Betula Alba: Shatters illusions, eye opening, grounding, back to reality, telling the truth, single minded, honest, compelling.

• Birch is good for people who are afraid of the truth, can't handle the truth, can't face the truth and this is holding them back from achievement and enjoyment in life.

A man stands on the edge of a cliff - he has decided to throw himself into the churning waves that crash against the rocks below, for he has failed in business and endeavour, and now he feels that he is worth nothing, that everyone will sing and dance with joy when he is gone.

He is about to take that last step when before him, lighting strikes the sea and there is born a white knight who comes to him, holds up a mirror - they are one and the same, they always were: Now hear the truth!

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