Flower Essences from The Witches’ Backyard: Plant Spirits in Magical Herbalism
By Nicholas Pearson
Interior Traditions/Bear & Firm
March 2022
The newest title from prolific creator Nicholas Pearson is one thing a little bit bit totally different than his amazingly informative books on crystals. Printed by Interior Traditions/Park Avenue Press, Flower Essences from the Witches’ Backyard come out March 2022. This e-book is about flower essences, one other subject that Nicholas has numerous expertise with together with reiki and crystal energetics. Crystal therapeutic and flower essence remedy are two modalities that always go hand in hand, working in a complimentary method with each other. Usually flower essences are taken as vibrational cures to facilitate some form of therapeutic, and are typically administered in the identical means.
In Flower Essences from the Witches’ Backyard, Nicholas focuses particularly on using flower essences in magical observe. He introduces us to these herbs which have an exceptionally magical fame, and in some circumstances crops have even been feared for his or her efficiency. Via using flower essences we are able to join with plant spirits in new methods and work together with crops that we could in any other case keep away from. Whereas the primary focus of this e-book is on flower essences, Nicholas expertly covers a variety of associated matters and seamlessly suits them collectively. This e-book bridges the hole between using flower essences in holistic remedy and their limitless magical potential.
The e-book begins with a proof of what flower essences are, and as an alternative of a nebulous-New Agey reply Pearson speaks in scientific phrases explaining the crystalline construction of water, covalent bonds and holographic reminiscence. What appears like a complicated alien know-how, is absolutely the ingenuity of the pure world. Nicholas explains the magical capacity of the “essence of life” to retailer data, and the uncanny connection between people and crops.
Pearson gives the reader with a sound basis, not solely on the thought behind flower essences but in addition the advanced subject of plant spirits. He goes into element explaining the non secular cosmology of the plant world and its hierarchy. That is vital in terms of working with plant spirit familiars, which the e-book additionally discusses. Flower essences are the right device for “plant spirit attunement,” or connecting with plant spirits on deeper ranges, and this e-book gives a number of examples of the way to forge this connection, together with plant spirit journeying.
Assembly the Plant Spirit Group
Devas and plant spirits and comparable ideas are discovered around the globe. The spirits animating bushes, flowers and hedgerows are left choices for each blessing and bane. These spirits of place grow to be of acquainted allies as a result of they’re our closest neighbors. Pearson explains the nuances between the myriad spirits inhabiting the inexperienced realm, and what they’re able to share with us whether or not balm, bane or tree instructor.
As soon as Pearson has laid the groundwork and offered a variety of strategies to attach with these forces, he gives the reader with the entire instruments and methods essential to create their very own essences. He even offers the reader choices by describing quite a lot of methods used to create flower essences. He explains to the reader how, within the case of flower essences, dilution will increase efficiency and introduces the thought of making essences from different elements of the plant as effectively. Pearson shares how essences might be made out of sure crystals and even environmental essences, which comprise the vibration of a particular place.
The remainder of the e-book is crammed with plant spirit alchemy and flower essence magic. Pearson gives the reader with a veritable grimoire of flower essence rituals and spells. He discusses the fundamentals of plant energetics and compares flower essences to alchemical preparations, and the way essences can be utilized in therapeutic and non secular observe. He gives the reader with over 100 totally different flower essences, and helps arrange all of this data by explaining the overall results of every plant household. The sensible portion of this part offers the reader directions on dressing candles, and charging amulets with flower essences. He additionally offers recipes for a lot of totally different essences blends to create extra specialised formulation, together with a witchy model of Bach’s Rescue Treatment!
Pearson dives even deeper outlining 21 totally different rituals and methods to assist the reader attune with plant spirits and invoke their presence in a ritual setting. He even mentioned the idea of “flying essences,” or flower essences that facilitate soul flight and shamanic journeying. There actually isn’t an space associated to flower essences that isn’t lined on this e-book, which is available in at round 500 pages! That is actually a grasp work on flower essences, and it opens up an entire new realm of working with these wonderful formulation. Flower essences are used to assist folks with all kinds of psychological, emotional and non secular points and are used continuously in various medication. Their magickal potential is clear, as introduced so expertly by Nicholas Pearson!
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Nicholas Pearson is an award-winning creator and Reiki instructor. He has been immersed in all features of the mineral kingdom for almost three many years. He started instructing crystal workshops in highschool, later finding out mineral science at Stetson College’s Gillespie Museum whereas pursuing a level in music.
Nicholas started his Reiki journey in 2006 and has educated in conventional kinds of Japanese Reiki, together with Usui Reiki Ryoho, Jikiden Reiki, and Komyo ReikiDo, in addition to conventional and non-traditional types of Western Reiki, like Usui Shiki Ryoho, Usui/Tibetan Reiki, and Kundalini Reiki. Nicholas strives to supply Reiki coaching, observe periods, and different occasions that unite practitioners of all lineages by serving to us perceive how and the place Reiki developed and the place it could possibly take us.
Nicholas can be a Licensed Medical Reiki Grasp and an Animal Reiki practitioner, and serves on the Board of Administrators of Shelter Animal Reiki Affiliation. He previously served as board member of the Nationwide Reiki in Healthcare Certification Initiative and is a member of the Worldwide Affiliation of Reiki Professionals, Shibumi Worldwide Reiki Affiliation, and Reiki Therapeutic Affiliation. His seminal Reiki e-book, Foundations of Reiki Ryoho: A Handbook of Shoden and Okuden, is obtainable in English and Italian.
Nicholas presents seminars on crystal therapeutic, Reiki, and flower essence remedy on-line and around the globe. He’s the creator of eight books, together with Crystal Fundamentals and Foundations of Reiki Ryoho, and lives in Orlando, Florida, USA.
