Flower Essences for Enhancing Self Esteem and Will Power

Flower essences are great tools to help enhance esteem and build will power. Greater self esteem is a boon to our lives in every way, other people respond positively to us and it helps us feel worthy of a ‘good life.’ Here is a list of some essences that help enhance our self esteem and boost will power.

Columbine

Centaury: Bach Remedy
One of the top remedies for those with a weak will and soft boundaries. Centaury strengthens our ability to say “No”, it helps one to establish clear boundaries and a strong sense of self. Centaury is for people who are natural givers and care takers, supporting them in staying true to themselves and serving from a place of inner strength.

Columbine: Elemental Garden Remedies
This essence helps put us in touch with the unique power and beauty of who we are. Columbine helps us to express with confidence our own unique identity. This essence is for appreciating the uniqueness of who we are.

Larch: Bach Remedy
Larch essence builds confidence by helping us to overcome fear of failure and helps us to voice our needs where we previously felt stifled. It helps one to overcome feelings of being second class or not good enough. Those needing this essence generally have the ability but lack the confidence to advance in life, due to feeling of inferior.

Missouri Primrose: Delta Gardens
For developing worthiness and self esteem; helps those who cannot recognize or utilize their own power; those who will not take in their own value.

Money Plant: Elemental Garden Remedies
This essence enhances our sense of self worth and worthiness with regards to receiving. As our sense of worthiness enhances we feel we can accomplish more, this leads us to take more action in the world and help move us towards achieving our goals. This is a powerful remedy that also works with our feelings about money; helping to move us out of poverty consciousness towards a more holistic view of money.

These are just a few in the range of essences that address issues of confidence, self esteem, self worth and will power.

Clematis flower essence for ADD/ADHD

What is ADD/ADHD? That is a question with many different answers. We will focus on the how the flower essence of Clematis can help people with this common condition.


CLEMATIS

• Lack of interest in present
• Daydreaming/zoning out
• Difficulty paying attention
• Poor memory

This is a brief list of the 'symptoms' of ADD/ADHD, one can find nuances to this list as well. We are told it is a chemical imbalance in the brain that is the cause. Could be true might not be true. The truth of the official story is not in question, nor is the label ADD/ADHD. We will look at it as a way to describe behavior and not let the label limit or define us.

One of the great lessons we can take from the work of Dr. Bach is to look at what is going on, the symptoms in the behavior and emotions related to the situation. Bach was less interested in disease than in his patients reaction to his disease and how it made him/her feel.

Lets take this approach to ADD/ADHD and see what Clematis flower essence can tell us.

Symptoms Clematis Treats:

• Dreaminess, not fully awake
• Drowsy; listless
• Far away; stuck in thought
• Half hearing what is said

If you suffer from any of these symptoms Clematis flower essence might be of use in helping you to stay present and engaged in the world and your work.

Flower Essences For Sexuality and Shyness

BILLY GOAT PLUM*

Flower essences are great for addressing the emotional issues related to sex and feeling comfortable with sex and sexuality. This is such a powerful area for people and often times there is a lot of hurt, pain and confusion around sex and sexuality. Flower essences are an excellent balm to heal sexual trauma and to enhance our comfortability with this powerful aspect of ourselves. To purchase any of the following remedies visit EssenceAlchemy.com.


Basil: FES
Basil helps one integrate sexuality with spirituality, facilitating a positive sexual expression based on acknowledging the sacredness of sexuality. Great for marital stress and clandestine sexual behavior. This essence is also helpful for those with a strong attraction to pornography and debased, destructive sexual expressions. This essence is very healing to human sexual expression helping us to see that sex is not sinful or unspiritual but is part of a greater spiritual expression of being human.

Billy Goat Plum: Australian Bush
This essence treats feelings of shame around sex, for those who feel it is dirty. Helpful for shame, self disgust and self loathing and feelings of uncleanliness after sex.

Blackberry Lily: Delta Gardens
For releasing unconscious or unresolved problems concerning past relationships. For treating deep fears around sexuality and treating sexual trauma from rape, abuse or molestation.

Crab Apple: Bach
For feeling unclean after sex. Crab apple helps to clear the feelings of being dirty.

Flannel Flower: Australian Bush
This essence is for those who are uncomfortable with emotional intimacy and physical touch. It promotes gentleness and sensitivity and enhances this aspect in sexual relationships.

Hibiscus: FES
Warmth and responsiveness in sexuality; integration of soul warmth and bodily passion. Helps when there is an inability to enjoy sexual experiences; lack of warmth due to abuse or exploitation.

Jewel Weed: Delta Gardens
For fear of closeness; fear of being touched; fears surrounding sexuality.

Sticky Monkeyflower: FES
This essence balances the integration of human warmth and sexual intimacy; it helps one to express deep feelings of love and connectedness, especially in sexual relationships. Helpful when there is a fear of intimacy, repressed sexual feelings and an inability to experience warmth in sexual experiences.

Wisteria: Australian Bush
This essence works to clear negative beliefs around sexuality. It helps bring ease, enjoyment and openness to ones sexuality. It is great for frigidity in women and machoness in men. Enhance sensuality.

*The photo of Billy Goat Plum is courtesy of Bush Biotherapies makers of Australian Bush Flower Essences.

Walnut Flower Essence; an essence for the changing times.

Walnut is a prime essence for the changing times we are in and for times when are life is going through massive changes.

Walnut Flower Essence is Useful When We:

• are in the midst of a major life change
• just moved to a new house, school or changed jobs
  
• want to break the spell of the past
• want to develop independence from past influences
• are embarking on a new path in life
• need to feel more comfortable with change
  

The walnut ‘mother’ tree secretes a chemical from its roots which prevents the growth of other walnuts from taking root near it. The walnut is encased in a pericap which protects the nut inside when it drops from the tree. The sponge like pericap allows the nut to bounce and roll from the mother. In a sense the baby walnut is free to follow its own journey and grow independently from its mother to stand alone.

This signature of walnut tells us much about how the essences helps us to free our minds from the past and move forward with confidence. The walnut has two halves and the distinct folds and crevices resemble the human brain. This essence helps us make big changes in our conscious mind which can lead us forward as we grow and change. This psychological independence is necessary for our growth as we develop into our true selves.

Dr. Bachs life is a prime example of the positive walnut state. He left behind London, a lucrative medical practice and a world that was familiar to him to pursue something new. His freedom of mind and spirit led to a new paradigm of healing. This new paradigm of treating the personality is revolutionary in its approach and effectiveness. In the spirit of walnut, may we all be free to pursue our destiny and fulfill our purpose.

Many new changes after a long absence

For anyone reading this blog it is evident that I have not posted any new content in 10 months.
This does not mean I have not been active and is no reflection of my commitment to flower essences and spreading the word about them. This year has quite possibly been my biggest year so far with flower essences.

One amazing unfolding for me this year has been the co-creation of a new set of remedies from Mt. Shasta. The above image is of monkshood brewing in the sun, the glass is perched on rock above a glorious pool of water fed by a spring. The whole area where this and 12 other essences were created brim and bubble over with so much exquisite magic. This new line of essences will be unveiled soon under the banner Elemental Garden Remedies.

Another big change for me and my mission to expand the use and understanding of flower essences is a brand new website. Please visit www.essencealchemy.com to see all the great changes. This site will be a work in progress as there is always more information to share.

Abundance Formulas and How to Create them Part 3

The third part of this series focuses on essences to anchor positive characteristics into the personality. As well as essences which can help us better identify newly discovered parts of ourselves. These essences fall into the category of strengthening essences. They can be used on their own or combined with essences from part 2. By combining essences from this group and those discussed in Part 2 of this series we can gain a significant benefits. How ever you choose to use these essences it is helpful to break the process into specifics to get a sense of how to order treatment. Here is a 3 fold way to organize your approach: 1.) Clear out the negative, 2.) build and/or rebuild the positive and 3.) anchor in the new aspects.

• Elecampane-helps one to learn to identify with newly discovered part of the self
• Bloodroot-helps one to heal and move forward from a place of despair to one of hope
• Pink Lady's Slipper-for strength in expressing ones natural gifts
• Columbine-provides insight into ones true identity/higher purpose, helps those who feel uncertain, lost in life's choices
• Clary Sage-treats fear of risks, new challenges and/or new cycles
• Lousewort-learning to live in a new paradigm, changes attitudes and expectations from probabilities to possibilities
• Cerato-certainty of self, trust in intuition
• Chestnut Bud-for learning from mistakes
• Scleranthus- for ease of decision making, when one cannot choose between two options
• Wild Oat-vocational alignment, brings into focus the true calling of the soul
• Fawn Lily-enhances ones ability to share their gifts with the world, for overcoming shyness
• Mimulus-treats shyness, phobias and fear of known things
• Sage-helps one to draw wisdom from life experiences, helps one to perceive a higher purpose and meaning from life

By now you may realize you are unique and require additional support, to honor that I offer you my services. You can accept the help available by choosing to do a personal consultation.

Abundance Formulas and How to Create them Part 2

Flower essences are useful tools for increasing our feelings of abundance. Because feelings proceed thoughts and thoughts proceed action and action leads to results, it is worth your while to include flower essences in your personal development work. If you are not thinking abundantly or just need an extra boost to get you over the hump, examine what characteristic of feeling is lacking. Then choose essences to help you overcome your limits.

Characteristics of an Abundant Personality

• Motivation
• Self Esteem
• Self Worth
• Inspiration
• Focus

This list of 14 flower essences can help you overcome your limits and live an abundant life.

• Sunflower-This essence enhances the third chakra to project energy outward. Confidence increases and subconscious blocks to success are diminished. Treats fear of success as well as fear of failure.
• Money Plant- This essence enhance feelings of worthiness and self esteem. It also helps to shift our feelings about money itself, from one of lack to one of universal abundance, helping us to see money as an energy rather than object.
• Hornbeam-This essence helps us get our 'joie de vivre' back, it helps us to shake our weariness and encourages dynamic mental and physical energy. As well as helping us face our tasks with more enthusiasm.
• Blackberry-This essence helps one to overcome inertia, it activates the will in clear in direct ways. It supports decisive action and activating their vision.
• Cayenne- This essence stirs the inner fire, helping one to overcome stagnation and take action.
• Horseradish-This essence helps ones ideas to come forward for action, release or manifestation; one feels more power/energy to act; obsessive thinking patterns are discarded.
• Larch-This essence helps us to overcome fear of failure, it builds our self confidence helping one to overcome feelings of being a second class citizen. Those needing this essence generally have the ability but lack the confidence.
• Tansy-This essence helps one to take straightforward action and overcome habits which subvert the real intentions of Self. Great for goal directed activity and deliberate, purposeful action.
• Sticky Geranium- This essence supports focus on various parts of a plan, useful for long term focus and strategies to accomplish goals successfully.
• Tamarack-This essence enhance self confidence, helping us to reach deeper understanding of our unique strengths. Encourages us to develop our unique strengths and individuality.
• Blueberry Pollen-This essence helps one expand on all levels to accommodate abundance; facilitates the release of mental and emotional attachments that limit our ability to manifest higher purpose in physical form.
• Bellflower-This essence helps one to develop certainty in their inner selves, trusting intuition.
• Loveage- This essence helps on to move into the world with a sense of safety and joy; developing a sense of exhilaration in walking one's path; confidence in taking action
• Missouri Primrose- This essence helps one develop feelings worthiness/self esteem; helps those who cannot recognize or utilize their own power; for those who will not take in their own value.
• Arrowwood- Clarity of direction and purpose, guides us to the heart of the matter.

These essences are catalysts and strengtheners. They energize the system, creating movement where there has been stagnation. They help an immobilized will activate and move forward with assurance. They help one to overcome apathy and ambivalence and feel a renewed sense of confidence with taking action.

You will be amazed by how you feel and what starts happening in your life when you start moving forward with greater confidence and inspiration.

Abundance Formulas and How to Create them Part 1

Abundance Formulas and How to Create them Part 1

I view working with flower remedies as a process, akin to painting, when a painter sits down to create he/she begins with a blank canvas. This freedom of space allows creativity to blossom. When applying this process to creating a personalized formula it is helpful to clear out the old, then rebuild. When negative thoughts and feelings creep out of the shadows and into our life they can wreak havoc. This is important to understand because negativity can be a factor X. An unseen force which acts against our own good intentions.

Some essences for clearing negativity and removing blocks to abundance. These twelve essences are not the only one you could use but they are a good place to start.

• *Ti Plant- this is a powerful universal clearing remedy; it works to clear negativity from the mind, cut cords and clear our “path to power”. This remedy is highly beneficial for all aspects of clearing.
• *Goldenseal- This essence works to clear out the subconscious helping one to release obsessive thinking patterns and blocks.
• Gorse- This essence treats both pessimism and a complete lack of sense of hopelessness.
• Gentian- This essence treats despondency after a setback.
• Starflower-This essence helps on to balance both light and dark aspects of the personality, offering protection from negative influences.
• Bluebell- This essence is for those who dwell in negativity, trouble cycling out of grumpiness and cynicism.
• Borage-This is an uplifting essence which helps us to feel more buoyant when feeling down.
• Witch Hazel- This essence offers lightness and hope in times of darkness and anxiety; it helps to lift us out depressed moods.
• *Northern Coral Root-This essence helps to turn old, dark, scummy energy into light. Helps us to let go and move toward a new stage in life.
• River Beauty- This essence helps us to start over from an emotionally devastating experience.
• *Pennyroyal- This essence helps to release from our own negative thought patterns by stopping the recycling of these thoughts in the energy field.
• Wild Rose-This essence helps us to overcome apathy and ambivalence, it helps one to regain an interest in life. Useful when feeling chronically flat or dull.
• *Pine-This essence is for clearing feeling of guilt and self blame, very useful when clearing negative patterns.
• *Crab Apple-This essence helps to clear obsessive thoughts and feeling, also useful for general clearing.

Essences marked with a * are specific remedies to address negativity in a broad way. They help in a broad way to clear the energy system of dense, dull and draining energy. All of the essences listed above are available from www.essencealchemy.com. Select the ones you want and we will make them into a dosage bottle for you. Other essences to look at include Holly, Beech and Star of Bethlehem.

Part of this process of clearing it is recommended that you review your thoughts and feelings in regards to money, abundance and your own self worth. Also look at value and compromise. How much do you value you time and how much are you willing to compromise? This is a potent question when you sit with it and begin to examine the thoughts and feelings that arise around it.

By compromise I mean: What are you giving up by working in a job you dislike? What could you be doing differently so you don’t have to compromise? Life is short and time is precious. You have the power to change your life and move in a direction of your choosing.

Abundance Formulas and How to Create Them

Happy New Year to All!

" Abundance Formulas and How to Create Them" is a new series I created help you help yourself. In this series we will examine a 3 areas to help you best fine tune an "Abundance Formula" for yourself. Abundance as defined by the Merriam-Websters dictionary is "an ample quality; relative degree of plentifulness".

It helps to asses the many factors underlying the term of abundance before deciding on which essences to include in your formula(s). The first area we will examine relates to clearing negativity and removing poverty consciousness. In Part 2 we will look at the importance inspiration, self esteem, self worth and motivation. . Then in Part 3 we will examine how to more fully identify with the positive aspects of ourselves and the importance of gratitude.

Success with this program will be an evolutionary process. Results will not happen overnight, results will be based on your input and action. The essences are tools to facilitate your growth and progress, you cannot just take them, sit back and expect miracles. You can use them proactively, take action and create miracles.

Change of this nature is an inside out process, happening first within yourself, in the area of thoughts and feelings. These changes will give you access to a new perspective helping you to see things differently. Such as seeing possibilities where you have previously seen blocks and insurmountable obstacles. New perspectives knocking at your door are a call, an invitation to live in a new paradigm from your higher self. If the old perspectives are not getting you where you want, why not change? There is nothing to lose but old limiting thoughts, beliefs and patterns, that you don't care for anyway.

This series is designed to help point you in the direction where you are empowered to look into areas of your life that aren't working and make the changes you desire. I will be adding steps 1,2 and 3 over the coming weeks. If you have any questions in regards to this process or would like more a personalized consultation feel free to e-mail me at flowerremedy@gmail.com. I look forward to sharing insights and hearing your feedback.

All the Best to you in the New Year!

Mark D'Aquila