Goldenrod - Solidago virgaurea Inner authority and self-respect; individual integrity, self-referral and self-responsibility; peaceful assertion; following our own inner knowing; setting appropriate boundaries. Indications: loss of integrity, feeling diminished or crushed by another’s opinion or judgment; neglecting our own integrity, submitting to authority figures, bullying or social pressure; for rebelliousness and resentment; for when we have lost our father, or when our father was absent, weak or over-dominant