that does not dominate space, but acts quietly and discreetly. In symbolic analysis, it may be interpreted as the complementary, receptive principle (yin).
In this sense, the vine and the Campanula do not stand in opposition, but in polarity. If the vine symbolizes the outward, protective, and manifest strength of Saint Tryphon, the Campanula may represent his inner, quiet, and subtly operating dimension. Thus, the complete structure of the archetype is established—visible protection and invisible gentleness, active intervention and subtle vibration.
According to sacred tradition, Saint Tryphon suffered martyrdom for Christ, refusing to renounce his faith during the reign of Emperor Decius. He was tortured and ultimately executed by beheading.
In clinical practice, in two patients whose similimum was Campanula, an identical image spontaneously emerged during regression: the experience that, in one of their previous lives, their head had been severed. It is important to emphasize that the regression was not accompanied by intense fear or panic, but predominantly by a sense of silence, sudden interruption, and neutral separation.
In Folk Medicine
Campanula rotundifolia is a plant of quiet regulation—it calms unrest that is never spoken, sorrow that does not ask for comfort,and a voice that has remained trapped in the chest.
In folk medicine, Campanula rotundifolia (bluebell, bellflower, harebell) was never considered a “forceful” remedy. It was known as a plant of silence, calming, and gentle regulation. Its traditional use mirrors precisely what is revealed in the essence of the remedy.
1. Calming and Mild Sedative Effect
In Celtic and Northern European regions:
tea made from the flowers and leaves was used for inner restlessness, tension, and sorrow
it was given to people who appeared “too quiet” outwardly, yet restless within
It does not induce sleep harshly, but restores rhythm.
2. “A Remedy for the Heart”
In folk tradition, the bluebell was said to:
“calm a heart that remains silent”
help with quiet grief, unspoken sorrow, and disappointment
It was used:
after loss
in cases of long-lasting devotion without reciprocity
for people who do not ask for help, yet carry great inner weight
3. Throat, Voice, Breathing
Because of the bell-shaped form and the flower’s sense of “openness”:
teas and compresses were used for hoarseness and mild throat inflammation
for people who had “swallowed their words”
Folk symbolism says: “The bluebell opens a voice that remained locked in the chest.”
4. Use in Women – Quiet Support
In some regions, it was used:
for menstrual irregularities
for exhaustion in women who “carry everything alone”
in states of inward withdrawal, without outward drama
It does not force movement, but supports the lunar cycle.
5. External Use – Gentle Wounds
More rarely, but documented:
poultices of crushed leaves were applied to minor wounds
to “wounds that heal slowly”
Again—without aggression and without sudden reactions.
Campanula rotundifolia does not heal what is wounded on the surface, but what has remained faithful on the inside—for a long time, quietly, and without witnesses.
Campanula rotundifolia is a remedy of silence, of a subtle inner voice,and of the delicate boundary between presence and withdrawal.
It grows in the wind, on rocks, meadows, and heights—places where the plant is exposed, yet never harsh. A slender stem, a delicate flower, and remarkable resilience.
The bell-shaped flower does not shout—it resonates. It does not impose—it calls.
In its folk name Harebell, Campanula carries the quality of alert sensitivity:
constant listening
swift withdrawal
a refined, almost trembling perception of the world
This is a remedy for beings who:
feel too much
hear what others do not hear
live on the edge between closeness and solitude
A little bell that calls, that seeks contact, that cannot endure solitude, that makes itself heard at night, from darkness, from separation. A voice that must check whether someone is there.
This is the remedy that rings between worlds—between inner and outer,between child and mother,between human and animal.
Botanical–Symbolic Reflection
The flower of Campanula—a small blue or violet bell—grows on rocks, cliffs, and the edges of mountain paths. It chooses places where life exists at the threshold of survival: between stone and sky, between silence and wind.
Its body is fragile, yet the inner tone it carries remains unwavering. In the mythological language of plants, Campanula is the voice of the soul imprisoned in silence. It symbolizes the child who has not yet spoken, the word that remained in the throat, the tear that never became sound.
But when its Code is activated in consciousness, Campanula does not teach speech—it restores the inner tone, the melody of the soul that has been waiting to be recognized.
Campanula grows where stone still remembers light. And each of its bell-shaped petals whispers:
“Even in silence, there is a voice.You only need to remember your bell.”
The bell-shaped form of the flower is one of the most powerful plant symbols of sound without voice.
Campanula speaks of love before Adam and Eve.
Of a love that knows no guilt, no shame, and no need for justification. A love that exists before the Fall, before division, before the question of who is right.
It is a love of attentiveness — where the other is seen before being touched. A love of gentleness — where strength is measured by the ability not to harm. A love of trust — where there is no need for control, because there is no fear. And a love of exchange — where giving and receiving happen in the same breath, without debt and without loss.
In this love there is no struggle, yet there is readiness to protect. There is no withdrawal out of weakness, but silence born of consideration.And there is no attack born of anger, but stepping forward from the heart.
Adam and Eve (after the Fall)
• exist as two separate beings
• awareness of the body, shame, guilt
• relationship moves through desire, choice, consequence
• love becomes conditional (I may lose you, I may be wrong)
• tension appears between I and You
Love before Adam and Eve (pre-Fall)
• not “two” — but one field in two forms
• no shame, no choice, no error
• the body is not an object, but sound / vibration
• no questions of “whether,” “will it,” or “what if”
• love is not an emotion, but a natural state of being
That is why it may appear similar visually, yet energetically it is entirely different:
• before the Fall, there is no drama
• no tension
• no destiny
• no need for protection
This is what we have named the Paradisal Moon: not a relationship, but a resonance.
“Before Adam and Eve, love was not a meeting of two —but the One remembering itself.”
Campanula therefore has two faces, but one heart. The Monk protects love through silence and consideration. The Blue Knight protects that same love without restraint, even at the cost of himself.
The Code of Campanula is CONSIDERATION – RUTHLESSNESS. This is not a conflict, but a rhythm of love that knows when to remain silentand when to step forward.
Campanula brings us back to a time when love did not need to be proven —it simply existed as a state of being.
Campanula belongs to the Paradisal Moon — a time before the Fall, when beings recognized one another through the vibration of the heart,not through body, name, or guilt.
In the age of the Paradisal Moon, before Adam and Eve, Campanula knew love without separation —attention without demand and exchange without loss.
Campanula carries the memory of the Paradisal Moon, of love before division, when trust did not need to be defended.
Reaction under threat
When a Campanula person feels threatened or trapped, they may become RUTHLESS — to the point of aggression —and enter into conflict with their surroundings.
They do not attack first. They react to an external attack.
After a long period of endurance and restraint, when they finally gather the courage to oppose, the reaction may take the form of an attack.
They adopt the stance:“Attack is the best defense.”
Anyone who sees only this phase may describe the person as conflicted or aggressive, but behind it lies prolonged endurance, deep CONSIDERATION for the situation, and a profound fear of being trapped.
They remain on the sidelines for a long time, until someone touches them, provokes them, or attacks them.
When this principle is activated,a whole chain of reactions may follow: fights, defenses, attacks, hitting, biting, threats.
When fear becomes overwhelming and persists over time, they may enter an Opium state.
1. The theme of pain and long-term suffering
When a Campanula person has entered deeply into pathology, the narrative of pain becomes continuous and unbroken.
This is not transient suffering,but pain that lasts for years — sometimes decades.
This pain is not only psychological.It is also physical.
These are often individuals who have been exposed to sexual violenceor severe abuse, and the suffering becomes imprinted in the body.
As a result, chronic pain frequently appears in the rectal areaand other parts of the lower abdomen, as a lasting bodily record of the trauma endured.
In Campanula, two states clearly alternate.
In the first state, the person is withdrawn, quiet, turned inward. They complain, suffer, and carry a deep sense of injusticeand violence inflicted upon them. Pain is experienced passively, as fate.
In the second state, a sudden reversal occurs.
When they gain courage, or when suffering exceeds the limits of endurance, these same individuals may become violent.
This violence is not an expression of malice,but an attempt at defense —a desperate way to protect themselves from further harm.
Case example
Patient: “I was forced into anal intercourse.”
Doctor: “Did you try to defend yourself in that situation?”
Patient: “I couldn’t move. I couldn’t say anything. I was frozen (Campanula).”
At that moment, the patient entered a state of complete blockade. In Campanula, intense fear leads to an Opium state —total immobility, emotional and bodily anesthesia. In such situations, digestion may also come to a halt.
Doctor: “Did you say anything to him later? Did you express your objection?”
Patient: “No. I was young and inexperienced. I was afraid of losing love. I didn’t know where the boundaries were.”
Doctor: “You mentioned that you now have pain?”
Patient:“Yes. I have an anal fissure and hemorrhoids, even fifteen years after that relationship. Now my gynecologist says a fistula has also developed. The pain is severe and constant. Defecation is very difficult because the pain is intense. I carried two pregnancies with my current husband, but with this pain it was extremely exhausting. Now the second baby is small and requires a lot of attention, and I am often confined to bed. Because of this, I am deeply sad.”
2. The Theme of Tenderness and Touch
They are extremely sensitive to touch. They accept only gentle, light, measured touch, imbued with love. They do not tolerate roughness, as it evokes in them a feeling of threat, and they become reactive.
They deeply love caressing and attentive presence.When they allow themselves to surrender, they quite literally melt in touch.
The soul is soft, yet at the same time very brave —capable of struggle and great sacrifice.
We see the example of a woman who, in her youth, endured a relationship with an older man solely in order to preserve love. This was a profound act of self-sacrifice, involving immense effort and tears, all for the sake of maintaining love.
3. The Theme of Voice and Silence
The bellflower plant, whose blossoms resemble small bells, carries a clear symbolism: a voice that is heard — or suppressed, hidden, silenced. It is a remedy for those who exist, yet as if they have no voice.
When speaking about themselves, their voice is often strong, sometimes disturbing, like a cry for help.
Not because they seek attention, but because the suffering is deep and powerful.
They are intelligent. They seek understanding. They read, reflect, persistently trying to comprehend themselves and the world around them.
Their suffering is not imagined —it is real, profound, lived through every layer of their being.
One female patient, at her first consultation, spoke at times very quietly, and at other times commandingly loud —as if within her alternated fragility and a need for control.
When they improve, their voice becomes balanced. It turns clear, even, steady — like the bell of Campanula which no longer cries out, but resonates.
Campanula is a remedy of voice and silence.
It carries precisely what the patient lived through: being present, yet unheard, hidden, unrecognized.
Healing may begin through the return of the voice — through the possibility to speak now of what was once forbidden.
The person feels unheard, without the right to speak.
Trauma from the past, especially sexual or violent trauma, leaves the patient in a state of silence and inner disappearance.
They live in the silence of their own suffering, with the feeling that “they do not exist.”
There is fear that speaking out will result in the loss of love or punishment.
A deep sense of hiddenness, invisibility, suppression.
Campanula helps to rediscover the inner voice,
to heal wounds of “inaudibility,”
to calm the soul and allow the spirit to resonate again.
Campanula does not heal through words.It heals through silence that restores the right to voice.
4. The Theme of Sensitivity and Strength
They have difficulty navigating this world, because on one side they are extremely sensitive, and on the other, profoundly strong.
When strength overpowers sensitivity, they may become ruthless. They go all the way. Like a samurai. Like a knight.
They see only forward movement. They do not stop.
Often unaware of how great the sacrifices will be —but this is how they function.
In the same manner, they may bravely and resolutely persevere in fasting and prayer, should they turn toward monastic life. They possess a strong vertical axis.
Sensitivity and merciless strength alternate. But — they are never violators.
Toward the opposite sex, they are always gentle lovers, and women do not chase them —they long for them.
Samurai – Monk – Lover
Three archetypes live within them.
The Samurai —the one who moves straight ahead.Without hesitation. Without retreat.He does not calculate the cost, but the direction.His strength is ruthless, but not born of evil.He knows no half-step.
The Monk —the one who stands upright before the invisible.The same sword turned inward.The same determination in fasting, prayer, and silence.His vertical axis connects earth and sky.
The Lover —the one who never violates.His sensitivity is deep, almost fragile.His touch is gentle, his gaze full of presence.That is why women do not run after him —they yearn.
Sensitivity and strength alternate within them,like day and night,like war and prayer.
When strength overcomes sensitivity — they become relentless.When sensitivity overcomes strength — they become holy.
And in both cases,they go all the way.
5. The Theme of Love
In love, they melt —and long for it.
They are capable of deep fidelity to a partner. They are able to love intensely, without restraint.
This love arises from the heart, but also from psychic energy —which is why a strong mental connection can form between partners.
It may happen that when she thinks of her partnerand misses him intensely, he appears —as if he sensed her thoughts.
Such a mental-emotional bond is possible with Campanula,because it is spiritually strongand, in its essence — innocent.
Female patient:“When I love, it is total. I don’t know how to love superficially. I bond deeply and remain faithful, even when it hurts. It is enough for me to think of my partner and immediately feel how much I miss him, as if we are connected by an invisible thread. I often have the impression that he senses me at the very moment I think of him.”
Male patient:“When I am in love, I love completely. I don’t know how to love halfway, I cannot keep a reserve. But if I am disappointed, something inside me closes — and then I become RUTHLESS (Camp).”
6. The Theme of Revenge
At first, they are innocent like a lamb. They harm no one. They often even avoid physical contact.
Their strength sleeps.
But when they are attacked without reason, when they are trampled for a long time and persistently, and when, in the meantime, they grow stronger —they do not forget.
Revenge then does not arise from malice, but from accumulated justice.
It can be sudden, powerful, and may end in physical confrontation.
Because that which was gentle for a long time, and was forced to endure, once it stands upright —it no longer retreats.
Female patient: “My son constantly talks about who hit him, who looked at him in what way. He remembers all of this for a very long time and keeps thinking about it. He cannot let go, but repeatedly turns it over in his head — why someone did that to him, what he should have done differently, and what will happen when they meet again.”
7. The Theme of Sudden Impulsive Reaction
Sometimes everything happens abruptly.
As if an inner brake is released. As if consciousness lets go of the reins for a moment.
They act as if they have “gone mad, ”but this is not madness —it is a sudden surge of force they cannot explain.
One patient, without a clear trigger, ran out of the house, got into a car, and began driving uncontrollably fast.
Fortunately, the outcome was only a mild bodily concussion — but the moment before that was a complete loss of inner control.
Here, a clear connection can be seen with remedies from the Solanaceae family, with reactions similar to Hyoscyamus —impulse, frenzy, fear, action without plan.
A similar pattern can also appear in Campanula: a sudden leaving of the space they are in, an abrupt departure, often by car, as if fleeing from something invisible.
Later, when the state settles, they themselves are unable to explain what happened to them in that moment.
Patient: “When he was leaving my house, after performing an abdominal treatment, he left very quickly — somewhat suddenly, as if fleeing from something. I went to see him off to the car, but he almost ran into the vehicle and drove away at high speed. That struck me as strange, because until that moment everything seemed, I would say, completely normal.”
Female patient:“My son sometimes suddenly goes out into the street in the middle of the night. Once, he even ran outside completely naked.”
8. The Theme of the Moon
In personal clinical-symbolic experience, Campanula has been associated with pronounced lunar qualities of consciousness.
During a state of bodily calm, in the presence of moonlight, a symbolic geometric structure appeared — a yantra, corresponding to the Indian archetype of Chandra (the Moon god) and his aspects of receptivity, rhythm, and regulation.
This experience confirms the lunar, non-intrusive, and considerate nature of Campanula.
Additionally, Campanula shows a clear connection to lunar cycles: its inner rhythm is not linear, but phased, variable, and responsive — resembling the Moon’s movement through its phases.
Sensitivity, withdrawal, and occasional transitions into protective strength do not arise from a will to dominate, but from the need to preserve inner balance.
Like the Moon, Campanula does not shine with its own light, but reflects — it receives, processes, and returns lightin the form of quiet care, consideration, and emotional regulation.
The Campanula Child
The Campanula child is exceptionally gentle and sensitive —like foam.
They love touch and caressing, but only from one person whom they know well and trust without reserve.
They think a great deal about everything. For such a young child — they are unusually advanced.
They engage with the theme of death: why one must die, what it means to disappear.
They often know letters and numbers earlier than other children.
They ask philosophical questions, and already at that age beginsthe quiet suffering that they later carry through life.
They feel deep compassion for those who are hurt. These are very CONSIDERATE (Camp) childrenwho spontaneously offer CONSOLATION(Spiritual Quality of Campanula) even to their parents.
When the mother becomes sad, they sense it immediately. They approach her, sit beside her, and hug her.
And then they say:
“Daddy, why don’t you CONSOLE (Spiritual Quality of Campanula) Mom? You see that she is sad.”
Personal Clinical–Symbolic Record
Campanula — The Voice of Silence
From extreme consideration is born the strength to cross, when necessary, into uncompromising protection of the soul.
A mother from a Greek island wrote to me a month ago, asking for homeopathic treatment for her son. Photographs of the child did not arrive immediately — as if the Universe itself was holding back the moment of revelation until I recognized the Code of the remedy.
When the images finally arrived, a month later, I had in the meantime discovered the plant and then the remedy Campanula. At that moment it became clear: the child radiates precisely the energy of Campanula — subtle and luminous, yet inwardly contained, like a flower waiting for the sun to touch it so it may ring from within.
I recognized him. He is Campanula.
His face, his gaze, the gentle inner tension — like a flower standing closed beneath the sun, waiting for warmth, yet never losing faith that it will one day sound from within.
He radiated an unspoken melody, quiet and deep.
On the very first day, without hesitation, I sent them the remedy Campanula. The remedy was already within me before I named it.
This is the moment when the Code acts before words, when the homeopath does not give the remedy, but recognizes it in another being —as the soul recognizes its own echo in light.
Campanula is a flower that does not shout.It sings within itself.
Its Code is CONSIDERATION – UNCOMPROMISINGNESS:an inner arc between deep attentiveness, silence, and restraint —and the moment when, in the name of protection or truth, one crosses into decisive, almost knightly action.
This is not sudden aggression, but a transition from extreme consideration into necessary uncompromisingness, when the soul can no longer remain silent.
The mother carried sadness and concern — like a guardian of a bellflower in a world of noise.
In her field, the remedy Argentum nitricum is clearly recognizable: the lunar principle — the Moon that listens, reflects, and holds rhythm between hope and restlessness.
She does not speak loudly — she illuminates.
And precisely through this relationship, Campanula appears:when silence becomes too heavy, and love begins to seek its voice.
When I saw the child, I knew —the remedy did not arrive to him; he appeared to confirm the remedy.
Synchronicity is not coincidence.It is the meeting of light with its own resonance.
Campanula does not teach how to speak —it teaches when it is time to move from silence into voice.
About the Mother — Argentum nitricum
In this picture, the mother appears as Argentum nitricum — the lunar bearer of relationship.
She is the Moon in this field:she listens, worries, anticipates, and reflects her son’s inner movements. Her consciousness moves between CALM and RESTLESSNESS, between hope and fear of missing something, of something taking a wrong course.
Like the Moon, she does not act directly, but creates the space in which the son’s voice can be born.
Campanula does not come without the Moon —it sounds only when the lunar attentiveness of Argentum nitricum becomes overburdened by silence and concern.
In the mother–son relationship, the mother carries the pattern of Argentum nitricum with the Code CALM – RESTLESSNESS, the lunar principle of listening and care, while in the son manifests Campanula with the Code:
CONSIDERATION – UNCOMPROMISINGNESS.
The Moon creates the space,and the sound is born.
Preceding Remedy: Argentum nitricum with the Code: CALM – RESTLESSNESS
There are remedies that do not stand side by side, but one before the other —like a threshold and a path, like a breath before a word.
Argentum nitricum is not the opposite of Campanula. It is her forerunner.
Argentum nitricum carries the state of CALM – RESTLESSNESS: inner oscillations, a racing mind, tension before the leap, before the decision, before entering life. It is the remedy of those who feel before they understand, who sense that something is coming, but do not yet know what.
Campanula comes after. She does not ask —she rings.
A pattern that repeats
Across many lives, relationships, and encounters, the same pattern appears:
Argentum nitricum stands beside, Campanula goes through.
Argentum accompanies, protects, holds the rhythm. Campanula enters the world, assumes the role, moves from monk to knight.
Argentum often remains by the threshold. Campanula crosses it.
This is why Argentum is associated with:
the maternal layer,
protectors without battle,
those who hold peace while others fight,
beings who do not seek the center, yet allow the center to emerge.
Campanula, by contrast, is born from that space:
from presence,
from silence,
from a steady hand that does not pull, yet does not let go.
Why the bond is strong
Because Argentum nitricum does not seek to possess.It seeks to preserve rhythm.
Thus Argentum often:
loves deeply, yet withdraws,
understands, yet does not insist,
senses the impossibility of “surviving in this world as a pair.”
This is not a weakness of the bond.It is awareness of the threshold.
Argentum knows its role is to prepare, not to enter. Campanula is the one who must ring, who must step in, who must confront the world.
The myth of the threshold
In the Paradisal Moon, before the Fall, Argentum was lunar silence, Campanula the sound just being born.
Argentum holds the circle of light. Campanula passes through it.
That is why Argentum appears in lives as:
a mother,
a guardian,
a kindred soul who remains “to the side,”
a being who loves, but does not bind.
And that is why Campanula never forgets Argentum.
For without that CALM – RESTLESSNESS, sound would have no place from which to arise.
Argentum nitricum is the remedy that precedes Campanula. It is the threshold; Campanula is the step.
Their bond is not romantic in the classical sense. It is cosmic.
Argentum holds the world steady enough for Campanula to enter and ring.
And that is why they always recognize one another —even when they do not remain together.
For they did not come to stay. They came to happen.
Argentum nitricum is the lunar threshold between restlessness and calm, and Campanula is the sound that crosses it —that is why they recognize each other, even when they do not remain together.
Complementary Remedy: Bellis perennis with the Code: GUILT – INNOCENCE
Paradisal Moon — the meeting before the Fall
Before the Fall existed, before love and fear were divided, there was the Paradisal Moon —a circle of light in which beings did not defend themselves, because there was nothing to defend against.
In that silence, Campanula was not a flower. She was sound —a quiet call heard only when the heart is open. She called without words, without demands, without promises.
Bellis perennis was the answer. Not a movement, not a decision —but a presence that arrives on its own, because it knows where it belongs.
In the Paradisal Moon there was no conquest. Beings drew close because they recognized one another. Innocence was not fragile, but complete. Strength was not struggle, but a peace that stands.
Campanula stood at the threshold —the Monk who listens and the Knight who watches, yet without the need to harm, for darkness had not yet existed.
Bellis perennis brought the softness of the world into that circle, reconciliation before guilt had ever appeared, a love that does not remember wounds, because wounds had not yet been born.
In that space, life multiplied by itself —not from instinct, not from need, but from the joy of being.
That is why they always recognize one another. That is why they so readily pair together. For they carry the memory of a timewhen closeness was safe, and love was the natural state of the world.
The Paradisal Moon still exists. Each time Campanula and Bellis perennis meet, it opens again — if only for a moment.
Similar Remedies
1. Pulsatilla nigricans — Code: PLEASANT – UNPLEASANT
At first glance, Pulsatilla nigricans may appear similar to Campanula because of its softness and gentle nature. However, the difference between them is essential.
Pulsatilla does not possess an inner oscillation between withdrawal and combat. It remains soft in continuity, constantly moving within the emotional axis of PLEASANT – UNPLEASANT. Its dynamics are emotional, changeable, and mood-dependent, without a sudden transition into active struggle.
Campanula, on the other hand, does not have PLEASANT – UNPLEASANT as its dominant axis. Its internal structure is entirely different: it oscillates between monastic considerateness and knightly combat, between withdrawal and decisive action — a transition Pulsatilla never makes.
For this reason, the two remedies may resemble each other externally, yet differ profoundly in their essence.
The most serious clinical error in practice is prescribing a similar-looking remedy instead of the correct one. When Pulsatilla is prescribed in a Campanula case, or vice versa, significant aggravations can occur — because the inner Code is not addressed, only superficial similarity.
Similarity of behavior does not imply similarity of essence. The Code is decisive.
Matrix note
Within the Matrix Method, Pulsatilla nigricans and Campanula rotundifolia may appear similar on a behavioral level, but they belong to entirely different Code axes.
Pulsatilla moves within the emotional amplitude of PLEASANT – UNPLEASANT, without crossing into an active opposite; the oscillation remains soft and continuous.
Campanula, by contrast, possesses a vertical leap of consciousness — a transition from withdrawn, CONSIDERATE monastic state into knightly, UNCONSIDERATE action.
This transition is not an emotional fluctuation, but a change of existential position, indicating a fundamentally different inner architecture of the remedy.
From a Matrix perspective, prescribing Pulsatilla in a Campanula picture means remaining at the level of surface similarity, without entering the true Code — leading to destabilization of the system and clinical deterioration.
Only precise recognition of the Code allows for stable healing.
2. Mandragora — Code: ENOUGH – NOT ENOUGH
Matrix note
Within the Matrix Method, Campanula and Mandragora may appear physically similar — through beauty, color, and sensuality — yet they belong to different Codes and entirely different internal axes.
Mandragora operates within the Code ENOUGH – NOT ENOUGH, from which arise fundamental conflicts, tension, greed, fear of loss, and constant questioning of the boundary of “enough.” Its dynamics are grounded, bodily, and conflict-driven.
Campanula does not engage with this question at all. It does not measure, evaluate, or enter conflicts around sufficiency. Its nature is gentler, more sensitive and reflective — oriented toward meaning, relationships, pain, and existential silence, rather than struggles of possession or lack.
Although they may resemble each other externally, their essence is different:
Mandragora lives from the tension of ENOUGH – NOT ENOUGH, while Campanula stands outside that conflict altogether.
3. Hyoscyamus niger — Code: PURE – DISGUSTING
Campanula may resemble Hyoscyamus in moments of impulsive, seemingly irrational behavior, particularly when entering an intense phase of combat or defensive passion.
4. Sulphur — Code: WAR – PEACE
Within the Matrix Method, Campanula in its fighting phase may superficially resemble Sulphur due to activation of the WAR – PEACE axis, yet their internal dynamics are fundamentally different.
In Sulphur, conflict is part of identity: attack, rivalry, and provocation arise spontaneously, often accompanied by irony and sharpness.
In Campanula, combat is never the starting point — it appears exclusively as a defensive response. Campanula does not fight from ego, but from protection; it does not attack first and does not seek conflict, entering battle only when what it loves is threatened.
Thus, Sulphur lives the fight,while Campanula passes through it.
The similarity is phase-based;the difference is ontological.
Pre-Code Hepar sulphuris — Code: BEAUTIFUL – UGLY
For Campanula, everything must be BEAUTIFUL (Hepar). When this is not the case, it becomes UNCONSIDERATE (Camp).
Matrix note (Pre-Code)
In Campanula rotundifolia, the Pre-Code is Hepar sulphuris with the Code BEAUTIFUL – UGLY.
Campanula can exist only within a space of beauty, harmony, and aesthetic purity. When surrounded by beauty, it is gentle, considerate, and withdrawn.
However, when exposed to what it experiences as UGLY (Hepar), the Pre-Code opens and a sudden transition into UNCONSIDERATENESS (Camp) occurs — not out of aggression, but out of an inability to endure the disruption of inner harmony.
Statements such as:Patient: “I can’t stand it since my mother gained weight; she looks UGLY (Hepar) to me now, whereas she used to be very BEAUTIFUL (Hepar).”clearly indicate activation of the Hepar Pre-Code, not the core essence of Campanula.
In Matrix terms, Hepar sulphuris represents the point of vulnerability of Campanula:when aesthetic harmony collapses, CONSIDERATENESS (Camp) breaks down and an UNCONSIDERATE (Camp) response emerges.
Pre-Code Crotalus horridus — Code: TRAPPED (THREATENED, CLOSED, LOCKED) – FREE (OPEN, UNLOCKED)
When they are indoors, they feel THREATENED (Crot-h) and become UNCONSIDERATE (Camp), so they go outside, where they feel FREE (Crot-h). When they feel THREATENED outside, they return indoors.
If they remain trapped for a long time in the feeling of THREATENED (Crot-h), they enter a state of extreme UNCONSIDERATENESS (Camp); if this state persists, they may enter an Opium state.
Campanula as a Karmic Remedy
Physical symptoms
• Fistulas and chronic non-healing wounds(especially anal and genital)
• Voice and throat problems:hoarseness, sore throat, sensation that the voice “cannot come out”
• Chronic infections that repeatedly return,as if the body is trying to open another pathway when the mouth remains silent
• Digestive disturbances accompanied by sensations ofinternal rumbling, emptiness, or discomfort
Body–psyche connections
• Anus — fistulae
• Genitals — trauma following sexual violence
• Mind — silent grief
• Mind — sense of invisibility / non-existence
• Throat / voice — hoarseness, voice blocked
• Wounds — failure to heal
Central trauma
Trauma of sexual violence(particularly anal).
• The person remains silent.
• Does not speak about their pain.
• A sense of “not being there,”as if having disappeared into silence.
• Grief without a voice — unspoken suffering.
• Strong fear of self-expression.
• Experience of oneself as invisible and unheard.
Key symptoms
Fear of violence and attack
Inability to speak during the violent event
Depression
Anal fissure
Skin eruptions, eczema
Loss of appetite
Epileptic seizures
Spasms of the hands
Modalities
Worse from:
• milk
• hunger
• coercion
• roughness
• chilly
• silence, suppression of emotions
· Drarkness
· Black
Better from:
cold water
food
voice
speaking
gentleness
summer
pepper
Desires:
Fruit, especially figgs and raspberry
Fruit cake
Professions (based on clinical experience)
In practice, Campanula is often recognized in individuals who naturally move between contemplation and action. Typical vocations include:
– monk or spiritual seeker– knight in the symbolic sense: protector (especially of women), defender of others, one who acts from protection– astrologer or interpreter of rhythms and cycles– holistic physician or therapist– people who grow flowers, work with plants, or run flower shops
What unites these callings is a deep connection to rhythm, gentleness, responsibility, and care — whether through spiritual practice, protection of others, work with symbols, or tending the living world.
Key Words – Campanula
Movement / impulse
• thought
• sudden
• haste
Tone / manner
• discernment
• quiet
• gentle
Touch / sensation
• touch
• pain (hurts – does not hurt)
• clenched
• pushed
• pressed, constricted
Voice / expression
• voice
• mouth
Disorganization
• confusion
• chaos
Violence / incident
• hitting
• imposition of force
• fight
• incident
• aggression
Trauma symbols
• belt
• fingernail
State
• trapped
Symbols
1. Paradise Moon (Rajska Luna)
Symbol of love before Adam and Eve.
2. A single Campanula bell
Symbol of fidelity without coercion.
3. Lunar path
The Moon that continuously returns to the same orbit,regardless of darkness, phases, and disappearances.
Fidelity as return,not as binding.
4. A pair of hares sleeping together
(Celtic–bluebell heritage)
The hare is extremely sensitive, yet bonds with only one partner. They sleep together, flee together, survive together.
Fidelity born of vulnerability, not of strength.
5. The Golden Thread
(spiritual symbol)
A thin, almost invisible threadthat connects two beings without a knot, without a chain.
Fidelity as inner connection, not external obligation.
Spiritual Quality
When the polarities CONSIDERATENESS – UNCONSIDERATENESS are integrated within the Code of Campanula rotundifolia, the Spiritual Quality is born:
CONSOLATION
“I was born as CONSOLATION (Sp.Q.Camp). I entered my mother’s lifefour years after the loss of her own mother,into a silence that heals.”
The bell no longer calls, no longer warns, no longer asks for a response.
It becomes presence.
And that presence is called CONSOLATION.
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