If you have worked with animal guides, you have discovered their unique personalities. They assist in expanding awareness, finding answers, and generally being there for you, with moral support and impeccable advice, one-on-one.

Animal essences, on the other hand, offer archetypal guidance. To make the essence, the essential nature of an animal species is shifted into pure water by clear intention. (Please note: No animals are captured or harmed in any way, there are no animal ingredients, and there is no animal testing.)

Every element of nature has a unique message for us. The featherhawk animal essences, which include mammals, birds, insects and reptiles, offer an energetic imprint of these sacred messages which is transferred to you when you take the drops by mouth, place them on your skin, or hold the bottle in your hand.

I was first called to make animal essences in 1991. While I was familiar with essences of flowers and gems and had recently heard about environmental essences, I wasn't aware of anyone touching into the energies of animals and was not sure how to begin. After studying several techniques, the opportunity presented itself and I followed steps I thought might be "right."

Nature is so willing to work with us, that of course the effort was successful. It is both fascinating and humbling to be working with such clear universal powers. I am grateful to be doing this work, and to be able to share with you some of the insights I've received.

The first essence I made was Hawk. The definition has evolved to this: "Serenity and clear inner vision. For releasing small details, gaining freedom to see the big picture; for moving quickly between the details and the overview to maintain flow and rhythm. Awareness of a greater reality. Hawk supports the translation of vision into third-dimensional form."

Hawk is especially effective if you are stuck in a small detail, unable to resolve the problem or issue involved. Hawk can help you step away into the larger perspective where you can see a glitch elsewhere. Clear it up, and you may discover what you were focused on before has resolved itself. Hawk is also great for clearing congested or distorted energy from a room or office, for example between clients or after an argument.

Firefly has been coming up for clients a lot recently. Firefly, "Brings in light to 'stitch up' rips and tears in the etheric body that may be caused by trauma, injury, or unhealthy attachments. For discerning the difference between attachment or being emotionally hooked, and connection, in which the threads binding you to another are consciously chosen, gently held, and willingly released when appropriate. Firefly lights the path so you can maintain awareness of these 'connections' even though they may not be right in front of you. Helps keep your spiritual path clear of unnecessary clutter."

This is a great essence for releasing unhealthy emotional ties to other people, companion animals, places, or situations. It can help you choose the lighted path, even in the midst of darkness or misery. Excellent remedy for trauma or injury.

I was honored by a personal encounter with Cardinal recently. I was speaking with a spiritual director about my tendency to mind other people's business, getting hooked by my own authority issues (both being an 'authority' and being subject to the supposed authority of others), noticing the numerous imbalances of feminine/masculine energy around me (and within), and feeling an urgent desire to release these old patterns.

As we were speaking, a female Cardinal landed just outside the window, stayed for a moment, then flew off. Shortly a male Cardinal landed, staring intently at us. He flew to a tree, then right up to the window several times. I was astounded at the significance of their presence.

Cardinal is about "recognizing and honoring your own importance, with love as your reference point. It also helps release unhealthy learned behaviors and ego-centered self-importance." Another interesting aspect is that in the bird realm, the male is the vocal one, the singer. Cardinal females, however, are one of the exceptions; she sings, too.

I was honored that Cardinal would appear to remind me that I am important (by birthright, not by ego) and have the personal authority to 'sing my song' without apologies and without taking on other peoples' stuff.

When I was first making essences in 1992, I was on the road. In June I was staying with a friend whose dog, a collie named Lucas, was infested with ticks; we were picking 10 or 15 off him every day. They were attaching at tender spots under his eyes, at the base of his ears... I was outraged.

My early inspiration came from the book, Behaving As If The God In All Life Mattered, by Machaelle Small Wright, and I decided to contact the ticks and ask them to go away. I connected with their Deva and began doing essence work. They tested for Broccoli (for feeling threatened or under attack), Dill (for releasing victimization), and a homeopathic remedy for radiation, among others. When I was done I felt great empathy for these little critters!

I apologized for our unceasing attack on them (the collective "our," and the two of us who were flushing them down the toilet), gently explained that their presence on Lucas (and on the premises) was causing great distress, and I asked them to leave the property and stay off the 4-legged and human inhabitants. They agreed. (I also said that any we found would be disposed of. They agreed to that, too.)

The next day or two there were just a few ticks on Lucas, and a month later there had been only 1 or 2. It was wonderfully dramatic and gratifying.

"Who's Going to Buy Tick Essence?"

As I was about to continue my journey, I was given permission to make Tick essence. Walking out to the yard I was thinking to myself, "Who's going to buy tick essence?" The response was immediate: "It doesn't matter, it's for you." I knew I was in for another lesson!

As I invoked the energy of Tick I heard, "Embrace your anger." This was so appropriate to my feelings about their "attack" on Lucas, I was amazed. (This was only the fourth essence I'd made and the clarity of information was, and still is, remarkable to me.)

Several weeks later I was in San Diego, California at my sister's home, going through boxes of family stuff. I came across a letter from my dad to my mom with carbon copies for her mother, brother and sister. The gist was that "his way" was really the best and my mom and her family were fools for not recognizing this. (At 127 pages, single spaced, margin-to-margin, you can guess this is an over-simplification, but you get the idea.) He also admitted he had had a serious fight with my mother the night before I was born, and sat next to her the following morning, praying I would be stillborn. (A doctor helped with the delivery, and I was born at home.)

To say the least, this made me very angry. As both my parents died many years ago, a face-to-face encounter was not possible so I turned to essence work. Tick came up many times during the session. At first I was angry, then I moved through deep sorrow. The final time I checked for Tick I reached for the bottle and burst out laughing! I realized I had moved through many layers of emotion in a very short time (about 2 hours) and had arrived at my inner joy.

"Tick   Embrace your anger. Move through layers of emotion (energy in motion) to your inner joy and reclaim your naturalness. Claim and speak your truth in present time. Acknowledge and honor the power and truth of all of your feelings and emotions. Clears old belief systems about 'how to act,' allowing free emotional expression with integrity."

Essences are Vibrational Healing Tools

Essences are made with pure water imprinted with the healing patterns of nature. Unlike us humans, the rest of nature never denies its divinity and connection with All That Is. When you take an essence, you are receiving this pure divine energy directly, and it resonates to the heart of your Inner Being.

As vibrational healing tools, essences are catalysts for expansion and transformation, for finding your truth, for translating knowledge and experience into wisdom. They gently stimulate the healer within, with the highest regard for your timing and willingness to shift and change.

This is the gift of nature essences. They help us heal our thoughts and emotions, restoring original wholeness to body, mind, soul and emotions. As wholeness is restored we become more resilient and adaptable to change and transformation. Gentle, powerful, easy to use, nature essences are on the leading edge of the "new" yet ancient science of vibrational healing.

Nanci Wesling produces featherhawk essences and presents workshops about essence therapy, holistic

Published in Of A Like Mind
Madison, Wisconsin
volume XVI, number 2
©1999 by Nanci Wesling

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