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This report is based on the
positions of the planets at the time of your birth. For the benefit of students
of astrology, these positions, along with other technical information, are
listed below:
Sun 23 Leo 07 Pluto 1 Vir 43
Moon 11 Vir 33 N. Node 24 Lib 02
Mercury 5 Vir 39 Asc. 8 Vir 15
Venus 0 Leo 32 MC 3 Gem 45
Mars 15 Tau 23 2nd cusp 1 Lib 29
Jupiter 26 Lib 24 3rd cusp 0 Sco 06
Saturn 19 Sag 09 5th cusp 8 Cap 57
Uranus 12 Leo 42 6th cusp 10 Aqu 55
Neptune 2 Sco 18
Tropical Placidus Standard time observed
GMT: 12:05:00 Time Zone: 5 hours West
Lat. and Long. of birth: 43 N 35 40 83 W 53 20
Aspects and orbs:
Conjunction : 4 Deg 00 Min Trine : 4 Deg 00 Min
Opposition : 4 Deg 00 Min Sextile : 2 Deg 00 Min
Square : 4 Deg 00 Min Quincunx : 3 Deg 00 Min
Conjunct Asc: 4 Deg 00 Min
Note: Most trine and sextile aspects are not interpreted
because they do not present strong challenges and
problems with one's well-being.
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This
report is designed for those who are interested in tools which can support
their own efforts toward growth and well-being on all levels. Using astrology,
flower essences, gemstones and gem elixirs, color, music, aroma therapy,
visualization, and other methods, one can transform difficult patterns in one's
life and manifest more of one's positive potentials.
Our emphasis is not so much on
eliminating undesirable traits or experiences as on bringing one into balance
so that the positive expression of one's astrological signature can manifest. A
person who is essentially inward and shy and who has trouble making his way in
the world will not become a dynamic, flamboyant world-conqueror, but he can
build confidence in reaching out to others. Rather than attempt to get rid of
his shyness, the focus would be on discovering the positive gifts his
gentleness may offer him and alleviating the more extreme, isolating aspects of
his shy nature. Using these "vibrational" tools, issues that one may
have struggled with for years can be eased, and long-buried talents and loves
can be awakened.
Many of the tools suggested
herein, including astrology, work on what esotericists refer to as the energy
bodies, the chakras, or the aura. This subtle energy field, which emanates from
every living thing, is where our energetic and emotional habits, thought
patterns, belief systems, and so on reside. Introducing the energy pattern of a
flower, plant, gem, or mineral into one's aura directly affects one's emotional
and mental energies, and over a period of time this promotes long-lasting
changes.
The key factor in using any of
these remedies or tools is one's positive intentions, willingness, and desire
for harmony and health. They are not "magic". Used consistently and
with conscious intention, they reinforce and accelerate desired changes. In the
back of this report is a listing of resources where you can obtain the flower
essences and other products suggested for you. There are also other tips and
instructions.
As you read over your report
you may see a number of areas that you would like to work with. There is a lot
of information here and the possibilities can be very exciting! However, it is
usually best to attend to one issue or cluster of related issues (a theme) at
one time. Choose whichever one is most meaningful or troublesome to you at
present. Keep in mind that you will NOT manifest all of the potential
imbalances mentioned. Some issues may have already been resolved, and some will
simply not be relevant. In deciding which issue to focus on, follow your
intuition. Remember, too, that gentle, persistent effort is usually necessary
in re-patterning and creating any real change. Best Wishes to You!
Sun and Ascendant: General Characteristics
The position of the Sun in your
birth chart represents the person you are at heart and the path you must follow
to fulfill yourself as a unique individual. It also indicates your personal
strength and vitality, as well as what activities or life experiences you
require to feel alive and to replenish your life force. The Sun represents your
personal identity.
Sun in Leo:
Key issues: Developing a healthy sense of individuality, the need for personal
recognition, use of creative power, desire for greatness.
Key qualities: Personal pride, self-centeredness, warmth, confidence, a sense
of drama and grandness.
Possessing tremendous vitality
and creative potential, you are at your best when you are leading, directing,
or actively shaping the world around you. You need to feel that you are making
a personal impact on other people and the world, and you want very much to be
recognized for your unique gifts, for being who you are. In your mind the worst
fate would be to be common, ordinary, just like everyone else, nothing special.
Though generous, you wouldn't dream of giving anonymously. You want to be
appreciated, applauded, and recognized for your generosity. At your best, you
have great personal integrity and you live in such a way that you can genuinely
be proud of yourself. You are able to affirm and enjoy other people's
uniqueness and creativity, as well as your own. And you do things in a grand,
dramatic, and extravagant fashion to celebrate life, not simply to impress
others or inflate your own ego. You love to shine and to be alive, but not to
outshine others. By developing true self-esteem and self-worth, you are able to
share the glory with others and let them be stars, too.
Patterns of Imbalance:
For distortions in the ego from
either vanity or low self esteem, and for a balanced expression of
individuality: the flower essence SUNFLOWER.
For valuing your own gifts,
appreciating your own worth; if you believe you have a special contribution to
make but are shy about it: the flower essence BUTTERCUP.
For self-centeredness and
needing to be the focus of attention: the flower essences HEATHER and CHICORY.
For over-identification with
false self-images, and for being true to the essential self: the flower essence
SAGEBRUSH.
For self-aggrandizement and
distorted leadership qualities: the flower essence LARKSPUR.
Gemstones and minerals that may be of benefit to wear, carry, or take as an
elixir:
GOLD, which (as an elixir)
brings strength and energy to the solar plexus and helps access the highest
aspects of personal identity. Helps one tap into inner truth, joy and wisdom as
a source of creative power.
RHODOCHROSITE, which brings
strength to the heart chakra, clarifies intent and promotes courageous, heart
centered action.
Your Ascendant (or Rising Sign)
describes your physique, as well as indicating how you relate to and are
affected by your environment. It has a direct bearing on your physical health.
Ascendant in Virgo:
Your physique could be
described as delicate, sensitive or highly responsive to subtleties. (As such,
all of the vibrational remedies mentioned herein and others such as homeopathy,
are especially effective for you.) What others may see as your finickiness
about food, or the effects of environmental toxins, or your need for a
particular type of environment is due to the fact that you register and feel
the effects of such things very directly and immediately in your body in ways
that others may not. You need to honor and respect what you instinctively know
to be good for yourself; otherwise you are apt to be plagued by allergies or
simply be much less vital than you could be. Irritability is one signal that
you may be ignoring your body-mind-spirit's requirements.
You have a particular affinity
with herbs, and learning basic herbal remedies can be invaluable.
One of the psychological
factors that can effect your health most directly is your propensity to
criticize, dissect, or worry about yourself and your health. When out of
balance, you can become hypochondriacal and magnify your symptoms because of
your worry. At such times it is essential for you to avoid anything which
increases your fear, and seek out reassuring or inspiring company, information,
etc. The flower essences FILAREE, MIMULUS, and CRABAPPLE can be most helpful at
such times.
Asc. Conjunct Moon:
Your feelings, vulnerabilities,
and personal reactions are right there on the surface for all see, and people
like you for that. You are also moody, and your emotions profoundly affect your
physical health. When feeling hypersensitive or mood-dominated, consider taking
the flower essences QUEEN OF THE NIGHT or RED CLOVER.
Asc. Conjunct Mercury:
Your ability and need to
vocalize, communicate, and interact with people is pronounced. You have an
active mind and a rather restless body, quick reflexes and responses, and
excellent manual dexterity. When out of balance you may be overly talkative, or
monopolize conversations. Consider taking the flower essence HEATHER.
Moon and Venus: Emotions and Feelings
The position of the Moon in your
birth chart reflects your emotional nature, what you need to feel nurtured,
what feels familiar and comfortable to you. It is also your deeply-held beliefs
and mostly unconscious or instinctive responses, which play themselves out in
your closest personal relationships. Your moods, memories, dream life, and
feeling-self are depicted by the moon in your birth chart.
Moon in Virgo:
Key issues: The need to help and be useful; attunements to the Divine Feminine
in nature, oneself, and others.
Key qualities: emotional self-sufficiency, practicality, and sensitivity;
refined sensitivities.
Emotionally you are rather
unassuming, modest, perhaps timid or shy. Your simplicity and humility may,
indeed, be among your most endearing qualities. You notice and appreciate small
things, and feel such things are important. You can get caught up in the
minutia of life at times. You are meticulous, fastidious (at least in some area
of your life), and acutely aware of things other people do not even see. You may
be hypersensitive, easily irritated. Your keen analytical eye may also be
directed toward yourself, your feelings and inner workings, which you dissect
unmercilessly.
Nursing, caring for, or serving
other people in very practical ways is emotionally satisfying for you; being
helpful gives you a sense of well-being. You give more easily than you receive.
Asking for yourself may be difficult for you. You may be uncomfortable when you
are not doing something, making productive use of your time. You dislike waste
and inefficiency. The puritan work ethic (with its attendant guilt over
pleasure) is quite strong in you, subconsciously. You find hobbies such as
needlepoint, knitting, even housework rather soothing. You need routine, order.
You are apt to have a strong
interest in health, nutrition, natural healing methods that involve food,
herbs, or the mind-body connection.
Patterns of Imbalance:
When you are out of balance,
you tend to be tight: uptight, or tight tipped, or tight with money... in
general, contracted or held in. You may have problems with digestion (nervous
stomach, ulcers), absorption of nutrients, or with elimination. Should these
occur they can be remedied to a large extent by supporting whatever physical
measures you use with work on your emotional attitudes.
Flower essences that may be useful and appropriate:
For perfectionism, guilt,
feeling you can not measure up to your own high standards: the flower essence
PINE is excellent. If, in addition to this, you feel unclear, impure,
self-loathing, and unworthy, CRABAPPLE is indicated.
Emotional inhibitions and
difficulties relating warmly and closely to others may result from being too
self-critical. For fostering self-acceptance, self-appreciation, and kindness
towards oneself: the flower essences COLUMBINE, ALPINE AZALEA, BUTTERCUP, and
BEECH.
If you are intolerant or overly
critical of others, BEECH is also good for this.
For obsessive worry,
preoccupation with details, inability to see the big picture: the flower
essences FILAREE, and WHITE CHESTNUT.
If you are fearful or worried
over others, RED CHESTNUT is indicated.
For lack of confidence in
oneself, timidity, shyness: the flower essences LARCH, MIMULUS, and GARLIC.
For repression of sexual
feelings and/or warm emotions and feelings in general: the flower essences
STICKY MONKEY FLOWER, NASTURTIUM, and FUSCHIA.
You may dislike perfumes and
too much scent in general (incense or even highly-scented flowers) but if you
do not have this aversion, certain essential oils can benefit you when you feel
out of balance. For use in bathes, massage oil, or in an aroma therapy mister:
LAVENDER, HYSSOP, JUNIPER, and JASMINE oils are good for you.
Gemstones that may be beneficial for you to wear, carry, or take as an elixir
include:
JADE, especially the lavender,
pink, or white shades, which foster emotional peace and tranquility.
GREEN TOURMALINE, which is said
to help ease worry, judgmental qualities, and rigid expectations; and gold or
yellow stones such as YELLOW TOPAZ, AMBER, or CITRINE.
The position of Venus in your
birth chart reveals your capacity for love, intimacy, pleasure, giving and
receiving, and relationships. Representing, also, your taste in beauty and your
values, it is a key to how you can create harmony within yourself.
Venus in Leo:
Proud, warm-hearted, and
perhaps somewhat showy or vain, you get pleasure from displaying your
affections in grand gestures of generosity or dramatic demonstrations of love.
You give and receive graciously and proudly. Your tastes tend to be
extravagant. You like things that are dazzling, gorgeous, vibrant, colorful,
"the most" (stunning wedding dress, magnificent feast, beautiful
Christmas tree), and you love celebrations.
You are also instinctively
loyal, and require respect and admiration for love to flourish (i.e.. if you
lose respect for someone, your love is diminished tremendously). When
expressing the negative side of this pattern, you may dominate loved ones or
insist on being the center of their emotional lives, or unwilling to share the
glory. You can create harmony within yourself through using your creative
talents and love of performing or making beauty.
Venus Square Neptune:
You yearn for perfect love, are
in love with love, are a fool for love. You may have more love for God or
images of divinity, or perhaps more taken with romantic or erotic ideals,
dreams, fantasies than you are with actual human beings. For you love is
oceanic, without boundaries, something you want to completely immerse, merge,
and lose yourself in... you resonate with Tolsty's injunction to "love
everything!". However this can cause confusion in your intimate personal
life, for instance not understanding or respecting boundaries in your own or
others' relationships, or believing that your love can do (fix, heal, make
right) anything. You could become a martyr for love, think you have to be
saint, or avoid actual flesh and blood relationships because no imperfect
person can fulfill your longings. Friends or lovers disappoint you when you
project your yearnings and dreams upon them. You are easily seduced, enchanted
by beauty.
Art is a healing medium that
you respond powerfully to. Using healing visualization and imagery, creating
artwork, making mandalas or "medicine shields", or even visiting
places where inspiring paintings or architecture can be viewed and absorbed
engenders profound, positive changes in both your body and your soul.
Some books that may be helpful
to you include: "Journey of the Heart" by John Welwood (to help
integrate the spiritual with the intimate human relationship), and "The
Picture of Health" by Lucia Cappachione (about healing your life with
art).
The flower essences that
address possible imbalances in this pattern include: BASIL (to heal the spirit
between spiritually and sexuality, which can lead to clandestine behavior or
stress in marriage), PINK YARROW and BLEEDING HEART (for inappropriate merging
with others, lack of emotional clarity about boundaries), and CALLA LILY (for
ambivalence or confusion about gender or sexual identity).
Mercury: Thinking and Ideas
The position of Mercury in your
birth chart describes your intellectual qualities, how you communicate or
express yourself verbally, and in general how your thinking patterns operate.
Mercury in Virgo:
You think and speak precisely,
with meticulous attention to facts, details, and correctness. (You may also
annoy others by picking apart their grammar or logic). You are apt to have
specialized knowledge and skills, but unless other factors in you chart
indicate otherwise, little ability to comprehend the whole. Consider taking the
flower essences SHASTA DAISY, to increase holistic understanding, or FILAREE,
to gain a wider perspective which can dissipate excessive or disproportionate
worry.
Mercury Conjunct Pluto:
Your mind is keen and
penetrating, and you are capable of considerable intellectual passion.
Unsatisfied with superficial analysis or pat answers, you probe into the very
core of an issue or subject. You perceive the deeper, unspoken motive, what is
hidden, obscure, buried, or taboo. Often you voice what others are trying to
skirt, and you are a convincing, persuasive, even charismatic speaker. Your
words can be potent and healing, going directly to the heart, transforming
other's entire understanding. When not positively directed, however, you may
use your mental powers to overwhelm or coerce others into accepting your
viewpoint, become intellectually or philosophically extreme, paranoid,
intolerant and fanatical, use deadly sarcasm, connive, or secretly obsess over
some convoluted scheme or negative intent.
You may have blockages in
either the throat or brow chakras due to early experiences in which you were
told NOT to see what you did indeed see (brow), or not to speak about your
perceptions (throat). You may have decided to close down your intuitive
perceptiveness, or not to trust others enough to speak openly and truthfully
about your experiences and what you know. To clear and open these centers
healing energy work (such as Reiki or other laying on of hands techniques) can
be very useful.
If you feel creatively stifled,
have difficulty speaking, or feel you must tightly control every word that
escapes your lips for fear of revealing too much about yourself, and/or if you
have physical problems and/or constrictions in the throat area, the following
practices may be useful: 1) Do color breathing (as described in Appendix I)
with the color SKY BLUE. Wear a necklace of some blue stone; LAPIS LAZULI is
particularly recommended. 2) Use your voice. Create a simple affirmation and
speak it aloud several times a day (for example: I use my words to praise,
empower, and heal myself and others.).
Take a singing or toning class.
Let yourself make any sounds you wish. Strange, wild, or unexpected sounds may
come through you as you open and release the blocks in this center. The sound
"HREEM", repeated during meditation or quiet time, tones and expends
the throat chakra.
If your brow chakra is damaged
or blocked, you may have some difficulty visualizing. Use the color indigo or
violet blue. Gemstones that can be worn to clear or open this center include:
DIAMOND, AZURITE, and SAPPHIRE, as do the flower essences EYEBRIGHT and QUEEN
ANNE'S LACE.
Other flower essences that may
be appropriate and helpful: OREGON GRAPE (for inability to trust, paranoid
thoughts or expectation of ill-will from others), CALENDULA (for more
gentleness and receptivity in communicating with others), and VERVAIN (for
extremist views and forcing convictions upon others.).
Mars: Ambition and Drive
The position of Mars in your birth
chart indicates your will power, physical vitality and sexual drives, and your
capacity for decisive action and self-assertion, as well as the musculature and
adrenals in the physical body.
Mars in Taurus:
Your physical drives and energy
level are steady, constant, and fairly strong. You are capable of great
endurance, of sustaining your efforts. What you may lack in speed or agility
you make up for in persistence and staying power. You have to push through your
considerable bodily inertia or laziness to get going, but once you do you are a
substantial force. No one can move you if you do not want to go. You have an
obstinate will. When out of balance, you are prone to conditions of physical
rigidity, heaviness, lethargy and congestion. The flower essences of CAYENNE
can help alleviate a tendency toward stagnation or an inability to move forward
toward change. Stimulating spices in your diet (such as cayenne, ginger,
cinnamon, and so on) would also be helpful.
Mars Square Uranus:
Impatient, impulsive, original,
and irrepressibly independent, you assert yourself in ways that may seem
audacious to other people. You have a self-willed, rebellious streak that
resists authority, conventions, rules. Somewhat of a daredevil, you have strong
need for action, excitement, physical thrills, change, experimentation,
stimulation, or high energy situations. If it has not been tried before, you
will want to do it (NOW!). You are an innovator. Though essentially strong and
energetic, you run the risk of burning out your creative, sexual, or vital
energies through extremes, lack of moderation, or misuse.
When out of balance and not
constructively oriented, you are prone to accidents caused by recklessness,
speed, or taking dangerous risks, unpredictable temper tantrums, or even
violent episodes.
In addition to having healthy
physical outlets to release your energies from time to time (anything from
vigorous dancing to athletics), there are a number of flower essences which can
help you: ALOE VERA (for the type of burn out described above), IMPATIENS (for
irritation, intolerance, impatience), TIGER LILY (for unbalanced, overly
aggressive "yang" energy), SHOOTING STAR (for feeling that you are
ahead of your time), WILD OAT (for restless dissatisfaction; trying many
activities but chronically restless and unable to commit to any of them),
CHERRY PLUM (for feeling out of control and afraid you will do something
destructive). MULLEIN (if what you are seeking to do is unconventional and not
socially validated) and CLIFF ROSE (for the follow through required to actually
manifest your intent.). Also useful for you is DOGWOOD, for more grace, tact,
and ease in relating to others.
Gemstones that calm, ground,
and harmonize your energies include: BLUE LACE AGATE (which calms
impulsiveness, encourages tact and discernment), GREEN or BLUE CALCITE (which
relax, calm and soothe the solar plexus and nerves), CHRYSOPRASE (which
relieves apprehension as you move into the unknown, and encourages emotional
peace and stability), and GALENA (a lead mineral that is very grounding). These
can be used when you are out of balance. LARIMAR is a very excellent influence
also, helping to build confidence when you are involved in unique or innovative
projects.
Jupiter and Saturn: Opportunities and Challenges
The position of Jupiter in your
birth chart represents the principle of growth, improvement, expansion, faith,
and the quest for ultimate meaning or broader understanding of life.
Jupiter in Libra:
You seek to grow and expand
your understanding of life through relationships to other people. You have well
developed gifts of diplomacy, discretion, a sense of fairness and balance.
Through cooperative efforts with other people, you feel connected to the larger
order of life.
The position of Saturn in your
birth chart represents the bones, the skeleton, and the principles of hardness,
heaviness, structure, stability, form, and boundaries. It shows what is hard
for you, what you struggle with, where patterns of rigidity or fear hinder you,
what is heavy for you, where you develop character, maturity, and depth through
being tested.
Saturn in Sagittarius:
You struggle with philosophical
questions, religious or spiritual beliefs, and the search for an over arching
view of what life is all about. Superficial or simplistic answers may seem
naive to you, and you also tend to distrust any approach to spirituality that
is too "easy". You could become overly serious, heavy, ponderous, or rigid
and dogmatic about your convictions. However you also run the risk of becoming
cynical. Unable to see or sense any larger pattern, you may believe in nothing,
and be plagued by a sense of meaninglessness or spiritual pessimism. Congestion
or blockages in the brow and crown chakras are indicated. Energy work on these
centers to open and clear them, and flower essences such as GENTIAN (to ease
skepticism, doubt, lack of faith and discouragement) or STAR TULIP (for feeling
spiritually cut-off) can be very helpful. Consciously cultivating a
spirituality optimistic attitude would be beneficial also. To begin with, you
may need "proof" of the reality of the inner spiritual realms. Books
such as Dr. Larry Dossey's "Recovering The Soul: A scientific and Spiritual
Search" and "Healing Words" might be useful.
APPENDIX I
FLOWER
ESSENCES, COLOR THERAPY, AND AROMATHERAPY
FLOWER ESSENCES:
The following information will enable
you to make up your own flower essence remedies. However if you wish to try
them but are not interested in doing it all yourself, you can contact a flower
essence practitioner. Many astrological counselors and other holistic
practitioners use the flower essences and gem essences in their work.
1. Choosing your essences: Generally
you can use up to five essences at a time. Some people believe five essences is
ideal, as the number five is associated in myth and folklore with the healing
process. Others find using a single remedy at a time most effective. Follow
your own intuition and impulses on this, but please do not try to address too
many issues at once. Gem essences can be used with flower essences.
2. Making the remedy: Once you have
chosen the essence or essences you wish to take, purchase them from the
supplier in the concentrated form ("stock" bottles). You will need a
glass dropper bottle such as pharmacists use for eye drops, which are sold at
some pharmacies as well as through the flower essences companies. The one ounce
size is standard. It should be sterilized by boiling it for a few minutes, then
letting it cool. Then, put four drops of each concentrated essence into the
bottle, close it, and shake it vigorously for about a minute so that the
essences are well blended. Fill the bottle about 3/4 full with distilled or
spring water. (For a more potent remedy you may wish to use color-solarized
water instead, as described in the color therapy section). Then, close the
bottle and, again, shake vigorously for about a minute. To preserve the
mixture, add a teaspoon or so of either brandy or apple cider vinegar. (They
work equally well; it is a matter of personal taste and preference).
3. Using essences: The standard
dosage is four drops four times a day, taken under the tongue. Taking more than
four drops will not increase the remedy's effectiveness, and taking it more
than four times a day is usually not necessary except in crisis situations.
However, if you feel inclined to use it more frequently than four times a day,
these remedies cannot be harmful in anyway. They are self-adjusting, meaning
that you will simply not absorb more than you can use.
To further activate the
remedy's effect, you may wish to use a simple affirmation that corresponds with
your intent and the nature of the remedy. For instance, if you are taking a
remedy to increase your receptivity to love, you can say "I now let love
and appreciation into my life", each time you take the remedy. Keep the
words simple, positive, and framed in the present tense. Or, you may wish to
put a self-adhesive label on your bottle, with a list of the essences it
contains and a short phrase such as "receptivity to love" or
"opening the heart" which you will see each time you take the remedy.
Other very effective ways to
use your remedy are to add 7 drops to a bath and/or several drops to an
atomizer or spray bottle filled with water and spray it around the rooms of
your house or workspace.
4. What to expect: Please
understand the flower essences do not "take away" troublesome
feelings or attitudes. Some people actually experience a temporary
intensification of the issues the remedy is designed to address, what is
referred to as a "healing crisis", as strong emotions or other
reactions begin to surface. Naturally you can temporarily stop taking the
remedy if you get too uncomfortable. You can also get some support while this
process is occurring, since a willingness to experience and feel what is
actually there is an intrinsic part of the healing. Most people, however, find
the remedies quite gentle. Insights into the nature of the problem and how you
are contributing to or maintaining it may emerge. Or, you may simply notice a
gradual attitudinal, emotional, or energetic shift, and more harmony in that
area of your life. Some very sensitive people feel the effects of the remedies
on their chakras (particularly the heart and solar plexus) immediately upon
taking them.
If the pattern you are working
with is longstanding, as the ones which are related to your birth chart are apt
to be, you may need more than one bottle of given remedy. Or, after one bottle,
you may want to give it a rest, and then go back to that remedy later. If you
frequently "forget" to take the remedy or simply lose interest in it,
this may be a signal that now is not the time for that particular one.
COLOR THERAPY:
Color can be used to calm or
energize, to cleanse, to stimulate a given energy center in the body, or to
promote balance and an overall sense of well-being. In addition to paying
attention to how color affects you and using that awareness in your choice of
clothing and home or office decor, here are two methods to utilize color:
1. Color-solarized water: This
is a very easy method. The supplies needed are a clear glass jar or bottle, colored
cellophane (which can be purchased at an art supply store), drinking water,
sunshine, and a clear quartz crystal (optional). Sterilize the jar or bottle,
fill it with water, and if you wish add a clear quartz crystal (this magnifies
the effects of the color). Then, close the bottle, wrap it in the colored
cellophane, and secure the cellophane with a rubber band at the top. Place the
bottle in a sunny spot for 2-6 hours, preferably outdoors. After removing the
crystal, you can drink it freely and/or use it to make your flower remedies.
2. Color Breathing: This
exercise can be used to clear your energy system of psychic debris, stimulate a
sluggish or blocked chakra, and promote healing. Choose a place that is
well-ventilated. You may stand or sit as you prefer, keeping your spine erect.
Begin by taking 2 or 3 deep, gentle breaths, inhaling slowly through your nose
and exhaling through your mouth. Then as you breathe in, see and feel the color
filling your entire body. As you continue to breathe, imagine the color
surrounding your body as well, extending out about two feet all round you, to
create a beautiful egg-shaped bubble of colored light. Simply breathe in this
color for 5-10 minutes.
To work on a particular chakra,
you may start by breathing clear, white, or golden light (as described above).
Then focus your attention on the center that needs clearing or balancing. For
the base or root chakra, imagine a glowing sphere of bright, apple red at the
very base of your spine. As you breathe, imagine the light becoming stronger
and brighter. For the sacral center (located about 2 inches above the pubic
bone) the color is orange. For the solar plexus (halfway between the navel and
sternum), the color is bright yellow. For the heart, green or pink. For the
throat, sky blue. For the brow center (located between the eyebrows and up
about one inch), indigo blue. For the crown center (at the top of the head),
purple, violet, or white. (You may use which ever one you feel most attracted
to).
If you cannot "see"
the color with your mind's eye, just imagine that it is there. An inability to
visualize a certain color often indicates a particular need for that very
color.
To derive healing benefits from
visualization and color breathing, it is not necessary to spend a great deal of
time. Five to ten minutes once or twice a day is quite adequate. And, once
again you decide when you have "had enough" of a given color or
exercise. A change in your feelings about a given color (less attraction to or
"craving" for it, or less repulsion towards it, for instance) can be
a clue.
AROMATHERAPY:
Aromatherapy involves the use
of essential oils from plants and flowers. It is much different from flower
essence therapy in that it is primarily the "healing fragrance" which
influences body and emotions through the scents. (Flower essences are
odorless). Aromatherapy can be utilized either as a perfume (especially applied
to the chakras), in bath water, in massage oil, or diffused in the air via
steam or incense. Read labels carefully and take precautions using these potent
oils.
APPENDIX II
HOW TO
ORDER FLOWER ESSENCES AND GEM ELIXIRS
The companies listed below are
reputable sources for high-quality essences:
Flower Essence Services Desert Alchemy
P.O. Box 1769 Box 44189
Nevada City, CA 95959 Tucson, AZ 85733
Alaskan Flower Essence Project Pegasus Products
P.O. Box 1369 Box 228
Homer, AK 99603 Boulder, CO 80306
Master's Flower Essences Perelandra
14618 Tyler Foote Road P.O. Box 3603
Nevada City, CA 95959 Warrenton, VA 22186
Australian Bush Flower Essences Ellon USA
Box 531 644 Merrick Road
Spit Junction, NSW Lynbrook, NY 11563
AUSTRALIA 2088
Alaskan Flower Essence Project
also carries fine quality gem elixirs. A good source for color therapy products
is: Dev Aura, Little London, Tetford, Lincs., ENGLAND LN9 6QL.
Given below is a listing of the
flower essences that were mentioned in this report and where they can be
obtained. The mailing address of each company is given above.
Aloe Vera: Flower Essence Serv, Desert Alchemy, Pegasus Prod
Alpine Azalea: Alaskan Flower Essence Project
Basil: Flower Essence Serv, Pegasus Prod
Beech: Flower Essence Serv, Pegasus Prod, Ellon USA
Bleeding Heart: Flower Essence Serv, Pegasus Prod
Buttercup: Flower Essence Serv, Pegasus Prod
Calendula: Flower Essence Serv, Pegasus Prod
Calla Lily: Flower Essence Services
Cayenne: Flower Essence Serv, Pegasus Prod
Cherry Plum: Flower Essence Serv, Pegasus Prod, Ellon USA
Chicory: Flower Essence Serv, Pegasus Prod, Ellon USA
Cliff Rose: Desert Alchemy
Columbine: Flower Ess Serv, Alaskan Flow Ess Proj, Pegasus Pr
Crabapple: Flower Ess Ser, Pegasus Pr, Ellon USA
Dogwood: Flower Essence Service, Desert Alchemy, Pegasus Prod
Filaree: Flower Essence Services
Fuschia: Flower Essence Services, Pegasus Products
Garlic: Flower Essences Services
Gentian: Flower Essence Service, Pegasus Products, Ellon USA
Heather: Flower Essence Service, Pegasus Products, Ellon USA
Impatiens: Flower Essence Service, Pegasus Prod, Ellon USA
Larch: Flower Essence Service, Pegasus Products, Ellon USA
Larkspur: Flower Essence Service, Pegasus Products
Mimulus: Flower Essence Service, Pegasus Products, Ellon USA
Mullein: Flower Essence Serv, Desert Alchemy, Pegasus Prod
Nasturtium: Flower Essence Serv, Desert Alchemy, Pegasus Prod
Oregon Grape: Flower Essence Serv, Desert Alchemy, Pegasus Prod
Pine: Flower Essence Service, Pegasus Products, Ellon USA
Pink Yarrow: Flower Essence Service
Queen Anne's Lace: Flower Essence Services
Queen of the Night: Flower Essence Services
Red Chestnut: Flower Essence Service, Pegasus Prod, Ellon USA
Sagebrush: Flower Essence Services, Desert Alchemy
Scotch Broom: Flower Essence Service, Pegasus Products
Shasta Daisy: Flower Essence Service, Pegasus Products
Shooting Star: Flower Ess Serv, Alaskan Flow Ess Pr, Pegasus Pr
Star Tulip: Flower Essence Service
Sticky Monkeyflower: Flower Essence Service
Sunflower: Flower Ess Serv, Alaskan Flower Ess Pr, Pegasus Prod
Tiger Lily: Flower Essence Service, Pegasus Products
Vervain: Flower Essence Service, Pegasus Products, Ellon USA
White Chestnut: Flower Essence Serv, Pegasus Prod, Ellon USA
Wild Oat: Flower Essence Service, Desert Alchemy, Ellon USA