Essences
Flower
Essences
Flower essences, are potions made from flowers, instead of herbs. To make a flower essence, you will need:
A thin glass bowl
A handful of flowers of your choice
Spring water.
Start by rinsing the flowers quickly with the spring water. Lay the flowers in the bowl and pour enough water over them to cover them. Set the bowl outside or in a very sunny window for three to five hours. Sunning the flowers will let the healing properties seep out and into the water. When they are done sitting, strain out the flowers and pour the essence into sterile glass bottles. Fill the bottles halfway with the essence and then fill the rest of the bottle with brandy or vodka. This is used to preserve the essence so that it is used for many years to come. If you do not wish to use alcohol, a teaspoon of honey or vitamin E squeezed from a jelly vitamin capsule will work.
Aloe Vere - used for that burned out feeling.
Angelica - gives a feeling of protection and helps you to receive guidance from spiritual
beings.
Arnica - used for treatment of deep shock or disappointment.
Basil - helps to polarize and balance sexuality and spirituality.
Blackberry - helps to translate ideas and goals into workable activity.
Borage - builds self confidence.
Calendula - helps to put warmth into conversation and social dealing.
Cayenne - helps you to accept changes and move towards a definite goal.
Chamomile - gives you a feeling of serene disposition.
Red Clover - imparts calm and steady behavior and helps you to become more self aware
and self contained.
Black Cohosh - gives you the courage to confront threatening or abusive situations.
Dill - helps you to appreciate and enjoy all of the gifts of life on a daily basis.
Echinacea - heals feelings that have been shattered by trauma.
Evening Primrose - helps to form committed relationships.
Garlic - gives you a sense of wholeness.
Goldenrod - helps to balance inner sense of self with social consiousness.
Golden Yarrow - helps to heal tendency to withdraw from social contact.
Iris - places you in touch with higher sensitivities and helps you to express artistic
abilities.
Lavender - gives spiritual awarness and sensitivity.
Mallow - helps you reach out to others.
Milkweed - gives the strength of ego necassary to stop dependcy on food, drugs, or
alcohol.
Mugwort - allows you to harmonize psychic forces.
Mullein - gives strong sense of consious and truthfulness.
Nasturtium - gives radiant warmth that you are able to impart to others and attract
others to you.
Pennyroyal - gives you clarity of thought.
Peppermint - stops mental lethargy and helps balance metabolism which can
deplete your mental forces.
Pink Yarrow - gives loving awareness of others and stops self absorbency.
Queen Anne's Lace - gives spiritual insight and helps integrate psychic abilities
with spirituality.
Rosemary - helps correct poor connection of soul and spirit with the physical body and
helps improve memory.
Sage - gives ability to perceive higher purpose in life.
St. John's Wort - illuminates consiousness and gives strength to deal with disturbed
dreams and psychic experiences.
Scotch Broom - makes you feel optimistic about the world and happenings in general.
Self-Heal - causes healing from within and sense of wholeness.
Sunflower - balances sense of individuality.
Tansy - helps you to become purposeful in action toward goals.
Trumpet Vine - gives you freedom to express yourself verbally.
Violet - elevates spiritual perspective and makes you highly perceptive.
Yarrow - creates beneficial healing forces and helps you to have compassionate
awareness of others.
Yerba Santa - frees up your emotions so you can feel a full range of emotions.