The term “Flower Essence” may conjure up thoughts of sweet fragrances, but flower essences actually have no scent at all and should not be confused with aromatherapy or essential oils.

Flower essences contain the life-force energy released from flowers in the peak of their bloom. To make an essence, the vibrational pattern of the flower is infused into spring water.

This creation of a flower remedy is a co-creative act between nature, the environment and humanity to nourish the human soul.

Nature has told those who are able to communicate with it that there can be found, in the trees and plants of the earth, a remedy for every spiritual, mental, emotional and physical ill that afflicts humans.

Like Homeopathy and Traditional Chinese Medicine, there is currently no analytical or scientific explanation for why flower essences work, but there are several ideas put forward after decades of use. Dr. Edward Bach, in the 1930′s, was the first person to bring these remedies into modern use. He thought the herbal flower remedies had the power to elevate our vibrations, and thus draw down spiritual power, which cleanses mind and body, and heals.

They are not like traditional herbal and pharmaceutical products, because they only contain a minute trace amount of the plant. It is believed by many producers of essences that they interact with the “energetic web” that surrounds and infuses the body…

via Flower Essences.