White Dead Nettle is about addictions to objects, events or people. Addictions and obsessions are closely interrelated.

We can become addicted to a person, perhaps a close friend or spiritual teacher. Under these circumstances we are giving away our control and power to them just as surely as we can to a drug.

We can become addicted to situations in life, whether it be the “high” of high-speed driving or as mundane as some comforting repetitive situation such as watching a favourite “soap” on television. The degree of personal danger and excitement is different, but the same factors are active in the background.