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€15.95 — 30ml Stock Bottle
The Cherry tree (Prunus avium) makes one of the most decisive statements in the annual calendar of the natural world. At the very cusp of spring, before it has even opened its leaves, it commits entirely to a spectacular flush of white blossom — hundreds of flowers per branch, no hedging, no hesitation. The cherry does not put out a cautious flower or two to test the weather; it gives everything, all at once, in a single glorious act of full commitment. It is from this wholehearted, undivided nature that the Findhorn Cherry Flower Essence draws its character and its purpose.
Cherry Flower Essence is traditionally associated with decisiveness and direction. In vibrational medicine, it is considered a remedy for those who struggle to make decisions — who endlessly weigh options, delay commitment, or find themselves chronically ambivalent about the direction of their life. It is for the person who has been stuck at a crossroads too long, and who needs support finding the inner authority and clarity to choose a path and walk it.
Indecision is one of the more subtly destructive patterns that can take hold in a person's life. At its root, it often reflects a fear — of being wrong, of missing out on the other options, of commitment itself and what it demands. Cherry essence is said to help dissolve some of this fear, not by making choices easier or more obvious, but by strengthening the inner capacity for commitment: the ability to say "this is my path" and mean it.
The essence also speaks to those who are clear about their direction intellectually, but who cannot seem to mobilise their will and energy fully behind that direction. They know what they want, but they hold something back — a reservation, a hesitation, an escape route kept open just in case. Cherry invites full commitment: not blind commitment, but the wholehearted investment of one's energy in a chosen course.
In Japanese culture, the cherry blossom (sakura) carries profound spiritual significance precisely because of its brief, total commitment to flowering. The blossoms last only a week or two before falling — but during that time, they are utterly, brilliantly present. There is a lesson here about how we might live: not stretched thinly across dozens of half-commitments, but fully present, fully given, to whatever we have chosen.
The Wild Cherry of Scotland — the species used for this Findhorn essence — has the same quality. It flowers before its leaves emerge, making its commitment to bloom visible against the bare branches of early spring. Nothing is hidden; the decision to flower is complete and public.
The Findhorn Foundation's flower essences are rooted in the extraordinary landscape of northeast Scotland — a land of dramatic coastlines, ancient forests, and wide skies. The essences are made in this environment with deep attentiveness to the plant's nature, its habitat, and the specific quality it offers. Cherry is gathered at the peak of blossom — that fleeting, spectacular moment of total commitment — and the essence captures exactly that quality in the preparation.
Findhorn essences are vegan, natural, and made without artificial additives. Each 30ml bottle is a concentrated stock preparation that typically provides several weeks of use at standard dosage.
Flower essences do not make decisions for you — they do not impose a direction or bypass your own judgement. Rather, they are said to work at the level of inner states: clearing the fear, ambivalence, or self-doubt that makes decision-making so difficult, and restoring access to your own authentic knowing. Many people working with essences like Cherry describe an experience of the decision almost making itself — a sense that once the inner fog cleared, the way forward was obvious and had perhaps been clear all along.
€15.95
Typical dose: 4 drops under the tongue or in a glass of water, 3 times daily. If you are facing a specific decision, taking a dose before quiet reflection or journaling may be helpful. Can be added to a bath or used in a spray bottle. Not to exceed 7 drops per dose. Store away from direct sunlight and strong electromagnetic fields.
Cherry pairs well with Eyebright (for the clarity of perception that makes the right direction visible), Thyme (for the courage to commit and act on that commitment), and Birch (for those making a fresh start once a decision has finally been made).
Available at The Honey Pot Health Food Store, 14 Abbey Street, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary — Ireland's dedicated Findhorn Flower Essence stockist. Phone orders welcome: 052-612 1457. Fast delivery nationwide.