Plant Lore:
Sacred to the ancient Egyptians and Greeks, narcissus flowers represent the sun and rebirth. Daffodils were used in ancient medicine to treat pain, anxiety, and soothe skin issues and they are used in modern medicine to treat dementia, Alzheimer’s, and memory loss. A modern symbol of cancer research, daffodils’ constituents are showing promise in treating uterine cancer, for which narcissus species were recommend for treating as early as 460-370 BCE by Hippocrates.
Flower Essence Info:
Flower essences embody a living tradition of magical herbalism. In use since the early 1900s, flower essences are not tinctures but diluted cold water infusions of the fresh flowers which are harvested in a mindful ceremony and prayed over. Developed by Doctor Edward Bach in the1930s, they are meant to be ingested in homeopathic amounts to help with emotional pain such as fear, uncertainty, loneliness, oversensitivity, burnout, sadness, and trauma. Flower essences made from poisonous plants are safe to ingest and can be used for spiritual cleansing, magical rituals, anointing, and plant spirit communion.
We sell flower essences as 30 ml stock bottles. A stock bottle is simply 50% best brandy and 50% water. Three drops of a flower’s mother essence are put into this stock bottle and we ship it to you ready for use. The mother essence is the pure cold water infusion of the fresh flowers which are harvested ritually, prayed over, and infused in the morning sun for a couple hours before straining and using to make stock bottles. The finished flower essence you receive is a diluted version of this mother essence preserved with the alcohol. There are only three drops of a mother essence in each bottle of our flower essences.
Instructions:
To work with narcissus flower essence, take three drops under your tongue 1-3 times a day for a period of 3, 6, or 9 days, weeks, or months depending on your situation.
To use this flower essence for magic and ritual, take three drops before performing ceremonies of working with ancestors, soul flight, plant spirits, animal spirits, or deities. Add the flower essence to ritual baths or holy water. Use it anoint candles, talismans, herbal sachets, etc. Ask the plant spirit for aid and guidance through rough times. Don’t forget to leave an offering to the plant after it has helped you and the circle of giving is complete. Fitting offerings include incense, honey, wine, flowers, or tobacco leaf, or planting it in your garden.
For more info read our Flower Essence FAQs.
Ingredients:
Mother essence of narcissus spp. flowers, filtered water, and distilled grape alcohol.
