The essences have been carefully co-created
in their initial years (starting in 1998) at our earlier base The
Living Tree in the Milland valley in West Sussex. Their home is now
on the Isle of Gigha in Scotland, which is also where the bottling
and distribution is carried out. Made with orchids grown in greenhouses,
and using a non-cutting method for the essence making, these essences
depart from some aspects of traditional essence making.
Once one encounters the profound beauty
and depth of being found in these orchids, a non-cutting approach
feels compelling. And the fact that the orchids are in an artificial
environment may seem at first impression rather odd; but one may also
see that these plants are volunteering to work directly with us, and
have entered into interaction with us very consciously.
Made primarily by Don Dennis and Heather
Decam, with Natalie Shaw and Dominic Jones also participating, nearly
all of the essences were made by a male & female team. Peter Tadd
and Heather DeCam provided the major share of the information on each
essence, along with feedback over the years from our friends and customers
around the world.
One distinguishing feature of orchid essences
in general is their ability to act upon the chakras which exist above
our body. This combines with their action in the body to create very
powerful shifts in our energy fields, often with very immediate effect.
They also have an overall strong focus on helping us directly in relation
to our spiritual path.
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Single Orchid Essence Descriptions
Please inquire for availability of any essence not
listed here.
One name for this essence could have
been "Resurrecting Courage and Purpose," even when
overwhelmed by the suffering all around, even in the face of
absolute physical challenge. Would help those who have been
victims of torture or major disasters in this or a past life.
This is a major essence to address the horrors of human suffering
and a way to experience what is meant by The Compassion of Christ.
Balm for the troubled soul. If
you can only have one of the Living Tree Orchid Essences,
this one should be seriously considered, as it is so helpful
in these times. Angelic Canopy brings nurturing to those who
are in grief, despair or who have lost hope. Releases the
tension from the flight vs. fight response, thus helping to
increase one's sense of security by realigning to the values
of life. "All things can be done in Grace." Great
for space clearing and cleansing crystals.
Base Regulator is a very powerful essence with several layers
of activity. There is a profound effect on the pelvic centres
as well as on the crown chakra. It establishes a countercurrent
in the pelvis, reining in excess sexual energies. Base Regulator
also has a powerful effect on the liver in reducing heat in
the organ.
Behold the Silence –Comparetia macroplectron (Colombia)
This essence provides a pathway
to enter into the profound silence of universal being and
invites us into a new relationship with the future. As the
future becomes more and more present in the depth of our inner
silence, the past goes back into itself so that we no longer
hold the past in the present. In this way our former actions
or karmas dissolve. What remains is unobstructed action. Place
4 drops in a small amount of water, and hold in the mouth
for 15 seconds to enable the energy to be absorbed through
the roof of the mouth and enter the crown chakra. Good for
meditation, vision quests, as a preparation for various rituals,
and for becoming aware of the sacredness of Nature.
A large and vibrantly purple vandaceous
orchid, the colour of the blooms is central to the action
of this essence. This essence is in part a cleansing of one's
old emotional pain that can appear as physical distress or
energetic blocks. Its healing process goes deeply into the
emotional centre of the brain; it also releases tension from
the kidney meridian.
Get the body into 3-D time. Very
important to enable therapists to bring the client into contact
with and stay in the lower half of the body. Helps those who
are reluctant to incarnate fully into "the here and now".
It does so by harmonising the body's etheric cycles with those
same cycles in Nature. This is a calibration to a flow which
helps one to manage one's time better, especially when there
is the sense of having too much to do and too little time
to do it in. GREAT FOR JET LAG. The body can immediately harmonise
and integrate with the time-zone of the local area no matter
what the distance or direction of travel.
Imagine a translucent jellyfish
pulsing or champagne bubbles streaming to the surface. Experience
a sense of buoyancy, floating freedom, and ease. Great for
relieving tension in the frontal lobes of the brain due to
too much mental work. Opens up our consciousness to active
and productive dreaming. Space takes on a gentle shape with
delicate edges. Great for men who need to balance their overly
masculine temperament.
Rhythmic and passionately sensual.
Very large blooms. Very good for those who are overly intellectual
and live at some distance from their body. So instead, distance
from the stress of a busy day when you arrive home and remember
to enjoy a little, more and more.
After we have healed the primary
traumas which the psyche is inclined to hold, once we have
addressed the dead-pelvis syndrome, and the ancient and recent
heartaches; once the powerful traumas of the past have been
healed, what then? In effect all essences that address remedial
conditions ('negative' states) are concerned with our Becoming
healthier, more whole. But once those conditions are healed,
then we move beyond the need for an essence of Becoming, and
into the qualities of Being. Celebration appears to have almost
no concern with remedial conditions, but instead invites you
to experience deep and powerful Being. Celebration will be
of 'benefit' primarily with people who have engaged in the
healing of their various traumas already, in one way or another.
For the orchids it represents a culmination of 14 years of
essence-making (as well as 14 years of orchid-growing!). It
is a powerful and beautiful essence, inviting us to experience
the depths of our spirit.
The growth habit of this orchid species from SE Asia is remarkable:
the long thin pseudobulb hangs down from a branch, held by
its roots, and the blooms grow facing down to the earth. Yet
the thin tube with nectar at its tip (the "nectary")
grows back up towards the sky. And so when we take this essence,
there is almost always a pronounced postural change noted:
the head tilts forward, and yet there comes a sense of energy
moving back up through the head, arcing from the face through
the brain and back up out the rear top of the head. This is
then followed by a deep, lasting stillness of being. Negative
flames of thought are snuffed out like little candles with
a snuffer. There is a sense of the Higher Self calling one's
soul to remember its deepest and highest potential, to reach
towards the inner beauty of enlightenment, yet remaining calm,
rooted and centered.
Clear Mind –Aeranthes
grandiflora (Madagascar) & aquamarine gemstone
Clears and calms the mind offering
clarity of perception and reflection. Eases mental tension
from the mid-brain, "The Mental Break" essence.
Think of the clarity of a pale and clear gemstone; the calm
of a cool, cloudless, still winter's night. A full moon reflected
on a quiet lake.
Serves to strengthen one's belief
in one's own inner and outer spiritual resources, and one's
ability to move forward with projects and goals. A wonderful
"can do" essence. This essence helps relax tension
in the 8th chakra, a result of trying too hard to be perfect
and stay in control of everything in our lives
A very important essence to realign
to our spiritual axis. This essence enters into one's causal
body, which is the "Spiritual White Light". It appears
as the central axis, a small-diameter shaft of light running
parallel to and just in front of the spine. It is the origin
of the chakra system. In a gentle yet profound movement, the
essence helps us to align to the higher chakras that compose
and create the causal body light shaft and surrounding causal
and celestial auric fields. In doing so, the etheric, astral
and mental bodies harmonise very well.
This orchid is one of the few in our range which gave rise
to two essences, related yet quite distinct in their actions.
Base Regulator was made when the sexual parts of the blooms
(the white & yellow elements seen in the photos) were
still concealed within the dark red forms of the petals. Core
Release was made some 18 hours later in the bloom cycle.
The energetic differences are substantial. As with Base Regulator,
Core Release has a major impact on the pulsation points of
the pelvic region, but without the damping impact on the libido.
Core Release enhances the sexual centre's sensitivity, and
at the same time brings an element of protection to the entire
pelvic area. This is a highly unusual feature of this essence,
which we have not encountered with any other essence. Core
Release also brings an impetus to get on with things one needs
to do, through its action on both the 3rd chakra and the Ajana
centre. Moreover one's intuitive abilities are hightened.
As it is a very new essence, our understanding of it will
be developing further in the months ahead.
Crown of Consciousness –Masdevallia reginae (Ecuador)
A complete experience of the entire
crown chakra. THIS IS A BIG ESSENCE. This essence wishes to
welcome you home to the Hall of Records, a space within, where
you might find the Living Word of God, the Wisdom of Creation.
Surrender to the Beyond that is within and without. Patience.
Learn adaptability in approaching the Heart of Mystery, the
Light of Consciousness, the Shrine of Shrines
Defender
from the Dark - Pleurothallis phalangifera
In response to a perceived global energetic challenge, this
orchid called out to be made into an essence in early October
2010. The second part of the botanical name Pleurothallis
phalangifera translates as "phalanx-bearing" meaning
the orchid spike looks like it is carrying a small phalanx
of soldiers. A dream-time image which came to Don repeatedly
one night about this essence was of hundreds of elves with
their bows on their shoulders, marshalling their forces, preparing
for battle. And indeed the orchid looks reminiscent of that
Tolkien-like image. There is a sense with this orchid that,
while it knows the dark, it is not of the dark. Embodying
deep goodness of being, it is nevertheless not naive about
the threat posed at times by dark forces. There is an old
adage in American football, that the "best defense is
a good offense"; this essence provides both clearing
of and protection from high levels of dark energies through
its determined opposition to their intentions.
An exceptional aspect of this essence is the fact that immediately
upon making, it made clear to us that it wanted to be combined
with several other essences. Rather than the one-size-fits-all
approach, this essence wanted a mini-series of Defender combinations
to come into being, to enable people to fine-tune the best
type of protection they or a client might need. Please see
Combinations page.
Potentially a powerful experience
of the 3rd eye, so can be useful for vision quests. This is
the same orchid that made the essence New Vitality, but six
months earlier when the blooms were in full alignment of direction,
giving an intensity of energy to this essence. Use with care.
Useful for meditation practices.
The Fire of Life is the masculine complement to Furnace of
Life. Its yang energy helps the highest of universal energies
to incarnate into consciousness, and sets this energy flowing
into the centre of one's being.
Fire of Life gives courage and purpose to the journey of
the soul. It is the Yang energy to the yin energy of Furnace
of Life. In observing the bloom of this orchid, it is remarkable
how attractive it is to those who feel oppressed, suppressed
or unable to express themselves.
Fire of Life will breathe new life into the (dwindling) flames
of the Ming Men point, thereby strengthening the will of the
individual to make choices more in line with highest universal
intentions, providing a revitalised opportunity to fulfil
ones deepest spiritual destiny.
Furnace
of Life - Masdevallia veitchiana (Peru/Ecuador)
In Chinese Medicine there is a point situated between the
Kidneys called Ming Men (translated as 'The Gate of Destiny').
This key point is the major 'gateway' for the infusion of
all physiological dualities in a way that supports life and
fuels the process of evolution.
If we fail to accept life as an opportunity to cultivate
virtue, or attribute disempowering meanings to challenging
or painful circumstances, then the fires of Ming Men will
be severely diminished and life will be governed not by highest
universal intentions, but by self generated belief systems.
This smothering of the Ming Men point leads to further polarised
dualities within one's subtle energy system, which in turn
will create further painful challenges within the body and
psyche. Furnace of Life helps to clear the mist from the lens
of perception of the observer, enabling the truth of any given
situation to reveal itself effortlessly.
Furnace of Life is the female principle, the intention of
which is to incarnate our own divine light into consciousness,
and to enable us to feel our cosmic purpose. For those whose
feminine aspect has been threatened or suppressed, it is best
to take Necklace of Beauty first for a few days. Then Furnace
of Life will far more readily be able to enter one's chakra
system.
To bring one into awareness of
the radiance of one's Inner Light, the "Ground of Being."
Golden Radiance honours the spiritual path above all else.
This essence opens the throat chakra and connects to a source
of inner wisdom which appears as golden light within the inner
chamber of the heart chakra. When the inner chamber opens,
its "light" can ascend into the throat chakra. Fundamentally
not a remedy, but rather an essence for developing a spiritual
perspective of everyday life. Probably our most universal
essence.
Guardian of the Inner Journey
–Paphiopedilum Helvetia
Brings the courage to look at the
shadows and fears that inhibit one’s progress on one’s
spiritual journey. A deeply serious essence, take it to enhance
one’s meditation practice. Paired energetically with Walking
to the Earth’s Rhythm, which is best taken at the end
of meditating with Paph. Helvetia.
Very good for people who are reluctant
to incarnate. This essence brings energy down to the 2nd chakra
(Hara), then up through the solar plexus and into the heart
chakra. Helps eliminate conflicting emotions. Helps one to be
incarnate with a sense of purpose. This essence infuses the
halo with a diamond-like appearance, indicating higher chakra
activity. NB: Take this essence 2 or 3 times within a 10-minute
period for best effect and wait for one to three days before
repeating or use it as a one off.
Healing
the Higher Heart -
unregistered hybrid, believed to be Vascostylis Crownfox Red
Gem x either Ascda. Yip Sum Wah or Ascda. Peggy Foo
The one orchid produced two forms,
two essences: one by itself (Spirit of the Higher Heart) and
this one, which has essence of 24 karat gold added, which enhances
the orchid’s energetic action. The higher heart chakra
is a light turquoise color and is responsible for releasing
the heart chakra from emotional blocks (either karmic or current).
This essence centers itself in the spiritual chamber of the
heart and sends it roots into the 3rd & root chakras. It
then enters and heals the higher heart chakra .
Heart of Light provides a liberating
feeling as it launches our emotional body out of old patterns
of defensiveness into Universal Connectedness to be experienced
an on-going pattern of endless flow. Rapidly releases emotional
armouring of the heart, expanding the chest, allowing the heart
chakra to extend back and re-connect to the central axis of
the aura. The 12th chakra then awakens our memory of our unique
spiritual inception into the Time/Space continuum. The 15th
chakra opens as well to the residence of "Universal Order,"
the home of sacred geometry.
Protects & enables the communion of Love, as we journey
to find the gates to the mystic castle within. The only essence
in the range to act in all 6 primary categories (see the “higher
alignment” star): physical; sexual; heart; mental; protective;
and spiritual. When mastery of each area is achieved, the
inner temple is complete, and our soul moves in Love towards
our ultimate spiritual union.
Internal
Cleansing - Bulbophyllum
echinolabium (Borneo)
This essence is all about the internal
cleansing of the body. Working away without fanfare, it helps
to clear up our etheric body's 'residuals' - little packets
of leftovers. Acts on the energetic pathways of the throat,
stomach, large intestines and liver, assisting with detoxification.
Now included in the full kit of 64 essences, but wrapped in
foil, at the request of the deva of this orchid, to maintain
a degree of separation between it and the other essences.
Purifying the root chakra for both
men and women. For men it can initiate them into the feminine
understanding of purity and innocence. Whereas we often think
of purification as a painful or arduous process, the action
of this essence results in an experience of joy. For women it
will help with certain sexual abuse issues by re-establishing
the natural innocence of the root chakra in a natural rise of
white etheric light. This light moves very efficiently and effectively,
allowing one to work therapeutically with the issues that have
been held subconsciously in the root chakra.
Celebrate your unique personality
without being influenced by projections and expectations of
others. Accept our limitations not as negative identities but
as momentary states of our development on the journey in creating
a personal self-definition. The world is in need of more characters.
Very good for children who have or do not feel loved.
In dark times it may well be prudent
to cloak one's light to enable one to carry the knowledge of
inner truth without risk of drawing the attention of negative
forces. This essence provides protection to help one to remain
concealed from those who may threaten, bringing a sense of both
invisibility and invincibility
This essence is very playful, very
forgiving, a large belly laugh from the happy Buddha. Leave
your troubles behind, effortlessly and smoothly swirling away.
Excellent for anyone who is prone to take themselves too seriously
or for those who feel emotionally stuck. Laughing butterflies
enters into the solar plexus like two people dancing together
in perfect harmony. Think of Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire
spiralling across the floor in each other's arms. Affects the
brow and throat chakras, as well as the eyes.
How do we fool ourselves by projecting
what we desire and not truly need? When is the "light"
just a diversion? What is true liberation? Even on the inner
path, how can we fool ourselves in the quest for freedom? Where
do we find the Buddha sitting? This essence operates at two
main levels. At the more obvious level, it provides endurance
and 'upward' strength, as well as helping to cleanse, strengthen
and protect the aura. It would help with any new venture as
well. At a more inward or subtle level, this essence is about
both recognising and accepting inner beauty, as well as developing
the discernment needed to discover the ways in which we deceive
ourselves in the name of liberation.
Life
Direction (Lanata)-
Scaphosepalum swertifolium (Central America)
Picture the drawing of a bowstring
to establish the direction of an arrow's flight. So it is in
our lives that our goals and our life’s direction is best
achieved by stepping back deeply within ourselves. The hand
pulls back and we make contact with the centre of the chest,
the heart. Being centered in this way guarantees our best shot.
Activates the heart and throat chakras. Works well with the
Dancing Light Orchid
Essence, "Purpose Flows."
Light
of My Eye-
Paph. Michael Koopowitz x Paph. lowii
Frog looks up to the stars and Great
Spirit replies showering light from the heavens. Frogs are literally
able to see starlight and register this light one photon at
a time on the retina. In a similar fashion, this essence wants
to help us 'see beyond the veil.' Helps bring light into one's
eyes even in dark times, such as in winter. In native cultures
the eagle represents the power of, Great Spirit. It is swift
and sure in its flight and the model of spiritual power. Full
of starlight, froggy jumps off of his pad and plunges into life
and the world of water. This essence was made in participation
with our friend David Carson and his daughter Greta. David is
Native American and co-author of the Animal Medicine Cards.
Love's Secret is an essence derived from an orchid that is
the sole specie of a monotypic genus, which means there is
no orchid like this one. Such genera are generally reckoned
to be remnants of a larger genus that was (nearly) killed
off via various geological & meteorological events. As
such this is likely to be a very ancient 'being', which is
indeed what Don heard about this orchid in the night after
the essence was made. It is from the lowland forests of Panama
and Colombia. The orchid has a pungent smell akin to a female
in sexual 'heat'.
Poise, humour, and verbal repartee
are the hallmarks of Mercutio, the marvelous character in the
play Romeo and Juliet. Good for those who are taking
things (or themselves) too seriously; good for students who
are being bullied. Stand back from drama, get the overview like
the director of a play and watch the interplay between actors
and dialogue. Enjoy the movement of words and meaning. Brings
white light into the eyes, so it is recommended if one has been
reading a great deal.
Give voice to the heart and communicate
what you are feeling, without fear of the consequences for speaking
your truth. To help become more aware of what is deeply valued
within the heart, picture the image of a messenger on a white
horse, galloping along in your heart spirited by the desire
to be honest and true.
Moon Child has an affinity with the pelvic energy constellation,
and is able to remove blocks to emotional evolution. We gain
many subtle and not so subtle energetic imprints during our
9 months in the womb, and Moon Child appears to be able to
help remove those imprints which hinder our health and well-being,
and our spiritual journey.
Necklace
of Beauty - Bulbophyllum longiflorum (Borneo)
Necklace of Beauty essence has been made with a beautiful
orchid from SE Asia called Bulbophyllum longiflorum (also
called Cirrhopetalum longiflorum, or Cirrhopetalum umbellatum*;
this particular form is found in Borneo). Necklace of Beauty
brings an exquisite, beautiful and loving energy to the area
above the higher heart chakra but below the throat chakra,
enabling one to feel uplifted, loved and at peace. This essence
honours one's inner beauty, and the light of one's true being.
This essence also prepares one for further important steps
of one's inner journey, by enabling the ego or shadow side
to relinquish its hold in one, so the soul can continue its
journey into light. Necklace of Beauty appears to 'open the
gate' for one to experience more fully the high consciousness
of the new combination Spirit of Life (or its two components
Fire of Life and Furnace
of Life).
* There are differences of opinion regarding the correct
nomenclature in the orchid-growing world. 'Cirrhopetalum'
is a name for either a section of the Bulbophyllum genus,
or a genus in its own right, depending on one's point of view.
The plant from which this essence
was made very clearly indicates its gift of stamina in that
the blooms come in succession on each 'spike', and each given
spike of the plant can be in bloom for a year or more. Provides
vitality under circumstances of long-standing tiredness and
exhaustion. This essence can give an energy boost to see one
through these difficult periods.
A powerful essence to help in the darkest of times, or to
help heal from the darkest experiences of the soul. When one
experiences inner or outer devastation, deep imprints are
left at profound levels of the psyche. Night Soul is a commanding
spirit, healing these deep wounds to help make one whole again.
Remember that you are the captain of your soul, no matter
the challenges that experience in this world may bring.
Maintains undeterred optimism accompanied
by remarkable stamina. With this essence the goal of any project
is never out of sight, "like a pole-vaulter visualising
going over the bar before the run up to the big leap."
Use this essence to experience being drawn ever forwards. Discover
how to remain positive and steadfast to your own rainbow's end.
This essence is good for people who
are travelling to places where personal safety is challenged.
Useful in times of major change (such as moving house or career
changes) to provide continuity and protection. It helps one
to re-connect with inner strength. This orchid bears a resemblance
to the protective "wrathful deities" of Tibetan Buddhism
with the sense that a spiritual presence says "I go before
you." Can aid in discovering that actual protection comes
from realising the true nature of Being, which we find deep
within.
Useful for the stress of feeling
there is not enough time. Like the slow, clear, well-spaced
tones of a sitar, this essence conveys the understanding that
there is "enough time to do anything". Epitomises
the Kaffa type of the Indian Ayurvedic system, which is slow
and unhurried, never compelled to rush. Brings white light to
the upper heart chakra, the brow and sacral chakras and into
the blood.
Pushing
Back the Night-
Bulb. Elizabeth Ann 'Buckleberry"
Produces a state of mind where vision
and light become inseparable. Helps elevate our thoughts to
the point where we can see the Sacred in life. An essence to
help heal the destiny of humanity. Not only does it aid our
own personal growth, but also invites the Light of the Future
to Take Back the Night. Blockages in the bahui centre, the Chinese
Crown Chakra point, (on the top of the head) are pushed out
of the auricle field; and in doing so, this enables us to extend
an awareness vertically into a temple within a celestial domain.
In this way the microcosm affects the macrocosm. In this time
when many negative karmas are being released upon the world,
this essence is especially important for helping people not
be distracted from a spiritual purpose and light.
Redemption Dream helps the psyche to address deep layers
of guilt or shame, through bringing a shift to our dreams,
enabling the mind to either consciously or unconsciously to
resolve these issues. Guilt and shame are likely to cause
a kind of compression (or suppression) of the heart chakra,
particularly by means of blocking the higher heart chakra's
ability to cleanse and heal the heart chakra. Through this
blocking of the heart's energy, we lose the ability to love
unconditionally, and thereby also lose inner peace. In this
way one can see how guilt or shame can be major hindrances
of our spiritual path. Redemption Dream helps us to remove
these hindrances of the heart, specifically through vivifying
and re-integrating our dreams at night, to allow ancient and
deeply held issues to be aired as it were in the Theatre of
the Psyche. In general, most people will benefit from taking
Redemption Dream in the days before taking Necklace of Beauty;
or at the very least, the exquisite energy of the latter will
be more readily accessed and fully felt if Redemption Dream
has been worked with first.
Releases karmic patterns that are
held in the eighth chakra. The eighth chakra indicates how spiritual
knowledge and power have been misused in the past. This essence
can make us feel like we are spiralling out into the cosmos,
thus it can feel intimidating due to the feeling of being taken
up and away. Helps free up rigid belief patterns or merely parroted
ideas held in the eighth chakra. Helps up use and choose words
wisely when we speak.
A very gentle, quiet essence, yet
profound in its ability to reach many levels at once. Clears
ancient negative energetic patterns at the cellular level via
the 1st, 8th, 10th and 12th chakras, renewing one's inherent
health. The root chakra governs cellular patterning and when
combined with the higher chakra action of the 10th chakra (the
Source of White Light) and the 12th chakra (the wholeness of
the universe), it makes this essence a strong candidate for
healing at that level. Very helpful when added to skin creams.
This essence is about aligning and
identifying with beauty. As modern societies have distanced
themselves from natural beauty and inner beauty, dissonance,
distortion and self-degradation have followed. This has influenced
us in ways that distract us from the simple beauty in nature
and in ourselves. What are the innate properties of beauty?
Proportion, integrity, harmony, and respect for the forces and
mathematical dimensions found in sacred geometry. When beauty
is a guide, the results of our actions naturally and harmoniously
follow Universal Principles. Beauty's strength will banish evil
and ugliness from her presence. Helpful in relieving shoulder
tension at the end of a working day.
Sacral Releases provides vital energy
to help with the release process and breaks a vicious cycle
of low energy and low achievement. It helps to ground and release
tensions stemming from subconscious patterns held in the 2nd
chakra. They drop down to the earth. The energy in this essence
affirms you are safe, strong and healthy.
"Secret Wisdom" returns
our focus into the depth to the Inner Divine that is found in
the Inner Chamber of the Heart Chakra, which lies just beneath
the heart chakra. From here a vision arises, the embodiment
of serenity and silence which activates the chakras in the head,
and then directly awakens the 11th chakra. This transcendental
chakra offers us the perception based on compassion and wisdom
that honours "self as other and others as self" and
that "life is essentially a mirror of our own thoughts
and actions." This essence is recommended for those who
are well on their way along the spiritual path .
Very helpful when one is bogged down
with too many responsibilities or just feeling stuck. Works
to align one's preparedness to move into action with deeper
dimensions of one's being. Helps bring new insights into meditation.
Gain a serene overview and perspective
on life. Deva means radiant or shining one, while Devata refers
to the spiritual potential of the soul, to the human heart warming
the world with its noble presence. This spiritual charisma can
be found in our nobler qualities: quietly regal, insistent but
not aggressive, acting with integrity. "Beauty is Inner
Truth made Perfect."
Creates a calm and quiet joy. Helps
the energetic lining of the stomach, and the etheric activity
of the liver and gall bladder. Good to take after festive indulgences.
Helps with emotional upset, giving one a sense of security.
When children are studying, this essence will help to maintain
focus.
Connects one with the Hoop of Nations,
the Council of All Creatures. Here the mosquito and the moose,
the sparrow and the eagle all have equal voice. Shamanic mystery
is encountered with this orchid, which also invites you to face
your deepest fears. Not to be taken lightly or whimsically.
Shadow Facing is not included in the kit of 60 essences.
Shadow
Warrior-
Bulbophyllum phalaenopsis (Papua New Guinea)
An extraordinary orchid, this essence
was brought into being to assist the integration of one’s
shadow side with the onward journey of the soul into the light.
It stops the shadow from interacting negatively with challenging
archetypes, and enables grounding of primitive fears. Enters
the base of the skull and goes down the causal body to the root
chakra and below, connecting the soul to the root of the soul's
journey. This essence clears one’s inner vision causing
a change in perception, a deeper reality, and enhances clairaudience.
Shadow Warrior is a very ‘yang’ essence, and the
effect is sustained with a minimum dose.
This essence opens the yang polarity
of the meridian system, the baihui point on the top of the head,
bringing in a spiralling, very active energy. This essence is
to a large degree the masculine counterpart to Devata,
where we go inside to rediscover the Divine. Here the realignment
to our spiritual purpose found at the outermost level of the
universe opens the wisdom aspect of the crown chakra.
Songline conveys a song of Love.
By helping to re-establish the halo of light over the crown
chakra, it awakens one to the responsibility of sound and speech
and assists in being true to oneself - an attunement to deep
vows. Helps to grasp the concept of being whole and with the
development of discernment and clairaudience. Connects to the
sounds and choirs of the angelic realm.
Made February 2010, this had a very interesting genesis.
Adrian had been hoping we would find the final energetic elements
for his Therapeutic Energy Kinesiology kit when I made Base
Regulator in early February, but wonderful as Base Regulator
is, there was a need for a further orchid essence to be made
to create the necessary energetic composition. Walking into
the greenhouse, Adrian felt this delightful and delicate species
from Peru calling out to him. We brought the orchid out of
the greenhouse, and set it up in a room in the house, with
the bowl of water placed under the blooms.
It is best to take this essence in the morning, as it has
a strong awakening quality. This is not to say it is at all
like coffee! The effect is more subtle, and comes about slowly.
A gentle yet insistent alertness persisted with both of us
for many hours that night after we had sipped the mother tincture.
The most noticeable, even palpable effect of sipping the mother
tincture was what felt like a fine and cool spray starting
from area of the perinium, felt very clearly for several inches
down the insides of the thighs. Adrian was delighted, as he
could sense that this essence completed the search he had
been on for his TEK kit. When combined with Base Regulator
and one other essence, it created a powerful composition we
have called Sacral Regulator.
Adrian in his notes said: the essence is unique in being
the only orchid essence which has an obvious selective target
of the sexual aspect of the Dan Tien point and part of the
2nd chakra. It seems to enhance the sensitivity of the skin
on the inside of the thighs' "sex skin". It realigns
the energy systems in the pelvis, it rejuvenates the feeling
of being alive in the pelvis, and 're-lights' the sexual centres
to be aware of the deeper nature of ones sexuality.
This essence is the same as that
of Healing the Higher Heart, but
without the essence of Gold. Spirit of the Higher Heart enables
a gentle fusion of the energy of the higher heart chakra with
the spiritual chamber of the heart. Its effect is subtler than
that of Healing the Higher Heart, and is a useful adjunct to
Temple of Light or Temple of Light (5) to help expand the consciousness
of the heart chakra to a state of unconditional love.
This essence was made with the same
orchid that produced Core of Being,
but when the plant was not in bloom. Its action relates more
to the alignment of the physical body, the spine and the thoracic
cage of the torso. This aligning of the body provides a framework
for more grounded energy flow within, and allows more space
around the heart. Very helpful for bodywork, see also Shiva's
Trident and Sacral Release. Thoracic
Alignment is now included in the kit of 64 essences.
Within the circle there is boundless
strength, knowledge and affirmation of the goodness that lies
at the Heart of Mother Earth and Father Sky. We can with confidence
call upon and/or discover our Power Animals when using this
essence with the clarity, strength and stillness of the timeless
heart. This essence helps us to step into the Hoop of all Nations
- the Nations of Animals, of Peoples, of Galaxies.
Protective action, unquestioning
confidence. Take a focused, committed and unfailing action.
Meet that outer threat not with aggression but with the clarity
of a positive outcome. Highly recommended for emergencies, or
crises or when one is truly threatened. This essence helps us
to avoid distraction and giving our power away to a source of
trouble or potential harm. Clears the energetic pathways of
the head and into the brain by opening the Da-zhui point on
the 7th cervical vertebra.
For loving and nurturing oneself,
as well as opening our hearts with affection to those around
us. Good for anyone who has every felt emotionally bereft, or
who has difficulty valuing and caring for themselves. To hold
affection in our hearts, for both self and others. This very
first of the LTOE range remains a favourite.
Violacea
Veritas - Phalaenopsis violacea var. Mentawai
This is a new orchid essence that has profound effects on
the 6th chakra. Helps bring awareness of the angelic aspects
and connections of our being. Rewires the brain for the person
to be able to fulfil their higher potential. Facilitates portals
opening to higher levels, for accessing inner wisdom.
This orchid is native to the Mentawai Islands off the coast
of Sumatra in Indonesia. It has a lovely cinnamon-spice fragrance,
and the bloom persists for many weeks.
Vital Core is strongly energizing of the Root and 2nd chakras,
as well as the gall bladder meridian. While having some activity
on the Crown, Throat and Heart chakras, its action is primarily
in the two lower chakras whereby it provides a strong 'get
up & go' effect. The effect on the 2nd chakra is intriguing:
though energizing, it is not a sexual energizing. It helps
to release stored / blocked energies, including stored negative
energies, and thereby helps to resolve shadow aspects of the
Sacral chakra. In this way, it seeks to restore the natural
sacredness of the 2nd chakra.
Vital Core works at levels beyond that of Sacral Release;
it can be a good idea to work with the latter first, and then
to follow up with some days of Vital Core. In some respects
Vital Core can be seen and used as a potent yang counterpoint
to the yin qualities of Celestial Siren, which was made the
same week in November 2009.
Phragmipedium besseae is a species of slipper orchid which
was discovered in Peru in 1981. In our process of making this
essence, the orchid requested to have the process take place
largely in the evening and into the dark of the night. A full
moon on that clear night shone through the partially curtained
window, its beam upon the orchid and the bowl of water. This
not only brought out the yang qualities of the orchid, but
also enabled it to better access the shadow aspects of our
lower chakras. (This also accounts for Vital Core having some
very different qualities to the essence Radiant Strength of
the Dancing Light
Orchid Essences of the USA, which was made with the same
species of slipper orchid.)
A major essence for healing deep levels of the solar plexus
(3rd chakra), as well as energizing the throat chakra. Brings
strength of courage as well as a renewed commitment to the
soul's deep purpose in this life. The solar plexus is likely
to take many 'hits' in the course of our life, and these minor
and major impacts on the 3rd chakra can often remain buried
deep within. Voice of Courage brings healing to the solar
plexus at these deep levels, and by so doing, and despite
being a very 'yang' essence, it also helps one's sleep to
be deeper and longer. Made on the 4th/5th of July 2010, we
will have more to say by way of its action in due course.
There are two interconnected processes
of this essence. The first is a return to the original energetic
imprint of our DNA. Many magnetic and other electronic forces
disturb this etheric fabric. This essence works specifically
to repair very old ruptures within the etheric matrix of the
throat chakra. In step two, we find that we are walking in
harmony with the rhythm of the Earth herself. This is a calming
and soothing essence good for helping one to gently come back
to earth after deep meditations. Learn how to walk, and where
to walk by 'listening with the feet.'
White
Beauty -
Phal. aphrodite (Philippines) & rose
quartz
Envelopes one's aura with unconditional
love, akin to that of a mother for a newborn child. Nurturing
and de-stressing. Refreshing and mildly relaxing. Can be used
as a post-trauma spray for both people and animals.
An ancient Chinese gong sounds
its tone, awakening one to the inner calling to the fire of
the soul's mission and destiny. The weaving of the tapestry
of our myriad lives is completed in the utter gracefulness
of the dance of the soul which knows its wholeness. Meditate
on the peace of this essence to discover the fecundity of
the sacred and the flowing purpose of our lives.
This orchid called out gently and
clearly for an essence to be made, with its message of compassion
for all beings. Made on the full moon anniversary of the Buddha's
enlightenment. The need for this energy is fully apparent
in the world at this time. The path of this essence may follow
this sequence: It enters the ajana centre, a small but intense
point between the brows, a major point of spiritual manifestation.
then it begins encircling the head with a protective energy
to finally enter the crown chakra. Once the "palace"
of the crown is secure, this particular essence enters the
heart chakra, evoking the Light of a Golden Lotus in full
bloom. In meditation this essence is able to reach deeply
into the portal of the heart chakra. Its transformative effect
brings to the heart feelings of joy and eternal optimism,
and compassion for all beings.
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