Findhorn Flower Essence Spring 2014 Newsletter Attuning to Nature


‘To attune to the flowers you must be in conscious contact with your own soul or divine presence. Through this attunement one can become aware of the oneness of consciousness, of love, behind and in the whole of creation and then through this you can enter into contact with flowers and know the expression of the divine in the flower, the underlying aspiration of the flowers for the divine. Love of flowers brings you into the experience of love within the self and when you are perceptive to the inner expression within and between you, perhaps through the beauty of flowers, is can lead to an


awakening by Nature within you to the consciousness underlying the manifested form.’ Flowers and their Messages, The Mother, Sri Aurobindo Ashram Press 1992


When preparing a flower essence I go into an attunement process which leads me into a deep connection with the intelligences informing the nature kingdom (the devas* and the nature spirits) by way of meditation. I sit before the plant to observe and contemplate the plant's 'expression'. Throughout the course or duration of preparing an essence, from the attunement phase until the time of collection and for a period of time following its final preparation, I experience the flower's nature working within and through me – the associated feelings and effects in my mind and in my body. More often than not I will meet someone or a situation which expresses the personification or the qualities of the essence. It is this hands-on experience, along with information received and orgnised through the mind that gives me a picture of the healing qualities and potential of a flower.


The making of sycamore illustrates this process: After collecting the sycamore essence I trudged home, feeling completely exhausted. Falling onto the bed, I fell asleep still wearing my coat and shoes! Later that evening, a special dinner was being hosted for Sir George Trevelyan, a former Findhorn Foundation Trustee. This was his last visit before he passed over. Frail and barely able to stand, Sir George rose to the occasion and gave a rousing speech, the strength of his spirit shining through his time-worn physical body. I had learned that day that the essence of sycamore can help us to tap into the unlimited energy source of our inner light and life force, restoring smoothness to our energy flow and bringing strength and perseverance.


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