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€15.95 — 30ml Stock Bottle
The Lotus is perhaps the most universally sacred of all flowers — revered across Buddhist, Hindu, and Egyptian traditions as a symbol of enlightenment, purity, and the soul's emergence from the waters of material existence into the light of spiritual awareness. Growing with its roots in the mud and its blossoms radiant above the water's surface, the lotus embodies the journey of consciousness itself: from density and confusion, through the waters of emotion and experience, into open clarity and light. The Findhorn Lotus Lily Flower Essence captures this profound symbolism in a preparation made with the characteristic care and intentionality of the Findhorn Foundation.
Lotus Lily Flower Essence is traditionally associated with spiritual connection — specifically with the deepening of one's relationship with the higher dimensions of one's own being. In vibrational medicine, it is considered one of the most elevated of the Findhorn essences, working at the level of spiritual integration, inner stillness, and the opening of higher awareness.
This is an essence for people who are actively engaged in spiritual practice — meditation, prayer, yoga, contemplative inquiry — and who feel they have hit a ceiling or plateau in their inner development. It may also be valuable for those who are beginning a spiritual path and wish to open themselves more fully to what they sense is available to them.
The essence is said to support the alignment of the ordinary human personality with the deeper, wiser, more expansive aspects of one's being. In spiritual traditions, this might be called connecting with the higher self, attuning to the soul, or simply becoming more present. Whatever the language, Lotus Lily is understood to ease and deepen this alignment — to dissolve some of the static between our everyday consciousness and the quiet, vast awareness that underlies it.
In Buddhism, the lotus is the seat of the Buddha and a symbol of the awakened mind. In Hinduism, it is associated with Lakshmi, Saraswati, and Brahma — gods of beauty, wisdom, and creation — and with the crown chakra, the energy centre associated with divine connection. In ancient Egypt, the lotus (specifically the blue lotus) was a symbol of the sun's rebirth and the soul's immortality.
What unites all these traditions is the lotus's remarkable ability to grow in murky, stagnant water and yet produce flowers of extraordinary beauty and purity. This is the central spiritual teaching: that the most profound beauty and clarity can emerge from the most difficult and challenging of circumstances. We do not have to be free of difficulty before we can open to the sacred.
The Findhorn Foundation is, at its heart, a community built on the premise that human beings can live in conscious co-creation with the natural world and with spiritual reality. This spiritual context is woven into every aspect of the essence-making process. When the Findhorn practitioners gather plants for essence-making, they do so with prayer, attunement, and deep reverence — a practice that they believe leaves its mark on the finished essence.
This is particularly significant for an essence like Lotus Lily, whose spiritual intent is so explicit. The essence is made with a consciousness that is itself aligned with what the lotus represents. This is not mere symbolism: Findhorn practitioners believe that the intention held during preparation is as important as the plant material itself.
Many spiritual teachers and practitioners incorporate flower essences into their practice as a complementary support. They are particularly valued in contemplative traditions because they are gentle, non-stimulating, and work with rather than against the quieting of the ordinary mind. A meditator using Lotus Lily might notice that their sessions feel deeper, that they drop more easily into stillness, or that the quality of their inner attention is clearer and more spacious.
As always, flower essences are not a replacement for regular practice, community, or the guidance of a qualified teacher. They are one thread in the rich tapestry of inner development.
€15.95
Typical dose: 4 drops under the tongue or in a glass of water, 3 times daily. Many people using Lotus Lily find it especially beneficial to take a dose before meditation or contemplative practice. Can also be added to a bath for a deeply restorative spiritual experience. Not to exceed 7 drops per dose. Store away from direct sunlight and strong electromagnetic fields.
Lotus Lily combines beautifully with Grass of Parnassus (for the mental clarity and purity that spiritual practice requires), Iona Pennywort (for those engaged in deep inner transformation), and Water Lily (for accessing the deeper emotional dimensions that spiritual work often opens).
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.