A Modern Day Alchemist
Part Two
Disappointment on the job front, but, an opportunity
to follow up on my interest in the flower essences....
Very soon after arriving in Wellington, I saw a notice on a
notice-board.....
“Flower Essence Workshop, with Mary Garbely”
I did not hesitate for one moment. That same evening, I called the number
on the notice, spoke to someone called Lisa, and booked a place for myself
in the workshop, which was held on 4th and 5th July, 1992, the first day at the
Reiki Center in Berhampore, and the second day at “Turnbull House”
in the heart of Wellington City, in Bowen Street, right opposite parliament.
Sitting in the workshop with about twenty women (I think I was the only man who
attended), I was totally inspired by Mary. Everything she said made total
sense to me. If it is true that the real meaning of the word “education”
is to “draw out that which is already there inside the student”, then that is
exactly what I experienced for those two days with Mary. It was like everything
that she told us was something that I already knew and just needed reminding of.
I especially remember Mary telling us how to make an essence, by placing the
flowers on water and exposing them to the sun. As she explained, in her
natural, easy to understand, way; I instantly knew that one day I would
definitely be making flower essences. I felt the energy of this very
deeply, and as she was telling us to use a plain crystal wine glass, clear glass
with no markings, I thought “Yes, of course!”
At the end of the second day, I knew all about flower essences. How to
make them, how to use them, how to intuitively diagnose for which essences
are needed (Mary even taught us how to use a pendulum): in short,
everything about the basics of making and using flower essences.
Mary had a supply of her little book with her that weekend, the same one that
I had found in the Nelson Public Library, and which had so captivated me.
I bought my own personal copy from her, which she kindly signed for me, and this
book became my “Bible” for the next few years.
Wanting to immediately begin using the essences, and not feeling quite ready
to buy a kit of the stock bottles myself, I asked Mary if she would make me up
a mixture of the essences, and over the next few months I was to have several
of these treatments from her. It became part of my daily routine to take
my essences every morning, once or twice during the day, and at bedtime when
getting into bed.
During this time of my life, in 1992, I was very unhappy, and Mary's essences
were one of the things that helped get me through these difficult times.
I especially remember the bedtime routine, taking the dose
of essences sitting up in bed, and I was sure that I could feel the healing
energy contained within this “magic potion”, and this bedtime
routine became like a “sacred ritual” for me.
With every essence mixture that Mary sent me, she supplied a hand-written list of
the essences that were in the mixture, with a brief summary of what each essence
was for. I would look each of them up in her book, and avidly study the details
of them.
This ongoing essence treatment went on for all the remainder of 1992, and into the beginning
of 1993. In March of 1993, Mary came back to Wellington and did another workshop, which I
attended, and at the end of this workshop, I asked her about buying some of her essence stock
bottles, so that I could make up my own essence blends, using her essences.
Her “New Perception Essences” comprised a total of 70 stock bottles, in three sets, and she
had a complete spare set with her, of all 70 bottles. Although I was very short of money at this time,
I made a spur-of-the-moment decision to buy all 70 bottles, to make a full commitment to working with
the flower essences that I obviously had a very great affinity with. It was a decision that I never ever
regretted, and with hindsight it was a major turning-point for me.
To be continued, very soon, so watch this space!
As an “aside” from this story, you might like to read the section
in the “New Millennium Essences Users Manual” that describes
how I came to start making essences of my own.
Click here to read the story of how Peter Began making flower essences.
As a further “aside” from this story, you might also like to read a
“flashback” about some of the events that led up to this
point. In 1998, six years after the events described here, I sat down on a
rainy Saturday morning in October and began writing.....
Three weeks
later, I had produced, primarily for the purpose of self-therapy, ninety pages that
describe many of the experiences
that shaped my life up until that time. I will be interweaving parts of
this 1998 version of “My Story” into this present (2002)
narrative.
Click here to read Part One of the 1998 version of the story.
If you have already read some of the 1998 version of the story, and would like to
re-enter the story at the point you left off, click on the appropriate link below....
Section One, Episode Two Many changes, and marriage finishes.
Section One, Episode Three 1991-92 Cynthia, and Wellington.
Section One, Episode Four 1992-93 Cynthia Revisited.
Section Two, Episode One 1993-94 The Journey Begins.
Section Two, Episode Two 1994 A Romantic Interlude.
Section Two, Episode Three 1994-95 Breath Express.
Section Two, Episode Four 1995-96 Meagan.
Section Two, Episode Five 1996 Quantum Dynamics.
Section Two, Episode Six 1996-98 Jane.
Section Two, Episode Seven 1998 Jane - resolved.
Section Three, Episode One 1992-93 Health and healing.
Section Three, Episode Two 1993-94 Essences, homeopathy, etc.
Section Three, Episode Three 1994-98 Flower Essences.... in depth.
Section Three, Episode Four 1996 Hakomi.
Section Three, Episode Five 1998 Energy Healing Devices.
Section Four, Episode One 1950's Growing up in suburbia, 1950's style.
Section Four, Episode Two 1950's Sex in suburbia, 1950's style.
Section Four, Episode Three 1950's Fear and despair in the classroom.
Section Five, Episode One 1964-65 Peter grows up, and discovers girls!
Section Five, Episode Two 1965 The agony of teenage love.
Section Five, Episode Three 1965-66 Searching, desperately, for love.
Section Five, Episode Four 1966-67 Teenage pregnancy, and adoption.
Section Five, Episode Five 1992-93 Epilogue. The final redemption.
