Water Celery
Flower Essence
Apium nodiflorum
Definition:
“The tears of regeneration.”
For people who find it difficult to cry.
The river of tears that needs to be released,
so that the soul may be freed, and life may
finally be lived.
A flower essence, made 27 January, 2000,
at the property in the Maungakotukutuku Valley
(in the hills east of the Kapiti Coast),
of my friends Andrew and Jean. I had wanted to make essences
in this lovely valley for a long time, and here was my chance,
while I was house-sitting for Andrew and Jean.
I am fascinated by this plant, the Water Celery. I have never
seen it anywhere else, but it grows prolifically in the creek at Andrew
and Jean's place. The Water Celery plant is edible, a little like
Water Cress, but with a very mild taste.
Notice how it is a water plant that provides the flower essence
for the “river of tears” issue. Yet another example
of how the type or circumstances of the plant have a major influence on
the issue that an essence is for.
This issue of not being able to allow oneself to cry is a major issue in
our culture, especially for men. My own personal experience is that,
having been indocrinated with the macho attitude of “Big boy's don't
cry!”, as an adult I was never able to cry, no matter how much I felt
the need. I can recall many occasions when I would have got a lot of
relief from a damned good cry, but all I could do was lay on my bed in
an agony of frustration and resentment.
This blockage stayed with me until, at the age of 47, in a personal-growth
workshop, I was challenged and confronted in such a way that there was
no other choice. In the context of a small group of people with whom I
felt safe to open up and let go, with all of us sharing a similar need, I was
finally able to let go of the self-control programming. Once the tears came,
it was like the floodgates had finally opened, and I cried and cried for hours.
Following this experience, I am a different person..... able to feel things in
a more natural and open way, able to empathise with people, able to “be
there” for people who are experiencing grief, able to feel my own feelings
rather than suppressing them. A much healthier and less stressed person.
Main Super-Essence:
Grief Blockage
Other Super-Essences:
None
Principal Category:
Trauma
Other
Categories:
Spiritual
Addiction
Affirmation:
“I allow myself to release the dammed-up flood from
within me, and I embrace all aspects of life.”
