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

December 25, 2017 by Ruth Toledo Altschuler Leave a Comment

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 interactions? Has this helped you overcome feelings of isolation, bringing encouragement and hope?

A Plant Archetype with a unique Signature

When I first studied the Spreading Phlox plant growing wild on the high Sierra Nevada, I noticed that it grows in groups, like constellations of related stars. The flowers bloom near each other, light magenta to white in color. And while they look up to the sky, they are well rooted on the Earth, anchoring themselves into tight rock crevices.

Interrelated Constellations of flowers

At the peak of their flowering season you see many groups of these small flowers like many separate, and yet co-related, constellations of little flowers spreading over a significant area.

As part of my very first Plant Study and observation for my Flower Essence Practitioner Certification, I observed the plant in all its details and made sketches. And I also inquired about it’s possible qualities as a flower essence.

Impressions collected amidst group participants

Between my own and the attunement of others, initial impressions at the time in July 1991 were that Spreading Phlox as a flower essence would help individuals yearning to connect with Soul family and Community. One of the ways it does that is by helping them find other Souls that are on a similar mission.

It would also nurture a sense of connectedness and support from our real Soul Family (that may be different from our birth family), especially in difficult times when one may feel isolated. It helps us feel part of a community united in purpose, always connected with others who may have been born in different places on the planet, as well as with those who stayed in the Spiritual Plane. It helps us remember that we are part of a greater Soul Group that is united by invisible lines of light.

Spreading Phlox Phlox diffusa, that grows on the rocks in the high Sierra Nevada, offers a flower essence that helps us connect with groups and community in ways that are aligned with and support our true soul purpose

Essence first prepared by a unique international group

The Spreading Phlox flower essence was first prepared at this time, in 1991, in the presence of a group of individuals from many continents, all devoted to Flower Essence Therapy, who met each other for the first time during this Practitioner Training.

First Making of the Spreading Phlox flower essence
The Spreading Phlox Phlox diffusa was first prepared as a flower essence during the FES Practitioner Training in it’s native habitat at Grouse Ridge, Sierra Nevada, in the Summer of 1991

Many of the participants in that historical group went on to play significant roles in their many countries, becoming prominent figures that helped develop Flower Essence Therapy in their communities, as well as the research of new flower essence lines.

Since then, I have used the Spreading Phlox flower essence in my practice, and other practitioners also have, and it has offered significant help for those who yearn to find the right connections that support their soul path.

Detail of the Spreading Phlox flower – photo by Richard Katz

The Spreading Phlox Flower Essence is prepared by FES and found at the fesflowers.com store.

This is the text they have for its qualities:

Positive qualities: Activation of soul destiny through social impulses and connections; ability to recognize and manifest significant relationships that foster life purpose and destiny

Patterns of imbalance: Caught in meaningless social circles or false societal expectations; inability to identify new opportunities and connect with groups that are aligned with true soul purpose

Filed Under: Profile of an Essence, Soul Experience Tagged With: community, soul family, soul purpose

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