Desert Alchemy Updates - December, 2011
March 15, 2012
Do the flower essence results grow stronger/greater over weeks and months of use or can you generally tell right away whether they are working or not?
It differs according to your particular situation. Sometimes when you use a flower essence, you notice the effects immediately and you can tell that the result is from using the essence. Other times, you might need to slowly uncover or unwrap different issues, feelings, or thoughts, layer by layer before you feel a resolution with an issue. This can take days, months, or even years according to your own consciousness.
Sometimes you may need a particular flower essence for a given time then need it again some time later to go deeper into a more complex part of an issue or concern.
The overall effects of using flower essence therapy is cumulative, meaning that many smaller successes provide the foundation for subsequent awareness. It is also my experience that once you reach harmonious awareness, you don't lose it.
However, once you are firmly established in new awareness, you often notice other disharmonies that do not fit with your new state of awareness. You may decide you want to work with them so that you can experience harmony in all aspects of your being. In this way, flower essences can be an important partner in your on-going desire for evolution.
January 5, 2012
What if you use a flower essence and feel worse?
This question often comes up when someone finds that after taking a flower essence they struggle emotionally or they feel worse than before they started using it.
It is my experience that a flower essence does not impose anything on you. What happens when you use a flower essence is that you become aware of something that is already happening within you, but you haven’t previously seen. Sometimes the defenses we have developed that keep us from seeing something that we would rather not are at war with an awareness that is arising, and this is most likely what causes the discomfort.
Usually, the solution is to use the flower essence more often to allow the process to become more harmonious. If you have been using the flower essence three or four times a day, try using them seven or eight times a day until the discomfort is alleviated.
Another option is to use the Crisis - Desert Emergency Formula in addition to the flower essence(s) you are using. Do not mix it in with the other flower essences you are using, but take it separately. You can use it as often as you want. It can soften your inner stance and help you move through more easily.
December 16, 2011
What flower essence to use for a baby who refuses to nurse?
While there may be various issues with babies who refuse to nurse, Palmer Amaranth might address the bottom line of one of the more common of them. This flower essence take us to the root of what truly nurtures us. It can help infants more easily adapt to receiving nurturance from mother in a new way.
The easiest way to use flower essences with nursing babies is to have mom put several drops on her hands and hold the baby. There is no need for the baby to ingest them. Another way is for the mother to use the flower essence, which will affect the baby just as well.
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