How to make a Flower Essence
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The most subtle, yet magically potent plant medicine. Flower essences are waters infused with the spirit (or essence) of a plant. Healing us on an energetic level working through the emotional body rather than the physical. With this medicine there is no trace of plant material used, only the vibrational plant spirit pulled from the power of the Sun & captured in the water. I love working with flower essences for gently shifting & healing our emotional being. From healing traumas to opening space for creativity. For example, we all know roses embody love & nourishment of the heart and in cases of grief or broken heartedness we would use the Essence of Rose. The Essence of California Poppy will hold us in times of big shifts, helping us to revitalize our strength & spirit.
Find a plant that you are called to. Make sure it hasn’t been sprayed or treated with any pesticides. Something on your property, a family or friends or somewhere in nature. If you can’t sit with the plant directly, you may take a cutting home where you can create a space under the sun.
If you don’t know much about your chosen plant, do a little research, make sure it’s right for you & take some notes.
Fill a glass or crystal bowl with filtered water. Add a pinch of sea salt.
Place the bowl under or as close to the plant as possible.
If the plant is non-toxic you may place a few blossoms or leaves in the water.
Bring crystals which align or compliment the plants energetics or a simple quartz will do to call in healing, cleansing energy. The crystals may be placed around the bowl or within. (this is optional)
Prayer
Sit with the plant and bowl of water in front of you. Relax into the earth, begin to tune into the plants electromagnetic field with loving awareness. You’ll begin to feel your energy shift & soften, weaving your spirits together. After a few moments in silent communication with the plant, bring your intention forth & then end with gratitude.
Once you’ve concluded your moment of prayer, you may leave the bowl. The plant will continue infusing the water with the help of the Sun’s energy. After a few hours or as the sun is setting you may gather your bowl of essence, leaving any flowers & leaves behind.
To bottle & store, add the water essence to a jar & fill halfway with brandy or another liquor of choice. This is called the “Mother Essence” and you will pour off into smaller, usable bottles from this. You may substitute with ACV or glycerine but it then must be stored in the refrigerator & can only be kept for one year. With liquor it will stay preserved up to 10 years.
The liquor is used to preserve & store the vibrational essence of the plant.
To use: Fill a dropper bottle with half filtered water & half liquor of choice and add 2-10 drops of the Mother Essence (depending of the strength of the plant’s medicine) This is what you will work with, taking 2-4 drops.
You may take drops straight, add to any beverage or a bath.
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