Findhorn Flower Essences
(This is an excerpt from a University Of Metaphysical Sciences course at www.umsonline.org, please feel free to visit the school website)
The Findhorn community in Scotland has been intentionally co-creating with nature since the early sixties, when a small group of people began a journey which would lead to a major revolution for many in the way we think about and connect with the natural world, especially with plants. This intentional community has become a nonprofit foundation which teaches all over the world about listening to the spirit within, co-creating with nature, and living in harmony with Gaia.
Marion Leigh is a member of the community, and a homeopathic doctor who created Findhorn Flower Essences. Many of the flowers used in the essences are grown at Findhorn, and the water used to receive the energetic imprints of the flowers is sourced from sacred wells in the area. Leigh uses the Bach method of sun-infusion to create her Findhorn remedies. The following is a quote from the Findhorn Flower Essence website (www.findhornessences.com), giving a great description of FFEs philosophy on flower essences:
“The subtle healing properties of flower essences restore equilibrium on all levels of being: physical, emotional, mental and spiritual. They can enhance personal development and are a powerful aid to transformation. They offer us the opportunity to address outworn behaviour patterns and negative states of mind which may contribute to or cause disease, emotional imbalance and spiritual disharmony. By stimulating the body’s inherent ability to heal itself, flower essences restore order from a higher level and help to strengthen desirable or positive qualities such as courage, inner peace, love or acceptance.
“These essences have been created in cooperation with the forces of Nature. The elements of earth, air, fire, and water combine to create the physical form of every plant according to the divine blueprint. Our love and thanks must go to the angels—the divine architects—and to the nature spirits, who work according to the plan to bring each plant into being. Vis Medicatrix Naturae, the healing power of Nature, is their gift to us in the form of flower essences. Through the love with which the essences are prepared, and the intention that those taking them maintain, these natural essences reaffirm our connection with the divine and the oneness of all life.”
Findhorn
Flower Essences also has their own collection of flower essences, using
the local flowers from the Scottish highlands where the sanctuary is located.
They include some of the same flowers as Bach F.Rs., and others as well.
They also offer many blended remedies, specific to certain desires or intentions
for emotional, mental, and spiritual growth and integration. These types
of blended remedies are becoming very popular with healers and light workers.
I am including some of Findhorn’s offerings of these remedy blends
with brief descriptions (unlike Bach’s description, these are stated
in the positive, describing not the symptom but the desired outcome), to
give an example of this quickly evolving area of flower essence healing.
(sourced from http://www.findhornessences.com/)
Findhorn Combination Flower Essences
Clear Light: “Living according to ones higher purpose and Divine plan.” Brings about a peaceful state of mind, mental clarity and brightness, which greatly aids in meditation. When heart, body and mind are still and aligned, a clear channel is created whereby the intuition, Higher Self and Higher (or Universal) Mind can be contacted.
Eros: “United in love, and with respect for the duality of male and female, opposites unite.” Assists in arousing and heightening sexual sensitivity, passion and pleasure. Synthesizes energies and compassionate, loving intimacy, ecstatic awareness and mutual pleasure.
Femininity: “Balancing female energy.” Beneficial in helping to restore emotional well-being and balance and providing support for women’s issues and cycles.
First aid: “Immediate relief in any crisis.” A soothing combination used in cases of stress, trauma or shock on the physical, emotional or mental level. It can help to relieve associated fear and aid in the release of tension and pain.
Heart Support: “Issues of the heart.” Aids in issues connected with the heart including the trauma associated with heart problems, or shock to the heart chakra due to grief or crisis in relationships. It also supports during times of major life changes.
Holy Grail: “Embodying spirit in physical form.” Enables us to contain an embodying spirit in our physical form, to be able to share with others. We are empowered to empty all that is unreal from the chalice of our being, and to integrate and harmonize our physical, emotional, mental and spiritual bodies, bringing them into alignment and synthesis. When we are tuned on all levels—body, mind and soul—our essential nature is revealed and we become a vessel for the holy spirit.
Karma Clear: “Awareness of life issues at the karmic level.” Aids awareness of the karmic causes of life’s predicaments and ailments. Through foresight of the future and understanding of the past, the cause of suffering is illuminated, and attachments which bring about pain, unhappiness and disease may be released.
Life Force: “Connecting with source of vibrancy and energy.” Helps to overcome tiredness, apathy and burn-out. It revitalizes and strengthens immunity and generates vibrancy and energy.
Psychic Protection: “Protection from the negative thought forms of others.” Helps to protect the emotional body against negative forces which impact on our solar plexus chakra from other people’s negative thought forms; or in overwhelming or crowded situations when mass thought forms may be negative.
Spiritual Marriage: “Integration of polarities.” Facilitate the integration, control of fluidity and synthesis of the duality sound in every human being—between head and heart, mind and love, will and wisdom, male and female. Creates stability and balance between the pairs of opposites, achieved through the qualities of cohesion, harmony, expansion and union, freedom and joy of right relationship.
Jetstream: “Clearing jet lag.” Specifically addresses the negative effects of travel such as time zone disorientation, disturbed sleep patterns, dehydration and water retention, appetite imbalances, claustrophobia and panic.
Transformation: “Supporting personal growth and transformation.” Choosing transformation means shining the light on what needs to be changed. We can harmonize and transform seemingly opposite parts of ourselves, access inner strength to persevere and stay on course, and willingly make sacrifices which will serve our highest good.
Prosperity: “Manifesting an abundance of well-being.” Fosters a sense of inner security and aligns one with the source of Universal, limitless supply. Firstly through faith and belief in the self, and the inner knowing that to manifest one’s dreams and goals, all the power, intelligence and love that one needs is readily available.
Light Being: “Be content and enjoy life.” Uplifts feelings of despair, sadness or hopelessness that weigh down the soul. Helps with identifying with a greater sense of purpose and nurturing an optimistic outlook on life, contentment and happiness can be achieved in the present moment.
Voice Confidence: “Express and radiate inner beauty and confidence.” Aids in free expression and letting creativity flow by overcoming self-created barriers, inhibitions or fear of failure. With trust, and the motivation to succeed, let the voice be heard loud and clear and let performance reflect poise and self-confidence.
Healing The Cause: “Strength and support to get well.” Deep-seated or long-standing negative emotions hinder the ability to get well. By accepting responsibility for our health, ill fortune can be seen as agents for beneficial change. Surrender obstacles to wholeness and well-being and heal the past and sources of suffering.