Barnacle embodies wisdom, nurturing, fertility, and abundance. It is a useful essence for both men and women who may feel that they were abandoned by their female parent. It allows us to find the mother within.

It enables males to embrace their anima, or female soul qualities, and fosters deep respect and sensitivity towards the feminine.

Physically it impacts on the female reproductive system and is especial useful for releasing the energy patterns which create cysts and fibroids. It is also a powerful birthing remedy. It affects the pituitary gland and regulates its production and release of hormones. It also acts to harmonize the forebrain and the back brain which correspond respectively to our cultural development and our primitive patternings.

In Chinese medicine the Small Intestine channel is entrusted with the task of separating the pure from the impure. As children we trust the feminine to provide us with the nourishment necessary to grow and develop to independent adulthood.

Barnacle types may be obsessive about sorting things out. Their illness patterns can manifest as an inability to absorb nutrients and bowel dysfunction. Emotionally they will always appear to be seeking nurturing and nourishment from outside themselves.