Herbal Soul Story | Mullein | Verbascum thapsus

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗹𝘀.

Soft as velvet, yet strong as fire, Mullein stands tall at the edges — of fields, of roadsides, of our grief. With silvery, fuzzy leaves and candle-like stalks, she glows like a torch in forgotten places. She is here not to decorate, but to hold space. To guide. To protect. To help us find our way back to our breath — and our belonging.

For me, Mullein has always felt like a guardian of thresholds. A plant who watches the edge between worlds. Between sorrow and strength. Between forgetting and remembering.

Mullein’s Traditional Gifts

Mullein has long been used as a powerful herbal ally:

 **Lung Support** – Traditionally used to help clear congestion, ease dry or spasmodic coughs, and soothe irritation in the respiratory tract.

**Grief Companion** – Known for supporting emotional release, especially grief held in the chest. Often used when sadness has become breathless or silent.

**Protector and Boundary Holder** – Folk medicine and magical traditions alike see Mullein as a protective presence. Leaves were once placed in shoes to guard travelers. Stalks were dipped in tallow and lit as torches in ceremony or funerary rites.

**Guide for the Spirit** – Mullein has been called upon in ancestral work, journeying, and rituals of illumination. She is a light in dark places.

Energetic and Spiritual Qualities

* Planet: Saturn

* Element: Fire

* Energetics: Warming, Drying

* Traditional Associations: Protection, illumination, ancestral connection, grief work, spiritual clarity

How to Work with Mullein

Mullein leaves are used in teas, oils, smokes, and tinctures. When working with her:

**Always strain your tea thoroughly.** The fine hairs on the leaves can irritate the throat.

**In tea** – Combine with other lung herbs like licorice or marshmallow for a soothing infusion.

**In tincture** – Can be taken in large doses (20–40 drops) for physical effect or microdosed (5–10 drops) with reverence, to access her deeper spiritual medicine.

A Final Word

You don’t need to be a herbalist to work with the plants. You just need to remember that you are not separate from the earth — you are an expression of it.

Mullein doesn’t heal you. She **reminds** you of what’s already inside.

You are not broken. You are becoming.

And the plants?

They’re just helping you find your way back.

— Kim