How to Make a Flower Essence

Summer is the ultimate season to learn how to make a flower essence. Especially, with long days of unadulterated sunshine. When I wake up and the sun is at its brightest, with clear blue skies, I wander through the garden to see what’s in bloom.

Here’s what you’ll need:

Small, glass bowl about 8 oz. Make sure it has been sterilized ahead of time, by running through the dishwasher or hand-wash in hot water.
A glass bottle of the purest water available – ideally fresh from a pure, local spring (not distilled water).
Secateurs or scissors to snip the flowers.
Small strainer.
Small glass measuring cup.
4 oz. dark glass bottle.
Small funnel.
Spirits to preserve the essence. I use organic quinoa vodka; traditionally grape brandy is used but any spirits will do.

Here’s what you’ll do:

Choose a flowering plant that has fresh, vibrant blooms.
Fill your glass bowl with spring water, leaving some room for the flowers.
Snip the flowers and let them drop into the bowl, being careful to not touch the flowers. Gently guide them into the water with the scissors.
Once the top layer of the water is full of the freshest blooms, top the bowl up with water.
Place the bowl in direct sunlight, as close to the plant as possible, without any shadows falling across the bowl.
Let sit in the sun for 3 – 4 hours, until the flowers look like they’re beginning to wilt.
Using a stick from the plant, gently lift the flowers out of the bowl, being careful not to touch the water with your hands.
You will be left with a bowl of pure flower essence. I like to use a clean glass dropper to taste the essence, as each one tastes unique. 2 – 4 drops of pure essence directly in your mouth.

Preserving the Mother Essence

Pour the bowl of flower essence into the glass measuring cup, using a strainer to filter out any plant material.
Transfer 2 oz. of the flower essence to the 4 oz. glass bottle; filling it halfway.
Fill the remainder of the bottle with 2 oz. of spirits as the preservative.
Label with the name of the flower essence, date, place and prepared by. This is the mother essence and will keep stored indefinitely.
2 drops of the mother essence to create a stock bottle flower essence remedy.

Making your own flower essences is enjoyable and a wonderful opportunity for communing with nature. Observing the creative elements at work is a spiritually satisfying process, which attunes us to our soul connection with flowers, enhancing the healing properties. Part I and Part II can be found on my YouTube Channel.