Witch’s Garden Flower Essences: Plant Spirits in Magical Herbal Remedies
Nicholas Pearson
Inner Traditions/Bear & Co.
March 2022
Prolific author Nicholas Pearson’s latest work is a bit different to his amazingly informative book on crystals. Published by Inner Traditions/Park Street Press, “Flower Essences from the Witch’s Garden” will be available in March 2022. The book is about flower essences, another topic that Nicholas has extensive experience with alongside Reiki and crystal energy. Crystal healing and flower essence therapy are two modalities that often work in tandem and complement each other. Typically, flower essences are taken as vibrational therapy to promote some type of healing and are generally administered in the same way.
in Witch’s Garden Flower EssencesNicholas places a special focus on the use of flower essences in magical practice. He introduces us to herbs that have a highly magical reputation and in some cases even plants that are feared for their potency. Using flower essences allows us to connect with plant spirits in new ways and commune with plants that we might otherwise avoid. Although the main focus of this book is flower essences, Nicholas expertly covers many related topics and combines them seamlessly. This book bridges the gap between the use of flower essences in holistic therapies and their endless magical potential.
The book begins with an explanation of what flower essences are, and rather than some vague New Age answer, Pearson uses scientific language to explain the crystalline structure of water, covalent bonds, and holographic memory. What may sound like advanced alien technology is actually an ingenuity of nature. Nicholas describes the magical ability of “essence of life” to store information and the mysterious connection between humans and plants.
Pearson provides the reader with a solid foundation in the ideas behind flower essences as well as the complex subject of plant spirits. He details the spiritual cosmology of the plant kingdom and its hierarchical structure, which is important when dealing with plant spirit familiars, which are also featured in this book. Flower essences are “Harmony of the plant spiritsIt is defined as “connecting with the plant spirits on a deeper level,” and the book provides various examples for making this connection. A journey through the spirits of plants.
Meeting the plant spirit community
Gods, plant spirits, and similar concepts are found throughout the world. The spirits who give life to trees, flowers, and hedgerows are offered up for both blessing and curse. The spirits of these places are our closest neighbors, and therefore our closest allies. Pearson describes the nuances of the myriad spirits that inhabit green spaces and what they can share with us: A teacher of balm, scourge, or wood.
After laying the foundation and showing some ways to connect with these forces, Pearson gives the reader all the tools and techniques needed to create their own essences. He even gives the reader options by explaining the different techniques used to create flower essences. He shows the reader how dilution increases the potency of flower essences and also introduces the idea of creating essences from other parts of plants. Pearson shares how to create essences from specific crystals and environmental essences, including the vibrations of a specific location.
The rest of the book is full of plant spirit alchemy and flower essence magic. Pearson gives the reader a veritable grimoire of flower essence rituals and spells. He explains the fundamentals of plant energy, compares flower essences to alchemical formulas, and explains how essences can be used in healing and spiritual practices. He helps organize all this information by providing the reader with over 100 different flower essences and explaining the general effects of each plant family. The practical part of this section shows the reader how to decorate candles and charge amulets with flower essences. He also gives recipes for various essence blends for creating more specialized formulations, and even witches’ versions of them. Bach’s Rescue Remedy!
Pearson goes even deeper, outlining 21 different rituals and techniques to help the reader tune into plant spirits and invoke their presence in ritual settings. He also discusses the concept of “flying essences,” or flower essences, which facilitate soul flight and shamanic journeys. There is practically no flower essence-related territory that is not covered in this book of nearly 500 pages. This is a true masterpiece on flower essences, and opens up a whole new field working with these wonderful formulations. Flower essences are used to help people with all kinds of mental, emotional and spiritual problems, and are frequently used in alternative medicine. As so masterfully explained by Nicholas Pearson, their magical potential is clear.
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Nicholas Pearson is an award-winning author and Reiki teacher. He has been immersed in all aspects of the mineral world for nearly 30 years. He began leading crystal workshops in high school and then studied mineral science at Stetson University’s Gillespie Museum while earning a degree in music.
Nicholas began his Reiki path in 2006 and has trained in traditional Japanese Reiki styles such as Usui Reiki Therapy, Jikiden Reiki, and Komyo Reiki Do, as well as traditional and non-traditional Western Reiki styles such as Usui Shiki Therapy, Usui/Tibetan Reiki, Kundalini Reiki, etc. Nicholas strives to provide Reiki trainings, practice sessions, and other events that unite practitioners of all lineages by helping them understand how and where Reiki has evolved and where it can take us.
Nicholas is also a Certified Medical Reiki Master and Animal Reiki Practitioner and serves on the Board of Directors of the Shelter Animal Reiki Association. He previously served on the Board of Directors of the National Medical Reiki Certification Initiative and is a member of the International Association of Reiki Practitioners, the Shibumi International Reiki Association and the Reiki Healing Association. His signature Reiki book, “Fundamentals of Reiki Therapy: A Manual of Shoden and Okuden”, is available in English and Italian.
Nicholas gives seminars online and around the world on Crystal Healing, Reiki and Flower Essence Therapy. He is the author of eight books: Crystal Basics and Reiki Therapy Basicswho lives in Orlando, Florida, USA.
