The Metaphysical Power Of Flowers

If you were to enter my garden in England, one of the first things your eyes may be drawn to is a gorgeous hanging basket full of purple petunias. I put it there for several reasons, and not just to gaze upon its beauty. No, it hangs where it hangs because of how it makes me feel.

Flowers are metaphysically powerful and can assist you in obtaining emotional and spiritual well-being. My purple petunias make me feel motivated and brimming with wellness. Okay, this may seem like a bold statement, but flowers truly are magical in that they can help enhance your productivity, overall happiness, soothe any sensitivity in your life and help to motivate you at the same time. And yes, they can do this for you by just looking at them.

People from a planet without flowers would think we must be mad with joy the whole time to have such things about us ~ Iris Murdoch

That said, just how do flowers do their magic on us? Mother Nature puts a lot of her time and effort into creating beautiful flowers. In fact, a solitary bloom can take weeks, even months, to become fully developed, making them the part of the plant where the highest energy vibration is to be found. When working with such masterpieces of nature, you are indeed working with the most potent and purest of energies.

Do you feel you are working in an office where the atmosphere could be cut with a knife, so to speak? Perhaps your home is filled with a tense or nervous energy? If so, you could ease that pressure by turning to nature’s aids. As you may not be quite too sure as to which of nature’s colorful nurturers to turn to, the following may help:

Succumbing to stress? Gardenia or Wisteria should be helpful here as the former assists in the releasing of stress, whereas the latter helps to both soothe and relax your nerves, thus promoting relaxation.

Feelings of inadequacy? The delightful Dahlia can be of great assistance should you be feeling weak and vulnerable, as it can help you to trust your instincts and be powerful, yet peaceful at the same time.

Maybe you need to feel more motivated? Both yellow Roses and Yarrow should come to your aid here, as yellow roses can help bring back that zest for life, in a healthy balanced kind of way, whereas Yarrow helps to clear away any stagnation that leads to lack of motivation and thus bring your bounce back!

Always feeling overwhelmed? You have yet another two allies here, one being the humble Daisy. Daisies are great for helping you make your life more simple, as well as encouraging you to maintain a healthy distance from negative people and situations and spend more quality time on yourself! What could be wrong with that? Magnolias, on the other hand, help physically ground you, cut through any emotional and mental clutter and uplift your senses at the same time.

The temple bell stops but I still hear the sound coming out of the flowers ~ Basho

Feeling frustrated? You need the peaceful and quiet energy that Violet provides, to help you both calm your mind and get things into a healthy perspective. Snapdragons, however, can help you to release any feelings of bitterness or resentment, irritation and frustration by helping you express yourself in a proper way.

Need to deal with indecisiveness? You may remember from reading some of my previous posts here, that I always advise people to listen to their gut instincts as this is how Spirit guide us.  Well, Ylang-Ylang is perfect for assisting you in this respect, thus helping you make the right decisions about anything in life and feel good about doing so. Wisteria, on the other hand, is understood to open the crown chakra, the energy centre connecting you to divine knowledge and wisdom, thus assisting you to make the right choice each and every time.

Nervous and not feeling yourself? No need to be with either Lavender or Calla Lilies to hand. Lavender is renowned for its many properties and could help you both release your fears and calm your nerves. However, are you aware that it has a connection with that most powerful Archangel Michael himself – the one that brings safety and protection to all?  True.  Calla Lillies, however, are also highly efficacious in helping you to release fears, doubts and any negative thoughts you may be having, thus allowing you to relax and enjoy your life to the full.

What I particularly love about using these gifts of nature for spiritual self-help is the fact that by doing so you can help those around you too. Heard of energy transference? In simple terms, if you change your energy from negative to positive, with the help of flowers and herbs as suggested, in turn other people will pick up on your positivity and thus become more positive themselves – thus making life manifest better for everyone involved. Isn’t that good all round?

Thankfully, you can find the plants and flowers mentioned above, as well as many other helpful wonders of nature, in various forms such as teas, tinctures, flower remedies, as well as bath and massage oils. For me, they are one of life’s essential pleasures and they could be the same for you too.