Passionflower | Peace, Sleep & Heart Healing

Associations

Planet: Venus
Element: Water
Astrological Sign: Pisces
Chakra: Heart & Crown
Deities: Persephone

Description

Passion flower is worked with for emotional surrender, nervous release, and quieting inner unrest. In spiritual practice, it supports letting go of overcontrol, easing obsessive thought patterns, and softening emotional tension that keeps the spirit vigilant or guarded. This herb is often chosen when rest, trust, and emotional safety are required rather than action.

Plant Context

Passion flower grows as a climbing vine, winding and reaching outward while relying on support. Its intricate, otherworldly blossoms have long been interpreted symbolically, reflecting themes of surrender, devotion, and complexity beneath softness. The plant’s need for structure mirrors its spiritual role, easing tension while remaining held.

Body Relationship

In contemporary herbal practice, passion flower is worked with for its relationship to nervous system calm, sleep quality, and easing mental overstimulation. Herbalists value it when the body feels wired, restless, or unable to fully settle.

Work with it

Passion flower is commonly used in calming rituals, sleep work, and emotional decompression practices. A focused way to work with it is to prepare it before meditation or journaling when the intention is to release control and invite rest.

Important Notes

Generally considered gentle. Use with awareness alongside sedative medications.
This herb is packaged in a home kitchen and is not inspected by the Department of State Health Services or a local health department.
Sold in 1/2 ounce packages.