Water Lily (Nymphaea odorata)
Trauma adds fire to the watery nature of chakra 2. This causes the signals regarding pleasure and satisfaction to be skewed, blocked or not received. This often happens when the nurture pathways from mother are interfered with during childhood. Although Water Lily is not an essence to heal the mother relationship, the traumas it addresses are most often related to the quality of love coming from the mother. This type of trauma includes but is not limited to:
- Not feeling wanted
- Being adopted
- Being neglected or deprived
- Being abused by mother
- Feeling disliked by mother
- Not feeling protected by mother
- Receiving constant criticism
- Feeling controlled
- Feeling not accepted or understood
- Feeling abandoned
These types of experiences result in the dwarfing of the pleasure channel which goes through chakra 2. The result is a gnaw of neediness that cannot be satisfied by normal daily pleasures. Instead, there is a drive to be seen and accepted that is only satisfied by constant attention, adulation, even worship. A delusion about specialness grows and life becomes a stage set to prove it.
The individual develops many ways of centering life around this special self which is, at the same time, drowning in subconscious pain. Drama, neediness, narcissism and addiction are hallmarks of this condition.
The Water Lily flower essence is a remedy for this type of personality, whether mildly needy, addicted to drama or fully narcissistic. The remedy is by no means a quick fix. It opens the individual to the subconscious pain of being neglected, controlled, criticized or abused. The individual can then deal with, process and release the trauma of the past and gain a clearer understanding of this false self which has been birthed through pain.
The white petals emanating from a golden center show a promise of purification and freedom from the trappings of delusion. Its water signature locates its action in the emotional body.
This essence is best used when a person is undergoing counseling or therapy and is ready to accept that change is possible and necessary. It is more an essence for adults than children. Children have to build many temporary egos which change and shatter until they reach their late teens.
It is best to take this essence in water. Three drops twice per day is sufficient. Treatment cycles should extend from three days to two weeks, with rest periods of two weeks in between applications.
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