Just as with vegetables and fruits, flowers have their own magical essence, but flowers are gentler and more mysterious. Their scent alone is intoxicating. Over the centuries, people have experimented with the essence of flowers to bring forth a scent, a perfume, that identifies someone.
I know my sister is around when I can smell her perfume, First by Van Cleef and Arpels. I can identify my girlfriend by her Nutrimetics perfume, which focuses on her eclectic personality. According to my daughter, I always smell the same no matter what perfume I wear. She says I smell like my store, which is filled with scented candles, incenses, resins, and essential oils. I just hope that is a compliment. Flowers are a reminder of all that is good and beautiful in this world. They are magical in their own bright, subtle way. Their softness represents the fragility of our hidden personality that we don’t like to share with anyone.
Flowers are also a reminder of the good in people. We express our apologetic nature with them, and our greatest appreciation. We send our sympathies with a bunch of flowers; we acknowledge someone’s achievement or simply give flowers for the sake of giving them.
Flowers carry the Goddess energy and essence, and this alone must be respected. This is why when I see flowers at the grocery store, I want to take them all home and give them purpose to their life.
Flowers like to be useful until their last dying breath; and even then, their essence is still working. They can still be used on charcoal blocks to spread their essence in a room with an intent. They can be placed in small drawstring bags and sachets to cause an effect. They may look dead and lifeless, but their spirit lives within.
The flower kingdom is vast and beautiful but, unfortunately, I am only able to mention the most popular ones that I have actually seen in the grocery store.
There is no specific way to display flowers; just make sure to display them. At times, the store may sell flowers in pots. I suggest that you plant them in your garden, but if you can keep them indoors, that’s even better. (For planting flower seeds, see Chapter 33, Seeds for Planting.)
African Violet
Purple
Protection
This potted flower is kept inside the home for protection. Their purple flowers are calming and can sooth even the most difficult of spirits.
Amaryllis
Pink, Red
Strength
These plants bring strength to a relationship, love to those who need it, and peace to the one who is hurting from a broken heart.
Anthurium
Pink, Red
Passion
If placed in the bedroom, anthuriums will bring passion back into your love life.
Bamboo
Green
Luck, Wishes
Bring home a potted bamboo and visualize your wishes while placing your hand on it. Bamboo will manifest as long as the bamboo stays healthy and does not die.
Bird of Paradise
Orange, Purple, Blue
Protection, Vigilance
When planted in the front yard, these flowers ward away evil. If inside the house, point their beak-like flower toward the front door to protect against those who enter your home with bad intent.
Calla Lily
Yellow, White
Intuition
Displaying calla lilies inside the home will make you more aware of the things you want to do and the reason why you want to do them. These flowers have a way of making you listen to your inner gut feeling and warning you against bad decisions.
Carnation
Various
Happiness, Healing
Carnation petals are tight and strong, and their longevity in a vase at times amazes me. I add the petals to a bath for healing not only the physical but also the spiritual. Their essence is a happy one and will brighten any room with their subtle energy.
Chrysanthemum
Various
Soothing
I cannot express how calming these flowers are, especially the white chrysanthemums. Their essence is one of patience, understanding, and trust.
Display chrysanthemums when there is grieving in the home.
They are excellent to dedicate to a spirit who is troubled and in need of guidance or to thank them for looking after your loved ones.
Daffodil
Various
Love, Fertility
Daffodils are happy and kind. They express love and understanding, kindness and forgiveness. Display them in the bedroom for love and fertility. To aid conception, keep daffodils in the bedroom for seven days after sexual intercourse, then change for a new bunch.
Gardenia
White
Love, Spirituality
The scent of gardenias alone is enough to fill a room with spiritual energy. This is the energy of those we love who have crossed over. This is the energy of our spiritual guides and advisors. If we need their energy and guidance, bring some gardenias home.
Note: I have only seen them at the grocery store sold in small pots. When you get them home, plant them in the front garden for their love essence.
Gerbera
Various
Happy
Gerberas are deep and vibrant, especially the orange and red ones. They always bring a smile to my face as I look at the simplicity of their form. Bring them home and dedicate them to those who are going through a hard time and are unhappy.
Hydrangea
Various
Spell Breaker
Do not be deceived by these colored cotton-ball-like flowers. There are as potent as they are beautiful. Display hydrangeas, especially the blue ones, in the home or garden to break the current of negative energy.
Lavender
Purple
Healing, Love, Sleep
At certain times of the year, you can get already potted lavender in the supermarket and, if you can, plant them in your garden. Lavender is calming and loving, not to mention healing. Place lavender under your pillow for sleep or for love (see also the next chapter on Essential Oils).
Lily
Various
Renewal, Strength
The lily’s potent smell can accomplish what other flowers cannot. The lily has the ability to build spiritual strength. Place this flower where the family and lovers gather. On a piece of paper, use the pollen of a lily to write the name of the one you wish to break a lover’s hex from and then burn the paper.
Place lilies where there is light; their fragrance will fill your home with love and renewed strength for the upcoming week or days. Make them a part of your grocery list for the week—they will never let you down.
Orchid
Various
Love
There are a large variety of orchids, and I cannot imagine not incorporating them into our love life. Men usually buy roses due to their popularity, sweet scent, and beauty, but orchids have a romantic energy around them that flows unconditionally. For a man, give them to a girl you want to date, and for a girl, carry them and let their romantic essence take this new romance where you want.
For those already in a relationship and who wish to spark that romantic energy again, display orchids in the home. Gently rub one of the petals and as you do, wish back the spark.
Peony
Various
Gentle, Protective
The peony projects nothing but gentleness; its essence is totally feminine and loving, but do not be fooled. Hidden and unaware to the onlooker, the peony is a force to be reckoned with, its protective essence is fearsome and unyielding.
Display a large arrangement of peonies when you bring home a new baby. It will protect the newborn from past-life experiences. Give the flowers intent. Their versatility will carry that intent to fruition.
Rose
Various
All-rounder
Roses are the mothers of all flowers. They are not only beautiful but also functional in all types of magic, from love to protection. They balance the emotions, lift the spirit, and bring blessing to those when given.
Place them in a vase and display them openly in the home to welcome those who visit.
Rub their petals gently for their essence to multiply and to bring joy before a gathering.
Bring them as a gift to your home, thanking it for looking after your family and those you love.
Offer them to the one who is sad and lonely and needs a pick-me-up.
Add the petals to a bath to bring peace to your soul.
Once in a while offer roses to spirit, as they are totally into flowers.
Use white roses for spirit, red for strength and passion, yellow for intuition, orange for happiness and laughter, purple for purity of the soul, pink for love and understating, and blush for harmony and peace.
Sunflower
Yellow to Orange
Strength, Wishes
This must be the happiest of all the flowers; its spirit is bright and understanding. Bring them home, change weekly for a solid month for wishes to manifest.
Take the petals and place them in a yellow drawstring bag with your written wish.
Once these flowers enter your home, you will notice the energy shift as they will bring smiles when you make them the centerpiece of any room.
Tulip
Various
Emotional Healing
Tulips are the listeners of the flower kingdom, the ones we tell our sorrows to and in turn they make emotional pain lessen. Breathe your troubles into its petals and when the petals fall, throw them to the wind.
Display tulips when grounding is needed or when you expect a large gathering in your home, as they will lessen arguments with your guests.