By LaKa Starlight

WHAT ARE FLOWER ESSENCES?

Brother Sun, Sister Moon and Flower Essences

Flower essences are a vibrational remedy. They have no fragrance of the flower from which they are made. I had never even heard of them until four years ago!

My angels and guides are very pushy and very humorous, and think nothing of suggesting something new for me to do that will take hours of research on my part.

I admit to cheating a little bit on the essences. I was asked (by those hilarious guides) to make "planetary essences" and use different minerals, do hours of research to figure out what was on each of our planets that made that planet unique. Then I was supposed to mix it with the flower water. So, when I say I cheated, I have cheated by offering to make the essences with Moldavite water (see Moldavite explanation), the crystal from outer space!

The beginning process requires me to quietly sit in my flower garden and commune with the flowers before I make a flower essence. I explain (telepathically of course, otherwise what would the neighbors think?!) to the flower that I would like to use its signature vibration to make a healing remedy. Then I am guided as to which blooms are ready to jump into the bowl of water. The blooms must be cut and dropped immediately into the water. The blooms soak in this spring water for about 4 hours.

From there, the blooms are removed, and returned to the soil next to the plant from which it came. The water in the bowl is placed in a large dark glass bottle, and labelled with the date, and also if it was in the sun or moon. This is then the Mother Bottle, and from which the individual dosage bottles are made. Most flower remedies are made with the blooms soaking in bright sunlight. However, I am so drawn to the nightsky, and the power of the moon, that half of my essences are made during a full moon. Each individual essence, and by that I mean each flower that I have used, I have let soak (infused) in both the sunlight and moonlight, so it is completely up to you to use whichever you feel drawn to.

A preservative is used and takes up about 1/3 of each dosage bottle. The preservative is your choice of brandy (yummy!), vegetable glycerin (sweet and syrupy), or apple cider vinegar. Most childrens' essences I mix with the glycerin. People who have issues with sugar should use the apple cider vinegar. I am sorry to say that vinegar is the least flavorful, so most of my clients who use the essences with vinegar take it in baths, misting bottles, and lotions.

The modern day discoverer of flower essences is known to be Dr. Edward Bach, of England. He began his career in orthodox medicine, but altered his course of treatment by introducing flower remedies, and thus becoming a homeopathic doctor.

I would like to take you WAAAAY back in time to Lemuria, for this would have been the actual FIRST use of flower essences. The Lemurians had the ability to detect the bond between plants and humans, and did not need to use them for healing abilities, they were used more for spiritual evolvement, for there was very little disease in their culture. When any kind of dis-ease was present, the Lemurian had merely to stand in the presence of a particular plant. They were so sensitive to seeing auras around the plants, and to intuitively know how the plant's energy could benefit them, that they only needed to be in close proximity to observe the energy transference from the plant to their own energy systems. How cool is that?!? If you want to read more about flower essences there is a book I would recommend called Flower Essences by Gurudas.

I get information intuitively on what essence a person would benefit from, the same way that I do my healing work. The information is just there, and although I cannot explain how or why this happens, I still feel very blessed and in awe of this gift.

Starseeds are so very sensitive and responsive to flower essences, that I created a line of essences for Starseeds called the Starlight Collection. Of course, anybody can benefit from using flower essences. They are so gentle that they can be used for children, pets and plants, not just adults. They may be used orally, in drops under the tongue, in misting bottles, in bath water, mixed into lotions, basically, you can use them in about any way you are led to do so. I have some teachers who use them, especially Special Education teachers, in spray bottles in their classrooms. With all the discussion of crystal children and autism, flower essences are a very nonintrusive tool that can inconspicuously be sprayed into the air. As so many of these children are teachers for the adults in their lives, the Teacher Essence from the Starlight Collection is an excellent choice.

As people become more and more aware of vibrational medicine and remedies, the use of flower essences will become more common place. I am heartened and excited by the work of Dr. Masaru Emoto, in his book Messages from Water. He has photographed ice crystals after they have been exposed to the different vibrations of music, written word, spoken word, photographs, and prayer. As everything we see is made of vibrating energy, it makes sense to address issues on a vibrational level before they are manifest in the physical body.

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