Folklore:
In the indigenous folk magic of North America it is used for protection from those who wish you harm, protection from curses and the evil eye, and for curse breaking. The Iroquois in particular use it to protect from witches and witchcraft.
Many ancient cultures including the Mesoamericans and pre-contact native tribes of the American southeast associated water lilies with the underworld and the moon and believed they were sacred and purifying and used them to cleanse themselves before prayer and communion with deities, nature spirits, and the ancestors.
In European folk magic yellow water lily is associated with the planet Venus and the water element. It is used to dodge or break love spells and suppress libido.
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 yellow water lily 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 beforehand. 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, wine, honey, flowers, or tobacco leaf.
For more info read our Flower Essence FAQs.
Ingredients:
Mother essence of nuphar lutea flowers, filtered water, and distilled grape alcohol.
