Indications: trepidation, fear or insecurity during the beginning phase of any new experience; projections of failure when attempting to learn or do something new; feeling unprotected in that space where the known has fallen away and the new has not yet become manifest.

Healing Qualities: the stone of new beginnings; stabilizes the subtle bodies and the heart chakra during the incubation period of new creative projects; helps us initiate new cycles of learning and experience without fear.

To understand how flower essences work requires a recognition that the human being is more than a physical body, but also incorporates a "body" of life energy, a "body" of sensitivity and feelings, and a spiritual essence or Self. Flower essences are energetic imprints of the life force of plants which interact with these subtle bodies of the human being, and evoke specific qualities within us. We can say that they work in a similar way to inspirational music or art, which carry meaning through the vehicle of sound or light, while the flower essences work through the medium of water.

Modern physics has known for nearly a century that matter and consciousness are intertwined. However, medical science still generally works with a nineteenth century model of the human being as a mechanism in a world of machines. We expect that in the coming century medical science will develop ways of studying the impact of consciousness on health, and we will learn more about the ways in which flower essences work. However, empirical research, which consists of the collection of case studies and practitioner reports, will remain the primary source of knowledge about how flower essences work.         (content from Flower Essence Services)