Dodonaea: Wind’s Embrace at the Border

Dodonaea leans into wind’s embrace at the border — where dryness, motion, and subtle beauty meet.

When God created resilience that flies...

He did not build a fortress.

He gave wings to a seed.

He chose not roots,

but motion,

and placed into a bush the strength —

not to stand still,

but to endure everything that comes.

Thus came Dodonaea viscosa —

a plant of transition,

a plant of persistence.

Fruits that don’t hide — but lift

Its fruits are winged, light,

like parchment,

but not for beauty.

They are for dispersal,

for new beginnings.

You won’t find fragrance in it.

But you’ll feel:

it is there when others fall.

Philosophy: Flexibility as courage

Dodonaea viscosa does not cling to soil.

It agrees to move.

Its strength lies not in resistance,

but in accepting the wind.

Jewish tradition: A herb of survival

Though not named in the Tanakh,

it resembles the plants

that live at desert edges,

where there is no shelter

except the resolve within.

It is not a plant of the Temple —

it is a plant of Passage.

Kabbalah: Netzach, the stubborn light

Dodonaea carries Netzach —

the sefirah of endurance, motion,

the eternal push to go on.

It is like a message

that will not let you stop.

“You are not meant to stay —

you are meant to grow.”

And if you face chaos...

look at its fruits.

They don’t fight the wind —

they fly.

And maybe you don’t need to stand firm.

Maybe you need —

to root where you’ve never been.

✨ This plant appears in Course 3 of the Talei Or journey.

A space where scent meets transformation, and the inner path expands. 

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