Reduce the speed. Be like the somnolent bears, or those other animals that slow down and almost die in the cold season. Let it be the way it is. The magic is there in its power. The flower will bloom another year.
Young buds sleep in the root's white core.
All Nature seems at work. And I the while, the sole unbusy thing, Nor honey make, nor pair, nor build, nor sing. Stalks of dried mullen were dipped in fats and then burned in honor of the goddess. Centuries later, Candlemas Day was celebrated, again with burning mullen stalks, in honor of the Virgin Mary of Christendom. The celebrations emphasized purification and cleanliness.