Flower Essences, The Basics

A flower essence, also called a flower remedy (we like to use both terms), is a form of vibrational and energy medicine, somewhat like Homeopathy. What we are working with is the energy of a flower and the vibration of a flower. Every flower has its own vibrational gifts, and its own ability to heal or transform. The energy or vibration of a flower is imprinted into water so that we may easily store it, have it handy and use it, and benefit from it.

There are no "active ingredients" like you find in herbal products or in allopathic (pharmaceutical drug oriented) medicine. Flower essences are also completely different from essential oils or aromatherapy products. Flower essences have no scent. Flower essences do not contain any physical traces of the actual flower. Flower essences cause no side effects or contra indications with drug oriented medicines or any other therapies. Flower essences are used worldwide and are used by a growing number of medical doctors, alternative health practitioners, therapists, and most exciting - by private individuals like you who wish to explore healing and well being on your own.

A History Lesson

Do you wonder about who first used flower essences? Is this form of healing new? No it is not! Imagine early humans or some of our own ancestors coming upon a beautiful flower early in the day still blushing with morning dew upon its petals. Imagine being moved to touch the droplets of water to the lips or tongue, or to even pop the flower - dew and all - into the mouth. Now imagine that minutes later perhaps a bad mood might be replaced with a lighthearted mood, or that a body pain slowly melts away. This is how our ancestors came upon the concept that water when infused in sunlight with a flower is healing.

Flowers in honey have been found In the tombs of Egypt. Paracelsus used and wrote about flower remedies. There is documentation that the Druids used them. We know that today the Aboriginals still use them. It is likely that on every continent and in every ancient culture some sort of water flower infusion had purposes of healing or physical or spiritual or emotional work.

In all likelihood the Bach Flower Remedy called Rescue Remedy was probably your first introduction to flower essences. In the early 1930's Dr. Edward Bach, a British Homeopath, became increasingly fascinated with flowers, and less fascinated with Homeopathic medicines as he responded to a pull to be closer to nature. He began documenting in writing many different flowers and the effect they had on people and animals. He researched the history of using flower infused waters and resurrected this ancient healing art for our modern times.

Dr. Bach selected 38 flowers, began infusing them in water, and kept copious notes and records on the responses by his patients. After several years of 'proving' the benefits of each flower, and to meet the increasing demand from patients who wanted to have these medicines in a convenient form, Bach was faced with a new problem. His bottles of flower infusions would stay bacteria and mold free for only one week. Being an inquisitive and resourceful Englishman Bach searched for a way to preserve the infusions in bottles. Listening to his intuition and thinking long and hard, he came up with mixing Brandy into his infusions as alcohol is an excellent preservative. Brandy appealed to him because it comes from grapes, which grow on the vine, and began as a flower! Perfection!

Many people think that flower essences begin and end with Bach Flower Remedies. Delightfully, this isn't so. In the past 35 years pioneers of the vibrational medicine movement have gone beyond Bach, way beyond. Today there are flower essence makers around the world. And every day there are new discoveries about the benefits of more flowers. While we respect this early work, Bach's original 38 seem so limited and outdated today!

Our Passion and Viewpoint

Making flower essences is a very deep spiritual pursuit. We at Flower Drop Faeries are a bit different from most other flower essence producers. We work with what is known as "the no pick method" when we create our flower essences. We are part of only a handful of flower essence producers who work in this deep of a manner. We communicate with the flowers themselves and with their Devas and guardian Angels. Each step of the process is done with deep respect and reverence with the spirit kingdom. Because we do not harm the plant by picking flowers we are rewarded with especially vibrant and effective flower essences. We guarantee that our flower essences have the purest vibration, with no outside vibrations interfering as we greatly respect and revere you, our customers and friends.

(see Making Your Own Formulas for details on making Formula or Dosage Bottles and communicating with Devas and Angels, and more)