flower essence

Unfortunately I don't have much of a garden right now but I did manage to grow some California poppies! So beautiful...they're one of my favorite flowers. I didn't want to cut and dry them since I have so few- but ever since I heard about flower essences I've wanted to try to make my own. Honestly just to see if there was any claim to them- tinctures and oils make sense since you're extracting chemical compounds of the plant but leaving it in water for a few hours to get the energy of the plant? Seemed a bit too easy and I had to try it to see if it worked or wasn't worth it. Funny I believe that plants have so much to offer us in ways we can't prove or understand but this seemed a bit much haha. Anyway..

Basically you put some spring water in a glass bowl and carefully snip some flowers into the water. I like to ask the plant which flower/how many to use..just one felt right. Leave the bowl in the sun by the plant for a couple hours(morning apparently is best) and strain the flower out when it feels done. Combine 1/3 water with 2/3 alcohol (I used vodka) and this is your mother essence which you dilute accordingly before using. I was surprised how much energy was coming off of the water- I usually don't feel these things but my hands were sort of buzzing. It should be a pleasure to work with it and now I'm really excited about flower essences!

The other day I happened to think that my lemon thyme plant  would make a good essence and I guess it thought so too because there were just enough tiny flowers left to make a batch. If I had waited one more day I would have had to wait until next year. It's when things like that which convince me I'm on the right path even though it feels like I'm just wandering aimlessly :) The lemon thyme feels so cheerful, I think I'm going to use it daily for a little while.