Humans, plants, animals, rocks/stones/crystals, colours, sound—even your thoughts & feelings have a unique energetic signature or vibrational frequency. Everything is energy!

Nicola Tesla wrote,

“If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration”

Flower Essences are vibrational medicines whose actions are energetic, not biochemical.  Unlike essential oils & herbal medicines, which contain large quanities of chemical constituents extracted from plants, Flower Essences contain no physical or chemical plant material—only their healing vibration. 

All plants have a unique vibrational frequency— & the flower is the pinnacle of this energy. Every flower has a different frequency & healing quality. Its’ unique energetic signature can help you transmute states of “forgetting” or incoherence & fragmentation These states often manifest as challenges in your physical, mental, emotional & spiritual wellbeing.

By working with Flower Essences, you begin to infuse the vibration of a particular flower or plant into your body. In this way, the plant helps you embody its’ intelligence. This attunement to the plant encourages your entire Being to re-member, coming into more coherence & wholeness. In fact, many Indigenous Peoples see plants as older & wiser brothers & sisters that take care of us (Robin Wall Kimmerer speaks to this in her beautiful book Braiding Sweetgrass).

As your subtle energy body attunes to the flower essence, your vital force (which is also known as chi or prana) is strengthened.

Flower Essences are a wonderful way to heal & grow because they act as catalysts for change within the deepest levels of your Being. Their effect on your mind, emotions & energy body can bring positive changes to your physiology through the mind-body connection. They can also offer support for clearing trauma, recalibrating unhealthy patterns, & can ease painful emotional states. They are gentle enough for sensitive individuals, children & pets. And they are completely free from any harmful side effects.

Of course, nothing needs to be “wrong” for you to begin working with Flower Essences. They can be a helpful addition to optimize your wellbeing, creativity, spiritual connection etc. They also facilitate healing by attuning you to the Plant Spirit they were made with. If taken with intention & deep listening, the Plant Spirit may gift you with Visions, Messages & Prophetic Dreams.

Flower Essences are not a New Age therapy. For thousands of years, Medicine Peoples across several cultures have revered flowers & healed with Plant Spirits—from Ancient Egypt, to Persia, to China & the Indigenous Peoples of the so-called Americas. Hildegard Von Bingen, a 12th century German Saint, wrapped cloth around the dew of Flowers, & used them to heal people who came to see her. In Ancient Greece the first practice doctors would use for ill patients was giving them a medicinal tea to encourage healing dreams gifted by the plant’s Spirit. Several Indigenous Peoples in Central & South America still work with Flowers today—by making Flower Baths (Baños de Florecimiento) & working with Florida Water in healing ceremonies & clearings.

The healing power of Flowers were “rediscovered” in the 1930s by Dr. Edward Bach. He developed 38 Flower Remedies to help his patients recover from illness. Each remedy is the essence of a different flower & targets a specific emotional state. Today these are known as Bach Flower Remedies.

In my practice, I mostly work with the same flowers in the Bach Flower Remedy Line, but from Healing Herbs. I also work with essences from Australian Bush Essences & the Flower Essence Society (FES). Currently, I am creating my own line, Kolimpri Flower Essences, that you can explore in Antheia’s Apothecary.

For more information about working with Flower Essences please explore the FAQ page.

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