By Isha Learner
Editors' Note: We found this article in an exceptional
new hard-copy magazine for parents of today's special children,
Children of the New Earth. The Fall, 2003 issue included a much
longer version of this piece, as well as features on nutrition,
teaching children to meditate, creating a winning attitude
in children, children's past life memories, and much more.
To find out more about this very worthy publication, visit
Children of the New Earth. This article is reprinted with their and Isha Lerner's permission.
Many children in our world today face a stressful and emotionally challenged life due to an accelerated, fast-paced environment. Today's child meets an array of complex circumstances that were ordinarily reserved for mature adults, such as divorce, sophisticated technology, unsettled domestic problems, body image awareness, sexual images, and violence. With footprints barely planted on life's terrain, our children are burdened with fear, doubt, confusion, and a host of maladies that threaten our world.
What can be done to stabilize our youth within the "pressure cooker" of today's world? Flower essences enable us to administer balance and overall health to children, and aid us in addressing the wide range of complex issues they face each day. Flower essence therapy involves the administration of essences in the context of an overall program of health enhancement, either in a professional practice or home care. In regard to our children and our attempt to help them flourish, flower essences are an important addition to a comprehensive healing program.
BUTTERCUP: This remedy goes on my list for almost every malady
facing a child's well-being. Its silky yellow flower offers a radiant
inner light to the child, allowing them to experience the true worth
of their soul. It enhances the experience of self-love, which
in turn allows for greater harmony with friends and family.
It's one of the sweetest remedies I know.
BABY BLUE EYES: This lovely remedy supports the foundation of trust and support that a child may need strengthened, and helps a child to feel at home in the world. This is a great remedy combined with Buttercup and Shooting Star (to help one connect with their own mission on earth). It also assists in healing and strengthening the father/child relationship.
WILD IRIS: I cannot imagine a more beautiful remedy for
the child who wishes to illuminate the creative potentials within.
This flower is the "paintbrush of the soul" and revives the passions
of the heart -- a choice remedy for the creative child. I have created a
magical blend called "Radiant Self" which many of my clients are raving
about. It is a combination of Wild Iris, Shooting Star, and
Indian Paintbrush. It is truly lovely for all ages.
SUNFLOWER: The radiant king/queen of the flower world, this proud flower opens the door of the soul to true and balanced leadership. It crowns the personality with fair and mighty self-confidence, coupled with a nurturing concern for others. It's a worthy flower essence for the older sibling.
PRETTY FACE: Children have become increasingly aware of their appearance and imperfections.
This lovely remedy, made from an unusually marked and flecked flower, offers a new-found
self-acceptance within the heart of the child. It's a wonderful remedy for a child
who must adjust to a birthmark, a scar, or other aspects of physical sensitivity
that lend awkwardness to a child's self-image. This is a very good essence for
children who feel separate from the "in crowd" due to a lack of self-worth and
to self-image issues.
My kids thrived on the essences! As a self-employed businesswoman, I maintain a hectic schedule that
entails travel, deadlines, and commitments. My children, like most good-intentioned offspring, have been and are willing to go along with my
wild ride. Like most kids, they absorb and accept the environment
in which they are raised. Kids are troopers. We must, however,
find ways to minimize the stress hazards and emotional strain
of their everyday life.
My older daughters have successfully survived their busy childhood, and now, in early adulthood, attest to the healing power of flowers. Flower essences were our elixir through loss, anger, adolescence, teen emotions, and growing up "self-worth stuff". They helped the girls traverse their perilous journey through a hectic childhood with few scars. My youngest daughter, now ten years old, is currently a flower essence enthusiast, being drawn to their healing properties at a very innocent, yet intuitive level. Flower essences help us to balance between a successful personal life and the demands of child rearing.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Isha Lerner is an internationally renowned astrologer,
writer, teacher, tarot consultant, and flower essence practitioner
who has studied the mystic arts all of her adult life. She is
the co-author of the best-selling Inner Child Cards and of
The Power of Flower Cards, as well as several other books.
Based in Oregon, she is available for personal consultations with
essences, astrology, and tarot, and offers a unique coaching/mentor
program. She can be reached by email, at her
website or by calling 541-345-6786. She is the maker of Power of Flower Healing Essences, which can be ordered on her website.
ART CREDITS: Background tiles by our fetured artist, Lesa Motz. Photos from clip art disks
by Micrografx and Cosmi.
