by Nanci Wesling

I remember playing hide and seek with my cousins and some neighbor kids when I was a child. We always had fun finding hiding places in the garage, around the empty house next door, or in somebody's closet or back yard. There were spiders and other bugs plus the occasional lizard outside to make the game truly high risk. Of course, it lost much of its "fun quotient" as we wore out all the best spots.

When I reached the advanced age of 11 or so, my niece was just 3; the perfect age to re-discover all those great hiding places! They were unknown to her and I was able to get back into the excitement of the game, Susan squealing in delight as we found each other. Alas, the novelty wore off again and we moved on to other activities.

As a spiritual seeker, I have found this same pattern repeating itself in my life. The search is such a thrill for a while. However, the newness of the latest discovery wears off and I begin to feel bored or apathetic. Then the next intriguing idea captures my attention... until that begins to lose its impact. And so on.

Flower Essences Changed the Pattern

This pattern changed when I found flower essences in 1987. I was introduced to the Bach Flower Remedies by a health practitioner and was intrigued that Dr. Bach was a physician who was determined to find a simple therapy that people could use to help themselves. His love of nature lead him to the plant kingdom and today his remedies are recognized all over the world.

Then in 1988 I read a book by Machaelle Small Wright called Behaving As If the God in All Life Mattered. This created a major shift in my thinking about nature and led me to another of her books, Flower Essences: Reordering Our Understanding and Approach to Illness and Health. If you want to experience a paradigm shift in your concept of health, read this book!

Essences have subtle yet powerful effects. They balance emotions, quiet mental over-activity, and reduce stress. They restore wholeness to body, mind, spirit, and emotions, allowing the body to remember it's natural ability to repair itself and maintain harmony. When you take essences regularly you can experience major changes in your day-to-day experiences because they help shift your perspective and transform stagnant energies and old belief systems.

Let me share some examples

"I can't deal with this person being in my face all the time!" can become, "I don't know why, but I don't see her much any more."

How can this dynamic be changed through the use of nature essences? First, anyone who is "in your face" has a very big message for you, ABOUT you. Nature essences can show you areas in your life where the behavior and actions of this other person are rooted in you. When you transform the energy in yourself through conscious intention using essences, you can embrace the reflection provided by the other person and they either go away or simply slip from your awareness as the emotional charge disappears. (This emotional charge, by the way, can be pleasant or unpleasant: a reflection of your own glory you don't want to acknowledge, as well as a reflection of an imbalance you don't want to see.)

Essences Work in Layers

Another example: "No matter how many times I think I've cleared this issue, it keeps coming back. I'm frustrated and really annoyed with myself," can become, "I see this is a reference point for me. I need to pay attention and stay true to myself."

Have you ever worked really, really hard to get over an old pattern only to see it reemerge in your life again and again? This is another situation in which essences are a blessing.

When you take a nature essence, it sweeps away a layer of "stuff." When you take another one, another layer is revealed, then another, and another. You can determine which essences to take by muscle testing or dowsing. When you take essences consistently you can clear away layer after layer to reveal the deeper healing available to you, and see your current situation from a new perspective.

Hide and Seek

Much like the game of hide and seek, we bury our doubts, insecurities, and weaknesses away where we hope they will not be found. Essences can gently reintegrate these scattered and hidden pieces of you back into a healthy wholeness, as they sweep through layers of repeating patterns. Your awareness of these patterns, grounded in your use of nature essences, allows you to transform the core issue and make new choices.

Rev. Nanci Wesling has been an energy practitioner since 1987. She specializes in the use of nature and flower essences, and she is a holistic health educator and an ordained minister. She founded featherhawk in 1992 when she began producing featherhawk nature essences. Check out the web site for more information and current workshops: http://www.featherhawk.com, or contact Nanci by email, nanci@featherhawk.com, or phone, 812.949.0478 for a personal consultation.

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