Mutable

A mode of motion — how a sign's energy moves.

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Mutable (Modality)

Dvisvabhava (dual)

One of three modes of motion that describe how a sign's energy moves — Cardinal signs initiate, Fixed signs sustain, and Mutable signs adapt and complete. This shapes how the plants in its group grow and act.

Adapts and transitions. The flexibility that completes a cycle and hands it on.

Notice where this mode of motion is moving your life right now.

Plants of Mutable (31)

Anise Hyssop

Anise Hyssop

Agastache foeniculum

Pacifies Kapha & VataTaste: Sweet; PungentEnergy: Heating
Buckwheat

Buckwheat

Fagopyrum esculentum

Pacifies Pitta & KaphaTaste: Sweet; AstringentEnergy: Cooling
Burdock

Burdock

Arctium lappa

Pacifies Pitta & Kapha; grounding for VataTaste: Sweet; Bitter; AstringentEnergy: Cooling
Caraway

Caraway

Carum carvi

Pacifies Vata & KaphaTaste: PungentEnergy: Heating
Corn

Corn

Zea mays

Pacifies Pitta & VataTaste: SweetEnergy: Neutral
Dill

Dill

Anethum graveolens

Pacifies Vata & KaphaTaste: Pungent; BitterEnergy: Heating
Echinacea

Echinacea

Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea

Pacifies Kapha & PittaTaste: Pungent; BitterEnergy: Cooling
Fennel

Fennel

Foeniculum vulgare

Tridoshic; especially pacifies Vata & Pitta digestionTaste: Sweet; PungentEnergy: Cooling
Horehound

Horehound

White Horehound

Marrubium vulgare

Pacifies Kapha & VataTaste: Bitter, PungentEnergy: Heating
Hyssop

Hyssop

Hyssopus officinalis

Pacifies Kapha & Vata; aggravates PittaTaste: Pungent; BitterEnergy: Heating
Lemon Balm

Lemon Balm

Melissa officinalis

Pacifies Vata & PittaTaste: Sour, PungentEnergy: Cooling
Love-in-a-Mist

Love-in-a-Mist

Nigella damascena

Pacifies KaphaTaste: Pungent, BitterEnergy: Heating
Mint

Mint

Mentha spicata / piperita

Pacifies Pitta & KaphaTaste: Pungent, SweetEnergy: Cooling
Moonflower

Moonflower

Ipomoea alba

Neutral / not classifiedTaste: -Energy: -
Mullein

Mullein

Verbascum thapsus

Pacifies Vata & KaphaTaste: Bitter, SweetEnergy: Cooling
Oregano

Oregano

Origanum vulgare

Pacifies Kapha & Vata; aggravates PittaTaste: Pungent; BitterEnergy: Heating
Peppermint

Peppermint

Mentha × piperita

Pacifies Kapha & Pitta; can aggravate Vata in excessTaste: PungentEnergy: Cooling
Pole Beans

Pole Beans

Phaseolus vulgaris

Pacifies Pitta & KaphaTaste: Sweet, AstringentEnergy: Neutral
Poppy

Poppy

Papaver somniferum / rhoeas

Pacifies VataTaste: Sweet, BitterEnergy: Cooling
Runner Bean

Runner Bean

Scarlet Runner Bean

Phaseolus coccineus

Pacifies Pitta & KaphaTaste: Sweet; AstringentEnergy: Cooling
Sage

Sage

Garden Sage

Salvia officinalis

Pacifies Kapha & Vata; aggravates PittaTaste: Pungent; Bitter; AstringentEnergy: Heating
Skullcap

Skullcap

Scutellaria lateriflora

Pacifies Vata & PittaTaste: BitterEnergy: Cooling
Squash (Three Sisters)

Squash (Three Sisters)

Squash

Cucurbita maxima

Pacifies Vata & PittaTaste: SweetEnergy: Neutral
Summer Savory

Summer Savory

Satureja hortensis

Pacifies Vata & Kapha; aggravates PittaTaste: PungentEnergy: Heating
Yarrow

Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Pacifies Pitta & KaphaTaste: Bitter; Pungent; AstringentEnergy: Cooling

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