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Shasta Daisy flower essence and the journey of co-creation between humans and plants

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The Shasta Daisy flower essence is prepared from this vibrantly white daisy.

Its shape is one of a mandala, with a yellow center composed of many disk flowers following the ordered harmony of the golden rule, a principle that pervades the whole of Nature, as well as the universe of which we are part. This circle of geometric harmony is framed by clear white ray flowers.

What many people don’t know is that this daisy, is in fact a synthesis of many daisies, and this has a lot to do with its qualities as a flower essence. Read the full article to discover the history of this flower and all the facets of the research of this essence by the Flower Essence Society.

Taking my first Flower Essence: learning to listen with Impatiens

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Finally, I would not have to just read about them: in May 1988 a visiting friend brought to me, from Holland, my first Bach Flower Essences kit!

I had read so much about them and could not wait to start using them.

I decided to take Impatiens as soon as my kit arrived, and I had a really powerful experience, perhaps the most striking of my entire journey of over 30 years using the essences.

Read more, and share about your own first experiences with the essences…

Spreading Phlox – a Plant Archetype that supports Connection with Soul Family and Community

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Are you connected on a Heart and Soul level with Soul Family in ways that you feel truly support your Soul Purpose? Or do you still yearn for that? Have you gravitated towards, and drawn into your life, people who are in the same frequency as you are, with whom you can have deeply inspiring […]

Self criticism and how we often find ourselves feeding repetitive thoughts that hurt us

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Let’s admit: we all have this, even the ones who act as if they trust they are the best people in the world. These negative thoughts are denser lines of thought / feeling, that divide us internally, making us feel separate from the Source of Love. And the reality is, they cut us off from the awareness of the web of Love that is always holding and weaving us together in Oneness.
It is not you, or me, but it is how our brains have evolved: when not fully focused on specific activities, our minds tend to wander into “what may be wrong”, either now, in the future or in the past (read more)….

Alchemical Love – embracing my inner child and the Mariposa Lily Archetype

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It was a profound, alchemical, transformative encounter, the beginning of a sequence of experiences that resulted in the deepest and enduring inner healing I have experienced in my life.
All my life I had hoped that this “hole”, that caused so much anxiety, this craving to receive love, would be fulfilled by someone else. But the stories continued to come, in a regular succession one after another, with something in common: my expectations were always frustrated, because what I drew was abandonment and / or mismatch. And I would feel that terrible pain again and again (read more)….

Plant Archetypes: insight and references on living virtues, blueprints for sanity and wholeness

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The understanding of the Archetype of each plant happens as we connect with its unique expression. The plant is observed in its dynamic change along its cycles from seed, to bud, to whole plant, to flower (when in that category), to fruit and back to seed. How it relates to the ecosystem it is part, its native origins in the wild.

We observe it on many levels, including its presence in myth and lore and its traditional uses by humans as food, medicine and ritual. When growing healthy, we look at how it relates to the soil and the cosmos and expresses planetary forces, and how it interacts with other plants, its pollinators and other living beings.

The full range of its gesture conveys an Archetypal expression.