Flower Essences are ideal for healing the emotional body. Our energy bodies are made up of the physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and astral layers. Another way of saying this is we have energy centers called chakras (originating Eastern spirituality). They store energy and the integrity of the chakras, their structure, is critical to our health and well-being.
When the chakras have been damaged from any kind of trauma, abuse, abandonment, surgeries, etc. they spin in counter-clockwise direction, rather than clockwise. There can also be tears in the chakra or they can be completely blown apart, and thus need repair.
Dr. Bach, the father of flower essences,
One of the things I specialize in is energy healing, particularly distance healing with animals. While the energy healing is helpful, and many times successful, when there is longtime stressful patterns, flower essences are ideal to assist in the repair process of the emotional mental energy bodies.
They are one of the highest forms of energy medicine healing available, and function similarly to homeopathic remedies.
Graceful and dynamic in their ability to establish emotional equilibrium, flower essences imbue the life force and vibrational resonance from the flowers themselves, and thus ignite and fortify the spirit and soul of those who
way to awaken denied life force and uncover latent talents within humans, animals and plants, and land and water environments.
Like other forms of natural medicine, flower essences take effect by treating the individual, not the disease or the symptoms of disease. They work specifically on the emotional-spiritual condition, and foster the wholeness that already existed within to shine forth (read about Dr. Bach and his discovery of flower essences here).
Generally speaking, our culture is so programed for disconnection from the subtle bodies, we may not even recognize how powerful and effective the gentler methods are. The reason whole-being centered health and healing works, is just that. The entire make-up, constitution, and behavioral patterns are brought into consideration when addressing physical emotional symptoms.
Actual essences are created by picking a blossom at its highest stage of life force (initial blooming) and then set out in a bowl of pure water at high noon, to receive the sun and infuse the flower into the water. The energy of the flower is then imbued into the water. Some form of alcohol or glycerin is used to preserve the remedy and this becomes the mother tincture.
Then, when an essence is applied externally (one of my favorite ways to use essences) or taken internally the vibration of the essence illuminates and offers its healing to the receiver.
How this works:
Our beings are made up of more than the physical body. We are emotional, mental, spiritual and physical beings. These bodies, other than the physical, make up the subtle bodies (emotional, mental, spiritual–see diagram) or energy body, which express a great deal of who we are, and how we respond to life and life circumstances, including how we digest food, whether our immune system grows strong or fight against itself and how we respond to social interactions.
When the energy body is worked with consciously, and actually communicated with animals can accept, change, and integrate the changes going on around them.
The reason essences work is they are: #1 work directly with the energy body, #2 gentle, #3 effective, #4
The only reason essences won’t work is when they are not used consistently (to affect a change), or the correct remedy or combination of remedies are not being used. Many people have told me over the years, “oh I’ve tried essences and they don’t work”. I ask what essences they used. The response is usually Rescue Remedy. In our culture of quick fixes and little education about natural healing, not all situations, when it comes to essences, are relived by Rescue Remedy. Rescue Remedy of course is an excellent formula, but it does not directly address fear of riding in the car, aggression, and abandonment issues. I have found, throughout hundreds of cases in my work with animals, Animal Relief Formula from FES to work amazingly well. Or homemade combination formulas, from the thousands of remedies out there, including the other 33 Bach flower essences to bring about the changes sought or desired.
I also am a strong believer in the caregiver taking the essence as well, especially if they have a great deal of stress going on in their life. Many times animals express what is either un-expressed in us, or unconscious.
using nature, and the seasonal concept of constitution from Chinese Medicine…
Case in Point
Animal Relief Formula
Post-Trauma
Fear-Less
I created an Aggression Formula for Sam because of his incessant need to chase Rosie down and then flare up. Not sure if he wants to dominate her or not, but he most definitely wants to experience himself in full-bodied action.
Sam has Mars in Taurus, a very earthy sensual sign….astrological data gives me further insight into who Sam is in his inherent personality, and I believe he has Pluto in the first house!
I was so worried about Sam being either mentally retarded, or just stupid (so I thought) because of his lack of ability to listen, to change, and to consider what his behavior was doing to those around him–including me!
COMMUNICATION REVEALS MORE (even to the animal communicator 🙂
Then in November when Gem had passed, we spoke with an animal communicator, who I have consulted numerous times over the years. I have several local friends that are communicators, but I knew I needed an objective perspective to help me make the shift from Gem being here in body to being in Spirit. The two things I needed the most help with were Gem’s transition and Sam’s behavior. Gem was a very jealous cat, but he really didn’t mind Sam, occasionally putting Sam in his place or scolding him for being obnoxious at the wrong time.
What happened when Teresa talked with Sam was nothing short of a miracle. Sam became very still, quite. She shared with me that he wanted to know how he could help. I wanted more snuggling (Gem was the best), which Sam didn’t like very much, and I also wanted him to stop chasing Rosie and being so self-centered.
My housemate even noticed the change in Sam. He sat like a dog, waiting for direction from me. He snuggled in my arms. Even when I went to put him down, he offered more, insisted on more. He was calmer, more serene and open-hearted. This lasted as long as I stayed conscious and present in this level of communication. As soon as my attention moved into fear…Sam seemed harder to reach.
Here’s where the flower essences come in and lots of play. Sam didn’t have early natural exploration I’m sure….
Nourishing Kitty 
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