Slippery Jack - Butterröhrling

(Suillus luteus)

Slippery Jack lives in symbiosis with fir trees and it settles mainly in young plantations. It can be found between June and October. It is recognizable for its smooth mottled dark brown cap which often grows inwards. It can reach a diameter of 5 to 10 centimeters, it is moist and viscid. The stem is pale yellow with a membranous ring between white and violet.

Slippery Jack essence helps us to be aware of deeply rooted feelings such as shame or guilt, and it frees us from blockages caused by negative feelings.

Essence Effect on the Body: People who are dominated by deeply rooted feelings such as shame and guilt often feel attracted by this essence. It is not unusual that some pain or body decline associated with feelings of shame or guilt accompany them. Slippery Jack essence brings to light, for example, conflicts between mother and son as it contributes to the final resolution of this type of problem which reaches the body level.

Mood: This essence helps us be aware of our negative feelingsand to define the basis for the emotional healing in its acceptance.

Mind: Mental blockages that can derive from deeply rooted feelings of shame and guilt will be dissipated. Due to the participation of this essence we realize what our true mental capacities are and we will be no longer limited by self-imposed restrictions (which are to some extent a punishment for an eventual or imagined guilt).

Spirit: With this essence we experience an unknown spiritual freedom. As we are free from old feelings of guilt or of negative thoughts, we can open ourselves to higher plans of consciousness and we can assimilate life under an entirely new prospect and be able to enjoy it. We will come to understand that in life everything is due to a Divine Plan and that, there are not guilty ones, but learning processes.

Affirmation: I free myself of the feelings of shame and guilt and I breathe a free life.