Capricorn season is upon us. As we journey with each mushroom think about the qualities and healing effects they have and how can we integrate them more into our lives. Whether that be through ritual, ingestion or just learning and building more awareness about their incredible capabilities and role they play in our world.

When we time the embodiment of each mushroom with the energies of the sky, this alchemizes a deeper connection and understanding of the earth and our physical vessels.

Mushrooms are nature's alchemists and we get to dive deep into our next fungi below. Also, refer to the Astrological Planner as your navigational tool where you will find an intro to each and fungi archetype for each zodiac season.

TREMELLA (TREMELLA FUCIFORMIS)

Tremella resembles juicy, semi-translucent, jelly-like brains of the fungi kingdom. Like squishy connective tissue, some of its gifts are for our bones and skin.

It is adaptogenic, immunomodulatory, anti-tumoral, anti-cancer, anti-aging, cholesterol modulating, and neuro-protective.

In TCM it is used as a beauty product for its anti-aging effects. Its high water content - holding around 500 times its weight, is supportive of skin health and hydration, smoothing out inconsistencies, reducing inflammation, and defending from free radicals - promoting soft, beautiful skin.

High in vitamin D, Tremella supports bone health, bone marrow regeneration,
and may help with the absorption of calcium. It also supports the lungs, helping alleviate asthma, and treating respiratory illnesses. It is a neuro-protective for the brain, and a demulcent for soothing the stomach. It's also beneficial for the heart through the prevention of atherosclerosis and plaque formation, good for cholesterol management, and supports the immune system.

MAIN MODERN USE:

Improves skin quality, protects against pathogens, alleviates asthma, immune health.

PLANET:

SATURN - Governs time, aging, structures, systems, foundations, bones, gallbladder.

SIGN:

CAPRICORN - Structure, integrity, boundaries, ambition, career, and hard work are all true Capricorn traits. It rules the bones, skin (with Venus), nails, cuticles, connective tissue, knees, joints and teeth (with Aries, Taurus).

PAIRING NOTES:

Healthy aging. Saturn governs time, aging, foundations. Capricorn as a cardinal earth sign rules the skin, bones, connective tissues. This shroom can also be paired with Taurus (longevity, Venus ruled: skin), Gemini (rules respiratory), Cancer (rules stomach, mucous membranes), Libra (beauty, skin with Venus).

If you are interested in some Saturnian fungi to deepen your relationship with Capricorn this season check out Artist Conk and Agarikon from Feral Fungi. Use code MAGICOFI for 20% off at check-out

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Tremella & Capricorn

The Snow Covered Mountain Top

Common Name: Snow Fungus
Latin Name: Tremella fuciformis
Family: Tremellaceae
Tastes: Sweet
Affinities: Skin, Respiratory, Brain
Energetics: Cool & Moist
Planetary Rulership: Saturn, Venus, Moon

A Beacon of Beauty

Traditionally revered in China, Tremella fuciformes’ use dates back as far as 200AD where it is mentioned in the Shen Nong Ben Cao, a classical Chinese text on agriculture and medicinal plants. Like many medicinal mushrooms, Tremella was traditionally reserved for royalty.

Tremella’s use was notably popularized during the Tang Dynasty (690-705AD), where tales told of Yang Guifei attributing her glowing, youthful complexion to it’s use. As well as being revered for its culinary delight, Tremella has been used in Chinese & Japanese Medicine as a yin tonic.

Traditionally, tremella is thought to nourish the lungs, kindeys, heart, brain and stomach, along with its use internally and topically for the skin. Modernly, Tremella has found wide-spread use in the health and wellness industry. This mushroom is used topically for inflammation and hydration of the skin, and internally for a myriad of benefits.

As with many other mushrooms, Tremella is rich in polysaccharides which are attributed with immune supporting properties. Beta-glucan polysaccharides are also supportive of healthy inflammation response, digestive health through their pre-biotic effect, and healthy histamine regulation. Rich in Vitamin D2 Tremella shows potential in supporting bone health and bone marrow regeneration.

Doctrine of Signatures in Tremella

Tremella is all about boundaries. It holds up to 500 times it’s dried weight in water, indicating it’s affinity for moisture, also pointing towards what it is without that moisture, which is cold and dry. Much like Saturn.

It’s primary affinity for the skin, which is also ruled by Saturn, indicates it’s potential for healing other boundaries in the body: the gut, the immune system, the brain. Each it’s own vital eco-system that depends on differentiating itself from other for it’s integral survival.

While primarily Tremella can be associated with Saturn, it also has strong associations with Venus (Skin, Beauty, Kidneys) and the Moon (Brain, Stomach, Nerves).

Nourishing Capricorn

As Capricorn breeches the top of the mountain, the view is clear, but the path to the top has left them worn. Tired. Chapped. The experience that has led to this point has made the skin tough, and left a few scars along the way.
Tremella is nourishment to the coarse tale told in Capricorns body and on its skin. The boundaries embodied by Saturn, which have served Capricorn to this point are well deserving of relief.

Tremella is the perfect remedy for the skin, by hydrating, reducing inflammation, providing valuable nutrients. As the skin is the boundary of our body, Tremella nourishes internal boundaries, personal boundaries, spiritual boundaries.

The disciplined path requires sacrifice, and Capricorn has what it takes to reach it’s goals. When moving into new territory, the boundaries and passion that got us to where we are may no longer be needed in the same way they once were. Tremella can help us to shift our relationships and patterns related to those habits.

Looking at ourselves, Tremella helps us to create new associations and relationships with ourselves, our boundaries, our patterns, and our habits. It shows us an opportunity to accomplish our goals in a balanced approach.

Other Capricorn-Supporting Fungi

Agarikon, Artist Conk, Red Belted Conk

If you are interested in some Saturnian fungi to deepen your relationship with Capricorn this season check out Artist Conk and Agarikon from Feral Fungi. Use code MAGICOFI for 20% off at check-out

Magic of I. doesn’t earn any commission for referring these products, we simply love supporting other businesses doing great things and passing that on.