We live in a world that often praises productivity and logic while overlooking the quiet, unseen layers of our inner lives. Yet it is within these subtle realms of the energy field, the emotions, and the whispers of intuition where most of our wellbeing resides. My journey into flower essences began during a season of loss, isolation, and spiritual overwhelm. What I discovered was not only a healing modality but a way to reorient my relationship with fear, sensitivity, and the mystery of being alive. This is the story of how Aspen, the “psychic flower,” helped me move from trembling unease into steady trust.
My first experience with using a flower essence was in the summer of 2022. Although I had initially learned about them years earlier through involvement with social circles who regularly discussed plant-based healing modalities and knowledge, it wasn’t until I wrote the literature review for my dissertation that I fully understood their use and the depth of their value. At that same time, circumstances in my own life were pushing me to find a solution for what I would call unhealthy patterns in my energy field. During that summer, two family members passed on, both younger people under tragic circumstances. Although neither had been involved anymore in my day to day life, the spiritual and energetic impact of their deaths was deep and profound for me. To add to this grief, I had recently moved to an isolated suburb of Northern Kentucky and was working 100% remotely with a Los Angeles based team. I might as well have been operating from a space station on the moon. Between dreams, spirit encounters, synchronistic occurrences, unexplained phenomena, my self-imposed timeline to finish my dissertation, and the social isolation I was experiencing, it was a lot to handle.
While preparing my literature review, I encountered many researchers who incorporate flower essences into their plant and nature-based healing modalities. For instance, Asia Suler is an Intuitive Plant Healer, writer, and owner of One Willow Apothecaries in Asheville, North Carolina. In her book Mirrors of the Earth, she describes her personal journey of discovering the healing power of flower essences and through them, self-forgiveness and self-acceptance. Flower essences, which imprint the energetic frequency of medicinal blooms onto water molecules, “help people connect into the blueprint of what is possible for them in this lifetime so they can begin to give their gifts to the world … In flower essence theory, these inner blockages come from our negative self-beliefs, the programs of maladaptive thinking that limit our growth and disconnect us from experiencing the true reality of our being. Flower essences help us become aware of these beliefs as the unproductive protection mechanisms that they are, releasing them from their unnecessary services.” According to Suler, flower essence healing is a process of forgiving ourselves for our blockages, and releasing our defenses so that we can focus our energy on enhancing our gifts.
We each carry a trait that is both a blessing and a curse. When we are in the positive state of that trait, we are gifted with a talent that supports the world and our own lives. But when we are in a negative state of that same trait, its expression is blocked and its shadow side manifests outwardly. In my own journey, my psychic sensitivity had become blocked. Although I have always been highly sensitive, the emotional weight of the energy current flowing through my life at that moment was causing dark premonitions, vague fears, sensations of impending doom, and blurred mental lines between intuition and anxiety.
Through study, I was drawn to Aspen flower essence, The Psychic Flower. According to The Encyclopedia of Bach Flower Therapy, “Aspen is related to the Soul’s potential for sensitivity. People in the negative Aspen state are caught up in unconscious anxieties. It might be said that they’ve been born missing one protective layer of skin… Aspen people unconsciously register simply everything- an office atmosphere full of conflict, the morning rush and exhaustion on a crowded bus, the imminent threat and fear of inflation and war- which causes them to use up a tremendous amount of energy.” Everything I read about Aspen flower essence aligned with my experience, and in July 2022, I began to take it every day. Three years later, and I have incorporated it into a signature blend that includes Aspen, Mustard, and Walnut.
Although the British physician Dr. Edward Bach is considered the father of modern flower essences for his deep research into 38 essences designed to balance a particular emotional state, it is not a new system of healing. Indigenous healers across cultures have practiced healing techniques using flowers and water. In the Americas, Africa, and Australia, healers placed blossoms of water beneath either the sun or the moon and then drank or bathed in it to receive the medicine. The modern practices for developing flower essences remain largely unchanged. Flower essences are energy medicines that function through energetic imprint. First, a flower is picked while in full bloom. Then, the blooms are placed into glass bowls of spring water and left in the direct sunlight for about four hours. The sun’s light imprints the energetic pattern into the water. After the flowers are removed, what remains is mixed 50/50 with brandy or vinegar to create the Mother Essence. Personal use dosage bottles are further diluted from the Mother Essence, but carry the flower’s subtle vibrational essence.
How does this work, you may ask. Each healing flower has a unique vibrational signature, which is a subtle energy pattern that reflects its form, color, fragrance, and life force. This pattern is then imprinted onto the water, which is a memory carrier, during its time in the sun. When we ingest the flower essence, its vibrational signature interacts with our subtle body (or bio-field, aura or energy system), not our biochemistry. Where there is imbalance in our subtle body, the essence provides a harmonizing frequency. They provide an interruption of our old emotional patterns that are stuck on a loop, and open space for new choices, perspectives, and behaviors. The change is very slight at first, but with regular use the shifts are integrated into awareness to support mindfulness, resilience, and personal growth.
Let’s walk through the process a bit deeper, using my personal experience with Aspen. As an Aspen type, I experienced vague, free-floating fear, and anxiety with no clear source. It felt like constant dread, unease, and impending doom, but for no discernible reason. This created a disrupted, trembling frequency like static in my nervous system, and my energy field became over-receptive to collective fear and subtle influences.
Remember that the flower’s unique vibrational signature matches its form? The Aspen tree is known for its quivering leaves, although it is tall, resilient, and with an interconnected system of roots. In fact, a grove of Aspen trees is often a single organism. Its essence carries its vibration of inner steadiness, light, and trust, even in the unseen. When ingested, the Aspen essence provides a vibration of luminous confidence and calm rootedness, and the nervous system resonates with steadiness rather than tremor. Fear transforms into a sense of protection and inner light. Psychic sensitivity shifts from being a frightening experience to illumination of intuitive awareness without fear of the unseen. Through my regular use, I have cultivated a vibration of trust, courage, and openness at the mystery of life, with less overwhelm at shifts in subtle energies around me.
Flower essences are not quick fixes, but gentle companions that help us tune into harmony where discord once lived. Aspen showed me that the very sensitivity I once experienced as a burden could transform into a gift: the capacity to perceive subtle energies with courage and clarity. By carrying the vibration of the flowers within us, we are reminded of our own natural ability to grow, adapt, and trust the unseen. In a time when the world feels uncertain, flower essences invite us back to a grounded truth that healing is possible, and that resilience blossoms from somewhere deep within our hearts and minds.
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