Blog posts of '2013' 'January'

There are lots of ways to take Flower Essences so it's really a matter of which suits you best.

Most of the Flower Essences come as drops in what is called a 'stock' bottle. This is like a concentrate that you can dilute to make them last longer. Normally, people take a few drops from each Essence and combine them together into one bottle which they then top up with a 25% brandy or vodka/spring water mix and then take the Essence mix directly on the tongue. But there are lots of other ways you can do it.

Once you have made up the Essence mix, you can use a squirt or two in a bath and relax into it allowing the healing energies of the Essences to seep into your pores. This would be a particularly good way if you have chosen Essences to help you let go of stress.

Do you have a piece of jewellery that you often wear? You can spray or drop a few drops of your Essence on the jewellery overnight so that the piece takes on the energy of the Essences for you to absorb all the next day. If it is an old piece of jewellery it may be a good idea to cleanse the piece with Alaskan Purification Essence Combination or Bush Purifying Essence first.

If you want to use your Essences in a family context but feel someone might resist the idea, you can make up a room spray with the Essences and include your favourite essential oils (dilute oils in a little vodka before adding to water) and just spray the family areas. Another way to introduce Essences in this situation would be to add some of the Essence mix to the water in a vase of flowers, or just in a finger bowl of water even.

If you are giving Essences to a child but they can't easily take Essences directly from the dropper bottle during the day you can put some into a small bottle of spring water for them to sip throughout the day. Particularly good for Essences to help them stay focussed at school like Bush Cognis Essence or the Alaskan Easy Learning Essence.

Essences can be mixed into any creams that you use. Just add the drops and mix them in. You can then use the cream as normal and will get the benefit of the Essences each time you use it.

Most Essences give best results when used regularly. It is the regular reinforcing of their energetic values that build up in your own energy field so however you choose to do it, try to find a regular rhythm that fits in conveniently with your days over a couple of weeks.

Here we are at the beginning of a new year, at a time of great uncertainty and change for many of us.
Lots of people seem to feel like they're struggling in a landscape that is now very different from how we all expected it to be. And it keeps shifting further.
It may be easy for us to stay focussed and strong when everything is going as planned, but when times are tougher, as they are now for many people, it can feel like the rug has been pulled out from underneath you.

Which Essences might help in this situation?

I think the underlying issue for many of us is about alignment.
Once we have been knocked off centre by something unexpected it can be difficult to re-align ourselves and stay in touch with our purpose, particularly during stormy times. 

I believe each of our lives is an act of creation. When we are aligned to our purpose and the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual levels of our being are all working together, we can see the future that we want to create and it feels not only possible but unstoppable. It is destiny.

In this alignment, we hear and see everything in the context of informing that journey and everything we do, everyone we meet, moves us towards the fulfilment of that purpose. 

When something happens that throws us out of alignment, although we may still have a connection with what we want, we lose touch with the certainty we feel about it, and suddenly we can't see how it could happen starting from where we now find ourselves. We see the obstructions and barriers more than the solutions and routes to success, and we can no longer see the steps we need to take, or perhaps we just feel we no longer have the energy to find our way onwards.
At this point it is easy to lose touch with our purpose and give up on our vision. This is a very difficult and uncomfortable place to be, but there are several Essences from the different ranges that can be helpful and supportive.

Early Purple Orchid is one of the most popular of the Bailey Flower Essences, it is very much about alignment with our true nature, and particularly when we are letting go of some of our old patterns of being and may feel a loss of personal identity. This Essence re-aligns the subtle bodies of our personal energy field.

Malachite, the Alaskan Gem Elixir, is very powerful to align the different levels and ground us again whatever is going on around us.

Mint Bush is the Australian Bush Flower Essence for this situation. When we feel we are being tested to our limits and there is confusion and a sense of being lost in a void. This Essence brings us clarity, calmness and the ability to cope.

The Lightbringer Essence Angel Star is perfect in this situation. It is about aligning with Spirit and True Self in the most difficult times so you can see your own truth. Also Balnakeil Bay, from the same range, helps us come to a place of greater consciousness regarding the totality of who we are and what we have come here to do.

Two Essences from the, soon to be available, Mediterranean Essences (coming in March) have a strong relevance in this situation.
Autumn Squill is about aligning the vertical and horizontal - where our connection with spirit and divine purpose meet with the earthly plane and our identity. When all the obstacles make us feel like giving up, this essence is helpful for coming back to our purpose and re-aligning with our destiny.
Prickly Pear, made in Puglia at the heal of Italy, is for when we lose touch with the original excitement as life takes different turns and we find that our dream has become a burden. It helps us to re-connect with the inspiration that we had when we started out.  

Finally, Wild Earth Essence Salmon helps us to find the spiritual meaning and purpose in our lives and to move forward towards our destiny while trusting in the unknown.

2013 may be challenging for many of us in many unknown ways, so keeping aligned with spirit is one of the most important things we can do.

It was ever thus. Enjoy the ride!