The Root Chakra

To cope with life in the present moment, we need to recognize our selves as energy beings, and what effects our energy centres (what we refer to as our chakras). Use your inner essence, your inner guidance to discover where you have blocks, or dysfunction, empower your truth about self and create a healthy happy life for yourself.  

The Root Chakra is symbolically shown as a 4 petal lotus flower encompassing a downward pointing triangle, set within a square.  It resonates to the colour red and is located at the base of the spine, between the anus and genitals. It has the lowest vibration and spins clockwise in males and anti clockwise in females.

Connected to the earth element, this chakra is represented by the square and the inverted triangle that denotes downward movement of energy.  It symbolizes being grounded to the earth.

Root Chakra contains the primary 8 cells that have all the knowledge of creation and remain the only cells in your body that don’t change in your lifetime.  It is the profound connection to nature.

The overall concept of this chakra represents your physical vitality and grounding. It pertains to your sense of security in terms of abundance, materiality and possession. A healthy base chakra is important for a strong foundation to support your decisions and desires in life. 

Problems with this chakra arise when there is a fear for physical safety or fear of not being able to provide for yourself or your family, feeling like your life is under threat in any way or feeling like you don’t belong or are unsupported in your world. Blockage causes inability to trust nature or too much focus on material possessions. 

Its challenge is to feel secure and safe in your physical environment:  your family, your physical situation and the whole of society.  I often refer to it as the “tribal” chakra –  depicts human survival.        

To master this chakra is to grasp the importance of balance within our physical body as you travel upwards through the higher levels of consciousness. An excessive chakra means that it spins too fast and is too open – opening one up to be bullied or self centered. A deficient or blocked chakra means it appears to be sluggish or not spinning –  opening up to be needy, low self esteem, self destructive behavior and fearful. When balanced, it spins at the correct speed – allows grounding, high physical energy and abundance.

Strengths:  Loyalty to self, assertiveness, courage, strong will to live.

Weaknesses:  Insecurity, self-pity, lack of abundance or inability to retain wealth, indecisiveness.

Foods: That support this chakra are proteins and meats.

Associated Animal: Elephant.

Incense/oils:  Cedarwood, Patchouli, Myrrh, Musk and Lavender.

Associated Sense: Smell

Crystals:   Place over root chakra to balance physical energy, self expression, ambition, consistency and security.  Agate – to build up low self esteem.

Bloodstone – to boost the renewal process and help clear physical blockages.  

Tiger’s eye – to encourage the optimism and discipline needed to move forward and become secure and independent .

Smokey Quartz – to help face future challenges with enthusiasm. 

Goals:  Physical health and fitness, grounding, stability and security.

  

Archetypes

Whether we are conscious of it or not, our emotional security comes from a sense of belonging to a group.  This fundamental aspect of our psychological well being relates to the Root Chakra. 

Archetypes that affect the root chakra are “Earth Mother” and “Victim”.  Archetypes are what describe our personal characteristics reflecting who we are and life lessons. 

The “Victim” allows themselves to feel vulnerable, needy and hence ungrounded, because they regard every disappointment, separation, or loss as something that they cannot control or change. Only be recognizing this dysfunctional archetype allows you to find the power to provide everything you need for yourself can you reframe your experiences into opportunities for self sufficiency, strength and emotional wholeness.   Changing this negative archetype involves taking personal responsibility for ones life, acknowledging that you have choices and deserve the best that life has to offer. 

“Earth Mother” is associated with nourishment, caring and unconditional love. By recognizing Earth Mother within you, acknowledge that you are capable of providing all the physical and emotional security you need for yourself by yourself.  Attend to one’s inner child by mothering oneself and keeping safe and comforted, nurtures this positive functional archetype.

Summary:   Do you feel insecure?   Basic survival, security, shelter and safety are dealt with here.  If this chakra is out of balance, you may feel as though your very survival is threatened.  If you feel ungrounded, rootless or not “at home in your own skin”, this chakra may need some work. Fear is often stored here, as is separation from mother.  If you live too much in the physical world, work here.

Life lesson is to stand up for oneself.

Affirmation:   “I am safe and secure and good things are coming my way now”.

The Seven Main Chakras – An Overview

There are thousands of books about chakras, their history, purpose and functions.  For now, let us begin with an overview of what they are and how we can gain a better understanding of their function and the role they play within our energetic being.

The chakras are major energy centres within us that support all the functions of our physical, emotional, mental and spiritual bodies.  We know in the physical, our blood circulates our body, delivering life giving oxygen and nutrients to every tissue and cell.  In doing so it removes toxins and unwanted materials from our bodies.  When we have a disruption to this process we become ill.  This is all visible through our eyes and by the medical profession.

To seek beyond the physical evidence of our dis ease, (discomfort of any kind within our mentally, emotional and physically being), remembering, we are not just the physical, even though in this third dimensional reality that is what most focus on.   Our physical bodies are actually made up of “energy” and we are surrounded by an electromagnetic energy field which is our aura.  There are also seven layers of the aura that relate to the chakras which we will look into further down the track. 

The word “Chakra” is Sanskrit for “wheels of light”.

There are seven main chakras – each with special significance and function which corresponds to not just the physical, but emotions and stages of life. 

1.      Root/Base Chakra located at the base of spine.

2.     Sacral Chakra located just below your naval.

3.     Solar Plexus located just above your naval.

4.     Heart Chakra located centre of your heart.

5.     Throat Chakra located over your throat.

6.     Third Eye Chakra located on your forehead above the bridge of your nose.

7.     Crown Chakra is located on the top of your head.

There are chakras on the soles of your feet in an every joint in your body and placed all around you and your energy field.   All connected through an energy network that forms a vast circulatory system for the Universal Energy to pass.

To an intuitive or clairvoyant, the chakras appear like spheres, circles or cones of spinning coloured light.  You may imagine them as gerberas, roses or the classic lotus flower.  You don’t have to see them to work with them, simply consider them and acknowledge their energy as they don’t lie. 

In a healthy state, the chakras will spin evenly and at the correct speed and frequency relating to each particular colour from the light spectrum and to the vibration of sound.   You will learn more about this as we progress through each chakra one by one. 

Altogether, the seven main chakras make up the colours of the rainbow.   A weak, tired or stressed chakra can feel or appear sluggish or have a very unbalanced elliptical spin.   Through a trained  “minds eye”, you may see a dull or dark chakra, rather than the lovely bright colours it should ideally be.

In simple language, the chakra system draws in energy or life force from the universe and distributes it throughout your body and energy field.  The chakras also give out energy and are significant in composing the “vibe” that each of us feel from other people and emanate from ourselves.

The condition and activity of each person’s chakra system creates a flow of energy around them that is unique, however it is influenced and will fluctuate a great deal depending on choices of mood, food, and willingness to see truth and claim responsibility.   It is forever, moving and changing but when the same negative patterns are repeated it becomes increasingly difficult to reset and with unbalanced and unhealthy chakras it can lead to serious illnesses. 

Development of the skills and concepts related to each chakra occur progressively in life, each completed stage supporting the healthy awakening of the next chakra.  Although we function through all of our chakras most of the time, there are specific developmental stages in which the various chakra skills are learned and incorporated into the personality. 

The chakras evolve sequentially, from bottom to top along with our chronological age.  It is sometimes necessary for the next chakra phase to begin in order for the one below it to complete.

Developmental stages of the chakras and overview of life lessons and the religious sacramental significance.

Womb – 12 months                Base/Root Chakra               Gaia, Creation/Survival            Baptism

6mths – 2 years                           Sacral Chakra                           Foundation                                 Communion

18mths  -  4 years                          Solar Plexus                   Majesty and Endurance               Confirmation

4 – 7 years                                        Heart                                         Beauty                                   Marriage

7 – 12 years                                     Throat                              Judgement& Mercy                     Confession

Adolescent                                        Third Eye                    Understanding and Wisdom         Ordination                                

Adulthood                                          Crown                            Oneness of all creation             The Last Rite

All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.  They have their exits and their entrances.  And one man in his time plays many parts; his acts being seven ages. 

-        William Shakespeare

The How’s and Why’s of Protection

For those who choose to become interested in their spiritual and personal development  or are somewhat forced to become interested because of life circumstances are often told “protect  yourself”.  So often, the comeback is firstly what am I protecting myself from and secondly how do I do that?

I feel it is necessary to understand “energy”.  How it interacts with us, what is our make up, what is life really all about and honestly, how authentically truthful are you willing to be.  I sound like a broken record, but this is what it is!

Let us keep this simple…

When we are “open”  which means our “crown chakra is open” we allow all sorts of “energy” attachments in. The degree of openness varies, so some of us are more vulnerable than others.  This is why some people are affected more than others.  Individually, you need to look at your own life,  look at what it is about, what you do, where you go, who you choose to mix with, what drugs you take, where are you spiritually, mentally, emotionally and physically.     

Being responsible for self, means that you honor who you are, stand in your truth (which also means the real truth – not necessarily what you perceive from ego), and from that you learn to ground and protect your “energy being”.  

As  “energy beings”,  we are a made up of light, we come from the light, we return to light, we simply vibrate at a chosen frequency. That frequency is influenced by outside indicators.  So what we choose to do, or where we choose to go, who we choose to be connected to are all reasons to protect your energy.  We sometimes don’t have control over these outside influences, whether they are family, friends, colleagues, clients, places etc…   It can be the people you love the most that you need to protect yourself from.   The operative word is “sometimes”.  There are people in our lives who are there for us to learn from, so we have chosen them to learn our lessons before we incarnated.  

Don’t kid yourself, every day you meet different types of energies – people and environmental.  They can be high vibrational or low vibrational.  You need to protect yourself from low vibrational influences. When allowed or empowered these energies will lower your personal vibration. Depending on the type of ‘interfering energy’, you can feel drained in vitality or go to the other extreme of being in serious danger. In other words, from someone sending you a negative vibe, to a poltergeist lingering around you trying to get in to control you.   

How to protect yourself best is something that you will learn by yourself.  As you become more aware of your energy, and how it all works, the more equipped you will be to protect yourself. Look at what happens in your life, be honest with yourself and realize the authentic self, ask yourself, why do you attract the same feelings over and over, yes, that’s right, the same lesson. There is no coincidence, it is whether you see the patterns or tapestry of the lessons. No one can do this for you… as you have to be accepting of the truth.  

Let us look at a situation hypothetically –  here is a common one.

If I was an illegal drug user, what am I creating for myself?  Firstly, I have an addiction or a dependency on using a substance. The solar plexus is the energy centre that this relates to so, I need to look at my personal power.  By taking the drugs, what I actually am doing is letting go of any inhibitions, lowering my own guard, allowing myself to leave the physical reality, instantly opening the crown chakra to any outside energy, unconsciously inviting negative energy.   Taking illegal drugs is a negative act, therefore my subconscious knows that and ‘like energy attracts like energy.” Depending on what has been allowed in, after stopping the drugs, I would need to rid of any negative outside energies, but also deal with the lack of personal power. I can’t just say thank you for ridding the negative energy, I also need to look at my authentic self and accept life lessons.  “Responsibility” as previously discussed is to accept that lesson.  When you are forgiving and have the unconditional love for others and yourself, you bring yourself into alignment with your soul journey.  That is why you are here!    

There are many tools and ways to protect yourself. There needs to also be an understanding of what is true and relevant to your life.

If people tend to energetically tap into your  energy, which is very common…. Feels like they want a piece of you.  Cut the cords, protect and reinforce your energy field with high vibrational colours.  Then look at why they can do this to you. What unresolved issues are present in your life?

If you feel people are malicious in their intent towards you, sending you negative arrows, another form of pointing the bone, which is a deliberate attempt to hurt and to deliberately cause you pain, then you may need more reinforcement, have bands of colours, have crystals to protect your aura, use the violet flame of St Germains, Archangel Michael and your Spirit Guides to protect you and send that negative energy back to its source.  Karmic law says they will cop it back at least 10 fold.  Again, look deeper at the “why”?

The more you get into protecting yourself, the more you explore and learn, you will be giving unique tools and symbols that are sacred to you for your own protection.  Don’t share these symbols and tools with anyone.   

I trust from this class you gain some deeper insight into what protection is about and the various methods of protection to be used appropriately.  Of course, there are many different scenarios that both Lisa and I are happy to speak about one on one or always feel free to ask question on the blog page or via email.    

In general, we are energy beings, and energy interacts with “all that is” .  You are responsible to protect your own energy from any negativity or evil.  Look at why it is attracted to you in the first place, as there is a reason. Someone else doing the protection for you is only temporary and will not hold if you are not willing to own it. 

Blessings to all!

“On life’s journey faith is nourishment, virtuous deeds are a shelter, wisdom is the light by day and night mindfulness is the protection by night.  If a man lives a pure life, nothing can destroy him”.   

(Hindu Prince Gautama Siddharta, the founder of Buddhism 563-483 B.C.)

Responsibility

What is your immediate reaction to the word responsibility? Most people’s thoughts go to social and moral responsibility. Socially, it is an obligation to act in accordance to what benefits society and it is perceived to be a duty that individuals perform to maintain a balance between the economy and ecosystem. Morally, it is the status of morally deserving praise, blame, reward, or punishment for an act or omission, in accordance with one’s moral obligations. 

On a spiritual level, responsibility is to not blame everyone else but to see the truth in any situation, because good or bad, there is “your truth – your soul essence” which is part of your moral obligation to your soul journey.

A reminder of the Seven Universal Laws that of “all that is”.   

• Perpetual Transmutation:  Energy is, in a constant state of transmission and transmutation.
• Relativity:  Nothing is good or bad, until you RELATE it to something else.  Everything just is!
• Vibration:  Everything vibrates; nothing rests.  There are various levels of vibration or “frequency”.
• Polarity:  Everything has an opposite:  Hot – Cold, Up – Down, Good – Bad.  The opposite side of anything is always equal and opposite. Positive and Negative.
• Rhythm:  Everything operates by rhythm.  Tides go in and out, night follows day, moon cycles.
• Cause and Effect: Every cause has an effect and every effect has its cause.
• Gender:  Male and female are necessary for procreation.  Like seeds, everything has a gestation or incubation period.

Everyone experiences some sort of physical, mental or emotional conflict, as it is part of the rhythm of life, but you choose how you deal with that conflict because you understand the cause and effect of the path you choose to work through that conflict.

What is the true relevance of any situation? What is the frequency or level of direction intended by the energy of the conflict. Is it influenced by its gender, as genders play different roles and can have opposite views when looking at a situation.  It is all a play of energy, it can be worked with, manipulated, transformed etc..

To take responsibility, means that we must stop blaming others for anything that happens to us. It means that no matter what happens to you, or what situation you find yourself in, you have to recognise the true essence of the issue and how it relates to your personal journey. The reasons you feel the effects is because it is about you learning the lesson. There is no coincidence why situations cross your path. You choose how to achieve your healing.

Self loathing and self punishment, even to the point of suicide, believe it or not-are all veiled forms of blaming others as a way to avoid facing up to the truth of your unconscious past. Look at any addictions you have, they too are a form of self punishment. Taking responsibility for your own life means that you assume spiritual liability and opens you up to lifting your vibration and fulfilling your life purpose.

Don’t gain the World and lose your Soul.  Wisdom is better than silver or gold.   – Bob Marley

Does the plant kingdom communicate?

Most of us say, I love flowers, I love trees and I love to garden and so on, but how connected are we to these wonderful living things?  As we saw in flower psychometry, the plant we are drawn to is a reflection of our own energy.    

When was the last time you actually looked at plant and wondered how is it feeling?  How did it feel the last time you saw a plant that was deeply dehydrated? When you see a tree – do you think is it happy or sad? Is it strong or weak? Or do you just not notice.

Let us go back to the beginning…”life force” exists in all living things.  “Life force” is the living energy within our being.  It is what keeps us alive, it can either be weak or strong.  The plant kingdom, like us is simply a vibration, and the same “life force” can be weak or strong.  The foliage carries veins that nourish and the trunks carry the fiber or cell network of the plant.  The root system is the grounding and its method of feeding. 

  

The experience of “being” for a plant is different from our experience in that plants are stationery, they exist in a state of profound acceptance and peace within themselves.  Emotions such as fear, hate jealousy, possessiveness are unknown to plants and would serve no purpose. Plants do sense love, pain, joy, thirst etc. It is the feelings we share with plants that provide the basis of our ability to communicate with them. As we know we are attracted to certain energies of plants for different reasons,  just as it is true with people. 

In order to communicate with plants, (or people), we have to be able to regard them as equals.  If you are afraid to talk with or embarrassed to talk to groups of people, you may feel it difficult to talk to plants.  However, it is easier to communicate with plants than it is with people.

Look at trees that are spiky, they have a masculine energy,  you may see a banana tree to be joyous and loving. Perhaps weeping trees may have a doleful air about them. Tall, erect trees can be seen to be proud with regal personalities.   Looking at these characteristics you get to know more about the tree and its personality. Look at growing patterns, how does the new foliage feel compared to the older parts of the tree? See how the young growing tips are more alert, vigorous, and naively impetuous the than the older and mellower lower leaves.  The insects it attracts, the diseases it attracts are all relevant to how that tree feels. Be aware of plants watching you as you walk in the garden and share their space.

Some people pick up on the feelings of plants by seeing faces on the bark or foliage.  They impose that thought form, whether it is laughter or just a facial expression that they see into being the feeling of the tree.  Remember this is what humans are conditioned to perceive as feelings…. Facial expressions are formed in their mind that relate to the feeling.  However, when you see with your feelings rather than your mind, your visual attention isn’t focused on any one thing, but rather everything within your field of vision which strikes your attention with equal impact (vividness) as it does in dreams.  To see this way you have to have your mind quiet and you have to be in a joyous and abandoned mood. If you’re bummed out or grumpy, you won’t be able to see what plants are feeling anymore than your awareness to a person smiling at you. 

Much of our social learning entails learning to stifle our senses – to not see what is right before our eyes. To not listen to what our ears are hearing, to be offended by smells, discomforted by touch.  Cutting off our senses leaves us feeling disconnected from our world.  Therefore, if we want to renew our feeling of connectedness which we had as infants, we have to start plugging our senses into our feelings again.  Plants are so non-threatening, therefore a good place to start.

By lightly holding a leaf for a moment between your thumb and forefinger, you can feel which leaves want to be picked for medicine or food purposes and which ones want to be left alone.  The leaves that want to be picked have a high, vibrant feel to them, whereas leaves that don’t want to be picked feel dead in your hand.

Even if you can’t seem to tune in to the feelings of plants, you can still telepathically “talk” with them.

Plants can talk to you in thoughts, and these (at first) seem indistinguishable from your own thoughts.  That is, it will seem to you that you are the one who is thinking these thoughts, when in fact it is the plants that’s that are sending you messages.  That’s why it is important to have your own mind as quiet as possible – if you expect plants to talk to you; if your own mind is buzzing, there is no way the plants can get a word in edgewise.  Any thoughts or feelings you have while sitting under a tree or working with plants are probably messages from the plants.

So how do you know if you are actually communicating with a plant and not just imagining it?  The answer is:  you don’t. You just go with your intuition rather than going with your concepts what you have been taught. 

Instead of believing that the world of concepts is reality, you believe that the world of feelings – of magic-is reality. The only difference between these two equally valid points of view is that from one of them plants talk to you, and from the other they don’t.

If you feel self-conscious talking to plants, just remember that what you have been programmed to call the “real” world is merely a fragment of your imagination also.  If you start calling something else the real world, then that something else becomes the real world; it becomes as real as this one. 

It’s easy to learn to talk with house and garden plants, since these are particularly eager to discuss matters such as fertilization, watering, shade, grafting and transplanting techniques.  In addition, plants (particularly large trees) can give you helpful advice on all sorts of matters.  Take them your problems; ask them what they think you should do. 

Whether you are consciously aware of it or not, you are already communicating with plants all the time.  The soothing, healing, tranquilizing feeling that comes when you are gardening or are out in nature is in fact your psychic attunement to the joyous vibrations of the plants around you.  To follow this feeling one step further – put yourself into direct communication with the plants.  

Karma Clearing

“Karma”  comes from the Sanskrit word which simply means “action”.  Simply put, the Law of Karma – also known as the Law of cause and effect – is a concept that, for every action there is an opposite and equal re-action.

On a soul level, by choosing to be in this class you have chosen to evolve which opens you to accept your soul’s karmic consequences of not just your present, but also that of your ancestors, the connections you have in alignment to other souls.

When we talk about the affects and effects of karma, we are usually referring to the individual karma each one of us has created through the passage of time and our many re-births. However, this – the personal karma – is not what only affects and influences someone’s life and path.  There are numerous group karmic connections we all are involved with, like multiple circles, of different combinations and of sizes, one inside the other or part of the other, creating a very complicated design with even more complicated creations and influences.
For example, there is the ancestral / family karma, the same country karma, the same culture karma, the same continent karma, the same civilization karma, the same religion karma, the same belief system karma, the same football team karma, the same karma of being in the same airplane flight and so on.


From all those karmic groups, the family / ancestral karma is one of the closest to us in terms of impact on our existence and living and the most influential one. The family karma affects can be found not only as imprints in one’s personality traits, belief systems, lifestyle but also within the mental body, the emotional body and the physical body; within one’s DNA.

Based on this thinking, it seems that ancestral karma is pretty much part of us, pretty much attached and something that we cannot so easily be disassociated from.

I’m not talking here about the spiritual family we belong to as souls – this is a completely different story – but of the physical family we chose to be born into. Although it might be that this is our first encounter with these individuals on a soul level, our physical relation and their physical relation to a physical relation of the many ancestors of that same family is carried forward within our DNA.


I, like others, have found that low point. This is when decided to awaken to my spiritual path.  One of the early things was that l was drawn to discover was my own heritage. Whilst in Italy, (even though at the time I wasn’t aware of what was unfolding) I discovered many things about my background that tie in with who I am right now. 

Another interesting point (as I chose to be born into a migrant family, raised without knowing my grandparents or any other relatives) my experiences were more in alignment with the Australian culture and I never had the opportunity to really understand my Italian cultural roots.  My parents were strict but loving parents who carried their own fears and beliefs and didn’t go down the path of supersititions.

I did hear around the traps a term called the “Mal Occhio” which means the “Evil Eye”.   It was never something my parents spoke about.  As it turns out, my heritage was there, but I through unconscious fear, I was oblivious to it. Through the different people in my karmic circle, including new family, especially of late, karma eventually catches up.
  

The nuts and bolts of this “Mal Occhio” is that it is similar to what work I do in terms of “Multi Deminsional Clearings”  therefore it is something that I have reacquainted on my own which ties in with business from another passage in time.  The process Itself is about detaching, disassociating, cutting off, releasing any negative bonds that deprive someone from moving forward in spiritual and worldly terms.  Ancient Italian witchcraft is what it is, a tool used to do all of the above. 

I also want to make clear, that the request is for the negative influences to be released, as there are also positive influences from the same ancestral connection which we should still keep.

When we look deep enough we find out the issues we carry as individuals in our energetic bodies and physical DNA from our own ancestors – sometimes many generations back. These can be limiting beliefs, habits, repetitive scenarios, ways of thinking and acting which do not serve the person’s greatest and highest good in this present birth or traumatic experiences with unfavourable consequences to one’s life. These aspects often are carried forward to future generations and can manifest similar experiences, limitations to progress and even ill health. Clearing these aspects from one’s etheric DNA does not only bring benefit to the person but it also affects positively the whole family line – our ancestors and especially our children and the future generations.

Flower Psychometry

How can you not appreciate flowers? I  for one, just love flowers, all colours, all types. I see so much beauty in flowers and they really do speak to you.  I also appreciate the medicinal value of plants and flowers, but did you know that the flowers you are attracted to actually a reflection of your own energy?

In other words, flower psychometry, as the name suggests, links flowers to our psyche which we can use to mirror our state of health and identify aspects within our being which are out of balance. A 'chosen' flower can be used to provide insight to our health and personal problems.

Looking at a flower can be the same as holding up a mirror to your soul in which you can see your life more clearly. Your personal flower will reveal your state of being at that time and help you learn to appreciate your own individual beauty and talents.

A major part of modern flower psychometry entails finding your personal flower which can impart deeper understanding of both the problem and the remedy. The habitat and growth pattern of the flower as well as its shape, aroma and colouring contains personal information about you and holds the exact pattern of energy you need. It is the fact that flowers radiate light and aroma vibrations that gives them this ability to heal.

Good health can be viewed as a balance of energy between different parts of our being, and when the vibrations in our physical, mental and spiritual bodies are in alignment, we experience good physical health, vitality, and lead a full and happy life.

This fine energy balance can however be disturbed by outside conditions such as environmental pollution and internal imbalances, including a poor diet, lack of sleep, negative thoughts and repressed emotions. If stress is maintained for a long period, our physical body drains energy from our subtle bodies, with the result we may feel tired, moody and depressed. Unlike physical medicines, the fine vibrations of colour and aroma held within flowers are able to penetrate to the more subtle areas of our being, bringing into alignment energy in the different parts. In the physical body every cell is receptive to light energy, and when a colour frequency is received it will affect the growth and behaviour of the cell. This means that the colour wave-lengths affect the very core of our being, even our DNA patterns.

Plants can be viewed as a microcosm – a reflection of the outside world. As the human organism is composed of a mass of moving energy particles of light, sound and electrical energy, we are instinctively attracted to the flowers whose vibrational energy is similar to our own. In the past it was thought that the plant mimicked the organ or illness that it could heal, so that the lungwort leaves resembled the lungs, while walnuts look like the two halves of the brain.

Dr Edward Bach (1886–1936), an exponent of this theory, developed the idea that we will naturally become attracted to a flower which mirrors a discordant state of mind. He believed that the flower also contained the energy pattern we require to regain harmony between the ego and soul.

Flower and Colour Charged Essences

When you have picked a flower for a flower psychometry reading it is possible to enjoy its beauty for a short time until it withers and dies, but we can turn flower and colour vibrations into potentized remedies.

One of the most effective ways of preserving your healing flower vibrations is by creating a flower essence. This is a simple method which transfers energy patterns into water, can be kept for a long period of time and can be used as a healing remedy. Flower essences are often described as liquid consciousness as the life-force vibration is held in a form which can influence and benefit a person's life. Sunlight is essential for making flower essences, for it is the action of the sunlight on water that transfers the energy pattern of the flower into the liquid.

While the vibrational energy patterns of flowers can be captured in flower essences, water also provides a perfect medium for holding electro-magnetic energy of specific colour vibrations. One can create a colour essence in much the same way as a flower essence, by placing a specially designed colour filter over a bowl of pure water. The filter allows only a particular wave-length of light to pass through. Sunlight is the catalyst causing energy transfer from one medium to another.  Colour essences can be used for a whole range of problems. Blue essence makes a cooling gargle with antiseptic qualities, while yellow essence helps dispel fear and stimulates the digestive system.

Ideally flower essences should be made directly from your chosen flower, but you can also select appropriate flower remedies from a manufactured range. It is very helpful when selecting flower essences from the thousands of remedies available to use colour as your guide. For example, red flowers will have a stimulating effect on your energy levels, circulation, and sexual functions. On an emotional and mental level, red flowers will contain grounding and motivating energy.

Many plant remedies are yellow-green in colour and these work on the digestive system, strengthening assimilation and elimination processes. Colour-charged essences of these colours will also help de-congest blocked energy in the liver, pancreas and gall-bladder. Emotionally and mentally, yellow flowers can help address issues related to the ego, self-confidence and mental alertness. Shorter wave-lengths of blue and violet will have calming and sedating qualities.

Disconnected from nature, we are choose to be in a  highly complex world where we are searching in the wrong place and are overlooking the solutions which can be found in the most pure and simple creative force – light. It is in the flower that both the scientific and spiritual qualities of this natural resource are brought together.

The healing energy in yellow daises promotes clarity of mind and the ability to absorb information. As daisies resemble eyes,
they are often made into remedies for the treatment of sore and strained eyes

Case Study 1

Flower Chosen: A fiery red and yellow snapdragon from a tall spike.

Martha is a middle-aged woman who was suffering from pain in her jaw just in front of her left ear. She had been to an osteopath and had the doctor check her ear for infections but neither of these treatments had found the source of her problem or alleviated the symptoms.

Reading: Martha was attracted to a red and yellow snapdragon. As the name suggests, the life-theme of this flower reflects someone who is snappy and angry. Red is associated with anger and yellow with the 'ego' and so this flower shows someone who finds it difficult to express their feelings and who may be in conflict with another person.

Treatment: After taking the Snapdragon flower essence for a week with no change, one morning Martha woke up with the realization that she was holding a deep-seated anger towards her mother. She was encouraged to talk about these feelings and within a few days her painful jaw eased.

Case Study 2

Flower Chosen: Bill chose a small white daisy growing in a wall in the sun.

Bill was born in Australia and has just joined his partner Jane who lives in the UK. Bill misses the sunshine and his love of sailing, especially as they now live in a city far from the sea. Recently Bill has been suffering from a spastic colon (irritable bowel syndrome), which can be very painful and debilitating.

Reading: The life-theme of the daisy family is one of innocence and the inner child. Here is someone who is wanting to recapture the freedom and joys of childhood without adult responsibility. The daisy was growing in a wall which was a metaphor suggesting that the circumstances in which this person finds themselves are difficult. However, as the flower was thriving in a sunny position this suggests they have inner resilience and the ability to find success and happiness even in these circumstances. For Bill the daisy reflects the problem of adjusting to his new life, but it brings a message of hope that he has the support so he can find a place to blossom and grow.

Treatment: Bill was given hot infusions of daisy-like chamomile flowers to which a few drops of yellow essence were added to drink twice a day. After a week, he reported that the bouts of pain were not occurring as frequently, but that his spirits were still low. He had found a large poster of a field of daisies which he hung on his wall and used this as a focus whenever he felt depressed. After a month Bill said he felt much more relaxed and his physical symptoms were much improved. He was now involved in a local children's charity.

Case Study 3

June is in her forties and recently her GP discovered a lump in her breast. She had the lump removed, and although this turned out to be benign, June is worried that this problem may recur and take a more serious form. June is a single mother who works from home designing children's clothing.

Flower Chosen: June chose a pink climbing rose from a hedgerow. The plant was intertwined amongst blackberries so it was very thorny and difficult to reach.

Reading: Roses have the life theme of love and sacrifice through emotional suffering. This rose was growing wild and freely, showing a freedom of spirit and the ability to create a strong life of her own through connection with like minded souls. The pale pink of this rose shows someone who is sensitive and loving and who needs to be accepted for who they are and not to have to conform to anybody else's idea of who they should be.

In the case of June, the flower reflects her creative and at times difficult path to fulfilling her dreams. She is a loving mother who has the determination to succeed. Her thorns, like the rose, protect her delicate centre, and perhaps she needs to see that others find her hard to approach as she has such high ideals. The lesson for June is to relax more and let down some of her defences, so she can allow love to flow. If she doesn't hold on so tightly for fear of losing what she has, the crystallized energy in her breast can be released for good.

Treatment: June not only took essence made from her rose, we also made a massage oil from Rose absolute and essential oil of palmarosa which she rubbed on her wound. The effect of the essence was almost immediate for June, and she said that she intuitively knew this problem would not occur again. She used the massage oil regularly and found that her scar healed exceptionally quickly. It is now three years since June was treated and she is in good health and she has developed a loving relationship with a man with who shares her creative interest.