Making your own flower essences

In order to make your own personal high vibration flower essence remedy you’ll need to gather the following tools: a clear medium size glass bowl; a glass funnel; a strainer; tweezers; sharp scissors or (you may prefer) a crystal; fresh water; a notebook or journal; colored pens or pencils; a four ounce cobalt blue glass bottle; 2 ounces of organic brandy, apple cider vinegar, or vegetable glycerin; and your camera and an open heart.

In addition to the necessary equipment you’ll want to bring a gift to offer in gratitude to the flowers. Some beautiful suggestions include Indian tobacco (Lobelia), Sage, cornmeal, a prayer, a poem, a song, a crystal or a personal offering of your choice. You are cultivating a relationship with the flowers so the gift is one from your heart and will be well received if it a genuine offering.

The next step is to identify the flowers that you would like to make into a personal flower essence. The plants should be growing in a natural setting or cultivated organically; away from traffic; and should be growing abundantly.

You may enjoy spending some time in prayer or mediation with the plants prior to harvesting the flowers. Ground yourself and enjoy the progression of developing this relationship. Remember to ask permission of the plants to harvest the flowers and please do not take the grandmother (the largest and oldest) flowers. It is helpful to ask the flowers for s ‘sign’ and then of course, to stay open to recognizing when your sign appears. After sitting with the plant in meditation and when you feel the timing is appropriate begin by making your offering. This is a precious opportunity to commune with the plant.

The practice and personal process of making the flower essence remedies is beautiful and sacred. It is nice to begin by preparing yourself through meditation, prayer, or other contemplative practices. This preparation assists in opening oneself to the peaceful present moment in order to make a blend that is clear and full potency. It is not helpful to make the flowers when your thoughts or emotions are in turmoil or hectic. The best point in time to harvest the flowers is when the plant is at its peak power, which generally occurs sometime between 11:00 in the morning and 3:00 in the afternoon. If possible you’ll want to use natural mountain spring water that is found near the plant.

The next step is to take your glass bowl and fill it with water. Using the new scissors cut the most auspicious of the plants blooms. Remember to never touch the flowers themselves. Allow the flower blooms to drop gently into the top of water. Cover the entire surface of the water in the glass with the flower blossoms. Then allow the flowers to sit in the water for several hours to allow the flowers to transfer their vibrational energy to the water. As you wait for the flowers to charge the water, enjoy this time to hike, draw, journal, meditate, pray, or take photos.

As you sit with the plant you may become dear friends. Listen attentively and allow yourself to learn all that the plant is willing to reveal and you are ready to receive. Enjoy this time to become fully acquainted with the plant. Learn about the plant by drawing or photographing it. You might enjoy noting any physical aspects of the plant that you suspect are related to its healing properties. Some ideas include noting the colors; textures; energies; aroma; shape; arrangement and number of petals.

Once the water is charged remove the blossoms with the tweezers. Release the flowers back to the earth and the surrounding environment. Then place the funnel in the large glass bottle. Pour the flower water through the strainer and into the bottle. If there is any remaining water you can either drink it or offer it back to the plants or both.

Once you arrive home you’ll want to label the ‘mother tincture’ with the name of the plant, the location, date, and any other pertinent information. The next step is to preserve your hand-made flower essence in an equal amount of brandy or other tincture preservative. The preserved flowers will last for two years if stored amber or cobalt blue glass bottles kept in a cool dry place. You may also want to place a crystal or other beautiful object near your flowers.

Instructions on making a flower essence dosage bottle: Fill a one ounce clean dark glass or cobalt blue glass dropper bottle with water. Add in seven drops of your ‘mother tincture’ flower essence to the bottle. Add a small amount of brandy or other preservative. Spiral the bottle in your hands while holding an intention of love and peace or other personal intention. Personal doses of four to six drops of this bottle can be taken as needed. Remember, more drops are not necessarily better – trust your instinct when deciding how many drops to take at one time.

In order to most effectively use your personal flower essence, you’ll want to Use your flowers on a regular basis. Remember that being consistent in using the flowers is the key to receiving the beautiful benefits. It is lovely to always set an intention or prayer before using your flowers.

The flowers can be taken in the mouth (neat); added to one’s drinking water; added to a bath; applied to the crown of the head of feet (this works great for children and animals); any variety of ways that feels appropriate to you.