Thank you for joining me on the journey to meet a flower. I trust that you met a being that brought you insight and awareness for the moment you are in. May you remember this mediation in times when you are not able to get your bare feet on the Earth, sit in stillness with your back supported by a great tree, or any time you are yearning for greater connection to Mother Earth.
Ways to Connect More Deeply
Set an intention as you begin to walk outside, to be brought to a flower or tree or other being that has a message for you. Follow your intuitive knowing, and your curiosity and find a place to sit in stillness close to a flower or tree. Go into a meditation of your choosing, begin full breaths through your nose, slowly inhaling and exhaling allowing your parasympathetic nervous system to recalibrate to a more peaceful feeling. Notice the physical appearance, the signature of the flower or tree. Notice the colour, shape, and the uniqueness of it, while starting to be aware that it is noticing you too. Now do you hear a message or see any images, or feel a message that can only be there in the connection you’ve made? Ask a question for guidance and feel into any impressions – how do you interpret this? When ready, and with Gratitude and Thankfulness, thank the beautiful sentient being for this miraculous moment.
Sacred Space Sprays
Wildcrafting and harvesting flowers to be made into Agua Florida, and in turn Sacred Space Sprays, first comes with asking for permission to the flower being picked, carefully selecting a few individuals in an area so that many are still left blooming, for the bees, and for seed generation. The flowers are then placed in alcohol (such as an organic brandy) in a glass jar with a lid. Timing according to the moon cycle or other astrological events, and stating your loving intentions over this will elevate it’s vibration. When the colours of the petals have faded, the Agua Florida (the liquid) can then be mixed with pure water, a little vegetable glycerin, and essential oils and flower essences of your choosing.
I often put a little gem that has been charged by the moon into this blend. For essential oils, for example, Lavender is calming, citrus is typically uplifting, and peppermint is refreshing. Put 10-15 drops total of the essential oil or combination of a few kinds into a 120mL spray bottle, then a third to a half of the Agua Florida. In many health stores, there are often flower essences (like Bach Remedies), or you can find many companies online to order essences for purification, peace and calm, and so on (such as Alaskan Essences, Pacific Essences, Flower Essence Services and Healing Herbs). There are many companies producing essences around the world. Tune into an ecosystem that you are drawn to, it may be far away and on another continent, or it may be in your own local area. Look into which companies are producing flower essences, and allow your intuition to guide you to the right one and the right essence for you and your Sacred Space Spray.
Only a drop or two of the flower essences you choose are dropped into each sacred space spray. When using it, spray around your body, a room you spend a lot of time in, or a whole home clearing (with permission of the homeowner). Depending on the flower essences and essential oils, use it before a mediation or before going to sleep, or in any way you feel resonates. It is so lovely to make a ritual of it, using this gift from Mother Earth, and tuning into the sacredness of your co-creation, for it was you and perhaps your dog if you have one and if they were there, the flowers harvested, the Flower’s Overlighting Soul, and the Devas and Elementals of the the place the flower grew. Thanking them all for their coming together!
Valo Essence • Melissa Väljä 