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A Practical Program for Healing with Flowers
by Patricia Kaminski (a reprint from the FES Retailer Newsletter)

Flower essences form a bridge between body and soul, with unique healing qualities that enhance other modalities such as aromatherapy, color therapy, prayer, visualization, and the Seasons of the Soul™ Herbal Flower Oils. Here’s a list of top recommendations for getting started with flower essences in practical, daily life situations.

Seasons of the Soul™ Herbal Flower Oils are a bouquet of flower essences, pure botanical essential oils, and herbal flower infusions from six outstanding healing plants, in a base of organic olive oil. The flowers are hand-gathered from our own Demeter-certified Biodynamic organic gardens, or from pristine wild areas, and then sun-potentized in small batches with love and careful attention. These herbal oils form a unique mandala of healing for body and soul. 

Just as the Earth expresses herself in seasons, so also are there differing needs within our families, home and work, and the many cycles of daily living. The Seasons of the Soul™ mandala takes us through Spring (breaking up of water into air); Summer (the lifting of air into fire); Autumn (the bringing of fire to earth); and Winter (the meeting of earth with water). 

The Seasons of the Soul™ Herbal Flower Oils weave together a tapestry of gifts from Nature and from the human heart. They offer a rainbow garment of beauty and health that speaks to both body and soul. We hope that you will be touched by their shining colors. 

~ Spring ~

Dandelion Dynamo™

Dandelion Dynamo™ is an excellent tonic for the spring season, but is also an important year-round formula for balancing the spring-like forces in the body and soul. For those who tend toward an overly phlegmatic or lethargic condition, Dandelion Dynamo™ cuts through many forms of congestion and contraction in the body.

Dandelion Dynamo™ can also benefit those individuals with too much intensity and activity, tending to over-schedule and over-plan their lives. Because these mental, “air” forces are out of touch with the metabolism, the head, neck and shoulders are particularly subject to stress and chronic patterns of tension. Dandelion Dynamo™ is also very helpful for many forms of premenstrual or menopausal tension, especially where symptoms of fluid retention predominate.

Dandelion Dynamo™

Major Indications

• As a general spring tonic, to bring lively, active forces to the body, counteracting winter lethargy or “spring fever.”
  
• For overexertion or excessive physical activity leading to stiffness and tightness in the muscles.
  
• Helpful for women who experience water retention, especially as a prelude to the menstrual cycle or for general symptoms of premenopause.
  
• Generally beneficial as a compress in many situations in which the liver meridian needs to be regenerated, such as drug detoxification or menopause.
  
• Beneficial for those whose lifestyle or temperament tends toward a great deal of mental or physical activity, often short-changing rest and relaxation.
  
• Especially helpful for chronic tension and stiffness in the neck and shoulders.

~ Summer ~

Mugwort Moon Magic™

The abundant and expansive lunar qualities of Mugwort make it a plant which is highly favored for the feminine reproductive system. Mugwort Moon Magic™ is valued by midwives who use it to stimulate the uterus at the concluding stages of pregnancy and throughout the birthing process, as well as to facilitate lactation for the nursing mother. Mugwort oil is also very helpful for toning and regulating the reproductive system and enhancing female fertility. 

Mugwort oil holds many other qualities which are very salutary for a wide spectrum of general health needs. In acupuncture, moxa made of Mugwort is applied as a smoke to meridian areas which need to be brought into greater warmth and expansiveness. Mugwort oil can provide these same qualities without the invasive use of smoke. Mugwort Moon Magic™c should be particularly considered for parts of the body which are lacking in circulation and appear blue or feel cold. 

Mugwort Moon Magic™ also balances those who may have too many “summer” forces and are thus quite psychically expanded and dreamy. Mugwort has the unique capability of uniting lunar forces with solar forces and thus facilitates the integration of thoughts with feelings, clarity of psychic impressions and dream recall. Regular application of Mugwort Moon Magic™ on the breast and the heart areas helps to balance and center the three lower “embodiment” chakras, with the three higher “spiritual” energy centers of the soul.

Mugwort Moon Magic™

Major Indications

Please note: although Mugwort Moon Magic™
can be used to prepare for delivery, it should not be used during pregnancy itself.

• Apply compresses of Mugwort Oil to areas of the body which are blue in color or cold to the touch, such as varicose veins where the flow of blood is restricted or stagnant.
  
• Extremely beneficial as a general balm for female reproductive health, especially erratic moon cycles longer than 28 days, or premature onset of menopause.
  
• Recommended by many midwives during labor and delivery, and for facilitating lactation . 
  
• Helpful for bringing “summer forces” during the winter-time, or for winter-like conditions of the body: cold hands and feet, and hardening or stiffening conditions like rheumatism. 
  
• Similar to the “moxa” treatments of oriental acupuncture, Mugwort oil increases circulation and energetic flow within the various meridian pathways of the body by pulling constricted forces to the periphery. 
  
• Helpful for those who need to balance a predominance of “moon” qualities (such as emotional and psychic sensitivity) with solar clarity and embodied physical warmth.

~ Autumn ~

Arnica Alleve™

Arnica Alleve™ can be used preventatively to aid body and soul to maintain equanimity, as well as when there is specific pain and injury. Arnica is known traditionally for its many anti-inflammatory and analgesic qualities, as well as for promoting tissue regeneration. It is used in herbal and homeopathic practices to provide restoration from many kinds of bodily traumas, such as bruises, sprains, contusions, various forms of myalgia, hyperextensions, sports injury and recovery from surgery. On a more subtle level, Arnica Alleve™ helps the soul to reestablish its balance and equilibrium from any kind of physical or psychic trauma. 

Please note: Arnica in any form can cause an adverse reaction if applied to open cuts or wounds, or in cases of acute hypersensitivity in the skin (such as dermatitis). However, compresses can be applied over properly bandaged areas when there is need of pain relief and regeneration.

Arnica Alleve™ 

Major Indications

• Rub Arnica Alleve™ directly into areas which are experiencing trauma or injury — such as bruises or sprains. Do not apply to open wounds or cuts; use in warm compresses over properly bandaged areas.
  
• Massage Arnica Alleve™ into potential stress areas of the body before major sports events or other physical challenges. Then use again for post-event massage and/or take a warm bath with Arnica Alleve™ immediately afterwards.
  
• Use Arnica Alleve™ in massages or baths as a preparation for surgery and in compresses over the bandaged areas after surgery.
  
• Warm compresses of Arnica Alleve™ can be applied directly to the kidney area or kidney meridian points. These applications can be particularly beneficial for those who experience health challenges in the autumn season.

• Use Arnica Alleve™ for soul-healing at times of personal adversity or challenge; or at times when one feels melancholic and weighed down by life events.
  
• Include Arnica Alleve™ as part of your first aid or travel kit, and have it with you during any major wilderness excursion or sporting event. Immediate applications may speed pain relief and prevent more serious complications later.

~ Winter ~

Saint John’s Shield™

In recent years, St. John’s Wort has exploded into prominence, noted primarily for its natural ability to treat symptoms of depression. The essential quality of St. John’s Shield™ is its capacity to carry light into the dark well of the soul, providing a source of inner emotional radiance.

This marvelous herb has a wide panorama of therapeutic possibilities. In addition to addressing depression and feelings of immobilization, it is very beneficial for “Seasonal Affective Disorder” from which many people suffer during winter, when outer light is reduced. St. John’s Shield™ can be equally helpful during summer, especially for fair-skinned persons who become easily disoriented and out-of-focus when exposed to harsh light conditions. St. John’s Shield™ should also be considered for insomnia, and other related disturbances in the sleep rhythm of the body, such as bedwetting in young children, or bodily upset from travel. 

The strong light-bearing qualities of St. John’s Wort give it many excellent anti-viral and neuralgic qualities. Current scientific studies point to its potential in the treatment of AIDS, while St. John's Wort has been used for centuries in the treatment of wounds and for a myriad of neuralgic complaints such as sciatica, shingles and, more recently, carpal tunnel syndrome. 

Please note: St. John’s Wort has been proven to have many powerful photosensitive properties, and caution should be exercised in applying the oil to the skin before prolonged exposure to the sun, especially for fair-skinned individuals. However, St. John’s Shield™ can be very helpful for treating sunburned skin.

Saint John’s Shield

Major Indications

• Generally beneficial as a winter balm, for helping to counteract such conditions as the winter “blues” or Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), by anchoring light into the inner body and soul. 

• Highly beneficial for all “winter” depressive conditions throughout the year, when one feels bereft, anxious, immobilized or fearful, and must discover an inward sense of light and emotional containment. 
  
• To help bedwetting in children, massage St. John’s Shield™ into the inner-thigh and bladder regions on a nightly basis. Warm compresses on the kidney and bladder areas can also be very helpful. 
  
• Use warm compresses of St. John’s Shield™ for wounds, especially injuries involving peripheral nerve damage or trauma. 
  
• Use in baths on a nightly basis to regulate sleep rhythms disturbed by insomnia, stress or travel.
  
• Consider St. John’s Shield™ for times of psychic stress or spiritual challenge, especially in conjunction with prayer and meditation, and for dealing with adverse influences from nonphysical realms.

~ All Year~

Calendula Caress™

Calendula is a remarkable restorer of the human flesh, with outstanding anti-inflammatory, vulnerary and disinfectant properties. The maternal, comforting qualities of Calendula Caress™ make it ideal for the delicate skin of infants and children, and as a beneficent balm for birthing and nursing mothers.

Calendula Caress™ bestows a calming, quieting touch and should be used for all forms of irritation and inflammation. Compresses of Calendula can be applied to areas of internal inflammation, such as the digestive organs, or to parts of the body which are swollen, such as the lymphatic glands.

On a more subtle level, Calendula Caress™ helps bring us into a gentle and loving disposition of soul, showing us the path by which we can heal others with our own word and touch.

Calendula was named by the Romans who observed that this plant blooms nearly every month of the calendar year. Through Calendula Caress™ we come to the very essence of the Seasons of the Soul journey — that what lives in Nature as a creative, nurturing force can also live in our own hearts.

Calendula Caress

Major Indications

• Use for irritated or inflamed skin, and apply in compresses over slow-healing wounds or skin ulcers.
  
• Use for children or infants, or for any skin which is delicate and hypersensitive.
  
• Baths and massages with Calendula Caress™ bring a calming, receptive quality to the soul, especially to counteract irritable or argumentative situations.
  
• Use as a gentle harmonizer for the feminine: for the breasts of nursing mothers, as a balm for the birthing belly, and for calming and centering the moon cycle.
  
• Apply compresses over any part of the body which is swollen, especially areas of lymphatic drainage.
  
• Use throughout the year to maintain a vital connection to the life-force of Nature and to keep the skin alive and receptive.

Benediction Oil™

A transcendent blend of essential oils, flower essences, and Saint John’s Wort oil formulated for life’s turning points.

When to Use
Benediction Oil

The Benediction
Oil Formula

Benediction Oil™ encourages us to respect and respond to the seasons within our own souls: rites of passage, moments of awakening, and all stages of healing and transformation. Benediction Oil™ is intended to be a heart balm which not only helps us open to the bliss of love, but also to the blessedness and heartache of love.

Through the use of this sacred anointing oil, we can gradually come to understand the meaning of any anguish that we suffer. Pain which is rightly received by the soul sensitizes and opens us to a deeper communion with the spiritual world, making our souls ever more receptive to spiritual impulses which can enrich our lives.

Use Benediction Oil™ to open and bless all the sacramental gateways of human experience: birth, coming of age and other rites of passage throughout life, marriage, illness and death. It should be considered for all sacred holy days and festivals, whatever one's spiritual path may be. Benediction assists the soul to be conscious and receptive to any turning-point in life, both within nature and within human experience.

“I continue to practice and use your marvelous products. These past two years as a comfort care therapist with Hospice, I have used the Benediction Oil™ and patients respond with letting go and calm and it helps me center into the work with depth and spirit grounding. Thank you.”

— Karen Lohmann, Olympia, WA

— C.L., Denton, TX

When to Use Benediction Oil

• For all life passages and special events, as a sacramental anointing oil which encourages the soul to make a turning point in time.
  
• Especially beneficial as a sacred unction for those who are very ill or dying, helps the soul to move through pain and surrender to its spiritual destiny.
  
• A beautiful anointing oil for young babies, calling their soul to come into the world and to feel and accept the force of human love.
  
• Use for “dark nights of the soul” when feeling anguish, anxiety or bewilderment.
  
• Use to help recover from any violation to the body or soul such as violent attack, sexual abuse or other similar trauma.
  
• Apply Benediction Oil™ to areas of chronic pain, especially when there is a need to surrender to and understand the soul dimension of such suffering.
  
• Use to balance all the energy centers (chakras), especially through the middle heart chakra.
  
• Use for times of intimate and loving sexual exchange, to allow body and soul to open fully and experience love through the heart.

“I’m a Shiatsu therapist and have used your products with great pleasure in my practice. I’m touched by their pureness and integrity. The Benediction Oil™ is glorious!”

—N.F., Sebastopol, CA

The Benediction Oil Formula

St. John's Wort oil forms the base for Benediction. Referred to by mystics as the "blood of Christ," it helps to create a mantle of love, mercy and surrender around the body and soul.

The essential oils of Rose, Angelica and Jasmine all play an important role in the healing properties of Benediction. Angelica brings strength and protection from the spiritual world, exquisite attar of Rose opens the heart to the force of divine love, and Jasmine helps to soften and soothe the troubled soul.

Flower essences of Holly, Motherwort and Hawthorne work synergistically to open, strengthen and purify the heart; Self-Heal helps the soul to transform illness into wellness; and Angel's Trumpet lifts the soul into an awareness of the spiritual world.

“Dandelion Dynamo has worked wonders for me, my husband, and my clients! I experience chronic muscle spasms throughout the day which not only make daily living painful, but also affects how massages benefit my body and soul. Because of these chronic muscle spasms, my deep tissue massages can only be performed superficially. However, when using Dandelion Dynamo directly on the skin and as a compress, the spasms completely release and allow me to enjoy deep massage as well as life in general. One time, my husband was putting new flooring in my office and knelt for four hours straight. When he got up, he could barely move his legs because the circulation had been cut off for so long. It was intensely painful and he could do absolutely nothing. I applied two squirts of Dandelion Dynamo on his knee and within minutes, his pain was gone; he was ecstatic!”

“Dandelion Flower Massage Oil is one of the most magnificent products available today for dissolving and releasing body armoring.”

— L.B., herbalist, Charlotte, NC

“I am an aromatherapist and licensed acupuncturist, shiatsu and massage therapist, and work as a consultant for the Nature Spa at Rota Resort ... We mainly order your Herbal Flower Oils and Self-Heal Creme. They are beautiful. The spirits of herbs are well kept in the bottle.”

— K.M., Kanagawa, Japan

“Your new formula Calendula Caress oil is a life saver to me. I am 56 years old, and I am getting age spots on the tops of my hands and my arms…you know, those brownish freckles? Well, I gently rub a thin coat on my hands and arm in the morning before work, and once in the evening before bedtime, and they are gone. My mother said she has never seen anything take away age spots like that.”

—J.P., Reno, NV

“I wanted to tell you how impressed we are with your Seasons of the Soul Mugwort Moon Magic and Dandelion Dynamo oils. My wife and I recently moved here from England, and I think the time change coupled with the stress and the pressure of moving, strange new land, you know...anyway, she hadn’t had a period for over two months. She had severe, dizzying headaches and was very constipated. Blood tests showed she wasn’t pregnant. We didn’t want any drugs or medication.

“A friend suggested a massage, and she gave my wife one with your Mugwort Moon Magic, around her stomach, and then Dandelion Dynamo on the back and neck and shoulders. About twenty minutes after our friend left, my wife’s period started—very heavy flow, but my wife said it wasn’t discomforting, and frankly, she was just glad to get it going again. The headaches and the constipation also went away.”

— W.R., Silver Springs, MD

A healing story—

L., a mother in her late 40’s, is using Seasons of the Soul oils after a third lumpectomy. They have helped her skin tissue heal remarkably well. She writes, “the first two lumpectomy incisions (2/00, right & 10/00, left-benign) are barely visible, and the last two (8/17/01, left-benign) are remarkable compared to just 10 days ago. I received 6.5 weeks of radiation after the first surgery. The surgeon, 6 months later, could find no radiated tissue symptoms (hard tissue, discoloration, etc.). He questioned that I had even received any radiation.” L. hopes many other women will be able to benefit from these “wonderful products” as well. “Your oils and flower essences were, and continue to be, a large part of my return to health. Thank you.”

The SOS oils that L. used are Dandelion Dynamo, St. John’s Shield and Calendula Caress. “Each morning I would hold them up to the light and ask for divine guidance as to what I should use,” L. said. “Whichever I chose would be massaged 2-3 times a day. I also applied hot castor oil packs.” L. applied the oil massages to the areas where there had been surgery as well as to joints and tired muscles. Before each of her surgeries, L. said she took Self-Heal flower essence and Yarrow Special Formula (Yarrow Environmental Solution) with her into the treatment room and applied the essences to her pulse points, or would put the drops in a glass of water, and sip it.

After the surgeries, she took the essences under her tongue from the stock bottle. L. also has used other essences throughout her treatment periods—Star of Bethlehem, Five-Flower Formula, Pretty Face, Blackberry, and Violet among them. L. chooses essences by consulting with a local massage therapist (a friend) she knows, by her own intuition, and by reading the Flower Essence Repertory.

L. said she also took the homeopathic “Detox Formula” during this same time period. “I took essences and used your oils all through my radiation,” she explained. “Your Self-Heal Creme, too. Your products are just the best. As I explained in my first report to you, the surgeon who examined me 6 months later doubted I ever had any radiation treatments at all because my blood count was ‘too normal’ and there were no other symptoms. He checked my file and saw that I did, truly, undergo radiation, and he was baffled. I tried to explain to him about the oils and the essences, and the other natural alternatives I had been taking, but frankly, he didn’t want to hear about it.”

L. never combines products, however. For example, she doesn’t put essences and oils into Self-Heal Creme and apply it topically. She said she prefers using the products one at a time, making it part of a personal healing ritual; recognizing the special blessing involved in each component part of her healing treatments.

— L. D., Las Vegas, NV