Purple Loosestrife Lythrum salicaria (purple shade of pink) Change, Loss, Trauma, Relaxation, Tension, Stress Harmonious Expression: Relaxed and knowing that as old ways and forms pass away that new opportunities will appear. Inharmonious Expression: Tense and fearful. Afraid of loss. Trauma survivors holding onto obsolete survival patterns and beliefs. Useful for when one is losing a job or partner ... or anything else for that matter. Helps one to realize that the end of one phase of life does not mean the end of all life.